Thermalright Venomous-X CPU cooler review
Thermalright's Ultra 120 eXtreme (aka the TRUE)آ has been held in high regard by overclockers and enthusiasts for some time now, and rightly so, as it's frequently proved itself to be one of the best air CPU coolers that money can buy.آ Now, Thermalright are looking to supersede the TRUE with a new offering, the Venomous-X - Can it live up to the high expectations created for it by its predecessor?
Despite sounding like a new bad guy in G.I. Joe, (no, he was in MASK - Ed), the Venomous-X isn’t too far away from the TRUE it hopes to replace, to the point where cynics could accuse the Venomous-X of being only a cosmetic refresh. The basic design of the heatsink is the same, packing in six nickel-plated copper heatpipes running the height of the formidable stack of fifty aluminium cooling fins. These heatpipes run between a copper base plate and an aluminium mounting block at the base of the cooler.
This thermal transfer point is the most crucial part of any CPU cooler, and we’re happy to report the Venomous-X possesses the same superb build quality we’ve come to expect from Thermalright. The heatpipes are soldered tightly into place against the nickel plated copper base plate and mount block above. With no visible gaps, we’re confident that Thermalright has acheived the maximum thermal efficiency. The base itself is also superbly finished, and while it at least appears to be extremely flat, Thermalright claims it’s actually slightly concave to help maximise thermal performance.
This thermal transfer point is the most crucial part of any CPU cooler, and we’re happy to report the Venomous-X possesses the same superb build quality we’ve come to expect from Thermalright. The heatpipes are soldered tightly into place against the nickel plated copper base plate and mount block above. With no visible gaps, we’re confident that Thermalright has acheived the maximum thermal efficiency. The base itself is also superbly finished, and while it at least appears to be extremely flat, Thermalright claims it’s actually slightly concave to help maximise thermal performance.
bit-tech has the full review.
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