INTRODUCTION

   If you've been reading our reviews for a while now you already know that traditional CPU coolers have no more room for improvement, at least when it comes to their main bodies (heatsinks). Because of that in order to increase the cooling efficiency of CPU air coolers (faster heat dissipation) manufacturers can do one of four things, increase total surface area, place a larger number or thicker heatpipes, use one or more faster/larger fans or do all of the above. However even though large CPU air coolers perform incredibly well and are aimed towards high-end systems higher cost often coupled with clearance issues are deal breakers for the largest percentage of the consumer market. Thermalright has always catered to the needs of every person in the market (even more so now that they've expanded their product lines to include AIO liquid CPU models - reviews soon) and today with us we have yet another of their mid-range CPU air coolers, the True Spirit 120M Rev.B.

   From our beginning in 2001 THERMALRIGHT has always strived to make the best possible cooling solutions available in the computer market. We have implemented many changes in the industry, like convex cooler base and that are now widely used by in industry today. We choose the best possible higher thermal conductivity values materials, our heat pipes, base plate and fin material is state of the art. High standard product is by our possible cooling solutions art design, the premium quality of material, and the performance test many times before release it. Our Art is to keep the best Quality and Performance on our heatsink.

   The True Spirit 120M Rev.B is the newest addition in the True Spirit family of CPU air coolers by Thermalright and consists by an 145mm tall, 132mm long and 58mm wide aluminum heatsink, four 6mm nickel plated copper heatpipes, based made out of C1100 pure copper and an TY-121G 120mm sleeve-bearing PWM fan which can reach speeds of up to 1800RPM and produce up to 77.28CFM of airflow with just 25dBA of noise. Unlike some other models in the True Spirit line the 120M Rev.B may not feature an H.D.T (heatpipe direct touch) copper base for increased cooling efficiency but thanks to the above combination (and an plastic shroud which keeps the 120mm fan in place) it still sports a somewhat high T.D.P (thermal design power) of 160W. So, let's move forward with our review and see just what the True Spirit 120M Rev.B is capable of.