Testseek.com have collected 66 expert reviews of the ThermalTake Frio CLP0564 and the average rating is 88%. Scroll down and see all reviews for ThermalTake Frio CLP0564.
April 2010
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The editors liked
Great OC Cooling
Nice Design
Fits Most Current Socket Types
Quality Built
Performance
Design
Universal Compatibility
Two 120mm VR Fans Included
Build Quality
Toptier performance
Support for all current AMD & Intel sockets
Easy to install
2 highCFM fans bundled
Looks good
Price
Very high quality construction
Universal CPU installation
Dual 120mm fans
Easy installation
Strong cooling capability
Good cooling performance even on low
Fairly easy installation
Two fans included
Easy fan mounts
Well made cooler overall
Simple and effective mounting hardware
Excellent Cooling
Large 8mm Heatpipes
Decorative Covers
Rubber Mount Fans
Multi Processor Mounting System
Slick White Fan Centers
Ninjalane Color Style
Performance/price firmly in midpoint between two excellent coolers
Good looks.
Very easy to install
Comes with comprehensive mounting hardware and two fans
Compact size for a highperformance cooler
Handsome appearance shows well in windowed cases
Excellent performance with stock fans
Great cooling
Quality material
Two fans
Included
Excellent performance
Built in fan control
Unique angled fin design improves cooling
Aggressive look
Back-plates included for both AMD and Intel sockets
Dual fan push/pull design
Five 8 mm copper heat-pipes
Easy to remove fan shrouds make cleaning
Fans are quiet at low settings
Very efficient cooler
Fans and overall cooler look good
2 fans included
1 is optional
Simple install process
Mounting compatibility
Antivibration fan holders
The editors didn't like
Performance to Cost was not as Good as the Buffalo (but is a much nicer looking cooler)
Noise Levels
Heavy
Noisy under load
Potential dust magnet due to second fan
Two power connectors and two fan controllers
Fans are loud at full speed
Short fan speed controller cable
Very loud on high speed
Large and heavy
Very small nuts for mounting
Second fan required for high wattage overclocking
Fans not thermally adjusted (3pin header)
Fan speed dials require system access to change
IT’S VERY LOUD
No PWM on the fans.
Fiddly fan controllers require reaching inside the case
Fans cannot be controlled with separate fan controller.
Extremely loud on high fan speeds
Multiple mounting brackets for Intel sockets
Must be installed outside the case(with exception of cases with rear access to the CPU socket)
Simple and effective mounting hardware, Excellent Cooling, Large 8mm Heatpipes, Decorative Covers, Rubber Mount Fans, Multi Processor Mounting System, Slick White Fan Centers, Ninjalane Color Style
Second fan required for high wattage overclocking, Fans not thermally adjusted (3pin header), Fan speed dials require system access to change
As we mentioned before the tower style heatink has quickly become the aftermarket cooling standard for the desktop and enthusiast PC. The difficult thing is determining how one tower differs from another and if it would be a good fit for your system....
Very high quality construction, Universal CPU installation, Dual 120mm fans, Easy installation, Strong cooling capability
Two power connectors and two fan controllers, Fans are loud at full speed, Short fan speed controller cable
Thermaltake has an incredible cooler on their hands. The Frio is designed to cool all modern processors, even while overclocked, and it should do so very well. Installation is a breeze, and everything that is required is included in the box. Thermalta...
Very easy to install, Comes with comprehensive mounting hardware and two fans, Compact size for a highperformance cooler, Handsome appearance shows well in windowed cases, Excellent performance with stock fans,
Fiddly fan controllers require reaching inside the case, fans cannot be controlled with separate fan controller.
Please remember that these test results reflect our experience with each cooler on a specific motherboard, with a specific processor, BIOS revision, and test programs. That said, the ranking produced by these tests is accurate and gives a good idea ho...
With hundreds of aftermarket coolers in the market it is extremely hard for someone to choose the right one and i know this not only through several emails send to me by our readers but also from several posts i see in quite a few forums i ha...
Great cooling, Quality material, Two fans, included
Extremely loud on high fan speeds
Overall the Thermaltake Frio is a decent CPU cooler. It provides great cooling options with just a single fan on low speeds. Unfortunately the fans included with the Frio are extremely loud on high speeds. If you don’t mind the noise, then high fan spe...
Abstract: There we go, we checked out four heatsinks from three different companies, so now which one's the best? In the lower price bracket, it's a clear win for the Thermaltake Contac 29. Unless you are limited in space, in which case Coolermaster's Vortex Plus is the obvious choice. Breaking in a..
Great OC Cooling, Nice Design, Fits Most Current Socket Types, Quality Built,
Performance to Cost was not as Good as the Buffalo (but is a much nicer looking cooler)
I think the Thermaltake Frio is a wonderful piece of machinery and articulate design. Colored red and black it’s stylish and classy. Easily overpowering my old cpu cooler with dual 12cm fans make it easy to cool any heat problem in your computer. So do...
Good cooling performance even on low, Fairly easy installation, Two fans included, Easy fan mounts, Well made cooler overall
Very loud on high speed, Large and heavy, Very small nuts for mounting
The Thermaltake Frio CPU Cooler is an excellent choice if you're looking for a new cooler, especially if you're overclocking your CPU. The Frio can handle the extra heat with ease while overclocking your CPU. The fan mounts are nice, they do make inst...
It is not often I am surprised and truly impressed with an aftermarket CPU cooler. This is probably in large part due to my switch to using liquid cooling roughly two years ago. It takes a pretty high-end heatsink to equal the amount of performance y...
Pro'sOutstanding cooling capacity Easy to fit Easy to add included optional second fan Covers every current consumer processor Huge overclocking potential with 220w heat dissipation capacity Con'sSmall possibility of problems with certain motherboards ...
