Thermaltake Extreme Volcano 12

New heatsinks never cease to keep coming out. Some good, some not so good. Others look "cool", yet performance leaves a lot to be desired. Thermaltake has always been a company that focuses on 'coolness' and that fact makes many of the younger generation Thermaltake fans. Their previous heatsink/fan combos have done fairly well at cooling but have never been near the top. Today we'll be looking at their newest and one they call the 'Extreme Volcano 12 Highest Performance Cooler'. Is it a contender or just another pretender?

• Powerful 80x80x32 fan
• 2 ball bearing, triple blades design increases air flow and eliminate air turbulence
• Rated Voltage 12V, Started Voltage 7V
• Power Input 0.96 ~ 5.40W

• 2000 ±10% RPM at 20°C ~
• 5500 ±10% RPM at 55°C

• 26.50 CFM at 20°C
• 72.92 CFM at 55°C

• 21 dBA at 2000 RPM
• 48 dBA at 5500 RPM
• Life Time 80,000 hours

• Dimension: 82x65.6x49 mm (66 fins)
• The best cooling, high density all copper heat sink (66 fins)

Total weight: 708g

Below you see what all comes with the Volcano 12. You get two fan controllers, one that fits in a 3.5" bay in the front or a slot cover for the rear. You can use either, not both. Screws to attach the fan controllers, a temp sensor that will fit under the cpu if you wish to let the fan be temp controlled, jumper and most excellent full-color and detailed instructions. Along with thermal goop.