Thermalright HR-01 - BigBruin
BigBruin reviewed the passive CPU cooler Thermalright HR-01. The final score is 4.5 out of 5, with the only negative point being the huge size of this cooler. However, this is what gives the Thermalright HR-01 the very good cooling ability without the noise generated by a fan. In the conclusion BigBruin writes:
The Thermalright HR-01 would be perfect for a HTPC, or any situation where you need your computer to be at its absolute quietest. With no fan on the HR-01, the processor cooler makes absolutely no noise. I was initially concerned that it would not be able to cool my Opteron 148 sufficiently, but in my tests I received a 10 degrees Celsius drop from the stock AMD CPU cooler. Considering its performance in the review, I would say that this cooler should be able to keep your processor nice and cool.
If you want an absolute noiseless CPU cooler and don’t overclock your processor to the limit, this is a very good but huge cooler.
Read the full review here.