Introduction and Technical Specifications

The Thermalright TRUE Spirit 140 Direct is the newest cooler in their TRUE Spirit line, offering competitive performance at a price that won’t break the bank…

Introduction

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Thermalright is a well established brand-name, known for their high performance air coolers. Their newest edition to the TRUE Spirit Series line of air coolers, the TRUE Spririt 140 Direct, is a redesigned version of their TRUE Spirit 140 Power air cooler offering a similar level of performance at a lower price point. The Thermalright TRUE Spirit 140 Direct cooler is a slim, single tower cooler featuring a nickle-plated copper base and an aluminum radiator with a 140mm fan. Additionally, Thermalright designed the cooler to be compatible with all modern platforms. The TRUE Spirit 140 Direct cooler is available with an MSRP $46.95.

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The Thermalright TRUE Spirit 140 Direct cooler consists of a single finned aluminum tower radiator fed by five 6mm diameter nickel-plated copper heat pipes in a U-shaped configuration. The cooler can accommodate up to two 140mm fans, but comes standard with a single fan only. The fans are held to the radiator tower using metal clips through the radiator tower body. The cooler is held to the CPU using screws on either side of the mount plate that fix to the unit's mounting cage installed to the motherboard.

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The cooler is topped with a black colored plate with the five heat pipes coming through the top plate and capped. The holes for securing the fan mounts are to the outside of the heat pipes with the mount wires fitting directly into the provided holes. Note that the Thermalright corporate logo has been incorporated into the top plate of the cooler as well.

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The nickel-plated heat pipes are press fit into the base plate, forming the CPU mating surface. The heat pipes have been machined flat to ensure optimal mating with the CPU surface. Note the small valleys in between the heat pipes because of the construction method used for the base plate. These "valleys" do not appear to negatively impact the cooler to CPU mating nor the cooler's performance.

Technical Specifications (taken from the manufacturer website)

Heatsink Specifications
Dimension L140mm x W77mm x H161mm
Weight 650g
Heat pipes 6mm heatpipe x 5 units
Motherboard Compatibility Intel: Socket LGA 775 / 1150 / 1151 / 1155 / 1156 / 1366 / 2011 / 2011-3

AMD: Socket AM2/AM2+/AM3/AM3+/AM4/FM1/FM2/FM2+
TY-140 Black FAN Spec
Dimension L152 mm x W140 mm x H26.5 mm
Weight 160g
Rated Speed 300 – 1300 RPM
Noise Level 15 – 21dBA
Air Flow 16.9 – 73.6 CFM
Connector 4 Pin (PWM Fan connector)
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