Thermaltake Frio Extreme CPU Cooler Now Available

By Douglas Perry
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Thermaltake is rolling out its Frio Extreme CPU cooler that was announced earlier this year.

The dual-tower design with two 14 mm fans uses 0.4 mm aluminum fins, a VR/PWM fan controller, as well as six 6 mm heat pipes. The manufacturer says the Frio Extreme works for CPUs up to 250 watts of power.

The fan is covered by a 10-year warranty that includes the heat sink, fans and controller. The Frio Extreme is offered for Intel LGA 2011, 1366, 1155, 1156, and 775 as well as AMD FM1, AM3+, AM3, AM2+, and AM2.

The cooler is sold for MSRP $99.99. 

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36 Comments Comment from the forums
  • dragonsqrrl
    My computer doesn't need RAM...
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  • cmcghee358
    ^ lol
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  • halcyon
    Well, it certainly doesn't look light-weight. I like my motherboard in one piece. ...think I'll stick with my Corsair H100. It cools good enough.
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  • stingstang
    2 14mm fans, huh? Damn that's a small $100 cooler!!
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  • stingstang
    Nothing like a product worth 33% of your processor giving you 20% more performance.
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  • $100 is way too much and it looks like you would need some extra low profile DIMMs to fit them under there.
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  • viridiancrystal
    Just got a regular frio and I have to say, there is absolutely no need for better cooling (my FX-8120 idles around 10-12C, in a 20C room). If there is, best place to go is water. Besides, one of my ram slots is covered, the thing is HUMONGOUS!
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  • pharoahhalfdead
    I paid the same price for my Vigor Monsoon III when bought it years ago. Like mine, this cooler is gonna limit which ram can be used. I'm stuck with low profile, but I also think mine might be bigger.
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  • halcyon
    ViridiancrystalJust got a regular frio and I have to say, there is absolutely no need for better cooling (my FX-8120 idles around 10-12C, in a 20C room). If there is, best place to go is water. Besides, one of my ram slots is covered, the thing is HUMONGOUS!Below ambient, eh? Hmmmm...
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  • ViridiancrystalJust got a regular frio and I have to say, there is absolutely no need for better cooling (my FX-8120 idles around 10-12C, in a 20C room). If there is, best place to go is water. Besides, one of my ram slots is covered, the thing is HUMONGOUS!Yeah, there's something wrong with your sensors. Air cooling can't get your CPU temperature below ambient temperature. How does that even make sense?
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