Installation
Installation of the Thermolab ITX30 is simple and easy since the bracket is
pre-mounted so you just need to fix the bracket on top of the motherboard and mount it
with the four screws which are included in the bundle. The entire process takes less than two minutes. The thermal compound is pre-applied
so there is not more of it in case you decide to clean the cooler at some point
in time. The overall pressure on the CPU is quite good
for a low-profile cooler and you also get an Intel LGA 1150/1155/1156 mounting kit
but there is no compatiblity with any AMD sockets.
Since the Thermolab ITX30 is an overall rather small cooler there will no
compatibility issues with memory that features large heatspreaders. We mounted and tested the cooler with standard ATX and ITX motherboards.
Test Setup |
Mainboard |
ASUS Z87-Deluxe (BIOS 1602) |
CPU |
Intel Core i7-4770K Stock (Turbo On / HT On) |
Memory |
ADATA XPG V2 2x4GB DDR3-2800 CL12 1.65V |
Video |
Intel HD Graphics 4600 |
Software |
Windows 7 x64
wPrime Benchmark v2.10
CPUID HWMonitor 1.24.0 |
PSU |
Seasonic Platinum SS-660XP2 |
Fan Controller |
Lamptron FC5 V3 |
Thermal Compound |
Pre-applied |