Heat sink fans (HSF) certainly get a lot of attention these days. It's no wonder, that with processors available at speeds over 3GHz; cooling is now more important than ever. Heatsinks have also become a product for casemodders. With heatsinks becoming larger every day, they seem to be noticed more and more. Anything noticeable is fair game for any modder. We've seen LED fans, paint, ducts and more added to them for the modder to make his a little more unique than the rest. Thermaltake caught on to this as they have with most modding trends and released the Volcano9 with Coolmod. Many manufacturers have designed their fins to a certain shape such as the Zalman Flower but this just makes for a larger HSF. I'm going to be tearing this one apart to let you know how they made it look so good as well as testing it out and seeing if it's "all show, no go" or if it performs as good as it looks.

Now I know this isn't Thermaltake's latest release. In fact there are a couple newer options available. At the time it was on the cutting edge but there were some shipping issues we ran into. I still feel it's a modern HSF and that many will benefit from reading up on a nice looking sub $25 HSF. We all know that not everyone can afford to drop $50-$60 on a new HSF and are looking in this price range. If you've ever searched for a $25 HSF fan before, you know that there can be a lot of confusion and unknown options available. I can guarantee that if you read this review and are shopping for a HSF in this price range, you'll be well informed on one of your options:)