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Review on Thermalright TA 120 TA120 120Mm by Micha Gozdalik ᠌

Revainrating 3 out of 5

Average purchase, there is something to complain about.

Used tocomol AMD Ryzen 5 3600X without overclocking. Due to the fact that the maximum height of thecomoler that will fit into the case is limited to 160 mm, and is also used with a standard backplane, this model was chosen. Installation is simple, regular AM4 plastic ears are unscrewed and the landing pad from the kit is screwed in, to which the radiator is attached, and then the fan clings to it with brackets. Brackets for 2 fans included. The first disappointment came when trying to apply thermal grease to the fat-freecomver of the probe. She simply did not smear, but dragged herself behind the syringe, refusing to somehow stick. Was thrown out and replaced by KPT-8. The stress test in AIDA64-Extreme brought the percentage to 83 degrees, and the valve screamed like a mad donkey. I replaced the standard valve with a pair ofCooler Master A12025-12AB-4EP-F1, although they have a lower flow, it should have turned out quite well for a pair. Synchronized fan speed curves and ran a stress test in AIDA64-Extreme. It was quiet enough and the temperature rose to 81 degrees. I thought that KPT-8comuld notcompe, so I put it on liquid metal with a thermalcomnductivity of 73W / mk. In stress tests, the standardcomoler showed 79 degrees, and twoCooler Master - 77. On which I calmed down. As an experiment, Zalman CNPS10X Optima was tested at one of the stages (I had tocomllectively farm the mount) with a pair ofCooler Master and on KPT-8, the temperature results approximatelycomincided with thiscomoler, but thecomst of Zalman is 2 times less. Link to the manufacturer's website

Pros
  • 1. Easy to install 2. Small radiator width 3. Copper base: C1100 Pure copper, nickel plated 4. Base 40X40 clearly in size AM4
Cons
  • 1. Explicitly overestimated TDP. 2. Sleeve bearing in the fan 3. Thermal paste 4. Fan noise at full speed 5. Inadequate price