Asus Triton 88

Asus third heatsink in this roundup is Core i7 ready, the latest in the Triton series packs quite a punch with 6 heat pipes and room to mount up to three 120mm fans.

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Asus Triton 88

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Asus Triton 88
- Intel S775/S1366 / AMD AM2/939
- Heatsink : 889 gram
- 800~2100rpm 120mm PWM fan
- ~€47

This is one of the more affordable Asus coolers in this roundup, it’s a tower cooler design which comes with a custom 120mm installed in the middle, inside the package you’ll also find extra clips to mount an additional two 120mm fans. The mounting kit included is a bolt-through mechanism for the Intel platforms, while a simple clip is all that’s needed for AMD.

A total of 6 heat pipes are packed together in a copper base with excellent nickel plated finish , the aluminum fins received the same treatment to give the whole a classy look. The Triton 88 is quite large; each separate fin column is as large as some of the other coolers tested.

The custom fan runs at ~2210rpm@12v according to the tachometer, undervolting is best done with Bios Q-Fan as this PWM fan doesn’t react very good to normal undervolting.



Installation on Intel takes quite a bit of time as the access to the 4 mounting screws is blocked by the heatsink, so you’ll have to use the included English key which increases installation time quite a bit. In the end you do have a very tight fit, this ~900gr HSF won’t come off by accident.

When powered on the included fan emits a small blue light, quite discrete. Clipping on an extra 120mm is made easy with the large metal clips which work with any 120x120x25mm fan.



Since we didn’t swap the standard fan, or were able to successfully undervolt it the noise measurements will be quite high for the Triton 88, the stock fan at 2200rpm makes quite a bit of noise; we put it up against another high end heatsink, the Ultra-120 from Thermalright:



The Triton 88 definitely delivers in the performance area, with the stock fan at full speed temperatures are very good, adding an additional high CFM fan the CPU temp drops another few degrees, and closes in on the Ultra-120. With the potential to mount a third 120mm fan this heatsink is definitely high end.

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In summary here are the strong/weak points of the Asus Triton 88:



+ Excellent performance with high CFM fans
+ Solid Mounting Method
+ Competitive pricing (you have to shop around a bit though!)
+ Up to three 120mm fans can be installed

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