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March 2009
(91%)
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The editors liked
Very good performance
Nice build
Greener packaging CONS
Poor mounting system
Not quite as effective as competitors
High MSP
Our thanks to Thermolab for the heatsink sample
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Great fit and finish
Visually appealing
Good cooling performance
Great cooling performance
No fan included - choose your own to optimize configuration
Performs extremely well with low speed / low noise fan
Big
But not too big
Compact mounting bracket has plenty of clearance
Bolts go through from backside of motherboard - avoids interference issues
Includes a syringe of 'silver' thermal grease
Unique fin design and heatpipe layout
Mirror finish base for best contact with the CPU
No built in fan allows user to change fans
Excellent performance
Well made
Looks cool!
Excellent Cooling capacity
Unique and stylish radiator design
Staggered heatpipe placement
Dual fan support
Fan not included
Great performance
High build quality
Reasonable price
Multicompatible
The editors didn't like
16 dBA
Cost not in line with performance
No fan included
Availability
Unpleasant smell
Bolts go through from backside of motherboard for LGA775 - Installation is not easy!
Great cooling performance, Unique fin design and heatpipe layout, Mirror finish base for best contact with the CPU, No built in fan allows user to change fans
Lack of availability, Installation on LGA 775 is a bit difficult, No fan included adds to the cost
BARAM (바람) stands for 'airflow' in the Korean language and boy does it live up to its name. This heatsink works well with low CFM fans as well as high CFM fans due to its fin design and thus the airflow effortlessly passes over the fins taking the hea...
Great performance, High build quality, Reasonable price, Multicompatible
Fan not included
Performance wise, the BARAM heatsink is really very impressive keeping the i7 chip cool at both stock and overclocked speeds. With both the BARAM and NH-U12P heatsinks working in combination with an NF-P12 fan, the heatsinks can be compared very effect...
From the first moment I saw the Baram from Thermolab, I knew it would not let me down. The cooler performed beautifully on our test bench: not only at idle, but at load as well. Thermolab not only made the cooler to look very presentable, they made a ...
Abstract: At first I want to thank Thermolab for providing me the Baram CPU cooler for testing and reviewing.Description : The first tower cooler from Thermolab is the Baram, which means "airflow" in Korean. In the following review I will try to find out what pe...
Great fit and finish, Visually appealing, Good cooling performance
Cost not in line with performance, No fan included, Availability, Unpleasant smell
ThermoLab's Baram CPU cooler represents the company's first foray into the performance cooling arena, and they've done a good job. The fit and finish is excellent and the design is fundamentally sound. Cooling performance is also very good, until the...
Abstract: Coupled with the extremely noise and high performance Delta 3200rpm 120mm fan the outcome is very promising, the BARAM only trails the Ultra-120 Extreme by 1°C, which is negligible. As the CFM decreases, the difference increases in favor of the TRUE, with the NCB...
Excellent Cooling capacity, Unique and stylish radiator design, Staggered heatpipe placement, Dual fan support, Fan not included
Fan not included, Installation was difficult
Just when you thought the heatpipe tower cooler has reached the end of its usable life you find a cooler that not only pushes the envelope but does so with only a few minor tweaks to the basic design. The ThermoLab Baram is a 10 heatpipe cooler that ...
Abstract: The market seems to have a vast number of options to choose from when it comes to CPU coolers. There are numerous manufacturers adding their own special touches to them, but as i have mentioned many times before ...
