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Now that we had a chance to look over the outside of the package, lets take a look at the cooler itself. Packed in a soft foam tray, the TPC-812 is well protected from damage during shipping. The accessories package contains everything needed to mount the cooler onto all of the latest sockets.
With the cooler out of the box and one side of the foam tray removed, we get our first look at the TPC-812 cooler. Built for overclocking with a rated 300W TDP, the TPC-812 is quite capable of handling Intel's maximum TDP on the Core i7 2600k and and i7 3960x CPUs, leaving headroom for some serious overclocking.
Turning the cooler around provides a look at the new fin design, and how the cooling fins overlap one another. The fans attach to the mounting clips with four fan screws. Once the retention clips are mounted on, the fans simply clip onto the cooler.
The tips of the heatpipes that extend through the top have a clean soldered finish. Offset heatpipes allow for increased airflow while the base has been polished to an even finish. Here we also see the 120mm fan and mounting brackets ready to be installed on the cooler.
Now a rear view of the fan and brackets.
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Doing about 80cfm out of the fan choice I picked, going up would be nice but I also like the fan management to keep things low >> went for too many years with high db fans. I use the Phantom fanbus to keep everything at the lowest hum I can.
Although if things get crazy during gaming I can always turn that up and then crank the volume and drown it out for the short period.
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I personally would go with CM. I have CM products and love it. I have a Thermaltake case which I love, but I'd stick with CM because my V6 GT is a great product and has not failed. Actually, their fans have lasted way longer that the case fans or previous fans I've had.