Phanteks PH-TC90LS Mini-ITX Cooler Review

[Myrkvidr]

It takes more than good looks to stand out in the crowded mini-ITX heat sink market. Phanteks' PH-TC90LS looks the part with its simple, white paint job. We also like its price. But mediocre cooling performance barely beats Intel's own bundled cooler.

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[qlum]

I think you posted the wrong benchmarks here as theytt don't show the phanteks one at all and instead show scythe.

 

[LostAlone]

The series of ITX cooler reviews has shown me that if I ever build another mini-ITX machine it'll be making use of a closed loop water cooler. Just about any case that can handle an ATX power supply can fit a 120mm radiator somewhere and even the worst closed loop should beat out any low-profile air sink. Plus the better airflow across the RAM and power circuits should help stability too.

 

[ubercake]

Benchmarks don't even show up for me? I see 'Benchmark Results' followed by a blank space then 'Conclusion'?

 

[dovah-chan]

-w-'

 

[JeanLuc]

OMG, Intel's stock cooler actually won!

 

[Tedders]

Even though the chart is the incorrect one for this article, I am confused as to why a Noctua NH-L9i was used on a processor with more than 65w tdp. No wonder the results for it look terrible.

 

[Eggz]

Please repost charts. The reviewed cooler isn't in them.

 

[zodiacfml]

Little surface area, little performance

 

[g-unit1111]

The series of ITX cooler reviews has shown me that if I ever build another mini-ITX machine it'll be making use of a closed loop water cooler. Just about any case that can handle an ATX power supply can fit a 120mm radiator somewhere and even the worst closed loop should beat out any low-profile air sink. Plus the better airflow across the RAM and power circuits should help stability too.

Depends on the case, if you were to go for something like a Fractal Design Node 605 or 304 those could handle one very easily. Something that's low profile on the other hand like a Silverstone ML04 would have a hard time fitting such a cooler. Right now I'm using one with a Pentium G3258 and it's running off the Intel stock cooler and doing fine.

 

[firefoxx04]

Nice results bro!

 

[mortsmi7]

Something tells me this might perform a little better if a radial shroud were present. I know the blades are angled to minimize tangential deflection, but I'd imagine some pressure/flow loss still exists without a full shroud in place.

 

[Eggz]

Something tells me this might perform a little better if a radial shroud were present. I know the blades are angled to minimize tangential deflection, but I'd imagine some pressure/flow loss still exists without a full shroud in place.

Duct tape FTW!

 

[FireBean]

I don't understand how Tom's thinks this thing cools good... Its a freaking 1U Sever Heatsink with a fan!

 

[FireBean]

Double Post... And how is this a good looking HSF? It's a Server Heatsink for Pete's Sake!