Editors Liked
- Easy to install
- Five year warranty
- Exceptional build quality
- Dual 120 mm 1800 RPM PWM fans
Editors Didn't Like
- Heatpipe contact with aluminum fins lacks quality
- No AMD back plate included
Phanteks PH-TC12DX
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Expert reviews and ratings
By play3r.net
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We have reviewed a Phanteks cooler quite recently and it set the benchmark with regards to what we can expect from Phanteks. Needless to say that the PH-TC12DX was a brilliant cooler and I was pleasantly surprised at how well it actually performed. It...
By techPowerUp!
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From the Phanteks website: Phanteks was founded by a group of engineers with a total of 20 years of international experience in thermal solutions. They paired up with a Dutch design team and established Phanteks in 2007. Phanteks ventured into the...
By Kitguru.net
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A must have for mid-range users who want an attractive CPU cooler that offers well-balanced performance and doesn’t break the...
By Pureoverclock
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Bottom line the Phanteks PH-TC12DX is priced right and has now moved to the top of my list with some of the best performing coolers at this price and size. Discuss in the...
By Bit-tech.net
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The Phanteks PH-TC12DX was easy to install, doesn't cost the earth and returned some very solid results in out thermal testing that saw it perform similarly to all-in-one liquid coolers that cost double the price. However, they still have an edge when...
By PCPer
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Before continuing with our parting sentiments on the PH-TC12DX cooler, we would like to take this opportunity to give our friends at Phanteks a hearty “Thank You” for giving us the pleasure and opportunity to review their flagship cooler. After...
By Legit Reviews
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The Phanteks PH-TC12DX is the first cooler by Phanteks that I have had the privilege of taking a look at. After the experience, I would have no problems recommending it as a great alternative to the OEM coolers many users use. The TC12DX is offered in...
By eTeknix
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The Phanteks PH-TC12DX is a fantastic looking CPU cooler and we really think its high build quality and refreshingly vibrant and colourful aesthetics are its main selling point. Despite having very high quality fans, and a highly compatible design we...
By Rbmods.com
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While Phanteks PH-TC12DX did not manage to beat our reference coolers in tests, it doesn’t mean that it would be a bad cooler. The temperatures with PH-TC12DX were very reasonable and the differences between Noctua and Phanteks were negligible. 2c...
By Real World Labs
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The Phanteks PH-TC12DX is a solid heatsink that is well built, comes in multiple colors and has thermal performance that rivals 120mm all-in-one water coolers. Making things even more impressive the TC12DX is less expensive than most AIO coolers,...
By skratchwizpc.net
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So far my experience with Phanteks has been a nothing but satisfactory, they might be relativity new to the CPU heatsink market place but they are showing that are most likely going to be up there with the big boys, sooner rather than later. There was...
By Hardware Canucks
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Phanteks originally launched their TC14PE heatsink to widespread acclaim. In this review we take a look at that iconic cooler alongside its newer TC12DX sibling to see how they stack up against comparably priced air and water cooling...
By vortez.net
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Since their appearance on the market, Phanteks haven’t ceased to steal the limelight with their eagerness to bring style to cooling and the PH-TC12DX encapsulates exactly this.Having the choice of a variety of different coloured versions is sure to...
By HardOCP
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Phanteks is a company that was formed in 2007 by a small group of twenty engineers whose experience focused on thermal solutions. Phanteks have produced a handful of previous coolers which gives it some experience to work out issues and improve designs....
By Hardware Secrets
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The Phanteks PH-TC12DX is a good CPU cooler, with a great look, high construction quality, and good performance.It is a lot smaller than the PH-TC14PE (which showed an incredible cooling performance on our tests), presenting, as expected, a little...
By TechReaction.net
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Generally one strives to write an introduction that is fitting to the product being reviewed. Phanteks (being relatively new to the PC cooling market) has wrapped up most of those thoughts into a pseudo company introduction and mission statement...
By SilentPC Review
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If you're in the market for a 120 mm fan CPU cooler, the Phanteks PH-TC12DX is one of the better models available. Essentially a smaller, single tower version of the TC14PE, it performs well and has an excellent mounting system. If your chassis has a...
By proclockers.com
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If you are a fan of Phanteks, you will be proud of the TC12DX. It surprised us how smaller it is. This assumption is mostly due to the size characteristics of the TC14PE and the TC14CS which we have also tested. Where some may have issues with mounting...
By Overclockers Club
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Phanteks has another winning cooling solution in the 120mm fan equipped PH-TC12DX. At $59, it is not the most expensive tower-style cooling solution on the market, but does not fall close to the bottom-end of the price structure either. For that price,...
By Tweakers
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Het was een nieuw merk voor mij, maar Phanteks blijft in ieder geval op mijn a-merk lijstje staan. Ze hebben zonder twijfel een mooi, luxe, en degelijk oogend product op de markt gezet met de TC12DX. Niet alleen dat maar er is ook duidelijk aandacht...
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