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Thermaltake V1 AX (CL-P0508)

The first modding cooler we are going to talk about today is from Thermaltake Company. We have already reviewed it before. The new “AX” model of the V1 fan-shaped cooler has minimal differences from the predecessor, so it has the same package:

There is a clear plastic casing inside the cardboard box with cut-out windows on both sides. It holds the cooler and a small box with accessories. The accessories bundle includes only the “necessary and sufficient” items, such as two retention plates for LGA775 platform with four screws, a retention clip for Socket 754/939/940/AM2, installation manual and a 1g pack of SilMORE thermal compound:

Thermaltake V1 AX cooler has exact same design as the predecessor. The only difference is the heatsink material: now the heatsink plates are made of aluminum:

So, the cooler weight lowered from 637g to 420g. The cooler is still based on four copper heatpipes 6mm in diameter that are now nickel-plated. The heatpipes lie in special grooves in the cooler base and are soldered to it: