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Cooler Xtreme : Coolers : Cpu Cooler : Thermaltake TFCF009 "Harp"


Thermaltake TFCF009 "Harp"

When I got this "Harp" for review (it's named for the vaguely lyre-like profile of its fins), it was selling for $USD16.80 delivered, making it a pretty cheap cooler.
I don't think anybody's selling them any more, though. Thermaltake took them off their site. The Harp has problems.
Its novel clip design has a lever-lock action, and is very easy to attach to any CPU it properly fits. With any Socket 370 chip, it should be fine.
For any Socket A chip, the Harp is instant death. Crank, snap.
And the thing doesn't even cool very well. It scored a frankly awful 1.13°C/W.
That's probably mainly because of its quiet, low profile fan, but the heat sink doesn't have enough area to make it worth spending money on a better fan for it. It'd be fine on a stock-speed Celeron, I suppose, but so would an even cheaper cooler.