The front of the box
Having never reviewed a Thermaltake product in the past, I was quite interested in how they packaged their coolers and I was pleasantly surprised at the professional finish of the box. Thermaltake use a traditional cardboard construction for its packaging. The black and white colour theme accentuates Thermaltake's focus on delivering aesthetics with performance. On the front, the cooler itself is displayed with both fans installed and its key features are listed with small illustrations. The Thermaltake logo is also portrayed in the top left corner.
The Frio logo
Frio gives the impression of coolness, making it an appropriate name for a CPU cooler. This is clearly labelled on the box with the Frio printed in bold and the tagline "Designed For Overclocking" below. This also appears on the other side of the box.
The features...
The features are listed at the back of the box, with small illustrations of the coolers key characteristics. The main features are targeted at overclocking, aesthetics and compatibility which are achieved with the five 8mm heat pipes, two fans with voltage regulators and universal socket support. The cooler comes with two fans with the second being optional, but recommended. A small operation diagram demonstrates how a push-pull setup will help in efficient heat dissipation.
...and specifications
On the left hand side are the specifications of the heatsink itself, the fans and the sockets it is compatible with. This was detailed on the last page and from those, we can immediately see the appeal of the Frio.
The box opened
Opening the box, everything is securely placed in a foam enclosure. On either side of the top piece of foam is one fan and the accessories' box. Below, the heatsink is placed in another foam cut out with one of the fans already installed. The packaging is very well thought out and one of the most secure I have ever seen so there is no risk of damage.
The content
And finally, we can see all that comes packaged in the box, the Thermaltake Frio heatsink, two 12CM VR fans and a box of accessories to mount the heatsink.
The rest of the bundle
The installation kit includes a number of parts that makes the Frio compatible with Intel socket 775/1156/1366 and AMD socket AM2(+)/AM3. At the top, there is the universal Intel backplate and 3 sets of mounting brackets for each Intel socket, all labelled appropriately for ease of use. At the bottom, there is the universal AMD backplate and bracket. Also included are four nuts, screws and washers and 4 bolts for the AMD installation. Four additional vibration absorbing rubber mounts have been provided for the second fan bracket.
