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Sponsor: Get 10% off Squarespace purchases () We're benchmarking and reviewing the Thermalright 12th Gen CPU Contact Frame, which competes with Thermal Grizzly's $35 contact frame that we recently reviewed. Our viewers highly requested the Thermalright frame for review, so in this testing, we're evaluating the pressure performance and distribution of the mount, the thermals, and the build quality. Watch our first contact frame review where we detailed the problem (and why these exist) here: The best way to support our work is through our store: Like our content? Please consider becoming our Patron to support us: RELATED PRODUCTS Thermal Grizzly Contact Frame on Amazon: Thermalright Contact Frame on Amazon: NOTE: You can also get the Thermalright frame very cheap from AliExpress, but we're not sure how reliable the shipping will be. Competing (Alternative) 12th Gen Contact Frame on Amazon: Arctic MX-4 Thermal Paste on Amazon: TIMESTAMPS 00:00 - $ Contact Frame vs. $35 Thermal Grizzly 02:06 - What's in the Box 03:25 - Price vs. Thermal Grizzly's 12th Gen Contact Frame 04:11 - Installation Differences & Quality 05:45 - Why Thermal Grizzly is Expensive 07:08 - Manufacturing Quality 08:03 - Pressure Testing 09:45 - i7-12700 Pressure of Thermalright vs. Thermal Grizzly 10:43 - i9-12900KS Pressure Tests 11:25 - i9-12900 Pressure Tests 11:41 - Thermal Testing Methodology Notes 12:39 - Thermal Benchmarks for Intel Contact Frames 13:25 - Thoughts on Thermal & Pressure Results 14:45 - Mike Shows How to Install the Thermalright Frame 18:00 - IMPORTANT NOTES ON RESISTANCE 20:00 - Conclusion & Whether It's Worth It ** Please like, comment, and subscribe for more! ** Links to Amazon and Newegg are typically monetized on our channel (affiliate links) and may return a commission of sales to us from the retailer. This is unrelated to the product manufacturer. Any advertisements or sponsorships are disclosed within the video (“this video is brought to you by“) and above the fold in the description. We do not ever produce paid content or “sponsored content“ (meaning that the content is our idea and is not funded externally aside from whatever ad placement is in the beginning) and we do not ever charge manufacturers for coverage. Follow us in these locations for more gaming and hardware updates: t: f: w: Host, Test Engineering, Writing: Steve Burke Test Technician: Mike Gaglione Video Production: Andrew Coleman
