Testseek.com have collected 128 expert reviews of the Phanteks PH-TC14PE CPU Cooler and the average rating is 89%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Phanteks PH-TC14PE CPU Cooler.
November 2011
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128 Reviews
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The editors liked
Build Quality
Best Air CPU Cooler To Date (The Danamics LMX Is No Longer Sold)
Installation Procedure
4 Different Colors To Choose From
TriFan Solution
Patented Technologies (P.A.T.S / C.P.S.C)
Best of Class Cooling In All Scenarios
Excellent Cooling/Noise
Flexible Fan Mounting For Up To Three Fans
Excellent Quality Included Fans
Excellent Materials
Fit and Finish
Color Choices for More Aesthetic Appeal
Relatively Easy Mounting For a Large Cooler
The Cooling Performance....Did I Mention The Cooling Performance?
Three Included YAdapters
Standard
Low Noise
Ultra Low Noise
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Performance under stock and overclocking conditions
Attention to detail with design aesthetics
Build and machining quality of the cooler
Multiple mount orientation support
All socket types (Intel and AMD) supported out of the box
Well written install
Installation
Performance
Bundle
Exceptional cooling performance
Very quiet
Excellent build quality
Available in multiple colors
Can add a third fan
The editors didn't like
Price (For Some)
Slightly Louder Than The Direct Competition
Large Footprint May Be a Difficult Fit In Some Cases
AMD Kit May Include Incorrect Screws
Hi Tech Legion Editor's Choice Award
Single tower construction
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s Well, the Phanteks PH-TC14PE certainly had a target in mind. I won’t go so far as to say it is a copycat product, but it was almost certainly inspired by the success of Noctua’s NH-D14. To me, it appears that Phanteks sought out to consider the NH-D1...
Abstract: The fans that ship with the Phanteks PH-TC14PE (orange) are 140mm in diameter and use a nine-bladed impeller with three small notches and vertical winglets on each blade. The manufacturer describes the bearings thusly; 'updraft floating balance bearin...
Abstract: The Phanteks PH-TC14PE's five, 8mm diameter copper heatpipes fan out from a thick nickel-plated copper base plate into two 115mm tall anodized aluminum cooling towers. ...
With the introduction of the PH-TC14PE, Phanteks has positioned itself in a place that is hard to move upwards from. Why do we say this? Well, when your first product to market is one of the best in a particular category it is difficult to top its suc...
After seeing the performance results, the best way to sum up the Phanteks PH-TC14PE is that it is an outstanding cooler, second to none really, knocking the vaunted Noctua NH-D14 off the throne. This should come as no surprise based on the nearly ident...
Abstract: Almost three years ago we upgraded our testbed built on an LGA 775 Intel Core 2 Extreme Q9650 processor with a new LGA 1366 platform with an Intel Core i7-920 CPU, which another 18 months later was replaced with a much hotter Intel Core i7-980X Extreme...
Well, despite this being the first product from Phanteks, it certainly looks like they already have a winner on their hands. The design of the CPU cooler is exactly what you'd expect out of a tower style cooler and it's great to see that Phanteks has incl...
Abstract: A lot of people think it’s a little odd that I happen to be Hi Tech Legion’s “cooling guy”. I mean, really, cooling isn’t something people typically get overly excited about, but you need to understand some things. After my parents pitched me over the ...
