Stefan Mileschin

Thermaltake released the Riing Silent 12 Pro heatsink, showing off their then-new 120 mm fan. This cooler has been out for a few years but we’re getting the opportunity to test it here today to see how well it performs in our testing suite. Coolers based on a 120 mm design typically need faster fans to improve their cooling capacity which in turn creates more noise, but this one doesn’t spin so fast. It is designed to be very quiet. We’ll put this cooler to the test and see if there’s a trade-off between cooling performance and audible noise and if that “Silent” in Thermaltake Riing Silent 12 Pro is justified.



Features

On their product page, Thermaltake has a lot to say about the design. For one thing, they tout the eleven-blade fan with specially designed blades to enhance airflow. The fan is assisted in this by their frame, which they call a “wind blocker frame.” It was “designed to direct airflow towards the middle section of the blade, thereby creating a compression effect and blocking any air from escaping.” They further describe the fan’s fluid dynamic bearing, showing us a nice diagram, perhaps the best diagram ever of an FDB.

FDB Diagram

Thermaltake has taken steps to make this a quiet heatsink, the fan has vibration-absorbing pads at all four corners and a pair of fan clips that further attenuate sound. Finally, let us not forget the Riing LED, which they advertise as a patented feature. Thermaltake sent a heatsink with Red accents and LED as well as being available with blue accents.

https://www.overclockers.com/thermal...atsink-review/