Thermaltake Releases New Frio Extreme CPU Cooler

[g-unit1111]

[citation][nom]aznshinobi[/nom]Reminds me of the Thermalright Silver Arrow, just IMO.[/citation]

I literally thought the same thing when I first saw it, :lol:.

 

[AdarshNiddodi]

[citation][nom]__-_-_-__[/nom]frio = cold in portuguese[/citation]

Exactly. You'll need a mini vacuum cleaner for that.

 

[robluft]

[citation][nom]memadmax[/nom]The design looks wrong, one fan blowing its hot air onto another fan.It should be 2 fans blowing in opposite directions, drawing cold air down the middle...............[/citation]

Two fans in opposite directions would cause a low pressure between fans which will result in a small amount of hot exhaust air from the cooler to recycle back to the fan inlets. Push-pull configuration here prevents this from occurring and is the most efficient heat-exchange design for a single-pass system.

 

[NapoleonDK]

I've always had the desire to build a custom case with a fully ducted cooling system. Imagine piping 40degF air off a custom airbox with a peltier device using insulated dryer vent hose, into a completely fanless case... Build it all into a custom desk/cabinet and modify a pair of GTX580's to accept fanless coolers...with 40degF supply air it should be possible...

/dream

Anyway, I can't imagine most people need much more than a trusty $25 CM Hyper 212+ with current TDP's as low as they are.

 

[Device Unknown]

Any CPU cooler over $50 is pointless. from 50 to 100 you can get a nice AIO water cooling solution. For 150 to 200 you can get a high end CPU water cooling loop

 

[mojorisin23]

I have a FRIO... keeps my system at max load under 75C.... for $50 you can't beat that!