Raijintek Tisis Review
Category : Aircooling
Published by Hiwa Pouri on 11.02.14
Raijintek is a rather new player when it comes to aftermarket coolers. Nevertheless the guys that are running this business bring years of experience to the table and that's what we see when we have a closer look at their coolers. There have been very few companies that came up with new products that were really good right from the beginning. Meanwhile Raijintek released a second batch of coolers, making competition in the high-end aircooling market a bit tougher. Their flagship is the Tisis, which features five heatpipes with eight millimeter heatpipes and dual tower design. At this point we're curious to see how well this thing performans and also how well it is built.
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Lately Raijintek launched a bunch of new CPU coolers, which are there to offer high cooling capacity at an attractive price point. Other than that also the build quality of their new coolers should be on a highly competitive level and overall we're rather curious to see what the new kid on the block is able to come with when it comes to powerful CPU coolers.
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Both the base and the heatpipes on the Raijintek Tisis are made from nickel-plated copper. It features five heatpipes with 8 millimeter diameter which are not in direct contact with the CPU but have been routed through a copper base. Raijintek Tisis features dual-tower heatsink design where one 140mm PWM fan is sandwiched between two heatsinks. Both heatsinks are made from aluminum and as you can see, it is clear that this is quite a big CPU cooler with 140x130x166.5mm dimensions. The manufacturing quality is definitely high and the base has a perfect mirror finish.
The dual-tower design on the Raijintek Tisis should be quite good but we will get back to that in our tests. Inlcuded in the bundle there are two 140mm PWM fans, which do their job with up to 1'200 rpm.
Specifications |
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| Model | Tisis |
| Type | Dual-tower |
| Provided Fan(s) | 2 x 140x150x25mm PWM |
| Supported Fan(s) | 2 x 140mm |
| Base Material | Nickel plated copper |
| Fins Material | Aluminum |
| Socket Support | AMD AM2(+), AM3(+), FM1,
FM2(+), FM3(+) Intel LGA 775 1150, 1155, 1156, 1366, 2011 |
| Thermal compound | Raijintek (Small Bag) |
| Product Page | Tisis |
The box is made out of solid cardboard and although it is only protected by a plastic shroud our sample arrived without a single dent or any damage whatsoever. The bundled fans have not been attached to the towers while the rest of the mounting components are placed in a separate small box. The bundle includes an installation manual, mounting components, four fan clips, a tube of thermal compound, two 140mm fans and of course the tower heatsink itself.
| Page 1 - Presentation / Specifications |
| Page 2 - Photo Gallery |
| Page 3 - Installation & Test Setup |
| Page 4 - Absolute Performance |
| Page 5 - PWM Performance |
| Page 6 - Conclusion |
Photo Gallery
| Page 1 - Presentation / Specifications |
| Page 2 - Photo Gallery |
| Page 3 - Installation & Test Setup |
| Page 4 - Absolute Performance |
| Page 5 - PWM Performance |
| Page 6 - Conclusion |
Installation
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Installation of the Raijintek Tisis is quite simple and easy. Raijintek kept everything nice and simple as there are not many mounting parts. The thermal paste is not pre-applied and comes in a small plastic bag. The overall pressure on the CPU is quite good and you get one mounting kit, that is compatible to a very wide variety of sockets. This cooler supports AMD AM2(+), AM3(+), FM1, FM2(+), FM3(+) as well as Intel LGA 775, 1150, 1155, 1156, 1366 and 2011, which is virtually anything that is relevant for a user who wants to buy an aftermarket cooler.
Since this cooler is anything but small you have to make sure, you're using DIMMs that do not feature huge heatspreaders, otherwise you will run into compatibility issues.
Test Setup |
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| 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 or bundled GELID GC-Extreme else |
| Page 1 - Presentation / Specifications |
| Page 2 - Photo Gallery |
| Page 3 - Installation & Test Setup |
| Page 4 - Absolute Performance |
| Page 5 - PWM Performance |
| Page 6 - Conclusion |
Absolute Performance
Temperatures
| 7V | Idle | Load |
| Corsair H75 Single Fan | 32 °C | 51 °C |
| Noctua NH-U12S Dual Fan | 33 °C | 53 °C |
| Raijintek Tisis Dual Fan | 34 °C | 54 °C |
| Raijintek Tisis Single Fan | 35 °C | 56 °C |
| Noctua NH-U12S Single Fan | 34 °C | 57 °C |
| Prolimatech Lynx | 35 °C | 63 °C |
| Cooler Master Hyper 103 | 36 °C | 60 °C |
| Alpenföhn Matterhorn Pure | 36 °C | 61 °C |
| Raijintek Pallas | 37 °C | 59 °C |
| Intel Stock | 39 °C | 83 °C |
To measure cooling capacity we took temperatures in idle and load with the fans at 7 and 12 V. The idle temperature represents the lowest temperature hit by the processor package after 10 minutes in idle. The load temperature is the highest temperature hit by the processor package after one pass of wPrime v2.10. The wPrime test takes 4 minutes and puts load on all 8 threads. Room temperature is 25°C.
| 12V | Idle | Load |
| Corsair H75 Single Fan | 32 °C | 51 °C |
| Noctua NH-U12S Dual Fan | 33 °C | 51 °C |
| Noctua NH-U12S Single Fan | 33 °C | 53 °C |
| Raijintek Tisis Dual Fan | 33 °C | 54 °C |
| Raijintek Tisis Single Fan | 34 °C | 55 °C |
| Alpenföhn Matterhorn Pure | 34 °C | 57 °C |
| Prolimatech Lynx | 34 °C | 55 °C |
| Raijintek Pallas | 36 °C | 56 °C |
| Cooler Master Hyper 103 | 36 °C | 58 °C |
| Intel Stock | 35 °C | 70 °C |
Fan Speeds
| 7 Volt | 12 Volt | |
| Raijintek Tisis Single Fan | 840 rpm | 1'180 rpm |
| Raijintek Tisis Dual Fan | 780 rpm | 1'200 rpm |
| Raijintek Pallas | 960 rpm | 1'440 rpm |
| Noctua NH-U12S Dual Fan | 900 rpm | 1'500 rpm |
| Noctua NH-U12S Single Fan | 900 rpm | 1'500 rpm |
| Alpenföhn Matterhorn Pure | 660 rpm | 1'530 rpm |
| Prolimatech Lynx | 600 rpm | 1'740 rpm |
| Corsair H75 Single Fan | 1'200 rpm | 1'980 rpm |
| Intel Stock | 1'260 rpm | 2'040 rpm |
| Cooler Master Hyper 103 | 1'580 rpm | 2'400 rpm |
Fan speeds (RPM) at 7 and 12 V.
Noise Levels
| 7 Volt | 12 Volt | |
| Intel Stock | 33.3 dBA | 37.1 dBA |
| Noctua NH-U12S Single Fan | 32.3 dBA | 37.4 dBA |
| Raijintek Tisis Single Fan | 34.6 dBA | 38.0 dBA |
| Raijintek Tisis Dual Fan | 36.1 dBA | 43.6 dBA |
| Alpenföhn Matterhorn Pure | 32.3 dBA | 38.4 dBA |
| Cooler Master Hyper 103 | 34.2 dBA | 39.5 dBA |
| Noctua NH-U12S Dual Fan | 33.4 dBA | 39.6 dBA |
| Prolimatech Lynx | 33.0 dBA | 40.3 dBA |
| Raijintek Pallas | 34.7 dBA | 39.3 dBA |
| Corsair H75 Single Fan | 34.5 dBA | 41.7 dBA |
Decibel meter (Voltcraft SL-200) has been placed 1 meter away from the cooler. Measurements are conducted in a quiet room, where there are no other noise source. 32 dBA is the lowest we can get in our room. Also here the measurements are conducted at 7 and 12 V.
| Page 1 - Presentation / Specifications |
| Page 2 - Photo Gallery |
| Page 3 - Installation & Test Setup |
| Page 4 - Absolute Performance |
| Page 5 - PWM Performance |
| Page 6 - Conclusion |
PWM Performance
Temperatures
| Idle | Load | |
| Raijintek Tisis Dual Fan | 33 °C | 54 °C |
| Noctua NH-U12S Dual Fan | 33 °C | 55 °C |
| Raijintek Tisis Single Fan | 34 °C | 55 °C |
| Corsair H75 Single Fan | 35 °C | 55 °C |
| Noctua NH-U12S Single Fan | 36 °C | 57 °C |
| Prolimatech Lynx | 34 °C | 57 °C |
| Raijintek Pallas | 37 °C | 58 °C |
| Alpenföhn Matterhorn Pure | 35 °C | 59 °C |
| Cooler Master Hyper 103 | 36 °C | 60 °C |
| Intel Stock | 39 °C | 75 °C |
At this point we plugged the fan(s) to the motherboard CPU fan header and let the motherboard take care of fan speeds. In other words the motherboard will adjust the fan speed via PWM signal according to CPU temperature. The idle temperature is the lowest temperature hit by the processor package after 10 minutes idle. The load temperature is the highest temperature hit by the processor package after one pass of wPrime v2.10. The wPrime test takes 4 minutes puts load on all 8 threads. Room temperature is 25°C.
Fan Speeds
| Idle | Load | |
| Noctua NH-U12S Dual Fan | 380 rpm | 687 rpm |
| Noctua NH-U12S Single Fan | 450 rpm | 740 rpm |
| Alpenföhn Matterhorn Pure | 471 rpm | 770 rpm |
| Corsair H75 Single Fan | 800 rpm | 969 rpm |
| Prolimatech Lynx | 765 rpm | 1'077 rpm |
| Raijintek Pallas | 952 rpm | 1'170 rpm |
| Raijintek Tisis Dual Fan | 1120 rpm | 1'190 rpm |
| Raijintek Tisis Single Fan | 1120 rpm | 1'270 rpm |
| Cooler Master Hyper 103 | 950 rpm | 1'465 rpm |
| Intel Stock | 1'230 rpm | 1'630 rpm |
Values are in RPM, we took the lowest speed hit by the fan(s) in idle and the highest under load.
Noise Levels
| Idle | Load | |
| Noctua NH-U12S Single Fan | 32.0 dBA | 32.0 dBA |
| Noctua NH-U12S Dual Fan | 32.0 dBA | 32.4 dBA |
| Alpenföhn Matterhorn Pure | 32.0 dBA | 32.7 dBA |
| Corsair H75 Single Fan | 32.2 dBA | 33.2 dBA |
| Cooler Master Hyper 103 | 32.0 dBA | 33.6 dBA |
| Prolimatech Lynx | 33.3 dBA | 33.9 dBA |
| Raijintek Tisis Single Fan | 33.5 dBA | 34.2 dBA |
| Intel Stock | 33.3 dBA | 34.4 dBA |
| Raijintek Pallas | 35.9 dBA | 41.4 dBA |
Decibel meter (Voltcraft SL-200) has been placed 1 meter away from the cooler. Measurements are conducted in a quiet room, where there are no other noise source. 32 dBA is the lowest we can get in our room. Also here the measurements are conducted at lowest and highest fan speeds in idle and under load respectively.
| Page 1 - Presentation / Specifications |
| Page 2 - Photo Gallery |
| Page 3 - Installation & Test Setup |
| Page 4 - Absolute Performance |
| Page 5 - PWM Performance |
| Page 6 - Conclusion |
Conclusion
| General | + | - | |
| With the Tisis, Raijintek created a powerful CPU cooler, that also features good looks and finish. Overall build quality is definitely good and for instance the nickel plated and polished base plate leaves an excellent impression. Apart from that there is the sheer cooling performance that has been combined with decent fans, which when you run them at 7 Volt are very silent. Another good thing about this cooler is socket compatibility. This cooler can be installed on all sockets since LGA775. |
- Performance
- Noise levels - Quality - PWM - Mouting - Price - Socket compatibility |
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| Installation | + | - | |
| Mounting this cooler is easy and it can be done quickly on any socket. As we already mentioned we appreciate the wide socket compatibility. When it comes to putting fans in place, then we like the rubber grommets to which fans are attached. Usually these are a bit less circumstantial to install over clips. |
- Easy and practical
- Compatible Intel and AMD - Thermal compound (Tube) |
- Memory compatibility | |
| Performance | + | - | |
| When it comes to cooling capacity we definitely can complain. The Tisis belongs to the most powerful aircoolers money can buy. It is certainly what we've expected, since this is one rather big cooler that better performs, especially since memory compatibility is to suffer a little. | - Cooling performances | ||
| Noise Levels | + | - | |
| The overall noise levels are good and the Raijintek Tisis is silent. However, we are a bit sensitive when it comes to noise and we would surely like that the noise levels are just a tad bit lower. The cooler is extremely silent but it is not noiseless in idle. | - Silent | ||
| Recommendation / Price | + | - | |
| The Raijintek Tisis is a powerful twin tower cooler that comes with a decent looking finish and a price of 59 Euro. Therefore it's not exactly cheap but still it offers wide socket compatibility and great performance. Overall this is definitely a product worth buying. |
- Price
- Gaming - Overclocking |
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| Rating | |||
| We gave the Tisis from Raijintek 4.5 out of 5 stars. | |||
| Page 1 - Presentation / Specifications |
| Page 2 - Photo Gallery |
| Page 3 - Installation & Test Setup |
| Page 4 - Absolute Performance |
| Page 5 - PWM Performance |
| Page 6 - Conclusion |