CPU Cooler Review Roundup – ASUS, Thermalright, & More

• bit-tech: Asus Triton:
  

  “Once again, we’ve seen the difficulty in striking the balance between cooling ability and noise levels when making a heatsink and even a company the size of Asus is not immune. In the past we've seen noisy coolers which perform well, and in this case, a silent cooler that performs poorly, but the ability to strike the balance between the two is still a feat very few manufacturers are able to accomplish.
  
  With the Triton 85, not only has Asus sacrificed thermal performance for silence while still charging a high end price, the build quality has been lost in the equation too. The resulting product is vastly inferior to its competitors on every level, sadly making the Asus Triton 85 one to avoid.”

  
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• Frostytech: ASUS Lion Square Heatsink Review‏:
  
  

  “Now although its price point is a little high (about $60), given what we've seen the ASUS Lion Square heatsink is a good mid-range thermal solution for either Intel or AMD processor platform. Clearly though, there are plenty of other heatsinks which offer lower temperatures and are more economically priced.”

  
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• Frostytech: ASUS Triton 79 Amazing Heatsink Review:
  
  

  “So there you go, Frostytech has compared the Asus Triton 79 Amazing heatsink against 165 other Intel and AMD heatsinks for you!
  
  While the Triton 79 Amazing heatsink runs fairly quietly, it's unable to break out from the crowd. It offers good, but plainly average thermal performance for anywhere in the neighborhood of $70... far too expensive for this class of heatsink. By comparison the Xigmatek HDT-S1283 is half the price, runs 10°C cooler and just a bit louder.”

  
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• PC Perspective: Thermalright True Black 120 CPU Cooler Review‏:
  
  

  “The Thermalright True Black 120 is an outstanding CPU cooler and the best we have seen on the LGA775 platform. No other air-cooler offers a better performance to noise ratio. The overall construction and build quality is excellent and the cooler comes with bolt-thru mounting hardware that supports both Intel LGA775 and AMD AM2 processor platforms. The True Black 120 offers the same outstanding performance as the Ultra 120 eXtreme cooler but comes dressed in a black Nickel finish along with Thermalright’s new Chill Factor 2 thermal compound and an extra set of fan clips.”

  
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• TweakTown: PACK ZEROtherm Nirvana NV120 Premium‏:
  
  

  “The ZEROtherm Nirvana NV120 Premium is a mixed bag. Good cooling performance vs. poor acoustics vs. a little higher cost. The 40-50 Dollar market is filled with several great coolers that will satisfy most enthusiasts’ needs. Recommending the Nirvana NV120 over the ZEN 120 or Core-Contact Cooler is just not an option unless it comes down to availability. The NV120 is a really good cooler, but there are better available.”

  
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• XSReviews: Spire CoolFlow III Review:
  
  

  “This review has been quite an odd one, we've reviewed a cooler which actually performs worse than the stock Intel. However, it is slightly quieter and looks much more attractive, but otherwise, this product is pretty worthless. Seeing as if you purchase a retail Intel CPU, you receive a cooler with it, he CoolFlow isn't a very good buy. The only real use I can think for it is if it's all you have lying around, and you desperately need a cooler. For anything else... use anything else.”

  
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