What in the box?The wait is over, and the quick sprint to PC City supplier in the rain and traffic jam seems paid off. After a complete week waiting for order and here it is. Thermalright IFX-14 is in my hands.
Features
* Larger surface area than any other heatsinks (140mm x 120mm) with option to install one or even two 140mm fans
* Designed for better air flow management to work with the heatsink fans* and the air inside your computer case
* Four large 8mm heatpipes to distribute massive amount of heat fast and efficiently
* Optional to rotate the heatsink 90 degrees to best fit your system configuration
* Multi-platform compatible backplate for installation on vast number and type of motherboard. No need for complicated tools to convert
* Heat pipes soldered to base (nickel plated)and fins for optimum heat transfer
* Includes a back-side dual heatpipe heatsink (patent pending), which not only additionally cools your CPU but also takes care of the heat coming from the back of the motherboard to extend the life expectancy and stability of your motherboard
Technical Spec
Heatsink Body
* Dimension : L146.2 x W124 x H161 mm (heatsink only)
* Weight : 790g (Heatsink Only)
* Recommended Fan : All 120mm & 140mm Fan
Back-side Heatsink
* Dimension : L134.5 x W163.5 x H112.6 mm (heatsink only)
* Weight :150g (Heatsink Only)
* Recommended Fan :All 80mm & 70mm Fan
Some quick reviews/logs:
The box was very big to cover the 120mm x 140mm cooler and its backside companion. It looked heavy but it was not that heavy until the assembly later.
More steps,
1. Labeled the SATA cable and connectors
2. Removed the Power supply
3. Removed the motherboard and clean it with dry brush
4. Removed Crazy Cool back plate (Gigabyte GA-X48-DQ6 only)
5. Clean and shine the heatsinks and pipes with metal polish to remove fingerprints and oxidised surfaces.
6. Inserted the bolt thru kit to mount the backside heat pipe cooler and then the main IFX-14.
[b]The bolt thru kit must be carefully installed. If you screwed it too hard, your motherboard will easily be bent.[/b]
7. Place the Coolermaster Silent Fans (90cfm) 2 units.
8. Put them back together starting from Power Supply Unit, motherboard, cables, GPU and rearranging the whole wiring.
9. Checking the weight and orientation of the cooler.
10. Ready to roll.
Some pictures...
Before the new kid on the block joins the wagon
2 kilos added into the case
Please stand up!
All light's on ... let's roll
Testing and results:
Hardware comfiguration:
CPU: Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 2.4GHz, 8MB cache 1066 MHz FSB
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-X48-DQ6 bios F7
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Tracer 4x1GB DDR2 1066
Power supply: Gigabyte Odin GT800
GPU: Gainward Rampage 700 ATI4870X2 2GB DDR5 (Core 750MHz, Mem 950MHz)
Harddisk: 2TB Maxtor + Seagate harddisks
Monitor: BenQ 22inch
Casing: Gigabyte 3D Aurora570 full tower
DVD: Pioneer 20X DVDRW
OS: Vista 64-bit SP1
All setting: C1E off, EIST off, Vista 64bit, 4GB RAM, open casing.
Q6600 stock speed.
Intel stock cooler:
Idles at 55C
Loads > 70c
TR IFX-14:
Idles at 34C
Loads at 52C (Max detected using HWMonitor v1.13 using 3Dmark06 CPU stress test)
Overclocked to 3.6GHz (9x400MHz), VCore 1.39Volts
Idles at 42C
Loads at 57C (Max detected using HWMonitor v1.13 using 3Dmark06 CPU stress test)
I will put more test for higher FSB and voltage and more games later. Stay tuned.
3Dmark06 default test
20K!! no sweat, no alarm sounds.
3.8Ghz was possible but unable to complete the 3Dmark tests. Perhaps other time ... Now, lets speed up some video editing!!! :D
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