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Thermalright Ultra-120 eXtreme Review

Patrick "MACMAC" MacMillan

2007-07-13 11:06:37.0


In the quickly evolving world of CPU cooling, it can be hard to keep track of the best heatsink on the market. However, X-bit Labs has just made the task a little easier by reviewing the Thermalright Ultra-120 eXtreme, and comparing it to other high-end coolers.

Here’s what they had to say:

“The Thermalright Ultra-120 eXtreme is the best air cooler I have ever tested in the total of its characteristics. When cooling an overclocked quad-core CPU it is only second to the Enzotech Ultra-X, but the difference is negligible. And the Ultra-120 eXtreme is better in terms of noise. The new cooler is superior to the Scythe Infinity in every parameter: it performs better by 4-5°C at peak CPU load and is more compact and does not bend the mainboard. Moreover, the Ultra-120 eXtreme doesn’t call for a second fan. Installing a second fan on it doesn’t increase its performance much and doesn’t help achieve a much higher CPU frequency at overclocking.”


The Ultra-120 eXtreme is the best cooler on the market, bar none. However, those of you looking for the absolute best cooling performance should wait a few weeks, since Thermalright will soon be releasing the Inferno FX-14 and Ultima-90.

Click here to read the full review.

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