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May 16, 2008 by Lawrence
Lee
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Product
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Thermaltake V1 CL-P0401
LGA775 & K8/AM2
CPU Cooler |
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Manufacturer
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Thermaltake |
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Street Price
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~$55 USD |
Thermaltake has a reputation in the silent PC community as a sort of pariah. While the company puts out competent heatsinks, it pays little
or no attention to the fans included with them. Thermaltake ad copy routinely spouts
claims of "extreme silence" and "16 dBA" which usually
go unfulfilled. The Thermaltake Big Typhoon VX and MaxOrb coolers are typical examples. However, the V1 has
many bold design elements few manufacturers would dare to implement in a single
new product. It is our hope that the fan has been rethought as well.
Thermaltake's product line is stacked with top-down coolers; the V1 is their
only high-profile vertical CPU heatsink.
Its construction is innovative, probably the most
creative cooling design from Thermaltake in years. Typical tower heatsinks have heatpipes
running vertically and fins horizontally, but the V1 turns this convention on
its head. Its fins are aligned vertically (more or less), spread out like a
peacock's tail, while the heatpipes in the airflow path are horizontal with
a slight curve. All of this is spread out into two sections between the fan,
placed smack dab in the middle.
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The V1 box is typical of Thermaltake. It's large and hard to ignore.
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The amount of plastic holding the V1 in place seems excessive.
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Feature & Brief
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Our Comment |
| 4 Channel - Dual-VTM Architecture
Heatpipe Cooling |
Common. |
| All Copper Construction |
The use of copper increases
the weight and cost of the product, but its higher thermal conductivity
compared to aluminum may make it a worthy trade-off. |
| Extreme Silence and Maximum
Cooling |
We're still waiting
for Thermaltake to deliver on their promise of "extreme silence."
So far they have failed. |
| VRFan Speed Control |
The fan has an in-line
manual fan controller. A common feature on Thermaltake products. |
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| Compatibility |
Intel Core 2 Extreme (socket LGA775)
Core 2 Quad (socket LGA775)
Core 2 Duo (socket LGA775)
Pentium D (socket LGA775)
Pentium 4 (socket LGA775)
Pentium (socket LGA775)
Celeron D (socket LGA775)
Celeron (socket LGA775)
Athlon 64 FX (Socket AM2/939)
Athlon 64 X2 (Socket AM2/939)
Athlon 64 (Socket AM2/939/754)
Sempron (Socket AM2/754)
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| Dimension |
147(L) x 92(D) x 143(H) mm
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| Heatsink Material |
Copper Base & Copper Fin
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| Heatpipe |
Copper Tube, 6mm x 4pcs
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| Fan Dimension |
110x25 mm
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| Rated Current |
12V |
| Started Voltage |
7V |
| Power Input |
3.00W |
Fan Speed
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1300~2000 RPM |
Max. Air Flow
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86.5CFM |
Max. Air Pressure
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2.22mmH20 |
Noise
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16dBA~24dBA |
Life Expectation
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50,000hrs |
Connector
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3 Pin |
Weight
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637g |
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