Thermaltake Big Typhoon Universal CPU Heatsink

Introduction

Thermaltake has been making cooling products for CPUs since 2000. Their first heatsink was the Golden Orb for the Pentium III. The Golden Orb went on to sell two million units world wide and established Thermaltake as a force to be reconned with in the PC cooling industry. A short five years later and we see Thermaltake making not only CPU coolers (both air and water), but power supplies, PC cases, fans, and video card coolers, as well as unique computer accessories. Today, I'll be looking at one of Thermaltake's latest coolers, the Big Typhoon. I'd like to give a big, "Thank you!" to Annie at Thermaltake for providing the sample used in this review.

The Packaging

Let's take a look at just what you should see when you walk into your local Thermaltake-selling computer shop and ask for the Big Typhoon.

That 120mm fan sure grabs your attention, doesn't it? Still, as attractive a package as this is, it really doesn't tell you a whole lot about the cooler inside, does it?

Specifications

Here are the specifications for the Big Typhoon, straight from Thermaltake's website:

Detail Specifications
P/N	CL-P0114	Compatibility	Intel P4 LGA775 Intel P4 478 Prescott FMB1.5 AMD Athlon 64 / Athlon 64 FX AMD Athlon XP up to 3400+ AMD Sempron up to 3400+
Heatsink Dimension	122 x 122 x 103 mm
Heatsink Material	Copper Base & Aluminum Fin (142Fin)	Heatpipe	Copper Tube ( 6 mm) x 6pcs
Fan Dimension	120 x 120 x 25 mm	Max. Air Flow	54.4 CFM
Rated Voltage	12V	Max. Air Pressure	1.87 mm H2O
Started Voltage	7V	Noise	16dBA
Power Input	3.6W	Connector	3 Pin
Fan Speed	1300 ±10% RPM	Weight	813 g (28.70 oz)

The one thing that really jumped out at me the first time I saw these specs was the weight of this heatsink: 813 grams! That is just over 1.75 pounds! That is a lot of weight to be hanging off of your motherboard, especially when that weight is suspended from your CPU socket.

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