Introduction

While your CPU is underneath what looks like a chuck of metal scavenged from a battleship hull, your chipset is often left with either a simple extruded aluminium number or hidden with a spider chain of heatsinks and heatpipes.

If your motherboard has the former, and you’re looking for a bit more overclocking headroom, you’ll need to search for an upgrade. There are several solutions, but today I have Thermalright’s HR-05. Let see how it performs.

Specifications

Features

• Passively cooled heatsink design for no-noise operation (70mm Fan optional)
• Proprietary through holes on fins for efficient ventilation
• Soldered fins to copper base (nickel plated) to make effective contact
• Light weight and easy installation

Dimensions

L77.9 x W19(fin), W30(base)x H105 (mm), without fan

Weight

145g (heat sink only)

Fan support

Any 70x70x15mm fan