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Finally we have in our possession the latest CPU cooler from Thermalright, known as the Venomous-X. This new cooler has been designed to cool the most powerful processors available today, while Thermalright believes that the Venomous-X is ready for future 6-core processors as well. Picking up where the Ultra 120 Extreme left off, the Venomous-X is set to rewrite the record books... Easily one of the most recognizable names amongst enthusiasts when it comes to cooling would have to be Thermalright. For years now Thermalright has been developing some of the industry’s best cooling products, while their most noteworthy product, and likely the one that put the company on the map, is the Ultra-120 Extreme.  Despite being released some three years ago now, the Ultra-120 Extreme is still the company’s flagship product, at least until now. Finally, after all this time, Thermalright announced December last year the successor to the Ultra-120 Extreme. Known as the Venomous-X, this new product looks very much like the Ultra-120 Extreme, though it features a few notable changes. Something that has not changed is the price, and the Thermalright Venomous-X is already on sale for around $65 US, pricing it alongside the Prolimatech Megahalems. Like the Ultra-120 Extreme and the Megahalems, this new heatsink does not come with a fan, leaving users free to configure the Venomous-X as they choose at their own expense. Although the Venomous-X looks very much like the Ultra-120 Extreme with a few fancy looking fins that Thermalright call their “bent winglet design”, there is a little more to this new design. For example, the Venomous-X utilizes a patented multiple support pressure vault bracket system that allows users to add pressure directly to the base of the heatsink for better heat transfer. In the past we have not been impressed with the method that Thermalright has employed for installing the Ultra-120 Extreme heatsink on LGA775, 1156 and 1366 platforms, as it tends to allow the heatsink to move around too much. This new design looks not only to solve this issue, but also provide greater contact between the heatsink base and the processor. Talking about the base plate, Thermalright has given the copper base a nickel coat with a mirror finish to ensure long term usage and maximum performance, something that enthusiasts have been requesting over the years. In fact, the entire heatsink has been given a nickel coat, which will again ensure long term usage. Another interesting design aspect that again focuses on the base is the convex copper design. Thermalright has come up with a convex copper base design to improve the thermal conduct and efficiency between the processor and the heatsink. Apparently manufacturing the convex base is a complex task and much more difficult than traditional methods. With all that in mind, let’s take a closer look at the Venomous-X… |
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