Thermaltake POLO 735 Extreme 3 in 1 Cooler :: mvk.tech :: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 295 285 275 260 ATI Radeon HD 4890 4870 4850 4830 :: MVKTech

You won't find a mirror finish on the Thermaltake POLO 735 Cooler. While some people have a personal opinion as to lapping to mirror smooth finish or leaving a etched surface is left to the eye of the beholder. As long as a surface is flat and even as possible, that in most cases will promote proficient heat transfers, however to make up for these differences in surfaces, thermal paste is always used and necessitated for premium performance.

This Cooler will not fit the LGA775 Pentium 4. If you are looking for a Socket T cooling solution the POLO 735 is not for you. Thermaltake offers other cooling solutions for the LGA775 and you can find them here and here.

The Thermaltake 80 x 80 x 32mm fan is thicker than most standard fan designs. This facilitates a better cross section of air flow giving more of a vortex style pressure when used in conjunction with the aggressive three bladed delta fan design. This creates air channeling and will give higher pressure of air in the given area of air displacement, while eliminating turbulence.

Thermaltake goes all out with giving you the choice of reostatic control of your POLO 735 Cooler, multi-platform mounting brackets and thermal sensor allowing the user to set and forget, a unique auto temperature control interface and everything needed to install on most popular computer rigs.

Straight up, I like the fact this kit includes two controller assemblies, this is a sign that Thermaltake is considering its end user by offering both controllers to the package. This allows different configurations and access to the control of the fan. This controller can be mounted conveniently in any 3.5" drive bay and looks sweet with the brushed aluminum finish.

*Note* Do not use both controllers at the same time, serious damage will occur and could cause an electrical overload.

Our CPU was lapped to a mirror finish from a previous review we did so I just cleaned off the old thermal compound and installed some fresh paste included with the POLO 735 Cooler. Just a little dab will do ya! Do not use your fingers to smooth this out! Use something like a laytex glove or a matchbook cover or anything that will allow you to spread the thermal paste smooth and flat.

For the Intel socket 478 we installed the proper retention clip inside the slot as shown to the above right and made sure the clip faced upwards. Doing this the right way at this point will save you the hassle of figuring this out when your ready to mount the Cooler to the CPU.

Glide the Cooler into the CPU socket area and then pre-install the two retaining levers included with the kit. The above picture show you exactly what the installation should look like at this point. The CPU fan orientation was that of having the power leads in the upper left corner of the mother-board. This is a user preference and the fan be mounted with the power leads facing any direction you like.

The locking levers serve as a retention mechanism and apply the proper force that secures the block to your CPU. If you take notice the levers are grooved to facilitate the proper placement of the retaining lever, there are nipples on the retention lever that fit into the locking levers to properly secure the mechanism. Did you get that?

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