{"data":{"slug":"thermalright-frost-tower-140","type":"cpu_cooler","brand":"Thermalright","name":"Frost Tower 140","aliases":["Frost Tower 140 Black","Frost Tower 140 White","FRTOW140BK","FRTOW140WH"],"release_date":"2026-03","url":"https://arkivo.dev/cpu-coolers/thermalright-frost-tower-140","specs":{"series":"Frost Tower","model_numbers":["FRTOW140BK","FRTOW140WH"],"gtins":["814256021975","814256021951","814256021968"],"announce_date":"2026-01","status":"available","predecessor":null,"successor":null,"launch_price_usd":null,"launch_price_eur":null,"markets":null,"colors":["Standard","Black","White"],"manufacturer_url":"https://www.thermalright.com/product/frost-tower-140/","spec_sheet_url":null,"manual_url":"https://download.thermalright.com/manuals/FROSTTOWER140.pdf","eprel_registration_number":null,"warranty_years":null,"cpu_cooler":"air","air_cooler_layout":"dual_tower","rated_tdp_w":null,"base_material":"nickel_plated_copper","thermal_paste":"included","sockets":["AM5","AM4","LGA1851","LGA1700","LGA1200","LGA1156","LGA1155","LGA1151","LGA1150","LGA2011","LGA2066"],"ram_clearance_mm":null,"offset_mounting":null,"heatpipe_count":7,"heatpipe_diameter_mm":6,"direct_contact_heatpipes":false,"radiator_mm":null,"radiator_dimensions_mm":null,"radiator_material":null,"tube_length_mm":null,"pump_speed_max_rpm":null,"pump_connector":null,"vrm_fan":null,"fans":[{"model":"TL-N12-R9","size_mm":120,"count":1,"speed_min_rpm":null,"speed_max_rpm":2400,"airflow_cfm":85.35,"static_pressure_mmh2o":2.95,"noise_dba":33.3,"bearing":"dual_ball","connector":"pwm_4_pin"},{"model":"TL-N14D-R7","size_mm":140,"count":1,"speed_min_rpm":null,"speed_max_rpm":1850,"airflow_cfm":120,"static_pressure_mmh2o":2.4,"noise_dba":36.25,"bearing":"dual_ball","connector":"pwm_4_pin"}],"fan_count":2,"rgb_lighting":false,"lighting_standard":null,"display_type":"none","display_size_in":null,"display_resolution":null,"software_name":null,"usb_header_required":false,"cybenetics_theta_am5":null,"cybenetics_theta_lga1851":null,"measured_op_30dba_am5":null,"measured_op_30dba_lga1851":null,"measured_noise_max_dba":null,"measured_thermal_tests":null,"dimensions_mm":{"width_mm":140,"height_mm":158,"depth_mm":146},"heatsink_dimensions_mm":{"width_mm":140,"height_mm":158,"depth_mm":121},"weight_g":1340,"heatsink_weight_g":null,"in_the_box":["Heatsink x1","120mm FAN x1","140mm FAN x1","Backplate x1","Intel Bracket x2","AM4/AM5 Bracket x2","120mm FAN Clip x2","140mm FAN Clip x2","115X screw bolt x4","LGA20xx Screw x4","Tightening Nut x4","AM4/AM5 Standoffs x4","AM4/AM5 Screw x4","Thermal Grease x1","1700 screw bolt x4","FAN Y Cable x1"]},"variants":[{"gtin":"814256021975","colors":["Standard"]},{"model_number":"FRTOW140BK","gtin":"814256021951","colors":["Black"]},{"model_number":"FRTOW140WH","gtin":"814256021968","colors":["White"]}],"sources":[{"url":"https://www.thermalright.com/product/frost-tower-140/","kind":"manufacturer_page","accessed":"2026-10-15","fields":["manufacturer_url","manual_url","series","cpu_cooler","air_cooler_layout","base_material","sockets","heatpipe_count","heatpipe_diameter_mm","fans","heatsink_dimensions_mm","colors","variants"],"notes":{"series":"Category Dual Towers, tag and series Frost Tower. The Frost Tower 120 has its own page and is a separate product.","cpu_cooler":"Heatsink with fans, listed under Heatsink.","air_cooler_layout":"Listed under Dual Towers. Guru3D and KitGuru describe a dual-tower side-flow design with the 120 mm fan in front and the 140 mm fan between the towers.","base_material":"Heatsink specifications: Copper Base C1100 Pure Copper nickel plated.","sockets":"Header and compatibility line: Intel LGA115X/1200/1700/1851/2011/2066 and AMD AM4/AM5. LGA115X is stored as LGA1150, LGA1151, LGA1155 and LGA1156 by the field rule. The manual's parts list includes LGA20xx screws and Intel brackets in the box, so LGA2011 and LGA2066 need no extra kit.","heatpipe_count":"Heat pipes: 6mm heatpipe x 7 units.","heatpipe_diameter_mm":"Heat pipes: 6mm heatpipe x 7 units.","fans":"Fan specification tables. TL-N12-R9: 120 x 120 x 25 mm, 2400 RPM +/-10% (MAX), 33.3 dBA, 85.35 CFM (MAX), 2.95 mm H2O (MAX), 4 Pin (PWM Fan connector), Dual Ball Bearing. TL-N14D-R7: 140 x 140 x 27 mm, 1850 RPM +/-10% (MAX), 36.25 dBA, 120 CFM (MAX), 2.4 mm H2O (MAX), 4 Pin (PWM Fan connector), Dual Ball Bearing. The page gives no minimum speed. The page does not label the noise as per fan. Each row holds one fan, so the figure is per fan. The box holds one fan of each model (manual parts list B and C).","heatsink_dimensions_mm":"Heatsink specifications: Dimension L140 mm x W121 mm x H158 mm. The blueprint is read by direction: 140 mm across the fins, 121 mm along the airflow, 158 mm high. It is the heatsink without fans. The 121 mm depth plus the 25 mm front fan equals the 146 mm depth with fans that LDLC and Guru3D give.","colors":"The base page names no colour. KitGuru calls this edition standard. Computer Orbit's photos show silver fins with black fans. The stored name is Standard.","variants":"Three editions have their own pages and the same heatsink specifications: Frost Tower 140 (standard), Frost Tower 140 BLACK and Frost Tower 140 WHITE. The standard and black pages name fans TL-N12-R9 and TL-N14D-R7."}},{"url":"https://www.thermalright.com/product/frost-tower-140-black/","kind":"manufacturer_page","accessed":"2026-10-15","fields":["colors","fans","variants"],"notes":{"colors":"Page title Frost Tower 140 BLACK.","fans":"Same fan names and figures as the standard page: TL-N12-R9 and TL-N14D-R7.","variants":"Same heatsink, fan figures and dimensions as the standard page. Colour is a variant row."}},{"url":"https://www.thermalright.com/product/frost-tower-140-white/","kind":"manufacturer_page","accessed":"2026-10-15","fields":["colors","fans","variants"],"notes":{"colors":"Page title Frost Tower 140 WHITE.","fans":"White edition fans are named TL-N12W-R9 and TL-N14DW-R7, with the same speed, airflow, pressure, noise, bearing and connector figures as the standard fans, so the edition is a variant row.","variants":"Same heatsink specifications and dimensions as the standard page."}},{"url":"https://download.thermalright.com/manuals/FROSTTOWER140.pdf","kind":"manual","accessed":"2026-10-15","fields":["manual_url","thermal_paste","in_the_box","usb_header_required","sockets","fans"],"notes":{"manual_url":"One-sheet multilingual installation guide. The black and white pages link their own PDFs (FROSTTOWER140BLACK.pdf and FROSTTOWER140WHITE.pdf) with the same parts list.","thermal_paste":"Parts list: Thermal Greasa x1 (sic, thermal grease). The sheet also says to remove the protective film from the copper base before installing.","in_the_box":"Parts list A to N in English, copied as printed with the typo in the thermal grease line corrected and a missing space in the 1700 screw bolt line restored: heatsink, 120mm fan, 140mm fan, backplate, Intel brackets, AM4/AM5 brackets, fan clips for each fan size, 115X screw bolts, LGA20xx screws, tightening nuts, standoffs and screws for AM4/AM5, thermal grease, 1700 screw bolts and a fan Y cable. The black and white manuals list the same parts.","usb_header_required":"The installation steps use only the fan's 4-pin PWM plug into the CPU FAN socket (Chinese line: insert the 4-pin PWM plug into the motherboard CPU FAN socket, use the Y cable for two fans). No USB cable is part of the cooler.","sockets":"Installation columns for AMD AM4/AM5, Intel LGA115X/1200, Intel LGA2011/2066 and Intel LGA1700/1851.","fans":"Parts list: one 120 mm fan (B) and one 140 mm fan (C). The 4-pin PWM plug goes into the CPU FAN socket, with a Y cable for two fans."}},{"url":"https://www.ldlc.com/en/product/PB00744018.html","kind":"retailer","accessed":"2026-10-15","fields":["model_numbers","status","weight_g","dimensions_mm","heatsink_dimensions_mm","rgb_lighting","display_type","variants"],"notes":{"model_numbers":"Model FRTOW140BK for the black edition.","status":"Listed In stock at EUR 89.95 on the access date, product referenced 1 Jun 2026.","weight_g":"Weight 1340 g, the same on the black and white listings. LDLC does not say whether this includes packaging. Computer Orbit prints 1.5 kg, which looks like a rounded shipping weight and is higher, as a box would add. The maker publishes no weight.","dimensions_mm":"Height (fan included) 158 mm, Width (fan included) 140 mm, Depth (fan included) 146 mm. This matches Guru3D's 140 wide, 146 deep and 158 tall.","heatsink_dimensions_mm":"Without fans: Width 140 mm, Depth 121 mm, matching the maker's heatsink size.","rgb_lighting":"Luminous: No.","display_type":"Integrated display: No.","variants":"Black edition model FRTOW140BK."}},{"url":"https://www.ldlc.com/en/product/PB00744021.html","kind":"retailer","accessed":"2026-10-15","fields":["model_numbers","weight_g","variants"],"notes":{"model_numbers":"Model FRTOW140WH for the white edition.","weight_g":"Weight 1340 g, as on the black listing.","variants":"White edition model FRTOW140WH."}},{"url":"https://us.computerorbit.com/products/thermalright-frost-tower-140-dual-tower-air-cooler","kind":"retailer","accessed":"2026-10-15","fields":["gtins","release_date","variants"],"notes":{"gtins":"Store feed barcode (UPC) 814256021975 for the standard edition, SKU FROST TOWER 140.","release_date":"The store feed created the standard, black and white pages on 2026-03-24, the earliest retail listing found. LDLC referenced the black and white editions on 1 Jun 2026. Guru3D wrote on 2026-02-05 that retail availability was still to follow. A first retail sale earlier in 2026 cannot be ruled out.","variants":"Standard edition SKU FROST TOWER 140 with its own UPC."}},{"url":"https://us.computerorbit.com/products/thermalright-frost-tower-140-black-dual-tower-air-cooler","kind":"retailer","accessed":"2026-10-15","fields":["gtins","variants"],"notes":{"gtins":"Store feed barcode (UPC) 814256021951, SKU FROST TOWER 140 BLACK.","variants":"Black edition."}},{"url":"https://us.computerorbit.com/products/thermalright-frost-tower-140-white-dual-tower-air-cooler","kind":"retailer","accessed":"2026-10-15","fields":["gtins","variants"],"notes":{"gtins":"Store feed barcode (UPC) 814256021968, SKU FROST TOWER 140 WHITE.","variants":"White edition."}},{"url":"https://www.guru3d.com/story/thermalright-frost-tower-140-mixes-120mm-and-140mm-fans/","kind":"press","accessed":"2026-10-15","fields":["announce_date","direct_contact_heatpipes","dimensions_mm","colors"],"notes":{"announce_date":"News of 2026-02-05, sourced from Elmitage Akihabara. The maker's WordPress pages were created on 2026-01-08 and Techolam and KitGuru covered the cooler on 13 and 15 January 2026, so January 2026 is stored.","direct_contact_heatpipes":"Text: a copper contact plate finished with nickel plating feeds heat into seven 6 mm heatpipes. The pipes sit in a base plate and do not touch the CPU.","dimensions_mm":"Text: the cooler measures 140 mm wide, 146 mm deep and 158 mm tall. This is with the fans, as the 120 mm fan sits in front of the towers.","colors":"Colour options include black and white variants."}},{"url":"https://www.kitguru.net/components/cooling/joao-silva/thermalright-unveils-frost-tower-140-with-asymmetrical-fan-config/","kind":"press","accessed":"2026-10-15","fields":["announce_date","colors","base_material","heatpipe_count"],"notes":{"announce_date":"News of 2026-01-15, via Vortez: Thermalright has kicked off 2026 by introducing the Frost Tower 140. The cooler was not yet priced.","colors":"Launching in three aesthetics: standard, all-black and all-white, the latter two with colour-matched fins and heatpipes.","base_material":"Seven 6 mm heatpipes branch out from a nickel-plated copper base.","heatpipe_count":"7x 6-mm-thick heatpipes."}}],"fields_filled":25,"updated":"2026-10-16"},"meta":{"api_version":"1","docs":"https://arkivo.dev/api"}}