14 DAY TRIAL // Normally, the name of a product, or of anything, for that matter, usually contains the essence of that which it determines. However, in the case of the new, upcoming cooler from Thermalright, one could say that the name actually describes the total opposite of what the product is actually meant to do (and does). For some reason, the company has decided to dub its newest cooler Spitfire. Regardless of the reason that drove the company to baptize its product this way, whether it's because it sounds catchy or because the heatsink takes the heat from the GPU and spits it out, the heatsink itself is more than capable, whether it spits fire or not.
Powerful, heavy and solid, the Spitfire VGA cooler from Thermalright works with not only AMD's Radeon 5800 graphics adapters, but also on the single-GPU Radeon 4800, the HD 3800, X1900, X1800, X1650, X850 and X800 series. Of course, the heatsink isn't limited to ATI/AMD cards. The cooler may also be paired with the NVIDIA's Quadro FX 3000 series, as well as the GeForce GTS 250, 9800 GTX/GT, 9600s, 9500 GT, 9400 GT, 8800 GTS (G92), 8800 GT, 8600 GTS, 7950 GT, 7900s, 7800s, and 6800 series of adapters.
The Spitfire is aimed at the high-end market and it measures 147 (L) x 123 (W) x 154 (H) mm. Although it's rather heavy, namely weighing 550 grams, the cooler more than makes up for it through its design and the materials used in its construction. The heatsink is made out of a pure copper base, which is plated with nickel. The heat is guided away from the GPU via six 6mm heatpipes and is then dispersed through a high number of unique High-riser patented fins. The heatsink is also designed with support for a 120mm fan, which ensures an optimum heat disposal.
Currently, no pricing and availability details have been given, although the product seems to be in its final stages, which means that the wait should not be too long.
