Thermaltake has never been known as the "Elite" of heatsink makers but they have always made very good and servicable cpu coolers. The Volcano II, Volcano 5 and the Volcano 6cu all have their fans and all do an adequate job for most system builders but not overclockers. Then Thermaltake came out with the large and cool-looking Volcano 7. It even had a temperature controlled fan which ran faster as the temps got higher. Bad thing about that was the temp control was at near the top of the fan so it really gauged the case temp and not the actual cpu temp. Still, it was a step in the right direction. The V7 is mostly aluminum with a copper base. Even though the V7 has its fans it still lagged far behind cooling-wise as other heatsinks such as the SK6, Vantec, Dr Thermal, Senfu and most recently the HCC-001, Cak II and the AX-7. So what does Thermaltake do, they make a version of the V7 all solid copper and give it a 3-speed fan and call it the Volcano 7+.

• For AMD Athlon XP 2600+ and Intel 370 and even Intel P4 478 (with adapter included) up to 3.0ghz
• "Tiny fin" technology (36 fins)
• All copper heatsink

• 70x70x25 mm
• rated voltage: 12 vdc
• started voltage: 7.0 vdc
• rated current: 0.55 amp max.
• power input: 6.6 w max.
• 3-speed fan
• H 6000rpm@47 dba
• M 4800rpm@35 dba
• L 3000rpm@24 dba
• 2 ball bearing
• lifetime: 75,000 hours
• 3-pin connector

Instead of coming in a box like most heatsinks do the V7+ comes in a plastic blister pack advertising what it does on the front and the specs on the back. Included is the obligatory small pack of thermal goo and a nice Thermaltake case badge along with the adapter for a P4.