Thermalright's budget brand Cogage brings a budget version of the ever-popular TRUE.
One of the most recognisable brands of heatsink products to cool CPUs is Thermalright, well renowned in the enthusiast space for their excellent and top-of-the-line performing Ultra 120 eXtreme heatsinks (in LGA1366, Black, Copper and even for graphics cards).
One of the biggest downsides to one of Thermalright's heatsinks is the giant pricetag - at $130 Australian for the LGA1366 version it can seem a huge leap for those looking for overclocking on a small budget, which is exactly the space that Cogage is going to fill.
They've released the Cogage TRUE Spirit, which is a cut-down version of the Ultra 120 eXtreme and is manufactured to less exacting standards while retaining the same tower design and a RRP of only US$39.95.
Aluminium cooling fins paired with copper heatpipes and a roughly finished (though still quite flat) base are a great start for any heatsink, and they've even thrown in a fan to sweeten the deal.
Unfortunately this cooler is only compatible for the LGA1366 socket, and comes with a retention bracket that uses pushpins to attach it to the CPU - at least you won't need to remove the mobo from the case to get this thing in there!
It's an interesting compromise between good design and material choice, so jump into the gallery of pics to see just what they've done, and pick up an upcoming Issue of Atomic for the full review to see if this budget heatsink can live up to it's ancestral origins.
Issue: 133 | February, 2012