DH Review: Thermalright SI-128

Zardon · Oct 18, 2006, 11:49 AM

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Thermalright have been making enthusiast cooling products for quite a few years now and while their coolers were usually large with a high price tag, enthusiasts loved them. After all, they are widely regarded in creating some of the best air coolers available. Thermalright became famous through their early processor coolers, which mainly were the AX-7 and SLK series, but they later began to offer coolers for other computer components, such as VGA and Chipset coolers. Today we will take a look at a massive cooling body designed to keep the Core 2 Duo processors cool, the SI-128. The SI-128 is the natural evolution of the SI-120, which was a great cooler for both Athlon 64 and early socket 775 processors. Its basic design is the same, but the size of the heat dissipation area is much larger.

SFOSOK · Oct 18, 2006, 12:03 PM

Looks pretty good just huge, great review.

Erroneus · Oct 18, 2006, 01:09 PM

It would have been nice with a comparision with other coolers then stock

Chaos · Oct 18, 2006, 01:16 PM

they make great heatsinks for air cooled rigs for sure

BWX · Oct 18, 2006, 10:03 PM

I think Thermalright coolers are the best available.

Judas · Oct 19, 2006, 12:03 AM

I've had the XP-90 (currently in use) XP-90c (identical but all copper, freaking heavy but even better results) the XP-120 (steller and HUGE but much quieter and cooler)

I've been waiting for this sucker, the SI-128, i'm still on backorder on the freaking thing.

By far one of the nicest and easiest to clean.

The XP-120 vs the SI-128 is pretty much the base design, were the XP is all fins with the heatpipes, and the SI doesn't have base fins, just heatpiped to the top fins.

Cleaning out the XP is a pain, where as the SI-128 i would suspect would be easier due to shooting right through and easily blowing it clean out.

Reguardless, i'm waiting on my SI.

Grace · Oct 19, 2006, 12:46 AM

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Originally Posted by Judas

Cleaning out the XP is a pain, where as the SI-128 i would suspect would be easier due to shooting right through and easily blowing it clean out.

Hey, a tidy guy!

Good point, I never thought of it this way. Actually the SI-128 stays mainly clean because the dust isn't trapped anywhere. After some weeks of use you will only find some dust at the top of the fins, that's all of it.

BWX · Oct 19, 2006, 02:00 AM

I've still got this beauty..

http://www.thermalright.com/a_page/m...ct_slk900a.htm

... in a box.

CDsDontBurn · Oct 19, 2006, 10:03 AM

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Originally Posted by BWX

I've still got this beauty..

http://www.thermalright.com/a_page/m...ct_slk900a.htm

... in a box.

i had that. gave it to my ex gf. when we broke up, she took the computer, along w/the heatsink. it was a nice one too

it's alright.....i have the sp-94 along w/a 92mm Vantec Tornado to cool my current scottie

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great review BTW

Oct 18, 2006, 11:49 AM	#1
Zardon DriverHeaven Founder Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 32,480 Rep Power: 179	DH Review: Thermalright SI-128 Read the Review here ______________________ Thermalright have been making enthusiast cooling products for quite a few years now and while their coolers were usually large with a high price tag, enthusiasts loved them. After all, they are widely regarded in creating some of the best air coolers available. Thermalright became famous through their early processor coolers, which mainly were the AX-7 and SLK series, but they later began to offer coolers for other computer components, such as VGA and Chipset coolers. Today we will take a look at a massive cooling body designed to keep the Core 2 Duo processors cool, the SI-128. The SI-128 is the natural evolution of the SI-120, which was a great cooler for both Athlon 64 and early socket 775 processors. Its basic design is the same, but the size of the heat dissipation area is much larger.

Oct 18, 2006, 12:03 PM	#2
SFOSOK 939 Goin Strong Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Ontario Posts: 7,033 Rep Power: 90 System Specs	Looks pretty good just huge, great review. __________________ Warning - Explicit Content Preceeding METAL!!

Oct 18, 2006, 01:09 PM	#3
Erroneus Get off my lawn! Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Denmark Posts: 13,419 Rep Power: 119 System Specs	It would have been nice with a comparision with other coolers then stock __________________

Oct 18, 2006, 01:16 PM	#4
Chaos Number Nine Join Date: May 2002 Location: Nova Scotia Posts: 5,268 Rep Power: 167 System Specs	they make great heatsinks for air cooled rigs for sure __________________

Oct 18, 2006, 10:03 PM	#5
BWX unplugged Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: USNY Posts: 19,669 Rep Power: 110 System Specs	I think Thermalright coolers are the best available.

Oct 19, 2006, 02:00 AM	#8
BWX unplugged Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: USNY Posts: 19,669 Rep Power: 110 System Specs	I've still got this beauty.. http://www.thermalright.com/a_page/m...ct_slk900a.htm ... in a box.