Anyone who has ever went to the effort of overclocking their system is probably at least aware of Thermaltake, the company that brought us the Level 10 series of cases. Thermaltake's Level 10 GT Snow Edition would be an excellent example of their craftsmanship and dedication to creating a truly unique item, and their efforts extend into capable cooling solutions as well, including of course CPU coolers.

No surprise then that Thermaltake has added a new CPU cooler to their already impressive lineup, the Frio Extreme, priced roughly around $99. However this is not your ordinary cooler, as the Frio Extreme looks to pack a punch when it comes to cooling performance. Thermaltake has given it a maximum TDP rating of 250W, which is suited to handling what is already required by Intel's Core i7 3960X processor.

In today's review we get the chance to put the Thermaltake Frio Extreme to the test and see if it can withstand the heat. But before we get around to that let's do an inspection of the box and then familiarize ourselves with this new cooler.