Thermalrights iconic ultra 120 extreme true cpu cooler has a new revision. Like its little brother the ultra90, ultra120 also utilizes the winglet design helping to minimize air resistance and maximize wind air flow. The first cooler to examine is ultra 120 extreme the brightest representative of vanguard cooling systems of extra class from thermalright. I was trying to find a suitable cooler for a freenas server i was building based on a xeon e3 1225v2 cpu lga 115x got the bracket, bolted to up to the server motherboard. The second securing screw was a pain in the arseeeeeeeeee. Included with the mounting hardware is of course installation sheets, clips for 120mm and 92mm fans, silicone or rubber fan silencers that attach to the cooler and even a small wrench to help mount the ultima 90. It should also be possible to mount the ultra 120 on a socket 478 system by using. Your good reputation wont last forever if you keep doing this. It began with the excellent thermalright ultra 120, a 48 ratio heatpipe cooler that easily made a name for itself due to its extremely competitive performance. I have the same problem, i had the ultra 120 on my lga1156 mobo, upgraded to the i5 2500k with lga1155, and now the holes for the bracket dont line up. B brings along a small design change that the company claims improves its cooling performance a little. Its previous flagship cpu cooler, the massive aluminum tower ultra 120, gave the low airflow champ scythe ninja a serious run for its money. Ultra120 extreme, intel lga775 cpu heatpipe heatsink. Since the release of ultra120 extreme, it has become the standard, or as the one to beat in a lot of major cpu cooler comparisons.
Hello, i have a thermalright ultra 120 extreme cpu cooler that i want to take from my other q6600 rig and plug into my asus m4a89td am3 motherboard with a amd phenom ii x6 1090t black edition. Price high to low price low to high name most popular first newest first oldest first only show. Thermalright s iconic ultra 120 extreme true cpu cooler has a new revision. No particular problems were encountered with mounting the mux120 black on either intel board or the amd board i tried it on. Ever since i can remember, back in the thermalright ultra 120 extreme true days, the packaging has remained the same. As we have done in the past, thermalright is happy to announce free amd ryzen upgrade kits to owners of our coolers who are upgrading their systems to am4 cpus.
Nov 27, 2007 the ifx14 main cooler provides approximately twice the heat dissipation surface area as thermalrights popular ultra120, the current reigning champ among cpu aircoolers. As testing on the thermalright ultra 120 was nearing completion, thermalright contacted us and asked if we would like to take a look at a new thermalright cooler that was even better than the. For the unfamiliar, thermalright has offered quite a few ultra 120 models. The ultima 90 itself sort of resembles the thermalright ultra 120, but obviously smaller in size. Thermalright has been using these rubber strips on their heatsinks for quite a while now. At computex 2008, thermalright displayed three versions of the ultra120 extreme.
Strap on any 120mm fan and watch those high cpu temperatures go down. Thermalright may be best known for their ifx14, ultra 120 extreme, and true black coolers, but if even better performance is wanted and price is no option then they just might have the solution you have been looking for. I had a thermalright ultra 120 in retirement for at least 5 years until iearned of this bracket. Product overview the extreme intel bp is xtremely quiet and powerful cooling due to multiple heat pipes soldered to base nickel plated and fins for optimum heat transfer for intel 775, 66, 11561155 cpus now with added thermalright lga 1156 boltthrukit included for 1156 socket support dimension. Oct 12, 2007 thermalright has a long tradition of making excellent heatsinks with simple, aesthetically pleasing designs.
In this video i show the full procedure of the installation. Thermalright specialises in the design and manufacture of a wide array of cooling systems. More specifically, true black 120 includes the new chill factor 2, the upgraded version of the original thermal paste, the chill factor. I had a 10c drop in temp over a cheap cooler i was. A offers the ideal compromise between performance and compact dimensions. This product is made well like all thermalright products. My goal isnt max oc, but a decent one, as well as silence. Then take a step up to ultra120, the most recent addition to the ultra series from thermalright. Proprietary bent winglet design to minimize airflow resistance. Thermalright ultra120 extreme processor heatsink overview and full product specs on cnet. Thermalright ultra 120 extreme vs watercooling hardforum. It also has an extra set of fan wire clips for a pushpull, two fan installation.
Cpu cooler roundup 22 models tackle our qx6850 techgage. Now all the thermalright products that supporting lga 115x can be used directly on the lga 1200 thermalright overclocking aircooler ready to. It doesnt matter if you are using a single core, dual core, or quad core processor, there is nothing our ultra120 extreme. Posted on tuesday february 21st, 2017 friday march 22nd, 2019 by thermalright. Just installed ultra 120 extreme and lets just say the installation was not the easiest. Thermalright true spirit 140 power page 88 overclock. True black ultra120 extreme cpu heatsink, socket 775am2. Thermalright ultra120 extreme cpu cooler proclockers. The ultra120 extreme edition is thermalrights response to amd and intels release of the new quad core cpus. Include both boltthruboard retention brackets for intel and amd. Now you can strap on any 120mm fan and watch those high cpu.
Aug 05, 20 a brown box with the thermalright brand in the centre is something which we have become accustom to. Utilizing larger than normal heatpipes, this cooler is a beast. Thermalright has a long tradition of making excellent heatsinks with simple, aesthetically pleasing designs. The main feature of the cooler is the ultralow height of just 60 mm 73 mm with the fan included. Thermalright ultra 120 extreme gets revised techpowerup. Can be covered entirely by a 120mm fan to absorb all incoming air flow. The thermalright ultra 120 extreme has been around for awhile now, and continues to be one of the. The only thing i really have to warn you about is not to remove the waxpaper covering on the foam on the backplate. I have a basic 120m fan on my thermalright ultra extreme and it keeps my 3. Thermalright apparently ships the latest ultra120s with an adapter for am2, but its not clear exactly which one, as there are several listed at the bottom of thermalrights accessories page. The thermalright true black ultra 120 extreme cpu heatsink is an upgrade on the highly accoladed ultra 120. Cctu120tc thermalright ultra120 true copper, copper fins.
Thermalright still has not fixed the quality control problem of not ensuring a flat heatsink base. I now have 2 ultra 120 extremes and a regular ultra 120. The main differences between ultra 120 extreme and true black 120 are in the color and additional accessories. Thermalright xtremely silent cpu cooler ultra 120 extreme. The ultra120 extreme features a patentpending design of the fins. C quiet and powerful cooling due to multiple heat pipes and large aluminum fin area. Thermalright ultra120 extreme rev c discontinued items. Here is yet another example of how bigger can be better. My uber chakra case has a large side fan that precludes the use of the 120mm coolers, but this version fits nicely, with about 38 clearance. In every corner of every fin, a winglet is created. Installing thermalright ultra 120 cpu cooler youtube. Thermalright ultra 120 extreme am2 bolt mounting kit. Extravagant packaging is by no means a requirement, but it does attract the consumers attention. How will the widely praised thermalright ultra 120 extreme compare to.
Cctu120tc thermalright ultra120 true copper, copper. Thermalright ultra120 extreme processor heatsink specs. Yet the thermalright ultra120 applies only fairly simple cooling technologies. Not one to sit idle, thermalright improved the design by increasing the number of heat pipes. The main differences between ultra120 extreme and true black 120 are in the color and additional accessories. I now have 2 ultra120 extremes and a regular ultra120. Features quiet and powerful cooling due to multiple heat pipes and large aluminum fin area proprietary bent winglet design to minimize airflow resistance heat pipes soldered to base nickel plated and fins for optimum heat transfer stack of 48 pieces of aluminum fins, the most over any other heatsinks in. Features quiet and powerful cooling due to multiple heat pipes and large aluminum fin area proprietary bent winglet design to minimize airflow resistance heat pipes soldered to base nickel plated and fins for optimum heat transfer stack of 48 pieces of aluminum fins, the most over any other heatsinks in the market.
True black 120 thermalright the thermalright true black ultra120 extreme cpu heatsink is an upgrade on the highly accoladed ultra120. Today we will be looking at a totally new design, the true spirit 140. This bending of the corners creates an increased air pressure and in return decreases air resistance, so even with a low rpm fan you get massive air flow through the fins. Jan 04, 2008 thermalright ultra 120 extreme manufacturer. Installation and testing thermalright ultra 120 cooler. Thermalright ultra120 extreme installation questions. I need to buy a bolt through kit so it fits the am3 motherboard, thing is that this kit is. These additional heatpipes help to transfer the heat away from the cpu even faster, making it thermalrights most effective cpu cooler to date. At computex 2008, thermalright displayed three versions of the ultra 120 extreme. A macho reva bw macho revb macho x2 limited edition silver arrow ibe silver arrow. I may consider the northbridge in the loops as well. Introduction heatsink coolers for computer hardware components have been around for ages now. Just installed ultra120 extreme and lets just say the installation was not the easiest.
The cooler is one of the bestperforming lowprofile coolers specifically designed for powerful htpcsystems. Mar 07, 2007 as testing on the thermalright ultra 120 was nearing completion, thermalright contacted us and asked if we would like to take a look at a new thermalright cooler that was even better than the. Sep 01, 2011 i have the same problem, i had the ultra 120 on my lga1156 mobo, upgraded to the i5 2500k with lga1155, and now the holes for the bracket dont line up. I was so glad that they sold this optional mounting kit so i could repurpose my ultra 120 heatsink for my i74770k. The ultra 120 extreme features a patentpending design of the fins. The ultra120 extreme also includes spring loaded bolt screws to ensure a tight and secure heatsink installation on the socket. In this installation, the cpu used for testing was the intel core 2 duo 6600, running overclocked to 3ghz which puts out a good amount of heat. Installation on intel motherboards is a bit more complicated. Thermalright apparently ships the latest ultra 120s with an adapter for am2, but its not clear exactly which one, as there are several listed at the bottom of thermalright s accessories page. A brown box with the thermalright brand in the centre is something which we have become accustom to. The ultra120 extreme inherits all the advantages of its predecessor and at the same time increases its ability to absorb heat faster by having 6 heatpipes.
C1100 pure copper nickel plated motherboard to fin. Use a heatsink compound for the install of your cpu cooler. Im aware the ultra 120 can beat poor kits, but im wondering how it might stand up to something with a dtek fuzion block and only a single 120mm radiator, not the black ice gtx or the thermochill. Since the release of ultra 120 extreme, it has become the standard, or as the one to beat in a lot of major cpu cooler comparisons. Both of my ultra 120 extremes required lots of sweat, wetdry sandpaper, and time time spent lapping to get the heatsink bases flat.
I know that during the installation the hs was moving around on me allot and the aftermath is same idle temps and maybe 5 degrees cooler on load than my previous hs, zalman 9300. Macho 120 reva macho 120 sbm macho direct macho rev. May 04, 2007 almost two months ago the prototype for what became known as the thermalright ultra 120 extreme showed up on our doorstep. Featuring more heatpipes, a larger fin area and better heat dissipation, the extreme is compatible with both intels socket 775 and amds socket am2 right out of the box no accessories needed. A is probably the smallest fan based 120mm tower cooler available, compared to the standard design of 160mm height, making the 120m is 16% shorter. Apr 07, 2012 it is inadvisable to use the stock fan for the i7 processor, for that reason i decided to go with the thermalright ultra 120 cooler. Indeed, the cooler deserves its ultra and extreme titles in technical terms the working medium consists of a copper base 39x42x5 mm, six copper heat pipes 6 mm in diameter, and a. Yet the thermalright ultra 120 applies only fairly simple cooling technologies. The ifx14 main cooler provides approximately twice the heat dissipation surface area as thermalrights popular ultra120, the current reigning champ among cpu aircoolers. The ultra120 heatsink extends thermalrights position as one of the best low noise heatsink manufactures in the market. The cooler utilizes the same winglet design of the ultra120 helping to minimize air resistance and maximize air flow.
Lga 1156 and 1155 are supposed to have the same hole spacing and coolers are supposed to be 100% compatible between the two. With its extremely low height of just 145mm the true spirit 120m bw rev. Hello, i have a thermalright ultra 120 extreme cpu cooler that i want to take from my other q6600 rig and. Almost two months ago the prototype for what became known as the thermalright ultra120 extreme showed up on our doorstep. Coming up today is the second of three new heatsinks thermalright has released recently. A plastic retention frame must first be attached to the board. The first cooler to examine is ultra120 extreme the brightest representative of vanguard cooling systems of extra class from thermalright. A great cooler for those who dont have the room or the budget for the ultra 120 or extreme, but still want thermalright quality. We have long lived with the original ultra120 and its awesome cooling ability but in the case of this new cooler and its additionel two heat pipes made a real difference. It should also be possible to mount the ultra120 on a socket 478 system by using. The mounting kit is a bit cumbersome to install, but its well worth the time and effort. Thermalright ultra120 extreme processor heatsink specs cnet. Cctu120tc thermalright ultra120 true copper cpu cooler is available from laptop direct and it is sold as new from our cooling.
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