Thermalright IFX-14 CPU Cooler Review

jmke · 11th February 2008, 13:07

CPU coolers keep growing in size, this monster from Thermalright is proof of that. The Inferno Fire eXtinguisher is a heatsink large enough to accommodate up to three 140mm fans! Furthermore it comes with a separate smaller heatsink which sole purpose is to keep the backside of the CPU socket cool. Will this powerhouse CPU cooler grab first spot in our performance charts? Time to find out!

http://www.madshrimps.be/gotoartik.php?articID=673

11th February 2008, 16:36

A Q6600 at 1.6V above 3 Ghz would be bette to test, 138W isn't that much for todays quadcore standards. I like those passive results tought.

geoffrey · 11th February 2008, 16:57

Jmke has been using Prescott all the way, it's not easy repeating every test, again and again, whenever a new generation of CPU's hit your local retailer. The Prescott is off the older generation Prescott CPU's and does produce quite an amount of heat for heatsinks to deal with, heck the high differences in our chart. Why would you want to use 1,6V with your air cooled Q6600, do you really want that extra clock in favor of such high voltage?

jmke · 11th February 2008, 17:05

what's the TDP of Intel's highest end Quad Core?

11th February 2008, 17:56

Quote:

Originally Posted by jmke

what's the TDP of Intel's highest end Quad Core?

125W stock, Overclocked and overvoltet, a lot more is possible.

jmke · 11th February 2008, 18:00

125W for Q6600? the QX6750 scores lower? what about QX9750 and QX9770 ?

11th February 2008, 18:05

Quote:

Originally Posted by jmke

125W for Q6600? the QX6750 scores lower? what about QX9750 and QX9770 ?

http://www.golem.de/0710/55669.html

130W

11th February 2008, 19:30

Nice!
But I think if one has the Ultra 120 Extreme there is no real need to upgrade to the IFX, is there?

jmke · 11th February 2008, 19:53

will be testing the Ultra-120 eXtreme soon, not sure if the IFX-14 is an upgrade

12th February 2008, 00:47

Argh, was thinking that was the Extreme in those results. Was a shocking difference between the regular and the Extreme versions, so I suspect the IFX-14 isn't going to last very long at the top of those results....

11th February 2008, 13:07	#1
jmke Madshrimp Join Date: May 2002 Location: 7090/Belgium Posts: 79,010	Thermalright IFX-14 CPU Cooler Review CPU coolers keep growing in size, this monster from Thermalright is proof of that. The Inferno Fire eXtinguisher is a heatsink large enough to accommodate up to three 140mm fans! Furthermore it comes with a separate smaller heatsink which sole purpose is to keep the backside of the CPU socket cool. Will this powerhouse CPU cooler grab first spot in our performance charts? Time to find out! http://www.madshrimps.be/gotoartik.php?articID=673 __________________

11th February 2008, 17:05	#4
jmke Madshrimp Join Date: May 2002 Location: 7090/Belgium Posts: 79,010	what's the TDP of Intel's highest end Quad Core? __________________

11th February 2008, 18:00	#6
jmke Madshrimp Join Date: May 2002 Location: 7090/Belgium Posts: 79,010	125W for Q6600? the QX6750 scores lower? what about QX9750 and QX9770 ? __________________

11th February 2008, 19:53	#9
jmke Madshrimp Join Date: May 2002 Location: 7090/Belgium Posts: 79,010	will be testing the Ultra-120 eXtreme soon, not sure if the IFX-14 is an upgrade __________________

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11th February 2008, 16:36	#2
Rutar Posts: n/a	A Q6600 at 1.6V above 3 Ghz would be bette to test, 138W isn't that much for todays quadcore standards. I like those passive results tought.

11th February 2008, 16:57	#3
geoffrey [M] Reviewer Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 4,127	Jmke has been using Prescott all the way, it's not easy repeating every test, again and again, whenever a new generation of CPU's hit your local retailer. The Prescott is off the older generation Prescott CPU's and does produce quite an amount of heat for heatsinks to deal with, heck the high differences in our chart. Why would you want to use 1,6V with your air cooled Q6600, do you really want that extra clock in favor of such high voltage?

11th February 2008, 19:30	#8
Faiakes Posts: n/a	Nice! But I think if one has the Ultra 120 Extreme there is no real need to upgrade to the IFX, is there?

12th February 2008, 00:47	#10
Kougar Posts: n/a	Argh, was thinking that was the Extreme in those results. Was a shocking difference between the regular and the Extreme versions, so I suspect the IFX-14 isn't going to last very long at the top of those results....