Introduction

From the Raijintek website:

With the aim of designing high-end products for Lifestyle, Computer, and Day-to-Day usage, RAIJINTEK was established in 2013 to accomplish the future of IT and Lifestyle products.

This task and aim allows us to grow into a global brand. Not only do we provide highly recommended IT products, but we also have Gaming Gear, like Chassis and PSUs, and Lifestyle products for smartphones and all your tablet PCs. Fully dedicated to developing the best products for global users, RAIJINTEK’s R&D team never forgets the aim to provide a user-friendly and well-performing product. With decades of experience in the industry, RAIJINTEK management would also never jeopardize the high service- and product quality our customers deserve.

Raijintek is the new underdog in the world of PC components and peripherals. Seeking to make a name for themselves with quality products that break the mold when it comes to performance per dollar, the competition will need to stay on their toes if they want to avoid being taken off guard by Raijintek in the future.

Even though they were only recently founded in 2013, they have already made a name for themselves with the Ereboss CPU cooler. Having an insane performance-per-dollar ratio and unique looks, it actually won our budget value award. Extending this ideal to other coolers like the Themis, and to cases and more in the near future, Raijintek may have what it takes to thrive in such a heavily competitive market.

Today, I focus on Raijintek's Themis CPU cooler. It is definitely a great deal smaller than the Ereboss I tested previously. The Themis features three 8 mm heatpipes, fifty-four aluminum cooling fins and a 120 x 25 mm 1800 RPM fan. While not on the same level as be quiet!'s Dark Rock Pro 2, Raijintek's Themis CPU cooler could prove to be a budget contender. That said, let's test the Themis to see if it turns out to be a champ or chump.

Packaging & Contents

The Themis from Raijintek is sealed in a rather small box that measures roughly 19 cm in height, 12 cm in length, and 9.5 cm in width. The front of the box has an image of the CPU cooler, the company logo, and product name. The left side lists its specifications and the back has some angled close-up shots of the cooler itself. The company website URL can be found in the very bottom-left corner on the back.


The right side lists features of the Themis CPU cooler, and the top has a small paragraph listing a few of the cooler's features along with the fact that it was "Designed in Germany". The box is small yet interesting to look at—the company's colors make it stand out.

Contents

Opening the box shows the mounting hardware on top. A simple piece of cardboard below that protects and separates the fan from the heatsink. In my case, the package did not protect the cooling fins as they were bent to various degrees. While they were easily bent back into their proper shape, better packaging would certainly eliminate such problems.


The Raijintek Themis comes with everything you need to properly install the unit into any modern Intel- or AMD-based system. The mounting system, while somewhat unrefined, consists of four backplate screws, four black spacers, four LGA2011 screws, four nuts, two M3 screws, five rubber-fan mounts, and a packet of thermal compound. The mounting hardware is pretty straightforward with its simple design and universal socket support. A simple instruction booklet by Raijintek keeps the hardware needed to a minimum and simplifies the installation procedure.


Common parts supplied for mounting include:

• 5x Rubber fan mounts
• 4x Threaded screws, knurled
• 4x Screws for LGA2011
• 4x Black plastic nuts
• 4x Metal nuts
• 2x M3 screws
• 2x AMD mounting brackets
• 2x Intel mounting brackets
• 1x Backplate
• 1x Crossbar
• 1x 120 x 120 x 25 mm fan
• 1x Heatsink
• 1x User's manual
• 1x Packet of thermal compound