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We know KitGuru readers love good coolers – our review of the Noctua Austrian Sandwich (NH D14) has been read by over 60,000 people in the last three weeks. That said, we also know that a substantial portion of that readership couldn't afford to pay almost £70 for pride of ownership. It is a lot of dosh.
To cater to a broader market today we are going to be looking at the critically acclaimed Thermaltake Contac29 Direct which retails at a very competitive £20 inc vat in the UK.
Unlike many, Thermaltake products are easily purchased in most high street stores such as PC World, this can ensure many ‘impulse buys' – but is it worth your hard earned cash?
| MODEL | Thermaltake Contac 29 |
| Materials | Aluminum Fins, copper heatpipes, aluminum base with exposed heatpipes |
| Fan Mfg | Hong Sheng A1225L12S |
| Fan Spec | 800-2,000 rpm, 12v, 0.30A |
| Fan Dimension | 25x120x120 mm |
| Heatsink & Fan Dim: | 160x120x77 mm |
| Weight: | 558 grams |
| Accessories | Multi socket mounting hardware, instructions, thermal compound |
My buddy has this cooler its great for the price, I agree.
Really solid results in t hose tests. I had been looking at a new one.
It was the only thing putting me off the NOctua cooler. the incredibly high price which I thought was quite ridiculous. costs more than the Corsair watercooling H50 for instance in the UK. Surely a lump of metal cant cost more than pumps, radiators etc?
I have an old arctic cooling product, I think it might be good time for an upgrade 🙂
Nice review, I read a few reviews of this before and it seems everyone loves it. they must be doing somethign right 🙂
Heh, good timing, was just heading out to get a new cooler for my new 6 core AMD chip. shall hunt this out ! thanks.
I love the orange fan, is it ok to say that without getting slagged off ? 🙂
I like that, and congratulations to Thermaltake for not ripping people off. some of these new coolers are ridiculously priced.
wow thats better than I thought it would be. I passed over it in a shop recently when I saw the crappy box and cheap price. shall have another look over it.
nice to see a site focusing on AMD CPUs for change, there are a lot of us out there with an eye on value for money !
I skimped over reviews of this in the past, but I read the KitGuru one (as I do with all of them). What a great product, and so well priced.
Hello editors, thanks for the review, found it on google. helped me make a buying decision!
Excellent review and nice cross section of coolers showing comparative products and a single class leading one at 3 times the price for any possible gains if you can dip further into your bank.
I think I will order one of these for my upcoming AMD system build 🙂
Thanks, I was wondering about this and I don’t trust many sites for reviews. Might pick one of these up next week in our local store, although its 25 quid with them.
Its purty ! I like it. good price too, I like it more. Ordered one from YoyoTech this morning
I’m going for it! Does anyone know if Thermaltake does a version with the second fan included in the box already?
Dont think they do Pete. ive never seen them. if i were you id pick up a 120mm Noctua fan and slot that on, they do give the rubber mounts with the cooler. probably cost £8
If you are on a budget, these are good fans. for very little money.
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=FG-037-AK&groupid=701&catid=57&subcat=4