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Review: LGA 775 CPU Cooler Mega Test

by Matt Davey on 1 June 2007, 14:45

Tags: Gigabyte (TPE:2376), Thermalright, Zaward, Intel (NASDAQ:INTC), Zalman (090120.KQ), Akasa, Cooler Master, Thermaltake (3540.TWO), OCZ (NASDAQ:OCZ), Scythe, SilverstoneTek, Arctic, Tuniq, Noctua, TITAN Technology

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--- Mounting System and Fitment Time

Mounting System

The Ultra-120 is yet another cooler that requires a back plate to be applied to the underside of the motherboard.

Mounting bolts are, as usual, pushed up through the four holes surrounding the CPU socket on the motherboard.



A nice touch is Thermalright's inclusion of anti-vibration strips that sit between the fan and the heat-sink. If a fan is being used, then clips need to be fixed to each side of the cooler to hold it in place.



A top plate mates with the bottom plate to secure the cooler in place. A thin layer of thermal paste has to applied to the CPU and
the bottom of the heat-sink. The heat-sink is then secured to the motherboard using the four spring-loaded screws – tightened, as per usual, from opposing corners to achieve a secure fit and good thermal contact.

Fitment Time



The way that installation is described in the manual implies that it's straightforward and easy. Truth is, though, that fitting the top plate through the bottom of the cooler is tricky and the four spring-loaded screws need patience and care to avoid the heat-sink moving as they're tightened. We also struggled a bit with the fan clips – the shape of the fins makes it hard to fit them to one of the ends.

Fitting took us over 15 minutes. The total time was 935 seconds (15 minutes 35 seconds), resulting in the Ultra-120 sitting down in a lowly 26th place.

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