Thermaltake Frio Advanced

Thermaltake has been in the aftermarket cooler business since mean solar day one, and over the years have developed numerous interesting products. Most recently they have stepped abroad from the middle catching designs placing more than accent on operation.

Their well-nigh recent operation series is called "Frio." The original model, known simply as Frio, tipped the scales at a whopping 1042 grams which included a pair of 120mm fans. Those fans were capable of spinning at 2500 RPM where they could move 101.vi CFM, though doing so would generate a rather loud 43 dBA.

The Frio was followed by the FrioOCK which was even heavier at 1093 grams. The extra weight was attributed to the larger 130mm fans which moved 121 CFM at only 2100 RPM.

Now nosotros have the Frio Advanced, which was released in conjunction with the new Intel LGA2011 platform. The cooler does support all modern AMD and Intel platforms out of the box however. The Frio Advanced appears to be a more than mainstream offering compared to its predecessors every bit it'due south lighter and the fans move less air.

The Frio Advanced features but 5 copper heatpipes which connect to an aluminum base. However this design sees the five 6mm copper heatpipes coming in direct contact with the CPU surface. This method is referred to equally HDT (Heatpipe Straight Touch). I first tested a heatsink using this design back in 2008 when looking at the and then new OCZ Vendetta series.

Given the size of those heatsinks the results were impressive, so we take high hopes for the much larger Frio Advanced. This cooler measures 130.6mm long, 122mm wide and 159.2mm tall giving it a similar pinnacle to the Prolimatech Panther.

However the Frio Advanced is considerably wider, as it boasts non one fan but two, and they are 130mm in diameter. The 130mm fans can move 88.77 CFM when spinning at full speed, though as they are PWM controllable they operate in the 800 - 2000 RPM range. These are non LED fans though they feature red blades every bit well as vibration-absorbent gaskets which are designed to decrease racket during functioning.

Like the True Spirit 140, the Frio Advanced utilizes an all-in-1 backplate blueprint, meaning both AMD and Intel users volition exist faced with almost the same installation procedure. The Frio Advanced features the most comprehensive platform back up as it is fully compatible with the AMD AM2/AM2+/AM3 and Intel LGA775/1155/1156/1366/2011 platforms.