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The Thermalright TRUE Spirit 140 Power Universal CPU Cooler is an tower style heatsink with a copper base and 6x 8mm heat pipes compared to other True Spirit 140s' with 6x 6mm heat pipes. The large heatsink fin array, provides dissipating area of up to 150*125mm, and makes complete use of the airflow, with 140mm or 120mm fan. This cooler supports multiple platforms making it a wise choice for those that may be changing hardware. The Thermalright TY-140 fan is included and is PWM enabled with a max RPM of 1300 with 73.6 CFM.

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Quote: The True Spirit 140 "Power" is without a doubt the top model of the Thermalright "Value" series.

True to their motto “innovated – not imitated” Thermalright not only visually revised the heat sink for the recent version. The “Power” now comes with six 8 mm thick heatpipes (previously 6 mm). Thus, the performance of the True Spirit 140 could be further improved.

This means that the flagship of the True Spirit series still does not need to fear comparison with considerably more expensive models. If you want maximum performance at an affordable price and your case has the necessary width, the True Spirit 140 "Power" is certainly your best choice.

The copper heatpipes now are nickel-plated and offer in combination with the black anodized top-fin a very elegant appearance, probably unique in a cooler in this price range. With the revised design, the new Thermalright Series for 2014 combines for the first time the high-quality optics of the high-priced high-end coolers with the award-winning, outstanding value-for-money of the proven "value" models.

The large heatsink is optimized for 140 mm fans. The narrow design of the cooler makes incompatibilities of the fans with adjacent memory banks avoidable in most cases. The heat sink is equipped with six 6 mm thick, high-quality heat pipes, which are optimally positioned to effectively dissipate the heat generated by the CPU to the 50 aluminum fins. The copper contact surface of the cooler is nickel-plated and highly polished.

The special partly angled fin design serves to minimize the air resistance and at the same time effectively contributes to a considerable reduction of the system temperature. The distance between the aluminum fins was chosen so that the cooler provides a well above-average performance, even at lowest fan speed. Of course, the most powerful cooler of the Thermalright “Value” series knows how to impress with its high quality processing.

A temperature-controlled TY-147 PWM-fan is included with the cooler. The rotation speed varies – depending on the CPU-temperature – between 900 – 1,300 rpm (+/- 15%), resulting in an air flow capacity of about 96 – 125 m³/h. Owing to its sophisticated design, the inner diameter of the fan is even slightly greater than that of a conventional 140 mm fan (!). This mean that even at low speed and correspondingly lower noise, the capacity is higher than the performance of most conventional 120 mm axial fans. For a sufficiently silent operation, the model uses seven blades in a special "torpedo" design. Together with the optimized wings and streamlined frame design, this causes a particularly effective and at the same time also very quiet air flow.

Corresponding to the claim of being the most powerful model of the series, a total of four specially designed fan clips are included. This allows the installation of a second fan, if desired. The fans can be anti-vibration mounted with the enclosed AntiVibe-Pads (8 pcs included). By dispensing the backplate assembly was further simplified.

A universal mounting kit is included, which supports all actual Intel- and AMD sockets (Intel LGA775/1366/1156/1155/2011/1150 and AMD AM2/AM2+/AM3/FM1/FM2). The installation is simple and self-explanatory - an illustrated manual is included.


Length 155 mm (fan included)
Width 80 mm (fan included)
Height 170 mm (fan included)
Wight 880 g (fan included)
Fan dimensions 140 x 152 x 26,5 mm
Fan speed 900 - 1,300 rpm
Air flow96 - 125 mÂł/h
Noise 19 - 21 dB(A)
Fan connector 4-Pin PWM
Heatpipe 6 x 8 mm

First review is out. 1.3c warmer than NH-D14 2011SE with single fan on 3690X@4.5GHz. Wonder how it will do with 2 fans.. or 2 TY-143 fans?

http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/showthread.php?288762-Thermalright-TRUE-Spirit-140-Power

Very impressive!
6x 8mm heatpipes give it as much or more heatpipe area as the best have, but obviously not as much fin area. Everything is plated and black top too.



Best seller in UK is Alternate for ÂŁ43.99, and shipping of ÂŁ9.90. So if you need anything else check their prices as the ÂŁ9.90 is for up to 40kg.

https://www.alternate.co.uk/Thermal...-CPU-cooler/html/product/1132761?event=search


In USA the only authorized seller is Nan's Gaming Gear and they sell TRUE Spirit 140 Power on Amazon for $49.99 delivered.
https://www.amazon.com/Thermalright...s=true+spirit+140+power&qid=1569670108&sr=8-1

https://www.alternate.co.uk/Thermal...-CPU-cooler/html/product/1132761?event=search
 
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Originally Posted by doyll View Post

First review is out. 1.3c warmer than NH-D14 2011SE with single fan on 3690X@4.5GHz. Wonder how it will do with 2 fans.. or 2 TY-143 fans?
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http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/showthread.php?288762-Thermalright-TRUE-Spirit-140-Power

Very impressive!
6x 8mm heatpipes give it as much or more heatpipe area as the best have, but obviously not as much fin area. Everything is plated and black top too.
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2nd fan should be around 3-4c better performance. which means it will pass the noctua
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with less than 2c delta I think I would just take the reduced noise of only needing a single fan. plus this cooler is $54 on Amazon No need to speed $80 on air cooler amymore
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For the price &noise , I don't think anything matches it.
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Pricing in UK is ~ÂŁ 35 (see http://www.scan.co.uk/products/thermalright-true-spirit-140-power)
Prcing in Europe is ~€40 (see http://www.pc-cooling.de/product_info.php?products_id=11701&language=de&ref=1000, http://www.mindfactory.de/product_info.php/Thermalright-True-Spirit-140-Power-Tower-Kuehler_956452.html)
Prcining in USA is ~$45 (see http://www.superbiiz.com/detail.php?name=FAN-TS140P)

Another review over on Awardfabrik, they use Prime95 though
http://awardfabrik.de/guenstiges-trio/10/






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Tall cooler, the only downside IMO.
That's what the 150mm tall True Spirit 120i (new for March 2014, with PCI-e slot offset like the IB-E) and Macho 120 BW RevA are for
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It's not for all applications but for many it will be great for cases and motherboards it will fit.
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Difference on 6mm pipe version between one and two TY-140 fans is 1.5c, but using Gentle Typhoon AP-3 it is 6c cooler. If we get similar results with 8mm pipes the True Spirit 140 Power will be an even better value.
https://www.overclockers.com/thermalright-true-spirit-140-heatsink-review/
 
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Define R4 specs 170mm CPU clearance but that's probably conservative. My R2 spec is "circa 165mm and TC14PE fits no problem. Worst case the tip0s of pipes will rub on sound mat on inside of side cover.

Found this Amazon.de review of TS140 in Define R4
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This review is from: Thermalright True Spirit 140 CPU Cooler for Socket 775/1155/1366/AM2/AM3/FM1 (accessory)
It has already been written here as well as everything about the product. Here are my comments about the device: The cooler has a very good cooling performance (my AMD Phenom II X4 3.4 it cools in the IDLE down to room temperature (28 ° C) sub-let the temperature rises no higher than 37 ° C. My housing. : Fractal Design Define R4) The installation is easy, until you get to the fan. This secure it with the supplied brackets to the cooling block is a true torment I would recommend this to fasten only on both sides of the upper hooks of the brackets, then the bottom. If an attempt is only on one side of the bracket completely secure, slip the whole thing and you quickly lose the nerves.

Furthermore: The imaginary for decoupling, enclosed rubber pads between the cooling block and the fan are subsequently not where the fans really rests, head to your in the instruction sheet. I've completely removed, trimmed and repositioned (left and right, at the edge of the cooling block). The fan itself may be on the rotor blades poorly deburred was the case at least for me, I have also processed again with a file.

Overall, the fan most of the time PWM Controlled running with me at about 550 RPM. Thus it is not audible to me. For the price a good acquisition.

Edit December 2013: Have now an AMD FX 8350 Octa-Core processor running under this cooler. With Arctic Cooling MX2 thermal paste even this does not get hotter than 50 ° C, with three case fans (2x 120mm 1x140mm) in the unchanged Case (fractal R4) provide for passage.
You will need 70mm clearance from center of CPU to PCI-E socket, but that shouldn't be a problem.

I always do a "practice" mounting before applying TIM just to familiarize myself with any potential problems. Only takes a couple minutes and alleviates the potential for poor TIM seat.

A good magnetic tip on screwdriver eases the installation of mounting screws.

Mounting fans is a PITA. Practice mounting them a few times before install and be sure to install fan clips on cooler before installing cooler.
 
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I recently used the last of my IC diamond, what TIM do you recommend to use?
I've heard both good and bad about IC Diamond.

TRUE Spirit 140 Power comes with Chill Factor III.

I bought several tubes of Thermalright's Chill Factor III so will be using them for awhile. As it's want I've been using for testing It's hard to change.
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Before that it was Phanteks PH-NDC and Arctic MX-4.

If I was starting fresh it would be a hard choice.. GELID's GC-Extreme or Prolimatech's PK-3. Both are easy to use and give very good results.

There are several very good thermal pastes out there. All within a degree or two.
http://www.tomshardware.com/charts/thermal-compound-charts/-5-CPU-Air-Cooling-Low-Pressure,3365.html
http://www.tomshardware.com/charts/thermal-compound-charts/-4-CPU-Air-Cooling-High-Pressure,3364.html
 
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Originally Posted by doyll View Post

I've heard both good and bad about IC Diamond.

I bought several tubes of Thermalright's Chill Factor III so will be using them for awhile. As it's want I've been using for testing It's hard to change.
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Before that it was Phanteks PH-NDC and Arctic MX-4.

If I was starting fresh it would be a hard choice.. GELID's GC-Extreme or Prolimatech's PK-3. Both are easy to use and give very good results.
Gelid. I love it. It has no cure time and the tube you get for $12 is good for like 20+ applications.
 
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Was doing some calculations for heat pipe area and fin contact area.
TRUE Spirit 140 Power has 6x 8mm pipes compared to normal TRUE Spirit 140 having 6x 6mm pipes.
That is 33% more heat pipe surface area contacting each fin.
TS140 has 50 fins and TS140P has 46.
That is 8% less fins.
8% less fins gives us 29% more heat pipe to fin contact area transmitting heat from pipes to fins and into air.
 
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Thanks.

I was wondering how efficiently the heat pipe to surface area translates to the CPU temperature decrease. Is there any formula about this in general, not specifically related to the TS140P?

Does it also depends a lot on the architecture of the rad (single/dual tower, fins airflow orientation, flat base, etc..)?

I see it as a Logit curve. I guess there is a point where the increase of surface area does not provide any decrease in temps.



(where Y=CPU temp and X=heat pipe to surface area).

What do you think?
 
#21 ·
Yes, it's all very important. The cooler is only as good as it's weakest link.

For these big coolers (large heatpipe & fin area) to show their cooling ability they need high TDP CPUs.
  • 1st, how well the base transfers heat from CPU chip (in middle of CPU) to heat pipes. Base materaial & attachment to pipes is key here.
  • 2nd, how well the heatpipes transfer that heat to fin pack and into fins. Fin attachment to pipes is the key here.
  • 3rd, how well the airflow through fins transfers heat from fins into air. Fin design & airflow are key here.
There are many different designs of heatpipe wick to draw liquid back to base. Some perform better than others.
 
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By my crude calculations the TRUE Spirit 140 Power with 8mm pipes has about 30% more pipe to fin contact area than TRUE Spirit 140. That is assuming both measure 107.5mm from bottom of fins to top of press fit flange on top of top fin... Which is the length of fin metal in contact with heatpipe.

Fin area is about 13% less for TRUE Spirit 140 Power is about 13% less than for TRUE Spirit 140; 45 fins on TS140P compared to 51 fins on TS140.

What is interesting is much better the cooling is.

Lenny over on Bit-Tech tested it on his i7 920 @ 4.2Ghz using TY-143 fans. His testing shows TRUE Spirit 140 Power 0.3c warmer with one fan at 1200rpm than NH-D14 was with 2 of the same fans at 1200rpm. Both running 2 fans at 1200rpm the TRUE Spirit 140 Power is 2c cooler, and 2 fnas at 2500rpm it's 3c better.. Remember this is NH-D14 with 2500rpm TY-143 fans, not it's stock 1200/1300rpm fans. Stock TRUE Spirit 140 Power uses a TY-147 fan. Same performance as TY-143 at same rpm.

http://forums.bit-tech.net/showthread.php?t=269339

On an i7 3690x @4.5Ghz TRUE Spirit 140 Power was 0.8c warmer than NH-D14 SE 2011 65/4c to 66.2c). Also 3c better than TRUE Spirit 140 with 6mm pipes.


And at same time was 2.5dBA quieter (42.4c to 39.9c)
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http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/showthread.php?288762-Thermalright-TRUE-Spirit-140-Power
 
#24 ·
Look at some reviews and see how the old Archon performs against NH-D14. If it's as good as D14 than it's as good as TRUE Spirit 140 Power.
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