Phanteks PH-TC14PE 140mm UFB (Updraft Floating Balance) CPU Cooler

Reviews(248)

4.2
TOP FAVORABLE REVIEW
Best Heatsink I've ever Bought

Black Heatsinks
Cools great
PWM Control
Very quiet even on full load
Rubber isolated mounts
Fits in my Corsair 300R Windowed Case

The mounting screws for the heatsink to the motherboard have a maximum tightness set. This prevents over tightening and possible damage as well as ensure the most efficient connectivity the CPU.

i7-4770K @ 4.4 GHz Vcore @1.248 volts
Idle: 80-85 °F
Load: 170 °F (AIDA64 Stability Test - 10 minutes)

The white border on the fans would look better in black.

The fans should really be PWM fans and not use a weird splitter to a PWM cable. This creates extra clutter in my system with more cables that also don't match being white in color.

The metal mounts for the fans (This could just be me) were quite difficult to get into the mounts onto the fans without bending them excessively.

The method used for screwing the heatsink to the motherboard isn't the greatest. It would be better if they reversed the design, instead of the male end of the screw on the motherboard mount put that on the mount on the heatsink and the female end on the motherboard mounting end. This would make it a lot easier to line up and screw in especially because this cooler is huge and there isn’t a lot of room in between the towers.

My G.Skill Ripjaw ram did not fit. The front fan would sit on the rams heatsinks and cause the side panel to not fit. After getting some low profile ram everything fit perfectly.

Also I did not use the massive amount of thermal paste included, I used Artic MX-4.

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VS
TOP CRITICAL REVIEW
I wish it could have worked out =(

Has a LOT of cooling potential, high performance air cooling is a wonderful thing.

Mine arrived broken in two ways:
The top of the heatsink was damaged so the top panel would fall off. Also, the baseplate was slightly bent so I couldn't mount the cooler without fear of breaking my mobo (the mounting screws were too high to drop the plate). It seems to be quite fragile, so be careful.

I wish it had worked out, I had high hopes for it. Also note that you will have trouble with tall RAM.

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Features & Details

  • 700 RPM - 1200 RPM +/- 10% w/ PWM
  • 45.1 CFM - 78.1 CFM w/ PWM
  • Aluminum & Copper

Specifications

Model
BrandPhanteks
ModelPH-TC14PE
Details
ColorWhite
TypeFan & Heatsinks
Fan Size140mm
CPU Socket CompatibilityIntel Socket: LGA 2011 / LGA 1366 / LGA 1156 / LGA 1155 / LGA 1150 / LGA775 AMD Socket: FM1 / AM3+ / AM3 / AM2+ / AM2 (stock backplate required)
Bearing TypeUFB (Updraft Floating Balance)
RPM700 RPM - 1200 RPM +/- 10% w/ PWM
Air Flow45.1 CFM - 78.1 CFM w/ PWM
Noise Level13.4 dBA - 19 dBA w/ PWM
Power Connector4 Pin PWM
Heatsink MaterialAluminum & Copper
Fan Mounting Types to HeatsinkHorizontal
Dimensions & Weight
Max CPU Cooler Height171 mm
Fan Dimensions140 x 140 x 25 mm, Dual Fans includes
Heatsink Dimensions134 x 140 x 160 mm (without fan) 159 x 140 x 171 mm (with Dual Fans)
Weight1100/1250g (with single/Dual Fan)
Features
FeaturesPower: Current (Ampere): 0.24A Rate Voltage: 12V Input Power: 2.8W Blade Geometry: 9 White colored Blades with MVB Design 5 x 8mm dia. Heat-pipes
Package Contents
Package Contents1x PH-TC14PE Heatsink 2x PH-F140 Premium fan, (Maelstrom Air Fort Optimization drive) PH-F140 Fan accessory 6 x rubber bar, 12x fan clip adaptor, 6x fan wire clip, 16x rubber pad 1x PWM external adaptor (Pulse Width Modulation, P.W.M. ) SoliSku mounting kits for Intel LGA 2011/1155/1156/1366/775 and AMD FM1/AM3+/AM3/AM2+/AM2 (stock backplate required) 1x Y Fan Splitter 1x PH-NDC Thermal Compound Phanteks PH-TC14PE User's manual.
Additional Information
First Listed on NeweggNovember 16, 2011
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