CPU cooler Thermalright HR-02 Macho

Today we will analyze a CPU heat sink by Thermalright: the HR-02 Macho. This is a gigantic heat sink and features a 140 mm fan. Created with the aim to further improve the good quality/price of the previous HR-02.

Conclusions

We are with a really superb product. It's cheap, it's capable to deal with a Core i7 920 in overclocking; it's huge so it gives you that feeling of security such that you even can uninstall programs dedicated to monitoring temperatures; is equipped with everything you need, including a 140mm fan. As for the price, in Italy is not yet officially released but you can find it in European stores from 38 Euros including VAT. In Italy it is possible that the price will be slightly higher, however, the price-performance ratio is exceptional.

Dissipation efficiency
Noise
Design
Quality
Assembly
Price
Overall

PROs

i7 920 in fanless configuration with low temperaturesvery low pricegood construction quality140mm fan bundledThermalright qualitythere are no problems with high-profile RAM

CONs

  • very remarkable size
  • missing additional brackets for a push-pull system
  • Thermal paste in bags instead of a tube

We thank Thermalright for the product supplied to us for testing.

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Translated by Marco Comerci