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I am confident when I say that the Thermaltake Contac29 is possibly the best value cooler on the market right now. If you have been following the review from the first page I am pretty confident you will agree.
When we weigh in the performance both at reference and overclocked, overvolted speeds it delivers class leading results … for the money.
Thermaltake have ticked many boxes which is always good to see, they haven't skimped on the included extras; kits for both Intel and AMD processors, rubber anti vibration mounts for an additional fan and even a little tube of high quality thermal paste.
Another point worth mentioning is the build quality, which I can safely say is fantastic. The fan is high quality and doesn't generate a lot of noise, the heatpipes are well constructed and connect well with the core and the fin design. It's as good as we have seen in a cooler under £40.
When you consider the asking price in the UK of only £20 it is hard to find fault, and we literally couldn't. Unless you are attempting overclocking records on air, then this cooler will handle a wide variety of demands on both platforms.
KitGuru says: Great cooling can cost a substantial amount of money, but it does not need to be that way. The Thermaltake Contac29 nails any requirement you might have for a budget cooler – easy to fit, quiet in operation with impressive cooling performance. Well thought out from start to finish.
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My buddy has this cooler its great for the price, I agree.
Really solid results in t hose tests. I had been looking at a new one.
It was the only thing putting me off the NOctua cooler. the incredibly high price which I thought was quite ridiculous. costs more than the Corsair watercooling H50 for instance in the UK. Surely a lump of metal cant cost more than pumps, radiators etc?
I have an old arctic cooling product, I think it might be good time for an upgrade 🙂
Nice review, I read a few reviews of this before and it seems everyone loves it. they must be doing somethign right 🙂
Heh, good timing, was just heading out to get a new cooler for my new 6 core AMD chip. shall hunt this out ! thanks.
I love the orange fan, is it ok to say that without getting slagged off ? 🙂
I like that, and congratulations to Thermaltake for not ripping people off. some of these new coolers are ridiculously priced.
wow thats better than I thought it would be. I passed over it in a shop recently when I saw the crappy box and cheap price. shall have another look over it.
nice to see a site focusing on AMD CPUs for change, there are a lot of us out there with an eye on value for money !
I skimped over reviews of this in the past, but I read the KitGuru one (as I do with all of them). What a great product, and so well priced.
Hello editors, thanks for the review, found it on google. helped me make a buying decision!
Excellent review and nice cross section of coolers showing comparative products and a single class leading one at 3 times the price for any possible gains if you can dip further into your bank.
I think I will order one of these for my upcoming AMD system build 🙂
Thanks, I was wondering about this and I don’t trust many sites for reviews. Might pick one of these up next week in our local store, although its 25 quid with them.
Its purty ! I like it. good price too, I like it more. Ordered one from YoyoTech this morning
I’m going for it! Does anyone know if Thermaltake does a version with the second fan included in the box already?
Dont think they do Pete. ive never seen them. if i were you id pick up a 120mm Noctua fan and slot that on, they do give the rubber mounts with the cooler. probably cost £8
If you are on a budget, these are good fans. for very little money.
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=FG-037-AK&groupid=701&catid=57&subcat=4