Design and Functionality

Just like the previous cooler models we discussed today, the design of Thermaltake Big Typhoon 120 VX didn’t undergo any serious modifications:

The cooler is based on six copper heatpipes 6mm in diameter that come out of a copper base. There are two arrays of thin aluminum plates sitting on these heatpipes. The whole thing is cooled with a 120 x 120 x 25mm fan:

By the way, the new fan is one of the two distinguishing features of the BigTyph VX, as it now features nine blades instead of seven and has a rotation speed controller that allows adjusting the fan speed from 1300 to 2000RPM:

The controller is installed directly on the fan itself:

The drawback of this solution is that you will need to open your system case (if you have one, of course) in order to adjust the fan rotation speed.

The cooler base is even, but its finish quality leaves much to be desired: