Design and Functionality

The cooler heatsink is pretty large. It measures 146.2 x 124 x 161 mm and weighs pretty reasonably for its size: 790g:

The exterior design of IFX-14 will definitely catch your eye. Sturdy and at the same time stylish design of the heatsink will not be unnoticed:

But enough of subjective impressions, let’s move on to the actual cons and pros of the cooler design.

The heatsink is built around four copper nickel-plated heatpipes 8mm in diameter. They go through copper base of the cooler and pierce the total of 108 aluminum plates, each ~0.25mm thick. The plates are spaced out at ~1.5mm from one another.

The plates are split in two sections: each including 54 plates. These sections are separated from one another:

This way, Thermalright IFX-14 can accommodate three 120/140x25mm or even 120/140x38mm fans at the same time, because the gap between the two heatsink sections measures ~40mm (37.8mm according to the official specification).

Can you imagine what a monster you can build with three 140x38mm fans and how efficient it can be?