I'd love to see a scaled down version (with slightly changed top cover) for the 'regular' Ryzen AM4 products. That's a damn fine looking piece of hardware IMHO.
Don't really need an AiO for TR2 when Noctua sells TR4 optimized air cooler towers with pretty good performance and total IHS coverage. Additionally, even non-TR4 sized coldplate AiOs still work mostly fine, albeit the reduced coverage impacts overall performance.
The article mentions this cooler is compact and should fit in smaller cases. For some, that will be worth the price, although many in that market would be choosing between this and an AIO.
To do a fair comparative, let's use the same size fan. So use the Noctua NH-U12S TR4-SP3 instead. The noctua fan has half the rotation speed of the CM Wraith ripper (1500 rpm vs 2700), so I sure it's much quieter. The CM has an airflow of 76,4 m³/h, the Noctua gets 93,4 m³/h.
The Noctua NH-U12S TR4-SP3 is also only $70, and comes with a 6 year warranty. Yeah, Noctua is the obvious choice.
The question is whether or not AMD (and CM in this case) understand who their target market should be. Threadripper chips that have 32 cores, cost $2k, and run most games at slower framerates than CPUs costing less than a fourth that amount are not really what most gamers need or want, and people who want to buy TR for work are really not impressed by RGB lighting and plastic shrouds that attempt to make PC components look like something other than what they are.
Love the look and the ThreadRipper logo. Just won't be as truthful if I choose to use it with a CPU that has a different name in the future. Cool looking nonetheless.
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bill.rookard - Wednesday, August 15, 2018 - link
I'd love to see a scaled down version (with slightly changed top cover) for the 'regular' Ryzen AM4 products. That's a damn fine looking piece of hardware IMHO.tarqsharq - Wednesday, August 15, 2018 - link
That would be awesome. I like the Wraith Prism I have right now but something quieter and about as pretty would be a superb upgrade.satai - Wednesday, August 15, 2018 - link
"programmable RGB lighting"The next generation is going to play Entrance of the Gladiators by Julius Fucik under load?
Cellar Door - Wednesday, August 15, 2018 - link
At $120 this will be a tough sell vs an AIO - definitely would like to see this vs less expensive dual tower coolers.eek2121 - Wednesday, August 15, 2018 - link
Considering that AiOs for Threadripper are in limited supply, I doubt it.JoeyJoJo123 - Wednesday, August 15, 2018 - link
Don't really need an AiO for TR2 when Noctua sells TR4 optimized air cooler towers with pretty good performance and total IHS coverage. Additionally, even non-TR4 sized coldplate AiOs still work mostly fine, albeit the reduced coverage impacts overall performance.ikjadoon - Wednesday, August 15, 2018 - link
Yeah, how do they expect this to compete with the well-rated Noctua NH-U14S TR4-SP3 edition, which is also rated for a 250W TDP? That's $80 at Amazon.Gothmoth - Wednesday, August 15, 2018 - link
yeah it better have a lot better cooling performance for the price... i don´t need the RGB idiocy.Rocket321 - Friday, August 17, 2018 - link
The article mentions this cooler is compact and should fit in smaller cases. For some, that will be worth the price, although many in that market would be choosing between this and an AIO.Andy Chow - Saturday, August 18, 2018 - link
To do a fair comparative, let's use the same size fan. So use the Noctua NH-U12S TR4-SP3 instead. The noctua fan has half the rotation speed of the CM Wraith ripper (1500 rpm vs 2700), so I sure it's much quieter. The CM has an airflow of 76,4 m³/h, the Noctua gets 93,4 m³/h.The Noctua NH-U12S TR4-SP3 is also only $70, and comes with a 6 year warranty. Yeah, Noctua is the obvious choice.
Gothmoth - Wednesday, August 15, 2018 - link
curious how it compares to my noctua TR cooler.boozed - Wednesday, August 15, 2018 - link
I don't want my heatsink to be "stylish", I just want it to work.GreenReaper - Wednesday, August 15, 2018 - link
You are not necessarily the target market, then.boozed - Thursday, August 16, 2018 - link
There's no necessarily about it, I am absolutely not the target market!twtech - Friday, August 17, 2018 - link
The question is whether or not AMD (and CM in this case) understand who their target market should be. Threadripper chips that have 32 cores, cost $2k, and run most games at slower framerates than CPUs costing less than a fourth that amount are not really what most gamers need or want, and people who want to buy TR for work are really not impressed by RGB lighting and plastic shrouds that attempt to make PC components look like something other than what they are.twtech - Friday, August 17, 2018 - link
Also, commenting on the cooler itself - that thing appears to be absolutely massive. It's a cube the size of the motherboard's entire back panel.GreenReaper - Saturday, August 18, 2018 - link
Hey, some of us want our workplace to look *fabulous!*lenghui - Wednesday, August 15, 2018 - link
Love the look and the ThreadRipper logo. Just won't be as truthful if I choose to use it with a CPU that has a different name in the future. Cool looking nonetheless.boozed - Thursday, August 16, 2018 - link
Black electrician's tape'll fix that