Thermalright AXP-140 RT

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Pros:

Great cooling performance, Low profile design allows it to fit in a variety of systems, Included fan creates plenty of airflow and produces minimal noise, Excellent choice for an HTPC, Universal design for Intel 775/1156/1366 and AMD AM2/AM3
Low Profile Cooler, Perfect for HTPC, 1366 Mounting Kit Available, 6 Heatpipe Design
Small enough for most cases, Good build quality, Great for HTPCs

Cons:

No fan included, 1366 mounting kit needed a shim
Missing one antivibration strip, No fan included, High(ish) price (~$59.99), Doesnt perform well under high temperatures.

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Last revision on October 19, 2011

Reviewers Liked

Great cooling performance, Low profile design allows it to fit in a variety of systems, Included fan creates plenty of airflow and produces minimal noise, Excellent choice for an HTPC, Universal design for Intel 775/1156/1366 and AMD AM2/AM3
Low Profile Cooler, Perfect for HTPC, 1366 Mounting Kit Available, 6 Heatpipe Design
Small enough for most cases, Good build quality, Great for HTPCs
Great performance vs. noise, Outstanding build quality, Looks good, Overall good compatibility with different chassis
Performance, 2U Capable, Capable of low noise performance

Reviewers Didn't Like

No fan included, 1366 mounting kit needed a shim
Missing one antivibration strip, No fan included, High(ish) price (~$59.99), Doesnt perform well under high temperatures
No fan included for the relative high price, Package was missing one of the antivibration strips (quality control)
Motherboard removal required

Expert reviews and ratings

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We have seen several instances where large 775 heatsinks have been ported over for use on the Core i7 and one thing is typically clear about them all, they don't do so well. The biggest reason behind this is related to heat capacity and how fast...

By Ninjalane on April 19, 2009

As you can see from the above, the temperatures are not overly great. The AXP-140 performs great under low heat situations (stock, idle) but doesnt do as well with high heat output. Perhaps it would perform better for lower power CPUs, or dual...

By Tech Arkade on April 08, 2009

The Thermalright AXP-140 is a very good performing low noise performance CPU heat sink that is designed for use in today’s HTPC world. As a matter of fact, it would also make for a good cooler in your Lan Box or something of that nature where...

By Bjorn3D on March 30, 2009

There are tons of high performance heatpipe coolers on the market today, so finding a solution for most computers isn't all that hard. You just have to decide which features are the most important to you, and how much you want to pay. When it comes...

By Bigbruin on June 02, 2010

When it was all said and done, I was very frustrated and disappointed with the mounting system used on the AXP-140, No matter how great the heatsink performed, the installation left a sour taste, I hope anyone who runs this heatsink doesn’t plan...

By LanOC Reviews on April 22, 2009

The Thermalright AXP-140 offers tremendous levels of cooling at very low air flow and noise levels. Designed with HTPC's in mind, the AXP-140 will make sure your focus is on entertainment instead of how loud and annoying a CPU fan can be....

By Legit Reviews on April 15, 2009

Let’s start with the drawbacks. In my opinion, there are three of them and they can be lined up as follows in order of significance: support of LGA775 platform only, high price, limited compatibility. First, I couldn’t quite understand why a...

By X-bit Labs on February 25, 2009

Not only from the results the AXP-140 produced, but also from its sheer size, the AXP-140 is one of the best HTPC oriented CPU coolers Ive seen. Though it wont fit in a 2U case with an attached fan, ambient has shown itself to be more than...

By Overclockers Online on January 16, 2009

Petit retour dans le refroidissement chez les Fermiers, avec du top-flow. Et pas des moindres, puisqu'il s'agit du Thermalright AXP-140 RT. Un modèle qui part avec un atout énorme : la possibilité d'être installé sur...

By CowcotLand on October 18, 2011

Thermalright è un produttore di sistemi di raffreddamento attivi e passivi per ogni tipo di componente presente all´interno di un personal computer, a partire dal processore di sistema per giungere agli elementi che fanno parte del circuito di...

By Dinox PC on September 21, 2009

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