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Coolage 120TF Transform Heatsink

Measuring in at 126(W) x 63(D) x 150(H) mm the Coolage 120TF isn’t the largest of CPU Coolers. However, weighting approx 750g it’s quite a heavy ‘sink. There are a number of factors which result in this weight, but most dominantly it’s the eight solid copper heat pipes and the thickness of the materials that have been used. This weight and very solid construction helps to achieve the superior sense of quality and strength that this cooler entails. Unlike many other CPU Coolers, its fins aren’t easily bent and its heat pipes cannot be bended, this heat sink is rock solid.

Taking a Bird’s eye view on the Coolage 120 Transform you can clearly see its unique shape. The front (the flat side) is slightly indented which allows for a 120mm fan to sit comfortably. The rear side bends round slightly with pointed ends at either side.

Taking a better look at the front you can clearly see the unique fin design and the placement for a 120mm fan. Also, you should be able to see two grooves, one at each side of the heat sink. These grooves are where the fan clips slot into place to install a 120mm fan of your choice.

The rear side has a much smaller area and therefore cannot take placement of a 120mm fan, or any fan in fact as there is no way of mounting one on this side. This is a slight shame as it would be easy enough for Coolage to make the heat sink dual-fan compatible. This may also improve temperatures further.

The ‘Wind Tunnel Heat sink Technology’ is evident in the photo below. It’s developed by shaping the aluminium fins of the Coolage 120TF which forms many honeycomb holes and slots in the heat sink. This is supposed to increase air inflow and reduce noise over older traditional heat sink designs.

Taking a look at the base of the cooler you can see the Coolage features eight nickel plated copper heat pipes. This is much more than your usual CPU Cooler. Whether it affects performance by much or at all we’ll have to see, but one thing’s for sure, it definitely improves the overall strength and sturdiness of the heat sink.

The heat pipes protrude all the way up through the many aluminium fins until they eventually reach the top, where they can be seen with their raw ends.

The actual base of the Coolage 120TF is constructed from copper and has also been nickel plated in a shiny, although not mirror finish. For a better contact with the CPU’s IHS, Coolage should have not nickel plated the base and simply sanded it completely flat and then polished it instead. However, I must admit the complete nickel plated and aluminium finish does look rather sleek.

To further improve temperatures one new technology which could have been implemented is the ever-growing popular ‘direct-heat pipe technology’. This is where the heat pipes come in contact with the CPU’s IHS directly. With eight heat pipes this could be rather effective…

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