Thermaltake's V1 CPU cooler sure is real purty

Usually the terms "enthusiast cooling equipment" and "sexy, sexy" don't go hand in hand, but Thermaltake has here an exception that proves the rule. This here V1 CPU, which retails for $60, can handle a nice assortment of Core 2 and Athlon processors, but we'd rather just set it up on a table somewhere and stare at the pretty lights. That's a red dot design award well earned.

[Via Boing Boing Gadgets]

[apple fanboy @ Jul 30th 2008 8:12AM]

thats hot!!

[Grandalf @ Jul 30th 2008 8:55AM]

Hopefully not... that would be a ridiculous design flaw :P

[OneLove @ Jul 30th 2008 11:43AM]

I need a tom's hardware review stat.

[Lowest Ranked @ Jul 30th 2008 12:02PM]

Look, I've got $20 that says no one realized this looks like a vagina.

Yes, it does.




So I've heard...

[thatrotierkid @ Jul 30th 2008 12:57PM]

Theres no way I'm putting mine in that.

[urbanpeasant @ Jul 30th 2008 1:57PM]

What vagina doesn't have a fan in it?

[Blackstar @ Jul 30th 2008 2:00PM]

It's fan-tastic.
It's cool-looking.
It rises above the rest.
It's very spread-able.
It blows away the competition.
It... ok, I'll stop now.

[OneLove @ Jul 30th 2008 2:25PM]

Breaking News: Lowest Ranked has never seen a vagina.

[Lowest Ranked @ Jul 30th 2008 2:36PM]

Thats breaking news?

C'mon man everyone knows I'm kidding. I have a ton of porn!

[OneLove @ Jul 30th 2008 3:21PM]

...like I said.

[Technex @ Jul 30th 2008 3:46PM]

Ohh, gawd Lowest Ranked cracks me up.

Comments here FTW.

[polobunny @ Jul 30th 2008 4:53PM]

Wow, what the heck! That thing is quite old, it has been reviewed by many sites back in May 2007. Yes, 2007.

[Romer @ Jul 30th 2008 8:12AM]

I wonder what this thing does at 88mph...

[albert @ Jul 30th 2008 8:38AM]

Great scott! That's heavy Romer

[Matt @ Jul 30th 2008 8:23AM]

It's SHARP, I've had one for about 7-8 months now, it's a great cooler, but it's on the high side of really damn big...

On installing it i had 10-15 razor cuts from no apparent source...

[Christian Martin @ Jul 30th 2008 8:28AM]

Looking at the picture, I'd say the source was pretty damn apparent.

[bartoron @ Jul 30th 2008 8:33AM]

The exact same thing happened to me when I had a Zalman CPU cooler that was similar to this one. It had about 70 very thin copper fins, and when working inside of my computer I occasionally got some nasty cuts on my knuckles. It was an amazing heatsink (it kept my processor very cool and was quiet), but it was a pain in the ass to have to work with.

[Romer @ Jul 30th 2008 8:46AM]

Perhaps Pinhead got himself a new Lament configuration, be careful out there guys!

[däniel @ Aug 1st 2008 1:07PM]

bartoron:
just how the heck do you install your coolers, if it's a pain in the.... oh wait figurative speech never mind

[UnWitty @ Aug 2nd 2008 12:43PM]

...so you might say it's "cutting edge"

[Haytham @ Jul 30th 2008 8:24AM]

shame such a beauty will be hidden inside,
if i had one, i'd leave the case open :)

[David @ Jul 30th 2008 8:28AM]

or even a windowed case..

[Matthew C @ Jul 31st 2008 1:18AM]

yeah, this one would fit nicely with the flashing ram and neon lights.

[ipubs bastard child @ Jul 30th 2008 8:28AM]

Isnt the fan in the centre just blowing heated air from one sink into the other? that kinda beats the point doesnt it?

[Ethan @ Jul 30th 2008 9:00AM]

As long as the air leaving one half of the heatsink is still cooler than the second half, it can still provide additional cooling on the second half.

[Wwhat @ Jul 30th 2008 11:28AM]

It sucks air through the first bit then pushes air through the second bit, in effect there is an airflow, the same as if they would put it on one end, the only thing getting hotter than usual would be the fan itself.

[ShadowKain @ Jul 30th 2008 2:18PM]

You can't argue this point bc many coolers have fans in the middle or on both ends, its all how they design the fan and its air direction. If it wasnt a good concept, a company as high ranked as Tt wouldnt have done it...

[urbanpeasant @ Jul 30th 2008 8:28AM]

It's a shame that it's going to sit in the computer case out of sight.

[dustandechoes91 @ Jul 30th 2008 1:39PM]

a large percent of people who buy parts like this have clear side panels.

Some even have acrylic cases

[Ghen @ Jul 30th 2008 1:47PM]

My computer has one such side panel, it sits on the desk and glows very pretty. Its definitely a conversation piece for all my imaginary friends when they imaginarily stop by.

[urbanpeasant @ Jul 30th 2008 1:57PM]

Shiz, I forgot about that. Those acrylic cases are super cool. I had heard though that they shouldn't be used for a normal gaming rig. I can't remember the reason why, but I do remember thinking, "That sounds like a stupid reason."

[Andrew @ Jul 30th 2008 5:23PM]

probably because they wouldnt be good for carrying around? they seem like they'd be more fragile

[vander @ Jul 30th 2008 8:41AM]

It looks like a robotic sea creature or something.. it's quite beautiful in a weird cyberpunk sorta way.

[Lyl @ Jul 30th 2008 8:43AM]

ThermalTake's products are made to always 'look good'. To me, this is just an inefficient heatsink design with looks to lure buyers.

[Romer @ Jul 30th 2008 8:49AM]

Like hot chicks who won't give head or put out before marriage...

[Ethan @ Jul 30th 2008 9:04AM]

How is it inefficient? The copper fins provide tons of surface area for cooling, and the V shape allows the HSF to be big while avoiding contact with power conditioning components surrounding the processor. Sure, there might be slightly more efficient designs that look worse, but they already sell several other form factors that fit those specs.

[Lyl @ Jul 30th 2008 9:26AM]

The V-shape seems pretty cosmetic. Just a hypothetical observation.But you're right. I do not know if it can actually perform, as I do not have any results. No one does, except ThermalTake (at least I'd hope). This design is nothing new, howevever. Just a remake with the Thermaltake flair + price.

And no heatsink is supposed to touch surrounding components. That would be considered incompatible.

[SGAg07 @ Jul 30th 2008 10:29AM]

The Thermaltake V-1 is actually not a new piece of hardware. It shouldn't be hard to find any reviews of it.

FWIW, it's a very good cooler.

[Totally @ Jul 30th 2008 6:32PM]

Reminds me of another company.

[phanbouy @ Jul 30th 2008 12:26PM]

@Totally

Ford Motors?

[Abuzar Baloach @ Jul 30th 2008 2:08PM]

As far as efficiency goes the TRUE is a much better cooler. So is the Tuniq Tower.

[Skyride @ Jul 30th 2008 8:50AM]

Wtf?

1. This cooler has been out for almost a year now.
2. Its not even a notably good looking cooler. Go see a thermalright IFX-14 in person.

[CresseyChaos @ Jul 30th 2008 8:58AM]

Not notably good looking? I'd beg to differ personally:

http://img180.imageshack.us/img180/3075/ttv1vu4.jpg

[Logan @ Jul 30th 2008 10:43AM]

Agreed. Thermalrights are the 'pretty' heatsinks.

[Conor Maher @ Jul 30th 2008 2:02PM]

Was thinking the same thing ^

This is a year old craptastic thermaltake cooler.... But nice try Engadget

Now these are some purty coolers:

Thermalright IFX-14 http://www.thermalright.com/new_a_page/product_images/cpu_cooler/ifx-14/big/ifx-14-3.jpg

Thermalright Ultra 120 black http://en.expreview.com/img/2008/05/29/Thermalright_True_Black_120_1.jpg

And pretty much every other Thermalright cooler

[OneLove @ Jul 30th 2008 2:34PM]

Anyone know whats going on with www.tomshardware.com homepage?

Everytime i got to the home page I get redirected by
"http://www.tomshardware.com/us/#redir" and the resulting page is blank and says "loading". The status bar says "transferring data form google-analytics.com". nothing else happens.

[DT @ Jul 30th 2008 8:52AM]

Made with one cubic meter of copper.

[polvadis @ Jul 30th 2008 10:23AM]

Yeah, soon the bums off of the streets will just steal CPU heat sinks for an easy resale buck at the local recycling center.

You're gonna come back home, turn the computer on, and nothing... haha.

[Lein @ Jul 30th 2008 9:08AM]

Meh. Benchmarks for it don't look too bad, but I think I'll stick with my Zalman until it dies or I find something better.

[nephersir7 @ Jul 30th 2008 9:24AM]

Why do those things always happen exactly one week after I bought a zalman 9700 LED cpu cooler. And still haven't used it. Maybe I should RMA it :)