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The Frio has been a runaway success for Thermaltake, combining killer performance at a very competitive price point. Today we are looking at the revised and ‘improved' version, the ‘OCK', which according to Thermaltake can significantly outperform the class leading Noctua NH D14.
In January KitGuru published an editorial from inside the Thermaltake laboratory. This was no ordinary, boring look at a list of upcoming products no one wanted to see, this article showed that the OCK could outperform the Noctua NH D14 by a staggering 7 degrees Celsius.
I will be honest, at the time we published the story, I was more than a little dubious. Having had many months hands on experience with the Noctua ‘Austrian Sandwich' D14 , this seemed like a rather tall order. One to three degrees was perhaps possible, but 7c? Surely not. After all there is only so far you can go with air cooling.
So what has changed since the original model was released? The OCK uses six heatpipes, an increase from five, and there is a fatter aluminum fin stack with slightly larger 13cm fans placed on either side.
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| Heatsink Dimension | 143(L) x 136.8(W) x 158.4(H) mm (with 2 Fans) |
| Heatsink Material | Aluminum Fins Aluminum & Copper Base |
| Heatpipe | 6mm (x6) |
| Fan Dimension | 130(L) x 130(H) x 25(W) mm |
| Fan Speed | 1,200 ~ 2,100 RPM |
| Bearing Type | —- |
| Noise Level | 21 ~ 48 dBA |
| Max. Air Flow | 121 CFM |
| Max. Air Pressure | 3.12 mmH2O |
| LED Fan | —- |
| Power Connector | 3 Pin |
| Rated Voltage | 12 V |
| Started Voltage | 7 V |
| Rated Current | 1.2 A |
| Power Input | 14.4 W |
| MTBF | 50,000 Hrs @ 40℃ |
| Weight | 1093 g (with 2 Fans) |
thats a damn good cooler looking at the size of it. stupid to try and go head to head with the D14 tho, its a monster.
I like this, should do them well.
Great cooler indeed, but silly things they were doing before it launched. dont understand why they thought anyone would believe 7c better than D14. ludicrous.
£50 is a hefty asking price, Frio was a bargain, not sure this is worth £15 more. Its good but is it better than the Antec liquid cooler for less? I dont think so. They need to drop the UK price.
This is awesome, but yeah, dont know what they were thinking. its made them look very stupid.
This really is like the Prolimatech Megahalems, with a few mods. wonder if the same company makes both.