Upon initial impressions the C5 is a rather eye-catching piece. Its design and colour-scheme is sure to capture the imagination. Thermaltake have given the heatsink a two-piece plastic shroud which assists with the cooling fan attachment. In order to remove this, either side simply needs to be pulled apart – the cooling fans can also be taken out to leave the shrouds intact.
Removing the shroud reveals the true nature of C5. Its heatsink incorporates aluminium fins which follow a curved direction. These fins are 0.4mm thick. The overall design and craftsmanship is good from this unit.
C5 standing tall and catching the eye with dual shroud design
Shroud off to reveal the exposed heatsink underneath
At the top of C5, from an aerial view we can see the five heatpipes. These heatpipes are copper and Φ6mm.
An aerial view of C5
For the baseplate, Thermaltake have used Nickel-plated copper which has a mirror finish. As you can see from the picture below, a full reflection can be seen. All five of the copper heatpipes pass through this baseplate to push heat away from the CPU and out through the fins.
A nickel-plated copper baseplate gives highly reflective finish
