Thermalright Venomous X



Side Note:
It's been a long time since my last review. Hopefully it's still up to standard

Thermalright, A company founded on the basis of pure excellence. Following the principles of simplicity and cutting edge science, Thermalright has constantly been increasing the bar as they progress forward, adding nothing but new and ingenious products to their product line. From the successful TRUE heatsink to the IFX-14, Thermalright has further innovated their products, launching it's latest heatsink, the Thermalright Venomous X.

Here are the Features of this Heatsink :

Technical Specifications :

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Test Bed:

Processor: Intel C2D E8400 @ Stock Vcore and Clock speeds
Motherboard: Asus X38 Maximus Formula SE (flash modded to Rampage formula)
RAM Module: Team Xtreem DDR2 Special OPB Edition (Micron D9GMH)
Graphic Card: nVidia Geforce 9300GT
Power Supply Unit : Silverstone Decathlon 1200W
Hard Disk: Western Digital 36Gb Raptor
Operating System : Windows XP Professional Service Pack 2
Chasis : Coolermaster Cosmos

Testhing Materials Used :

1. Artic Cooling MX-2
2. Thermalright TR-FDB-12-2000 @ 12V and 7V


Testing Methods Used :

1. Each Heat Sink is tested twice(cool down is 5 minutes between each test), the average results is taken as the result.
2. The same amount and type of Thermal Paste used is kept constant for all Heat Sinks used
3. All Heat Sinks are tested with the same fans
4. Load test were done by running ORTHOS Small FFT test priority 8 for 20 minutes. Ambient temp prior every test was be measured.

**all heatsinks we're located inside the case, side panel on. Case had one rear fan, and one top exhaust.
**ambient temp approx 23-25 degrees.

there has been some argument that recording temperatures with the onboard thermal probe serves inaccurate.
The best judgement would be the delta in temperature

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Conclusion :

With the introduction of the Thermalright Venomous X, Thermalright has further widened the gap between itself and it's competitors. It is without a doubt Thermalright is facing steep competition from manufacturers that place emphasis on H.D.T. Technology, or the implementation of TEC. However, engineers at Thermalright has yet again affirmed that conventional design is indeed the best.

I saw little difference between a Single fan and Double fan configuration with the setup I used. But, based on other reviews on the net, the extra fan does make a big difference on a Quad Core Platform, which I an currently unable to test. With reference to the results above, there is an improvement in temperatures, although I many are puzzled why the gap isn't bigger. The answer to that is simple, Thermalright has done nothing but generate high performing products, so whether you are with the older TRUE-120 or the latest Venomous, you are sure to have the best cooling solution available.

To end things, an improvement is still an improvement. The Venomous X does fulfill it's reputation as the King of all coolers.


Pros:
# Improved mounting mechanism
# Similar, but slightly better construction that the TRUE-120
# Significant improvement in temperature with double fan configuration
# Reasonable price tag with performance (good performance to price ratio)

Cons :
# Fan must be purchased separately
# Still find it rather difficult to attach the fan onto the heatsink

Comparison with other cooler? How about if compare to water cooler? Tq.

What's the ambient temperature when you tested these?

er... bro. watercooler is of a totally different league... can't compare....

tested on an open air bench table or inside a casing??

updated. sorry!

How can you compared between Air & Water nia??

Hmm seems there is a new king of its kind.. The mighty IFX now down already. Thanks for the shared bro!

maybe he thought Air as in water in BM ?
its totally different league .
not comparable .

i think cause previously i compared with water cooling.
but yes, it's a total league all together

Well, my review for this cooler is coming this sunday, stay tuned
I got TRUE Black, H50, Baram, Venomous-X and Tuniq Extreme, CM V8 and a stupid bulky Thor Hammer


The review will be based on i7 4.5GHz

Hmm... that's a good news. I'm still searching which cooler to buy.

This would be more interesting than the C2D.

I wonder how ur gonna stress the cpu for charting the load temp lol. Linx?

by using another golden batch i7 this time?

I'm on my way closer to buy the Venomous X cooler. Before I confirmed buying, I want to ask on the space clearance issue especially around the RAM location. I'm using Gigabyte EX58-Extreme mobo, Kingston HyperX rams (short height, not T1) with Kingston HyperX Ram Fan cooler. The rams were installed triple channel @ 2nd + 4th + 6th slot position.

I'm planning to do a push-pull config for the Veno X, using 2 units of Scythe S-Flex 120mm (25mm thickness). Heatsink pipes will be facing the NB position for installation.

Can i use back my Kingston HyperX ram fan cooler? What are your thoughts?

Btw, should i get the 1600rpm or 1900rpm Scythe S-Flex fans? is the 1900rpm noisy since i'm planning to use 2 units?

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By the way...if you are testing the cooler...make sure you set the fan speed equally among all the cooler...that way you can really see if the heatsink is really good or not....

if you using random speed..or set to auto...then your testing will be meaningless...which we can get from the frostytech anytime...

Good luck brother..really wanting for you result...also dont forget the BARAM...sound like good one too..

i want the the review that compared a new Noctua heatsink against this thermalright venomous-x. let's see which one is the king of the king

anyone can help me?

hope ace mei mei already finish his review that he told before... i want to see it coming soon

dude, didnt you read the results.
fan at full speed for all.

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Added on March 2, 2010, 11:18 pmyes can fit with the rams, but im not too sure how much distance you have from the fans to the rams

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Yo Datuk Dark, different cooler different fan type, full speed also different RPM....

this pic for ur ref only.im using cm fans and GA-ex58-ud5
p/s:sorry for bad qualify pic cos taken by lousy-camera-hp

the fella use the same exact fan for all the cooler la.

If this cooler compare with the new tuniq cooler , which 1 is better ?

where is ur promised review ??? i wan to seeeeeeee

XDDDDDD

Tuniq already lost to Megahalems/shadow so can expect the result

so this cooler better than megashadow ?

http://www.google.com.my/#hl=en&source=hp&...b1efef1e6c27750

Which fan is suitable to use to get good result ?

noctua fan maybe.. or you can try a high db delta as well

oh... so this thing basically beat megahalems.... hmm not bad

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Added on March 8, 2010, 9:38 amwont the noise be intolerable ?

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I have a pair of the same fans...if running at full speed...kinda loud, IMHO...

if put in delta, sure damn loud, put would prolly see afew degC lower...


btw, NICE review.

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But the delta 1 is too noisy already , got other ??

you can try scythe fan

U can try the Thermalright fans too

Scythe S-Flex or Enermax Magma perhaps...

Venomous X review done by AceCombat

Venomous X

But too bad it lost to H50

"For the H50, u need a very good air flow casing and with intake fitting or else it sucks, I put it into the back of the exhaust and guess what, even TRUE Black can beat its performance" fr AceCombat.

Hmm.... What I mean is like H50. I'm not that stupid with simple English/BM. I'm new and still learning. Can teach me but not like this kind of rough joke. Thanks ACE for the review. H5O beat VenemousX only with 3 - 6 C. Good performance from venemousX.

no result for single fan setup ?
i would prefer single fan setup as it is more silent compare to dual fan...

my comp sits right next to me and i cant bear the roaring sound procuded by friction and air turbulance

btw Vernomous-X blown almost all the air coolers and even corsair H50 to smithereens... gud job ThermalRight

But there's none review on those Noctua NH-U12P SE2 vs Thermalright Venomous X available on LYN. I rather like to see these giants performance review against each other. Lets see which one is the real king, but don't get me wrong, i love to see more and more air cooling solution available in such a review against each other. BTW, Thermalright Venomous X is still one of the best bet out there

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the thing is, noctua cooler ain't available locally though

so its a turn down to do such hard-to-find-things review in BolehLand

don't u agree so

The problem is the Noctua is too huge in size which cover the mobo & trap the hot air over there. I'd concern on its distance with the nearest RAM slot & PCIe for gc below.

Anyone tried this on AMD Board?..Just wanna see how its looks like..I have CIIIF and Ordered this VenX..Plan to get Hyper X RAM seem they have low profile heatsink..

Running on i7 930 @ 4.0Ghz..40-41 Celcius on idle, 59-60 on 100% load..
I'm very happy with this cooler lol.

Nice bro..what fan r you use?..the cfm?..

Where can I get Thermalright fan? Locally? I can't see anybody in forum is selling them

If u interested u can pm me. i still got 2pcs 2000rpm fans.

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seems no body seen this cooler on AMD board so far,so i try to upload mine VenX with CIIIF Board so some of AMD enthusiast will have a picture how it looks like...

hey i did include a single fan config in the review

it is a great great great processor cooler indeed, but i am using trueblack , change to this cooler to gain few c drop is not worth.

Thermalright Venomous X is better than Cooler Master V8 and V10 ?

Yes,they are not even on the same level
Alternative is Corsair H50

My case is too small for Corsair H50 For sure getting Venomous X

anyone set up the venomous X with 2 of those arctic cooling new fans? F12? cycom is selling them... or the cooler master excalibur? i bought 2 of each of those but i have a tuniq tower 120 extreme on my main rig.. i'm gonna get 2 ultra kazes 3000rpm and 38mm thick sanace fans (really hard to get, anyone know who sells these?) and test them out once i get a graphic card into my 2nd rig...