Thermalright Venomous X CPU Heatsink Pictured in All Its Glory
Just as Thermalright promised, their new flagship CPU heatsink Venomous X is drawing near to replace the award-winning Ultra 120 Extreme. Expreview has managed to grab some exclusive pictures of the fresh cooler which will hopefully become the top performer once again.
Venomous X features three highlights – stylish appearance, powerful thermal performance, and the best adjustable retention system.
The cooler measures 127mm (Length) x 63mm (Width) x 160mm (Height), weighs 755g (without fan and bracket system), and inherits six 6mm sintered heatpipe design with a larger fin gap distance of 1.9mm. The unique bent winglet design allows air to rapidly pass through the heatsink with minimal resistance, enabling low or high RPM fans to present excellent performance.
The Venomous X has employed a mirror-polished copper base which is nickel-plated to ensure long-term usage by preventing oxidation. The base is also slightly raised – the company explains such design will increase performance by drawing away heat from the center of the processor in an accelerated rate.
Compatible with Intel LGA775/1156/1366 processors, Thermalright also takes the upcoming six-core processors into consideration. The patented installation system allows users to adjust pressure between 40-70 lbs via the “Pressure Vault Bracket” for the best possible CPU contact and maximum cooling efficiency.
Bundled with two sets of 120x25mm fan clips and Chill Factor II thermal paste, the Venomous X is expected to become available pretty soon. As always, we’ll post the early review as soon as we receive the sample - keep your eyes open for it!
December 10th, 2009 at 6:24 pm
price?
December 10th, 2009 at 7:03 pm
“The cooler measures 125x158x160mm” ? please check again the measurements, I think there’s a mistake with the 125mm!
December 11th, 2009 at 7:06 am
performance???
December 11th, 2009 at 10:35 am
@dr_dream,
Yes, there’s something wrong with the dimension – the article has been updated. Thanks for your correction.
Best regards,
Sue
December 11th, 2009 at 1:26 pm
What exactly is good about a cooling device encased in nickel. Nickels a horrible heat conductor. Can they buy a materials science book. Or go to the library and check out like a CRC handbook or something. Because they obviously are not going to school.
December 11th, 2009 at 3:28 pm
To prevent oxidation, copper oxide is a bad conductor, and some thermal paste might accelerate copper corrosion. But hey, even the CPU is encased in a nickel plated copper shell.
December 11th, 2009 at 4:27 pm
@ Sue
No, thank you for the informations about the upcoming Venomous X!
Keep up the good work!
December 12th, 2009 at 3:48 am
yeah, to avoid oxidation. They generally use a fairly thin plating of nickel, so it’s not going to be as big of an issue – but if it is, fine grit sandpaper works.
LOL, they’re obviously not going to school, man you sound ignorant pessimistic!
anyway, after using a crappy ultima-90 and speaking to their crappy support (didn’t introduce himself professionally) I don’t think I’ll buy anything from them any time soon, what with all the great options available…
December 12th, 2009 at 7:49 am
Sorry viper. Copper oxide is a good conductor of heat. It’s also a good electrical conductor which is primarily why copper is used in outdoor power lines when possible because the oxidant is conductive while aluminum oxidant is not. There are TONS and TONS of thermal dispersing metal stain coatings on the market. All they have to do is spray em on and cook em a bit it’s no more trouble than plating.
But I guess it’s all good. At least they polish the aluminum radiator fins to not only avoid conductive heat dispersion but radiant heat dispersion as well. I just hope these “thermal experts” don’t show up in any other industry that requires actually engineering something other than to be a all show no go piece of junk.
December 12th, 2009 at 7:16 pm
Copper oxide is not a good conductor of heat or electricity, I don’t know why you say it is. You are also wrong for saying that copper is used for outdoor power lines, they are almost exclusively aluminum. Copper for power outlines is used for grounding and low voltages only. Please check with facts before making claims.
December 13th, 2009 at 12:52 pm
LOL. You can’t do large runs of high tension lines with copper because it’s too heavy. So yes much of the power grid uses aluminum but copper is used wherever it’s feasible.
Yes copper oxide is a good conductor of heat and electricity. Now if you have a high sulpher content in the air then you can create copper sulphate.
Nickle is worse than steel worse than iron for heat conduction. Radiator paint would be better. LOL You are wrong for saying I’m wrong. Please check with me before claiming I’m wrong. I won’t beat you with materials science books because I’m too lazy but it’ll just make things better.
December 13th, 2009 at 2:57 pm
Copper oxide isn’t a good conductor of heat and electricity, you have two types of copper oxides, one of them is a semi-conductor and the other is an insulator, this is taught in high school…
And when did I state Nickle and now you are putting it in? Again, rethink your facts. I am right about the powerlines and I am right about copper oxides.
December 13th, 2009 at 10:11 pm
So you both studied material sciences and they taught you radically different things?
December 14th, 2009 at 7:14 am
I don’t think Pessimistic knows basic material sciences. These are taught from basic school levels all the way to high school… Oxides are never used as heat or electrical conductors simply because they are contaminated forms of their metals.
No heatsink material is covered in oxides, made of oxides, sintered with oxides, anything in oxides because it is simply not a good conductor of heat, no amount of imagination can change that. Same with conducting electricity, no motherboard will come with oxides unless it is for insulating or for semi-conductive purposes.
But whatever, I leave it now, I don’t want get infected by his ignorance.
December 16th, 2009 at 8:41 am
I wonder if Thermalright will comment on the proper orientation to install one of these coolers on an i7 system. I believe that more than one website, including xbitlabs for example, have noticed that most tower coolers perform more efficiently on an i7 when they are rotated 90 degrees from the typical orientation. This is most effective when the PSU is not in the way of the airflow, but nevertheless, it puts the heatpipes in a better orientation across the die (or is it parallel to the die? I forget).
Anyway, it would be nice to know whether their engineers have tested this and if they came to the same conclusion as some reviewers.
December 16th, 2009 at 3:24 pm
Enough of the pretty pictures, how about some tests?
Is this an improved cooler or just a facelift on the TRUE to increase sales?
December 19th, 2009 at 10:43 am
It looks like possible a facelift, however with their previous generation TRUE Black, it may still not be as good, or it may kick it’s butt. Some people do not understand anything about conductors and think they do…those guys are both wrong about something, and right about another…probably USA schools fault, Americans always brag and claim they are right no matter how wrong they are, and you cant change their minds because it is bred into them to be the know of all things even when PROVEN wrong. haha. Copper is a good (not the best)heat conductor, but it is TOO HEAVY to use on a mobo, the weight would cause PCB etching breaks unless the mobo was horizontal (like the copper edition TRUE had issues with). Aluminum has ZERO electrical conductivity noobs, unless it is impure and mixed with materials that conduct, as it often is until refined. Copper also oxidizes really fast when heated, that is why plumbers are slowly fazing away from copper piping to poly materials, due to technological advances in that. Only under high pressure is copper used anymore for that. Aluminum is the worst heat conductor of all metals, yet melts easily ironically. Nickel is chosen to plate for many reasons. In pure, it does not oxidizes, it is not electrically conductive (like aluminum), but it has better heat absorption and dissipation than aluminum. It is lighter than copper, and binds easy to copper, as copper is still used internally to maximize the heatsinks efficiency without calling it Brick X aka mobo breaker. So both of you shut up, read a book, get past whatever your stupid *** teachers said, and move on.
Even if this cooler performs like the TRUE, I will switch to it because the fan wire mounts look to work better as there is now dedicated holes to clip in. Before you had to rely on the tension of the fan to hold it together.
January 16th, 2010 at 3:09 pm
Dammit – Just I ordered a Noctua NH-D14….
And then I hear about this cooler
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