‘Thermaltake Technology’ is a company that produces PC case designs, power supplies, cooling devices, and peripherals in the PC field. You’ve probably heard of ‘Thermaltake TOUGHFAN 12 Radiator Fan’ at least once.
The ‘Tough Air Cooler Thermaltake TOUGHAIR 510’ to be presented this time is a tower type air cooler that can be equipped with the Thermaltake TOUGHFAN 12 product as a pair of fans. Since it is a structure that can install two fans with good performance at the same time, let’s find out what kind of performance it has through a review.
TOUGHAIR Tough Air 510 is a tower type air cooler with a height of 159.5mm. Therefore, before assembly, you can check if your PC case is compatible with a 160mm height air cooler. The warranty period is 2 years, and it is compatible with motherboards of the latest platforms such as Intel Socket 1700 and AMD AM5, so AMD Raphael 7600 (non-x), 7700 (non-x) or Intel I5 13500, 13400 (without released ) CPU It looks good with the pitches (TDP 180W)
This is the package box of the TOUGHAIR 510. The Thermaltake logo is located on the top of the box and the front end, and the product picture and product name are written in large letters on the front. Detailed specifications and features of the product are listed on the back and side. It generally uses a white font on a black and gray background, giving it a sophisticated and luxurious feel.
The TOUGHAIR Tough Air 510 kit includes a heatsink, two cooling fans, assembly parts, thermal grease, and three instructions. The assembly parts are mounted on the plastic frame like a plastic model and can be easily removed. The manual includes assembly instructions, warranty policy, and precautions, but unfortunately, Korean language is not included. Uniquely, we provide thermal grease with a honeycomb stencil, which can be reused after cleaning.
TOUGHAIR Tough Air 510 measures 123.6(L) x 98.8(W) x 159.6(H) mm, so it should fit into a compatible PC case with a cooler less than 160mm high. The heatsink is a layered structure that is efficient at dissipating heat, found in typical tower air coolers. Heat sink materials are aluminum and copper.
A cover is attached to the top of the product so that the blunt end of the heat pipe is not exposed. The central part of the cover is made of aluminum and has the Thermaltake logo and company name written on it.
It is a structure where four copper heat pipes (Ø6mm) extending in a U shape from the bottom in connection with the CPU penetrate the aluminum heatsink which is stacked in layers. The base is processed in the DTH (Direct Touch Heatpipe) method, so the heat pipe is in direct contact with the CPU to absorb and dissipate heat directly.
TOUGHAIR Tough Air 510 cooling fan. Same specifications as the 1st generation Thermaltake TOUGHFAN 12 fan, this fan has 9 blades and a metal reinforced motor hub for greater durability and stability. The fan material is a material called ‘Liquid Crystal Polymer’, which is used for high-end fans that can withstand vibration and resonance.
The connected 4-pin cable is strongly covered to reduce the risk of disconnection, and there is a detachable rubber pad on the corner of the fan, which is expected to be effective in preventing vibration.
TOUGHAIR Tough Air 510 supports the latest Intel 13th Gen (Socket 1700) and AMD Ryzen 5th Gen (AM5). TDP is expected to be good with Intel i5 13500 or soon to be released i5 13400, AMD Raphael 7600, 7700 with 180W. In the review, I actually assembled it on a 10th generation Intel system using 1200 sockets.
Basically, assembly itself is not difficult if you read the manual carefully before assembly. It should be noted that the TOUGHAIR Tough Air 510 is a so-called twin fan method, where two cooling fans are combined with a heat sink. The front fan should be placed to intake and the rear fan should be placed to exhaust, but as shown in the picture, the TT Thermaltake logo should be placed facing the same direction. The cooling fan is a method of fixing the plastic fan mounting guide with two screws each. It is a method of attaching by force to the heat sink while the mounting guide is attached. Refer to the video for the detailed assembly process.
Here’s how the TOUGHAIR Tough Air 510, which excludes LED and focuses on performance, works after installation. It’s a great fit for systems without LEDs, and has a clean design with a top cover that’s especially nice with the black case and parts and color combination.
The temperature bench test was carried out by Cinebench and AIDA64 system stability check (15 minutes each), and the bench used the game Red Dead Redemption 2 and Elden Ring. Even considering that the i5 10400f CPU used in the test generates less heat, it showed decent temperatures that did not exceed the mid-60s during gaming and bench tests, and no throttling due to overheating.
I was worried about noise because the TOUGHAIR Tough Air 510 uses a pair of fans, but the cooling fan with a metal reinforced motor hub was much quieter than I thought. It was measured with a smartphone noise measurement app at a distance of 20cm from the system, and in fact, it was hard to feel the noise unless you put your ear close to it. It may differ from the measured value.)
▶ TOUGHFAN 12 air cooler that can be installed as a pair of cooling fans!
‘Tough Air 510 Air Cooler’ shows compliant cooling performance and quiet operating noise by installing two 120mm ‘TOUGHFAN’ with an excellent balance of cooling performance against noise in different benchmarks and users such as dual fans. In particular, the cooling fan with a metal-reinforced motor hub has excellent stability and durability even at operating speeds of up to 2000 RPM, making it advantageous for building a low-noise system.
Compatibility is as good as the latest release products, and can be used on Intel 13th generation socket 1700 and Ryzen 5th generation AM5 platforms, and the design is applied with a top cover to hide the ugly heat pipes, showing a clean and sophisticated design when installing Twins fans.
I used Thermaltake products for the first time through this review, and it was very impressive that they had ‘features’ that set them apart from other products.
That concludes the review of the Thermaltake TOUGHAIR Tough Air 510 Air Cooler, which makes us look forward to what other differentiated products will be released in the future. Thank you
“This user review was written with products provided by Asktech Co., Ltd.”
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