Spire Thermax Eclipse 3

Spire TME III review

The third generation Spire TherMax Eclipse (TME) III is the latest CPU cooler to come out of the Spire manufacturing plant, and it's a decent little chiller. The name Spire might have you scratching your head, but while it's not as in-your-face as some of its competitors, the company has been quietly making some impressive cooling products - among many other things, such as cases and accessories - for a good number of years. The latest product to come out of the company's CPU cooling arm is the rather striking TME III. It is, as you might be able to gather from the name, the third example of the Spire's TherMax Eclipse CPU cooler designs to see the light of day. The previous two examples were single-fanned units, but the TherMax Eclipse III doubles up and comes with a pair of 120mm fans. It looks the part too. Its black nickel finish and dimpled cooling fans makes it stand out from the crowd. Not only does it look good, it benefits from build quality too. You even get a five-year warranty with it. Contact The Spire TME III is a direct contact cooler (the heatpipes are flattened at the base of the cooler and make direct contact with the CPU), and uses five 8mm copper heat pipes to transport the heat away from CPU and into the 45-finned aluminium heatsink.