ThermalRight SLK-800

Manufacturer: ThermalRight
Supplied by: ThermalRight
Price: $49.95 (less fan)

By Dean Barker  (7/19/2002)

Introduction

When we last saw a ThermalRight around here, it was in the form of the SK-6.  At that time, the SK-6 took everyone by storm with excellent performance only rivaled by the Swiftechs.  That was about a year ago.  Since then, we have seen the AX-7s around and of late the return of the SK-6 sink design.  This time however, the principle of bigger is better is employed.  Bigger sink and bigger fan.. if you want.  What this means is that the SLK-800 can take 60mm, 70mm, or 80mm fans of varying heights.  While a novel concept that is certainly noteworthy but who is gonna put a small fan on a fat sink?  Versatility is great but hey, if you're gonna be a bear, be a grizzly!  Thanks to the good folks at ThermalRight we are gonna see just how loud this bear can growl.

The packaging from ThermalRight was a large, thick cardboard logo box molded to keep the sink from moving around and being damaged during shipping.  This is important and you will see why in a moment.  With a solid copper sink, oxidation is a major concern.  The SLK-800 came in a sheath of plastic to lessen the risk of any moisture marring the product.  Let's unwrap this puppy and see what we have.

Specifications

• Application: Intel Socket 370 and AMD Socket 462.
• Dimensions (sink only): 87 x 56.4 x 48mm (top) tapering to 57.5 x 56.4 x 48mm (bottom) 
• Weight (sink only): 505 grams.
• Copper construction
• Fan: None included

The main body of the sink is comprised of 34 thin fins that taper from a wide 87mm to a slightly smaller 57.5mm at the base.  The fins had a mirror like polish about them.  So much so in fact that we could read by reflection off of them. 

To give you some idea of how much bigger the SLK-800 is, below is a shot of it next to the SK-6.  Quite a difference eh? 

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