ThermalTake Contac 29 CL-P0568

Overview

TechSpot Metascore

Based on 11 expert reviews

Excellent:

8
Good:

2
Average:

1
Bad:

0

Pros:

Toptier performance.
Similar price/size as CM Hyper 212+.
Good cooling under standard load.

Cons:

Tetchy pushpin install.
Frustrating fan attachments.

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Last revision on January 10, 2013

Reviewers Liked

Toptier performance
Similar price/size as CM Hyper 212+
Good cooling under standard load
Great price to cooling to size ratio
Looks good
Easy to install
Fits most systems
Supports a second fan

Reviewers Didn't Like

Tetchy pushpin install
Frustrating fan attachments
Taking it off of a LGA 775 Socket is a pain

Expert reviews and ratings

Great cooling can cost a substantial amount of money, but it does not need to be that way. The Thermaltake Contac29 nails any requirement you might have for a budget cooler – easy to fit, quiet in operation with impressive cooling performance....

By Kitguru.net on June 26, 2010

The focus of this Frostytech review is the Thermaltake Contac 29, a new mid-sized tower heatsink from this well known Taiwanese-based manufacturer....

By FrostyTech on May 12, 2010

Direct-contact heat pipes must work! When the wimpy-looking Cooler Master Hyper 212+ (reviewed Holiday 2009) came along and matched performance with the best air coolers on the market, we wondered if its direct-contact heat pipes were responsible, and...

By Maximum PC on May 04, 2010

The Thermaltake Contac 29 CPU cooler is a very good choice if you're looking for an inexpensive way to cool your CPU. It cools as well as cooler priced twice as much, which is truly saying something about the design and quality of it. Yes, I'd...

By DragonSteelMods on March 28, 2010

What do you need in a CPU cooler? Do you need it to look like someone's ripped the still-sparking heart out of one of Michael 'Ka-blam Boom' Bay's Transformers? Does it need sparkly LEDs and fanciful, extraneous trimmings? No, it needs...

By TechRadar on January 01, 2010

Something we always like to see when unboxing a midrange cooler is the fan pre-attached to the heatsink. This makes installation easier and quicker for consumers which is always appreciated. As well as attaching the fan Thermaltake also add rubber...

By HardwareHeaven on December 09, 2009

100

Started from the passion for the DIY (Do It Yourself) concepts and the desires to realize the goal of "Ideas are originated from humanity; Realizing ideas is our belief." Thermaltake Technology was established in January, 1999 and has been market to...

By Hardware Bistro on October 06, 2009

As I said on the previous page, I am definitely satisfied with the Thermaltake Contac 29. It is lightweight, affordable, and quiet; yet it extends very similar performance to coolers that cost nearly twice. However, since the cooler is small, its...

By Overclockers Club on May 26, 2010

While it won't fit into the really small cases the Vortex can hide into, the Contac is reasonably sized and will fit in any midsize tower out there and also won't block memory slots. The price is right and there really is nothing to complain...

By Neoseeker on April 21, 2010

In the end I found that this was a good cooler. What it lacked in size it made up for in efficiency. While it might not have been the best overclocking CPU cooler it stood its ground and proved that even little coolers can still provide good heat...

By OverclockersQH on April 01, 2010

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