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Thermaltake Contac 29 CPU Cooler
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Fri, 12 March, 2010
System Cooling
Thermaltake
Logan Walter
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Introduction
We've said it before and we'll say it again, cooling is of utmost importance when it comes to a good, stable PC. Too much heat can cause instability, killing an overclock, or scarier, a CPU. Given that the price of CPUs is generally much higher than good cooling systems, it only makes sense to upgrade your processor's heatsink even if you're just considering overclocking. It can head off future headaches, and, rest assured, they will occur.

For review today, we've got the Thermaltake Contac 29 HSF. Featuring heatpipes, fins aplenty and universal mounting capability and a silent 120mm fan, it certainly meets our expectations as far as specs go, but how does it stand up to other cooling systems? Let's find out.

Thanks to Thermaltake for supplying us with the review sample.


“Since the beginning of Thermaltake in 1999, it has been at the forefront of creating new and exciting products at a time where most computer users were provided little to no choices for components that may seem irrelevant, but are in reality crucial to the performance of a PC. Thermaltake Server Series solutions, with years of thermal experience and industry leadership, sets its goal on reforming total thermal management in the server segment by formulating the perfect mixture of versatility, efficiency and thermal management with each respective server product category: Rackmount Chassis, Server Fixed & Redundant Power Supply and Server CPU Cooling Management Solutions.”



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