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Product description
Multiple support bracket system For Socket 2011/1366/1156/1155/775 & AM2/AM3.
The Best C/P CPU Cooler for Overclockers & Gamer!
Proprietary through holes on fins for efficient ventilation.
Fanless design for low-noise operation.
Including one Thermalright TY-140 Utra-low noise 900~1300RPM PWM-Fan (MAX21 dBA).
Convex copper base design, to ensure the highest thermal conducting thermal efficiency between the cpu and the heatsink.
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Reviewed in the United States on February 14, 2014
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I love this CPU cooler. I have 3 of them. One BW model (which I'm reviewing here) and 2 of the other beige ones.
I'm using this without a fan on my workstation: a Phenom II x6 (model 1055t) in a cheap case with the Power supply directly above it. Works great. (no overclock, this is my workstation. Gigabyte GA880GMUDH2)
I'm also using this on my game rig: I have a 4770k overclocked to 4.6GHz with it. Runs like a champ. I ended up backing off the overclocking down to 4.5GHz because I did get 2 crashes... but I don't think it's because of the cooler... just my limited ability to tune the overclocking. I think I could crank up to 5GHz if I knew what I was doing with this CPU cooler. (Asus Z87-Plus)(Antec Three Hundred case)
I also have a Hex Core i7 4930k workstation at work I use with this. I'm only overclocked to 4GHz but its very quiet. I can't even hear it running and it's beside my desk. It's in an Antec Three Hundred Two case and the top and rear fans really get the heat out of the case. (Asus P9X79)
A lot of people go with the Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO, but I think this one will eat it's lunch. It has more mass to dissipate heat. I haven't had a problem with fitting in cases or memory clearance... but I do understand that may be an issue for some cases, motherboards, and memory.
Of course, I'm using Arctic Silver V thermal paste in all the above applications. I didn't use the included paste.
One thing worth noting is that the 140mm fan spins relatively slowly (400-600 RPM) compared to other CPU coolers. As such, my BIOS reported that it was a problem until I changed the fan speed at which the BIOS reports an error.
Parts were all there and I really like the included screwdriver. I was able to assemble my entire system with that screwdriver. Good quality and magnetic tip.
Reviewed in the United States on September 27, 2013
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I'm using this on an i5-2500k running at 4.5 GHz, in an older Lian Li case that doesn't have top or side panel ventilation. CPU runs about 60-62c during intensive gaming and 80c with the extreme LinX AVX load test (would never happen in real world use). It's about 2-4c cooler than the Hyper 212 with 2 fans that it replaced, quieter under normal loads, and doesn't have the quirks of direct contact heatsinks. Like all Thermalright products, the build quality and finishing is top notch. They also simplified the mounting system compared to some of their older products. It has a few parts, but once it's all put together, it's virtually impossible to install the heatsink any way but perfectly square and with the correct pressure. It's also easy to drop it in place without smudging the thermal paste all over.
Because the whole thing "leans" towards the left hand side of the motherboard, it clears the memory slots and puts it closer to where you'll probably have an exhaust fan mounted. This would, however, make it more difficult to use two fans. The included fan is a fairly good fan, right down the middle of the performance to noise ratio. It's not one to throw out anyway, making it a good value since many less expensive heatsinks have crummy stock fans that are noisy at low RPM or use sleeve bearings.
The only real complaint I have is TR's continued usage of the rinky-dink wire fan clips. They are hard to install without bending up the outermost layers of fins and always require a great deal of fiddling to get the fan snapped in when the heatsink is already installed inside a case. Even more so if it's in a small case. I suppose one argument is, if it's not broken don't fix it, but there are clearly better systems.
Lastly, on an aesthetic note, it does look quite macho, without the massive weight and memory clearance problems many other high end air coolers suffer from.
Reviewed in the United States on December 25, 2014
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For what it is, It's a great head sink but I HIGHLY recommend going for a water cooler instead. It's not the product's fault but to use air for cooling requires a much larger unit. That's just the physics of the situation. Water coolers have a much smaller profile and it does an equivalent, if not better, job. Again, the problem with this is that it takes a HUGE amount of space in the cabinet and kind of dominates the motherboard making modifications to the motherboard almost impossible without removing it. It's also (no fault of the design) a bit tricky to install and get the screws in place. This again is unavoidable due to the size of the unit.
I put this cooler on i7 3820, a prettiy hot cpu... It does a good job: 40°C on idle and about 50°C at full throttle... Well, it looks and feels well built. kinda heavy, as it should be. it is very silent, even when the fan speeds up. well, the installation process is easy: no problem at all. An important thing to keep in mind: it is HUGE. so make sure you have enough space, and design of your mb allows its installation. I have pretty tall memory modules (aluminium heat spreaders), and I got no problem with them... So, I can tell that I'm very happy with it. certainly it's worth each $ paid.
Grabbed one of these for a mini-itx build in a Bitfenix Prodigy case. It was a very right fit, necessitating the removal of the rear case fan. However, this cooler works well enough without it. I have not tried overclocking with this setup yet, but I feel confident this could handle it.
I am definitely buying more of these. I purchased 3 of these for custom built rendernodes on i7 4790k. They run 24/7 @ 100% and have never exceeded 43 reg celcius. That is just amazing. Compare this to the water cooler h60i on i7 3770k with the same load. I get 70degs celcs sometimes.
Reviewed in the United States on December 10, 2013
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I have always used Thermal Right and have yet to be disappointed. Actually not far behind the water cooling solutions without the fear of losing your investment should the unit spring a leak.
5.0 out of 5 starsFantastic, but a pig to install!
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 15, 2014
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Initially I swapped from a stock Intel cooler (i5 2500K) and got myself a Corsair H80i water cooling setup. That was OK but after initially thinking it was quiet, I decided to return it and try out this HR-02 Macho.
I guess it would be more straightforward to install with the motherboard removed, but I was able to access the back of the board while it was in the case. With a bit of patience and some swearing, I had installed in about 20 minutes. It's quite fiddly to locate the screws and I found it easier to do the one which is accessed down through the heatsink first.
I've got two 140mm corsair fans in the front of the case, drawing air in towards the Thermalright fan, which is blowing through the heatsink towards the back of the case. At the back of the case I have another Corsair 120mm fan blowing out the warm air. It's close enough to the heatsink to be helping to suck the air through the heatsink too.
The fans at idle are all set to be running at about 550rpm so as you can imagine they're pretty much silent. At full speed the HR-02 fan become audible but in no way is it noticable.
I've run Prime95 for about 45 minutes and the core temps never went about 52 degrees. A few days earlier I'd done the same test with the stock cooler and it was hitting 95 degrees. Even the H80i was giving around 62 degrees.
I've done everything I can with stress testing to hit higher temperatures but it's not happening!
A word of warning, it's huge! I have a Corsair 300R case and an Asus P8Z77-V LX motherboard. To get this item to fit I've had to move my two ram sticks to slots 2 and 4 from 1 and 3. So if ever I want add more RAM I'll be struggling. My RAM is HyperX Beast with the heatinks, so I'm not sure if I removed those heatsinks it would fit better. Hope that makes sense!
All in all a brilliant piece of kit though and, in my opinion, far superior to the H80i water cooling.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Fantastic, but a pig to install!
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 15, 2014
Initially I swapped from a stock Intel cooler (i5 2500K) and got myself a Corsair H80i water cooling setup. That was OK but after initially thinking it was quiet, I decided to return it and try out this HR-02 Macho.
I guess it would be more straightforward to install with the motherboard removed, but I was able to access the back of the board while it was in the case. With a bit of patience and some swearing, I had installed in about 20 minutes. It's quite fiddly to locate the screws and I found it easier to do the one which is accessed down through the heatsink first.
I've got two 140mm corsair fans in the front of the case, drawing air in towards the Thermalright fan, which is blowing through the heatsink towards the back of the case. At the back of the case I have another Corsair 120mm fan blowing out the warm air. It's close enough to the heatsink to be helping to suck the air through the heatsink too.
The fans at idle are all set to be running at about 550rpm so as you can imagine they're pretty much silent. At full speed the HR-02 fan become audible but in no way is it noticable.
I've run Prime95 for about 45 minutes and the core temps never went about 52 degrees. A few days earlier I'd done the same test with the stock cooler and it was hitting 95 degrees. Even the H80i was giving around 62 degrees.
I've done everything I can with stress testing to hit higher temperatures but it's not happening!
A word of warning, it's huge! I have a Corsair 300R case and an Asus P8Z77-V LX motherboard. To get this item to fit I've had to move my two ram sticks to slots 2 and 4 from 1 and 3. So if ever I want add more RAM I'll be struggling. My RAM is HyperX Beast with the heatinks, so I'm not sure if I removed those heatsinks it would fit better. Hope that makes sense!
All in all a brilliant piece of kit though and, in my opinion, far superior to the H80i water cooling.
4.0 out of 5 starsGood heatsink but a little tricky to fit
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 12, 2014
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Works well when fitted achieving low CPU temperatures. However, it is a little tricky to fit, Basically the main lump of copper and aluminium it sits on top of the CPU and a metal plate is placed over the top that you have to screw down to a frame that you have previously secured to the motherboard. It is very difficult to stop the heatsink squirming around as you try to fit and tighten the two screws securing the plate to the frame. This is despite the fact that the heatsink is supplied with a very good, long and extremely magnetic screwdriver. This screwdriver is really needed since one of the screws has to be tightened through the depth of the heatsink's fins.
I got this a few weeks ago, it's very big and impressive as expected. I have been working on making my PC completely passive because I play much music from my PC to DAC and all fans and moving parts makes noise in the system that can be heard. Well first heard when you remove the moving part. So my plan was to use HR-02 Macho completely passive on my Intel i7 2600K CPU and it works fine (I use open side PC and no fans). The temp goes from 43-50 with normal use, but I do not play much games only very light ones. Tried Dota 2 though and the CPU went to 74 degree and VGA card 64 degrees, so too high in my book and the game is not super heavy. I also have made my VGA Card passive, so suspect that the heat from grill went up in the HR-02 when I played Dota 2 and made it hotter. The 140 fan that comes with HR-02 looks great, good quality feel and should be very quiet like 18-19 db, so nice you don't have to buy it seperately. In all I'm super happy with the cooler, but be ware of that you have to get you motherboard out because of backplate, but after that it was easy to put together. Also download a temp monitor program like Intel Desktop Utility (if your cpu is from Intel)if you go passive like me. It's fantastic to have a completely silent PC, it isn't for everyone, but if you want to be a computer audiophile and have one computer for all tasks, noise has to be removed as much as possible.
This Thermalright HR-02 Macho runs my i5 3570k on 25 degrees while idle and 40-45C on full load! Its very noyseless even when running at full speed (1350rpm). It's very easy to install and included in the package there are a great sachet of thermal paste and a screwdriver very long. Only a warning: it's huge!! Then verify that enter in your case!