Thermalright Venomous X pictured

Thrax

Thermalright Venomous X pictured

mirage

I have not seen any lapped TRUE cooling worse than the original. Not again Thermalright, I don't want the convex base.

Thrax

A convex base puts extra pressure on the center of the CPU where the dies are, ensuring superior contact. Old heatsinks were con<i>cave</i>, which is very different.

mirage

Thrax wrote:

A convex base puts extra pressure on the center of the CPU where the dies are, ensuring superior contact. Old heatsinks were con<i>cave</i>, which is very different.

I had a convex one like others. See at the links below
http://www.cryo-laboratory.com/forums/reviews-guides/67789-thermalright-ultra-120-extreme-review.html


See another one here