Thermalright HR-05 Northbridge Cooler
Thermalright HR-05 - Up Close and Specification
Published: 9th February 2007 | Source: SpecialTech | Price: |
The HR-05 is built to the same solid standards that I had come to expect of Thermalright. Certainly handling the cooler gives you confidence in the build quality of it.
The cooler is very tall for a North Bridge cooler and you may have to beware of this if your case has a problem as far as height is concerned. However it does mean that it is very thin leaving a lot of space either side of it once installed.
The base of the HR-05 does not have a mirror finish but instead has a roughened appearence. This is very flat as I found out when I tested it with a plate of glass, so the contact should be good.
The base is copper plated with Nickel, like most Thermalright coolers. I have found that the Nickel plate does not affect performance much at all, but the most hardcore enthusiasts amoung us would perhaps lap it to get the 1°C improvement that it would give.
Overall the cooler is great looking and is pretty impressive once installed (see later pages).The build quality is top-notch and I was impressed by the quality of the welds on the heatpipes to the base.
Specifications and Features (taken from Thermalright )
Features:
Specifications and Features (taken from Thermalright )
Features:
* Proprietary through holes on fins for effiecient ventilation
* Soldered fins to copper base (nickel plated) to make effective contact
* Light weight and easy installation
Technical Spec.:
Dimension:L77.9 x W19(fin), W30(base)x H105 (mm), without fan
Weight:145g (heat sink only)
Optional FanAny 70x70x15mm fan
Motherboard Compatibility: Intel Pentium-4 LGA775 platform
ATI: Radeon Express 200
Intel: 975X, 955X, 945G, 945P, 945PL, 925X, 925XE, 915G, 915P, 865PE, 848P
nVidia: nForce4 SLI Intel Edition
SiS: SiS 656, SiS 661FX/964
VIA: P4M800, PT880 Ultra Intel Pentium-4 Socket 478 platformIntel: 865, 865G, 845, 845PE, 875
Most Recent Comments
Nice review m8 
Another EXCELLENT review. I was really surprised when I opened the box and saw how big mine was.
I also like how they have 2 versions (straight and offset)
Also like you pointed out it is beautifully made (especially compared to other finned Chipset coolers).
I also like how they have 2 versions (straight and offset)
Also like you pointed out it is beautifully made (especially compared to other finned Chipset coolers).
good review mate
it could of been better if you also tested it with a decent 70mm fan on it
cheers.
it could of been better if you also tested it with a decent 70mm fan on it
cheers.
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Originally Posted by name='Raging'
good review mate
it could of been better if you also tested it with a decent 70mm fan on it cheers. |
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Originally Posted by name='markkleb'
Also like you pointed out it is beautifully made (especially compared to other finned Chipset coolers).
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Originally Posted by name='markkleb'
I also like how they have 2 versions (straight and offset)
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Originally Posted by name='markkleb'
Also like you pointed out it is beautifully made (especially compared to other finned Chipset coolers).
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Originally Posted by name='Raging'
good review mate
it could of been better if you also tested it with a decent 70mm fan on it cheers. |
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Originally Posted by name='ai_01'
awesome review as always kemp, we all know ur busy, would be pretty cool to see what temps would be with a fan on it.
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Cheers lads
w00t! 
...that looks awsome
...that looks awsomevery nice review! you should do a nb heatsink shootout between like 4 models and rule the best of the best.
Look at the drop in temp! Amazing!
Nice review Kemp!
Nice review Kemp!
quite a nice difference in temp,nice one
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