At 161x131x121mm (6.3"x5.2"x4.8") and 46g short of a kilogram Thermaltake's Frio Advanced is a big chunk of heat conducting metal. The size does lead to one oddity, the two fans are 130mm which may make modders a little unhappy as it will be hard to find alternative fans of the same size. The heatpipes directly contact the heatspreader on your CPU but thanks to a new design they do not solidly connect with the body of the heatsink, as FrostyTech explains in their full review. In the end we have a heatsink on the good side of average, perhaps a little loud with fans on full speed but well worth considering if your case can fit it.
"Thermaltake's Frio Advanced heatsink stands 161mm tall and weighs upwards of 954 grams, it is rated to heat loads of 230 Watts by the manufacturer. The heatsink ships with two 130mm PWM fans arranged in a push-pull configuration that rotate at 2000-800RPM. Behind each fan shroud is a 110mm tall aluminum fin tower connected by five U-shaped, 6mm diameter copper heatpipes which are exposed at the base. Thermaltake's Frio Advanced heatsink is compatible with Intel socket LGA2011/1366/1155/1156/775 and AMD socket AM2/AM3/FM1 CPUs."
Here are some more Cases & Cooling reviews from around the web:
- Noctua NH-L12 CPU Cooler Review @ Neoseeker
- Lian Li PC-TU200 @ LanOC Reviews
- Arctic Freezer i30 CPU Cooler Review @ Hardware Secrets
- Corsair Vengeance C70 Gaming Case Review @ Neoseeker
- Round 4: Thermaltake Frio Advanced CPU Cooler @ X-bit Labs
- Deepcool Fiend Shark CPU Cooler Review @ Hardware Secrets
- Phanteks PH-TC14PE Review @ HCW
- Xigmatek Dark Knight SD-1283 Night Hawk Edition @ Kitguru
- Thermaltake Water2.0 Performer AIO @ Tweaktown
- Thermaltake WATER2.0 Pro CPU Cooler Review @ Hardware Secrets
- Thermaltake Water2.0 Pro AIO Liquid Cooler @ Tweaktown
- Thermaltake Water 2.0 Performer and Water 2.0 Pro Review @ OCC
- Thermaltake Water2.0 Pro and Performer CPU Coolers Review @ Hi Tech Legion
- Corsair AF and SP Series Fan Review @ OCC
- Bitfenix Spectre Pro & Pro LED Fan Review @ Neoseeker
- Sharkoon T28 Mid-Tower Chassis Review @ eTeknix
- Corsair Obsidian 550D Mid-tower Case Review @ TechwareLabs
- Lian Li PC-V355-B Mini Tower @ Tweaktown
- XION XON-980-BK ATX Mid-Tower Case Review @ Hi Tech Legion
- Corsair Vengeance C70 Computer Case @ Benchmark Reviews
- Thermaltake Armor Revo Full-Tower Chassis Review @ eTeknix
- Aerocool Strike-X Advance @ techPowerUp
- AZZA Genesis 9000 Full Tower PC Case Review @ Legit Reviews
- Xilence Interceptor Pro @ techPowerUp
- CM Storm Sentinel Advance 2 @ HardwareHeaven
- Thermaltake Level 10 GT Battle Edition Chassis @ Kitguru
- Lian Li PC-V700-B Mid-Tower @ Tweaktown
- Cooler Master Elite 120 Advanced mini ITX Case @ Pro-Clockers
- Antec Three Hundred Two Mid-Tower PC Chassis Review @ eTeknix
- Corsair Vengeance C70 @ Kitguru
- AZZA Genesis 9000 Case Review: Building It Every Way @ AnandTech
- Xigmatek Elysium Super-Tower Full Tower Chassis Review @ eTeknix