*Quote:* *Thermaltake was one of the first companies to release a high-end CPU cooler but in recent years they have struggled to find their stride.

Not ready for water cooling? No Problem! Thermaltake has your back with the Frio, this baby claims support for up to 220 watts of power. Co me see if you should take it home, or leave it out in the cold!

*Quote:* Thermaltake is a name your might associate with CPU coolers and we sure have taken a look a quite a few of their coolers over the pa st few years. Today we have the opportunity to check out Thermaltakes lat est CPU cooler, the Frio. This powerful CPU cooler supports the latest pr ocessors, comes with two 120mm VR fans, and has high quality materials. T he Frio is specifically designed for overclockers, boasting up to 220W of cooling power. Read on further to see how well this performs.

Today we are looking at a new cooler from Thermaltake designed specifically for overclocking and high powered CPUs. Thermaltake claim that it can dissipate up to 220W of heat, so it should be able to keep even an overclocked i7 running smoothly.

Today we will be looking at the new Frio CPU cooler from Thermaltake. There are a ton of coolers on the market so at times it can be difficult to sort through the mess and find whats right for you.

Review Snipit: Today for review Ive got another CPU Cooler from our friends at Thermaltake called the Frio. This cooler is aimed at those that like to overclock their CPUs. The Frio is fairly large but it performs very well especially when running on an overclocked CPU. It comes with two fans that have in-line speed controllers on them, and the cooler itself features five U-shaped heatpipes. Ive put it up against my current CPU cooler, the Noctua NH-U12P on my Corei5 750 CPU running at both stock and overclocked speeds and I have to say that I am truly impressed by the performance of this cooler. So read on…

The cooler we have for review today, the Thermaltake Frio, has been designed to handle up to 220w of thermal design power and is fully compatible with six core processors. With five large 8mm heatpipes set into a wide copper base, and supporting all of the major socket types, both Intel 775/1156/1366 and AMD AM2/+/3, the Frio is ready for maximum performance. A tower style cooler with dual 120mm fans setup in a push/pull configuration, mounted to 48 0.5mm thick aluminum fins and a bolt-through socket mounting show that the Frio means business. At over 1,000 grams, this is certainly no light-weight contender.