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Introduction

As we have seen the speed and number of cores our processors are have we have also seen a considerable increase in CPU temperatures. This has brought about the need for more effective and cooler operating heatsinks. It is also becoming standard fare to see these heatsinks coming with more than one heatpipe installed as well.

 

The heatsink we are looking at today comes from our friends at Thermaltake, as you know Thermaltake has build it's reputation on quality computer cases and accessories starting back many years ago with their orb cooler. Since then we have seen many improvements in their offerings which brings us to the unit we are reviewing today. This unit is sold as the Model TMG IA 1.

 

 

Features

7 Utility Tower Structure
- 51 Aluminum Fins & 4 copper heatpipes 
6 12cm VR™ Fan with Blue LED 
- Shinning vision, high performance, & fan speed control available 
5 Utility Tower Structure with 4 Copper Heatpipes 
- conducts heat effectively from CPU and get more surfaces to dissipate 
4 12cm VR™ Fan 
- allows you to adjust the fan speed for your need 
3 Absolutely Quiet
- 12cm fan could make good cooling effect at only low fan speed and generate minimum noise at the same moment 
2 Integrated Airflow Design 
– the heat could be taken off by 12cm sideward fan and system fan from chassis to make dual cooling effects 
1 Scurve™ Blade Fan with Shinning Visual Effect 
– not only keeps air convention in chassis but also cares about the aesthetics with blue LED light 

 

Specifications

Compatibility   

Intel® Core 2 Extreme (Socket LGA775)
Intel® Core 2 Quad (Socket LGA775)
Intel® Core 2 Duo (Socket LGA775)
Intel® Pentium D (Socket LGA775)
Intel® Pentium 4 (Socket LGA 775)
Intel® Celeron D (Socket LGA775)
Intel® Celeron (Socket LGA775)
AMD® Phenom (Socket AM2+)
AMD® Athlon 64 FX (Socket AM2/939)
AMD® Athlon 64 X2 (Socket AM2/939)
AMD® Athlon 64 (Socket AM2/939/754)
AMD® Sempron (Socket AM2/754)
Heatsink Dimension    140(L) x 97.37(W) x 160(H) mm
Heatsink Material    51 Aluminum Fins w/ Copper & Aluminum Base
Heatpipe    Ø 6 mm x 4
Fan Dimension    Ø 120 x 25 mm
Fan Speed    1300 ~ 2100 RPM
Bearing Type    ----
Noise Level    20 dBA
Max. Air Flow    70.28 CFM
Max. Air Pressure    2.51 mmH2O
LED Fan   

Blue LED
Power Connector   

3 Pin
Rated Voltage    12 V
Started Voltage    7 V
Rated Current    0.12 ~ 0.55 A
Power Input    6.6 W
MTBF    30,000 Hours
Weight    684 g

 

Accessories

 

 

Include with the TMG IA1 you will find fastening hardware for both the AMD and Intel sockets, along with four very small screws which are used to hold the Intel brackets to the base of the heatsink. These screws are easy to misplace so be careful when using them as there are no extras included with the heatsink. There is really no need to explain how the hardware works simply because if you have installed any heatsinks you can handle these.

 


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