Review: SilverStone AR01 CPU Cooler
Posted by Donster on: 2013-05-22 14:52:27 in category: System Cooling [ Print ]
By Will @ PureOC
SilverStone is a company that’s been around for 10 years, yet they haven’t quite developed a high level of brand recognition amongst consumers. Still, for those who know them, they sometimes make stand out products. One of their most famous products is the Air Penetrator fan. Silverstone also makes a wide variety of cases, CPU coolers, fans and even power supplies. They recently released their Argon series of CPU coolers which feature the AR01, AR02 and AR03, each having distinct blue-framed fans in a variety of sizes and heat pipe configurations. SilverStone was kind enough to send us their AR01 cooler to test out so let’s check it out!
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Review: Cooler Master Eisberg 240L Prestige CPU Cooler
Posted by Donster on: 2013-05-07 14:53:33 in category: System Cooling [ Print ]
By: Hilbert Hagedoorn @ GURU3D
We fire up that overheated Core i7 3770K of ours to test and review the Cooler Master Eisberg 240L Prestige, a 240mm Liquid cooler that is performing nicely in a LCS kit that can actually be upgraded. Cooler Master designed this product with a water-cooling specialist that you guys all know from the reviews here on Guru3D, Alphacool from Germany. Can it keep up with similar Asetek based products and their own Seidon series?
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Review: Scythe Ashura CPU Cooler
Posted by Donster on: 2013-04-23 13:07:23 in category: System Cooling [ Print ]
By Stuart Davidson @ Hardware Heaven
Scythe may not be a manufacturer who has featured often here on Hardware Heaven however that doesn't mean we don't have fond memories of their products. The Shuriken for example as the answer to many of our HTPC problems in the past, allowing us to cool reasonably powerful CPUs in small form factor cases. Now Scythe are back with a new range of products and one of the newest is the Ashura tower cooler. Today we test it against a range of coolers on our socket 2011 system to find out how it might enhance our thermal performance.
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Review: Corsair H110 Liquid CPU Cooler
Posted by Donster on: 2013-04-09 14:29:06 in category: System Cooling [ Print ]
By Stuart Davidson @ Hardware Heaven
Recently Corsair added a new model at the top end of their Hydro range of factory sealed liquid coolers. The H110 increases the radiator and fan size over the H100/H100i and looks to enhance performance while doing so. Today we have a H110 connected to our system and will see how it performs in standard and heavily overclocked scenarios using our i7-3960X.
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Review: Phanteks PH-TC14PE & PH-TC12DX CPU Coolers
Posted by Donster on: 2013-03-29 14:12:13 in category: System Cooling [ Print ]
Author: AkG @ Hardware Canucks
Phanteks originally launched their TC14PE heatsink to widespread acclaim. In this review we take a look at that iconic cooler alongside its newer TC12DX sibling to see how they stack up against comparably priced air and water cooling solutions.
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Review: Cooler Master Seidon 240M CPU Cooler
Posted by Donster on: 2013-03-05 14:47:48 in category: System Cooling [ Print ]
Author: AkG @ HardwareCanucks
Cooler Master’s Seidon 240M is a closed loop water cooler which uses a dual 120mm design and is supposed to compete against the likes of Corsair’s Hydro series and NZXT’s new Kraken units. It does so by using a custom design and a price that significantly undercuts similar products.
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Review: DeepCool IceBlade Pro V2.0 CPU Cooler
Posted by Donster on: 2013-03-01 15:05:15 in category: System Cooling [ Print ]
Author: Max Page @ FrostyTech
Deepcool's IceBlade Pro V2.0 heatsink stands 161mm tall and weighs a solid 981 grams. At the heart of this boxy heatsink are four 8mm diameter copper heatpipes, nickel plated along with everything else, including the aluminum fins. The heatpipes are exposed at the base to make direct contact with the processor and ideally, reduce thermal joint resistance.
We've seen this same general heatsink construction countless times on Frostytech, but as they say, 'the devil is in the details'. To its credit, DeepCool have executed a well made heatsink in the IceBlade Pro V2.0 - the fit and finish show a continual improvement in the companies CPU coolers that is not necessarily the overwhelming industry trend. You might not care such fine points, but we think it's something worth mentioning in an era where established brands far too often take their products down the opposite path.
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Review: Corsair Hydro Series H90 Liquid CPU Cooler
Posted by Donster on: 2013-03-01 14:53:50 in category: System Cooling [ Print ]
By: Hilbert Hagedoorn @ GURU3D
We test and review the Corsair H90 liquid cooler. The Hydro Series H90 is Corsairs first 140mm Liquid Cooling solution that is bound to draw some impressive heat from your processor. With cool looks and very silent operation we can see this product ending up in a lot of PC builds alright.
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Review: Sapphire Vapor-X Universal CPU Cooler
Posted by Donster on: 2013-02-19 15:24:25 in category: System Cooling [ Print ]
By Will @ PureOC
We’re all aware of Sapphire and their Vapor-X technology. They’ve been implementing said Vapor-X technology on video cards since the 3870 with great success. Can the Vapor-X technology be adapted for CPU cooling as well? It sure can…but will it perform the same way it does on their graphics cards? Well lucky for us Sapphire was kind enough to send us one of their new Vapor-X Universal CPU coolers to test out. So without further adieu let’s take a look!
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Review: Thermalright Archon SB-E X2 CPU Cooler
Posted by Donster on: 2013-02-15 13:16:38 in category: System Cooling [ Print ]
By Kenny @ PureOC
Thermalright has set a foundation in the cooling world with a number of computer cooling solutions in the last decade and it comes as no surprise that they have some of the top performing CPU Coolers. Today we are going to be looking at the new Thermalright Archon SB-E X2 CPU Cooler. One thing that comes to mind first is this cooler definitely stands out with its aesthetics. While the color choice by Thermalright isn't your typical user's first choice... we found it to be quite interesting. However beyond its aesthetic appeal, we are interested in taking a closer look at the SB-E X2 cooler to find out if it will live up to its name in the thermal solution world. The twin fan single slim tower design may not look like much, but we are looking forward to finding out if it will hold up to expectations. Let's find out!
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Review: NZXT Kraken X60 All-In-One Liquid CPU Cooler
Posted by Donster on: 2013-01-25 15:54:26 in category: System Cooling [ Print ]
By: Hilbert Hagedoorn @ GURU3D
NZXT recently unleashed the Kraken X60 liquid cooler, we test and review it. The Kraken X60 is a 280mm radiator based LCS unit that offers pretty solid performance numbers as you are about to find out. Combined with a cooling infrastructure provided by Asetek this all-in-one and easy to install kit can even be connected towards your PC through USB, where you can monitor and regulate the LCS unit and apply presets to make the LCS unit either silent, or high performance.
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Review: LGA2011 CPU Cooler Roundup
Posted by Donster on: 2013-01-25 15:38:04 in category: System Cooling [ Print ]
Intel’s enthusiast platform puts out the heat—here are seven ways to take it off
By Nathan Edwards @ MaximumPC
Intel’s Sandy Bridge-E enthusiast platform brings with it a new Intel socket, and that means new cooler mounting brackets! One nice thing about the X79 chipset: The boards ship with an integrated universal CPU mounting backplate, so no more fiddling around behind the motherboard.
Now, the new chipset hasn't been out that long, so cooler manufacturers are still working on getting their products compatible with the universal backplate. We were able to wrangle up seven LGA2011-compatible CPU coolers, ranging in price from $30 to $120, to see how they cope with the new mounting system and whether they’re up to the task of cooling an overclocked Sandy Bridge-E CPU.
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Harpoon - Ultimate Edition Gets Improvements and Fixes in New Update
Posted by Donster on: 2013-01-10 15:38:18 in category: System Cooling [ Print ]
Source: Matrix Games
Matrix Games announce, along with Advanced Gaming Systems, the release of the v3.11.1 update for the Advanced Naval Warfare portion of the powerful modern naval strategy game Harpoon – Ultimate Edition.
This comprehensive update adds in an updated Database, perfect for scenario creators and editors to tailor their scenarios to their choosing with more variety. The update also fixes and improves the Boarding and Takeover feature for those daring players that bring the fight to their enemies in the water just that much closer! Other additions include a new victory condition that requires the possession of certain units, which works similar to the Protect Unit victory condition.
To get the update, visit the Harpoon – Ultimate Edition download page or select “Check for Update” from the game menu. The v3.11.1 update is comprehensive and will bring all versions of Harpoon – Ultimate Edition to version 3.11.1. For more information, visit the official product page on the Matrix Games website.
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Review: NZXT Respire T20 CPU Cooler
Posted by Donster on: 2013-01-04 16:32:01 in category: System Cooling [ Print ]
Author: Max Page @ FrostyTech
On the dock today is NZXT's Respire T20 heatsink. The Respire T20 stands 160mm tall, putting it in the class of full tower CPU coolers. At the heart of this 510 gram heatsink are three heatpipes; two 6mm diameter and one 8mm diameter, all exposed at the base for efficient heat conduction. The rest of the heatsink is a pretty standard mix of rectangular aluminum fins, except for one little bend at the middle of each 120mm wide cooling fin.
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Review: The NEW Corsair H60 and H55 CPU Liquid Coolers
Posted by Donster on: 2012-12-03 13:41:19 in category: System Cooling [ Print ]
Author: Marc Adams @ HardOCP
Most computer hardware enthusiasts are no stranger to Corsair's closed loop system CPU water coolers. It has now redesigned the venerable H60 that many of us use and introduced a new model H55 unit in its Hydro Series. The H55 is billed as being it top "quiet" cooler while the H60 ranks as its entry to the "high performance."
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Review: be quiet! Dark Rock Pro 2 CPU Cooler
Posted by Donster on: 2012-11-16 14:57:47 in category: System Cooling [ Print ]
By Stuart Davidson @ Hardware Heaven
Based in Germany be quiet! are a manufacturer of PSUs, coolers and case fans with a focus on the former. The product we have received from be quiet! today is the Dark Rock Pro 2 cooler their flagship model which promises ultra-high performance with virtually silent operation. Let's find out if it achieves this goal...
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Review: Prolimatech MK-26 Video Card Cooler
Posted by Donster on: 2012-10-05 16:34:41 in category: System Cooling [ Print ]
By: Chad Sebring @ TweakTown
Prolimatech is going with the bigger is better theory with the release of its latest video card cooler, the MK-26.
The MK-26 as you will see soon enough does keep the basic styling, but with the new design comes advantages to the maximum thermal capabilities, the types of fans you can install, and the ability to take up some of that room afforded in the larger cases on the market, and the MK-26 is the largest GPU cooler I have ever used.
That being said I think I have your interest peeked, stick around and see just how well the MK-26 from Prolimatech does with cooling my HIS Radeon HD 7950.
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Review: Arctic Accelero Hybrid 7970 Liquid Cooling System
Posted by Donster on: 2012-09-27 15:00:19 in category: System Cooling [ Print ]
By: Hilbert Hagedoorn @ GURU3D
We review the Accelero Hybrid 7970 Liquid Cooling System from Arctic. This cooling solution for the Radeon HD 7970 offers both liquid-cooling for the GPU as well as silent active cooling for the VRM zone of the graphics card. If we can believe the numbers then the solution should offer great cooling performance versus excellent noise levels. That's right up our alley alright.
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Review: Silverstone Heligon HE01 CPU Cooler
Posted by Donster on: 2012-09-13 16:24:58 in category: System Cooling [ Print ]
Author: Max Page @ FrostyTech
On Frostytech's test bench today is the Silverstone Heligon HE01 (SST-HE01) heatsink, an interesting asymmetric dual tower CPU cooler built for Intel LGA2011/1366/1156/1155/775 and AMD socket AM2/AM3/FM1/FM2 processors. At the heart of the heatsink is a massive 140mm vaneaxial fan, flanked by differently sized fin stacks which correspond to intake and exhaust air flows. On the cool air-intake side of the fan is a 30mm thick fin tower with a straight row of heatpipes intersecting the fins. On the hot exhaust side we find a slightly wider, 50mm thick fin tower constructed from slightly thicker aluminum fins.
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Review: Prolimatech PK2 & PK3 Nano Aluminum Thermal Compound
Posted by Donster on: 2012-09-12 15:00:33 in category: System Cooling [ Print ]
Written By: Raymond Buckland @ Legit Reviews
Prolimatech, the maker of the popular Megahalem CPU cooler, has introduced two new Thermal Interfacing Materials (TIM) the PK2, and PK3 thermal compounds. Do these to new thermal compounds have what it takes to compete with the best thermal compounds on the market today? Only one way to find out, and that is to step inside and see how they perform against a couple of best known TIMs in the computing world, the Gelid GC-Extreme, and the Antec Formula 7.
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Choosing the Best 120mm Radiator Fan: Testing Eight Fans with Corsair's H80
Posted by Donster on: 2012-08-23 15:39:42 in category: System Cooling [ Print ]
By Dustin Sklavos @ AnandTech
As an enthusiast it can be difficult to just "set it and forget it," to assemble a system and decree "this is as good as it's going to get." There's an inherent need to tweak and continue to tweak, to eke every last ounce of performance (within reason) out of our systems. Over the past few years, liquid cooling has become less the province of the extreme enthusiast and more accessible to the average user thanks to closed loop coolers manufactured by Asetek and CoolIT and brought to market by companies like Thermaltake, Antec, and Corsair.
The pump and radiator are only part of the equation, though; part of what makes even a decent closed loop cooling system tick is having a good fan configuration. Reading specs on the fan boxes helps a little, and visiting forums can certainly help, too, but we wanted something a little more definitive. After a couple of weeks of testing, we have results to share.
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Xigmatek Dark Knight SD1283 Night Hawk Edition CPU Cooler
Posted by Donster on: 2012-07-20 16:24:58 in category: System Cooling [ Print ]
By Stuart Davidson @ Hardware Heaven
Recently Xigmatek launched a new revision of their Dark Knight cooler, the Night Hawk Edition. Releasing a Dark Knight product at the moment has obvious advantages and today we find out if it lives up to the high quality we have come to expect from Xigmatek products.
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Review: GELID Icy Vision-A GPU Cooler for AMD
Posted by Donster on: 2012-07-12 15:37:09 in category: System Cooling [ Print ]
By Stuart Davidson @ Hardware Heaven
When buying an AMD reference card it is often the case, at least on the high end models, that the cooler will not be silent. Regardless of the claims made from generation to generation the reference design cooler has been noisier than the competition and more often than not we rely on AMDs partners such as Sapphire, XFX and the like to produce custom models with quieter coolers.
Of course custom models can get expensive so what is the alternative? Well we could buy a reference board and then add our own 3rd party cooler but how would that compare to a pre-built model? Today we find out as we install a Gelid Icy Vision-A on our 7950 and see how the temperatures compare to the XFX custom cooler and AMD reference design.
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Review: Spire TherMax Eclipse III "TME III" CPU Cooler
Posted by Donster on: 2012-07-04 16:36:14 in category: System Cooling [ Print ]
By: Chad Sebring @ TweakTown
The cooler we get to look at today is the Spire TherMax Eclipse III or TME III as you will see on the packaging. Once again we are left with the same exact tower design as the previous two TME coolers and again the only major change to the cooler is the choice of fans accompanying this cooler.
Hang tight as we look through quite a bit of "been there; done that" and see what sort of performance this old tower with new fans brings in terms of performance and see what sort of sound levels we have to deal with to obtain said performance.
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Review: be quiet! Dark Rock 2 CPU Cooler
Posted by Donster on: 2012-06-08 16:45:32 in category: System Cooling [ Print ]
By: Chad Sebring @ TweakTown
With no preconceived notions, or anything to go off of with be quiet!, this venture will be as new to me as I test and use the Dark Rock 2 CPU cooler. Looking at the information provided on the site, I do hope this cooler is in fact silent and is able to handle my hot processor as I put it through its paces. As I mentioned, with a company name like be quiet!, I think the sound issues being taken care of is a given, it's more the fact of what is their version of "acceptable performance levels" when I turn up the heat and really push the Dark Rock 2.
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Review: Alpenföhn Matterhorn Pure CPU Cooler
Posted by Donster on: 2012-06-08 16:33:55 in category: System Cooling [ Print ]
By Tony Le Bourne @ Vortez
Just over 2 years ago, Alpenföhn announced the Matterhorn, boasting lavish blacked aluminium fins and heatpipes in a new distinctive package. Moving on to the present we have seen Alpenföhn take leaps and bounds in regards to engineering prowess and cooling innovation. Diving into a turbulent world of CPU cooling, (pun intended), we now see the Matterhorn throwing down its gloves and stripped of any unnecessary la-de-da with the PURE Edition. The monolithic tower retains the precision engineering and premium quality build you would expect and comes with an iconic 120mm WingBoost fan to blow away the heat. Will the Matterhorn Pure breathe a fresh lease of life into the mid range market? Or will it be Pure... Let's find out.
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Review: Phanteks PH-TC14PE CPU Cooler
Posted by Donster on: 2012-05-29 15:38:00 in category: System Cooling [ Print ]
Author: Max Page @ FrostyTech
On Frostytech's test bench today is a rather large heatsink from Phanteks called the PH-TC14PE. This CPU cooler comes in blue, orange, red and white colour variations for those discriminating enthusiasts who like to colour coordinate their entire PC. Frostytech did test all four colour versions of the PH-TC14PE heatsink, but obviously the dye used to stain the anodized aluminum cooling fins has no detectable impact on the PH-TC14PE's thermal performance. For the purposes of this review, the thermal results from all four heatsinks will be averaged.
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Review: Thermaltake Frio Advanced and Frio Extreme CPU Coolers
Posted by Donster on: 2012-05-25 16:06:32 in category: System Cooling [ Print ]
By airman @ Overclockers Club
The original Thermaltake Frio came to us over two years ago in 2010. Its performance was noteworthy for its price and many chose it for their own builds. About a year later came the Frio OCK, beating is predecessor by clear margins in cooling performance. Now, we are pleased to get our hands on two new Frio models: the Frio Advanced and the Frio Extreme.
In this article, I will provide a thorough evaluation of the Thermaltake Frio Advanced and Frio Extreme that includes unboxing, a close-up look at each cooler, and specifications and features, followed by a measure of their performance metrics and how they compare to other coolers out there.
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Review: Spire CoolGate 2011 CPU Cooler
Posted by Donster on: 2012-05-25 15:47:30 in category: System Cooling [ Print ]
Written By: Nathan Kirsch @ Legit Reviews
The Spire CoolGate 2011 universal CPU cooler is a towering direct contact heat-pipe solution based on the gate-duct airflow principle. The base has 4 direct touch heat-pipes that make direct contact with the CPU for better heat dissipation. Read on to see how this small CPU Cooler performs on our Intel Core i5-2500K powered test system to see if it is right for you.
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Review: Titan Fenrir Siberia CPU Cooler
Posted by Donster on: 2012-05-17 15:49:26 in category: System Cooling [ Print ]
Reviewed by Vincent Petronio @ PureOC
Titan has released another cooler, the Siberia, which features a new design and a quieter fan. The Siberia looks to improve performance by moving up to dual fans, one of which is now a 140mm fan, and PWM control to strike a balance between noise levels and heat dissipation.
The interesting thing about the Siberia is that the two fans are oriented opposingly above the motherboard, one vertical and one horizontal, in the hopes of providing strong overall cooling on components, rather than just the CPU itself.
Let's take a closer look at the Titan Siberia and see how this new design shakes out.
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Review: DeepCool Ice Wind Pro CPU Cooler
Posted by Donster on: 2012-05-14 15:13:07 in category: System Cooling [ Print ]
Author: Max Page @ FrostyTech
Deepcool's Ice Wind Pro heatsink is a rather novel CPU cooler for two unique qualities; 1) its heatpipe-to-fin arrangement and 2) the geometry of its leading and trailing fin edges. First off, rather than clusters of heatpipes at the left and right sides of the aluminum fin tower, the eight ends of the heatpipes are lined up straight in a row, 10mm apart, right down the middle of the heatsink. Secondly, the leading/trailing edges of the aluminum fin stack have five large, slightly arc'd diamond cut-outs parallel to the direction of the fins that break up the otherwise monolithic wall.
How these two aspects impact the Ice Wind Pro's thermal performance remains to be seen, so let's begin our look at this relatively thin profile tower cooler.
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Review: Deepcool Frostwin CPU Cooler
Posted by Donster on: 2012-05-14 15:02:32 in category: System Cooling [ Print ]
By Jim Baranski @ PureOC
Today, we have Deepcool’s newest air cooler called the Frostwin. This handsome twin tower air cooler looks to provide a great cooling solution for today’s popular platforms from both Intel and AMD so let’s kick back and see what the Deepcool Frostwin has in store.
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Review: Cooler Master Gemin II S524 CPU Cooler
Posted by Donster on: 2012-05-07 15:43:48 in category: System Cooling [ Print ]
By Max Page @ FrostyTech
Top down heatsinks are great for cooling DRAM modules and motherboard components around the CPU socket, so many an enthusiast swears by them for overall system happiness.
In this review Frostytech is testing out the Cooler Master Gemin II S524, a top-down heatsink that stands only 105mm tall and weighs a modest 594grams. Height is one of the other advantages of top-down coolers, this model is a good 50mm shorter than the average tower heatsink! The Cooler Master Gemin II S524 is compatible with Intel socket LGA1366/1155/1156/775 and AMD socket AM2/AM3/FM1 processors.
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Review: Arctic Accelero S1 PLUS and Turbo Module
Posted by Donster on: 2012-05-04 15:30:19 in category: System Cooling [ Print ]
By Sergey Lepilov @ X-Bit Labs
The Swiss Arctic Company, previously known to everybody as Arctic Cooling, is bent on developing low-noise cooling systems. And while they haven’t yet been very successful with CPU coolers, Arctic's air-based coolers for GPUs have no rivals. The well-known Accelero Xtreme series, revised and improved in various ways on a regular basis, boasts an unmatched combination of performance and quietness, being far superior to any competitor product.
Besides everything else, Arctic offers special solutions targeted at users who build silent computers. We mean the new Accelero S1 PLUS, which has come to replace the older S1, and the recently released turbo module for that heatsink. These are the products we are going to discuss in this review.
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Review: Zalman CNPS10X Optima CPU Cooler
Posted by Donster on: 2012-05-03 15:10:44 in category: System Cooling [ Print ]
By Max Page @ FrostyTech
The Zalman CNPS10X Optima heatsink is a fairly standard tower cooler in most respects; it offers pretty good thermal performance, accomodates a front and rear fan and has an exposed copper heatpipe base. The CNPS10X Optima CPU cooler stands 153mm tall so it should fit into most mid tower chassis and weighs in at moderate 630 grams. Retailing for around $40 USD/CDN, Zalman's CNPS10X Optima is an economical Intel socket LGA1366/1155/1156/775 and AMD socket FM1/AM2/AM3 heatsink. At the time of this review, it was not compatible with LGA2011 CPUs.
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Review: Cooler Master TPC 812 CPU Cooler
Posted by Donster on: 2012-05-02 15:35:21 in category: System Cooling [ Print ]
Written By: Shane Higgins @ Legit Reviews
It's been a while since we have had a CPU cooler from Cooler Master on the test bench. Well, today we have the Cooler Master TPC 812 tower cooler. With the TPC 812 Cooler Master is pairing up Vertical Vapor Chambers with traditional heatpipes to improve performance. Join us as we see just how well the Cooler Master TPC 812 performs on our Intel LGA2011 test bench.
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Review: Noctua NH-L12 Low Profile CPU Cooler
Posted by Donster on: 2012-04-30 15:59:15 in category: System Cooling [ Print ]
By Max Page @ FrostyTech
The Noctua NH-L12 is a lower profile heatsink that stands 93mm tall and is a little over 130mm square. The heatsink comes with two fans; a 120mm NF-F12 PWM fan on top and a 92mm NF-B9 PWM fan tucked away beneath the fins. In a nod to being flexible, the top fan can be knocked off the NH-L12 to lower its height to 66mm for really compact computer cases if necessary. That's a far cry more compact than the typical 160mm tall tower heatsink!
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Review: Enermax ETD-T60-TB CPU Cooler
Posted by Donster on: 2012-04-13 15:27:12 in category: System Cooling [ Print ]
Author: Adam @ HardwareLook
Enermax it seems are beginning to worm themselves into the CPU cooling market and are trying out a few new designs, one of which we have reviewed here today. We are reviewing the brand new Enermax ETD-T60-TB. There are two versions of the design, the TB, which is what we are reviewing, and the VD model. Both are the same in CPU cooler design; however, the fan designs are different. With Enermax starting to produce new CPU coolers you would think that would kick off by branding them with flashy names, because the current isn’t the most exciting. Fortunately, the performance greatly made up for the lack of imagination in the ETD-T60 name. The Enermax ETD-T60 has great performance, but it has its problems as well.
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Review: Aqua Computer Aquaero 5 XT USB Fan Controller
Posted by Donster on: 2012-02-21 16:30:27 in category: System Cooling [ Print ]
Written by Bill Hentschell @ Legit Reviews
Sure there are a lot of fan controllers on the market today but what if you wanted something fully automated that can even calculate your watts dissipated for a given flow and fan speed (inverse C/W calculation). Amazed yet? Aqua Computers sent us over their top of the line Aquero 5 XT to try out on our ultimate water cooled rig and we can tell you we were pretty amazed.
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Review: Swiftech H20-220 Edge HD Liquid Cooling Kit
Posted by Donster on: 2012-02-09 16:02:42 in category: System Cooling [ Print ]
Written By: Shane Higgins @ Legit Reviews
Today we look at the H20-220 Edge HD liquid cooling kit by Swiftech. The Swiftech H20-220 Edge HD kit is not like the sealed all-in-one kits we have looked at in the past. It is expandable and upgradeable. Join us as we see how Swiftech's H20-220 Edge HD Kit does against the top sealed kits available today on our Intel X79 test system with the Intel Core i7-3960X Extreme Edition processor.
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Review: Deepcool Gamer Storm Dracula VGA Cooler
Posted by Donster on: 2012-02-03 15:14:03 in category: System Cooling [ Print ]
Written By: Shane Higgins @ Legit Reviews
Today we take a look at the flagship GPU cooler from Deepcool, the Dracula. The Dracula is part of Deepcool's Gamer Storm line and is designed for those that want some serious cooling performance. This GPU cooler is massive and takes up four PCI slots when installed. Join us today we put the Dracula on the notoriously hot running NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480 to see how it handles the heat compared to another aftermarket cooler.
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Review: AquaComputer Airplex Modularity System
Posted by Donster on: 2012-02-03 15:04:13 in category: System Cooling [ Print ]
Review by Deton @ PureOC
Radiator design fundamentals haven’t changed much for the personal computer over the past decade. Same principles for the most part, and same designs as a result. That may no longer be the case, however, as a German water cooling company called AquaComputer has released the world first revolution innovative modular radiator system.
The AquaComputer AMS (Airplex Modularity System) is a completely customizable radiator, allowing the user not only to build a radiator of the size you need but also allowing you to build the whole complex system which includes pump, flow censors, control unit and reservoir all integrated to the radiator.
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Review: Glacialtech Igloo H58 CPU Cooler
Posted by Donster on: 2012-01-25 15:34:53 in category: System Cooling [ Print ]
By Max Page @ FrostyTech
On the test bench today is Glacialtech's Igloo H58 heatsink - a tower style exposed heatpipe base CPU cooler that marks one of the best efforts by this Taiwan-based thermal solutions manufacturer. The heatsink cools very well on both Intel and AMD platforms as you'll shortly see.
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Review: NZXT HAVIK 120 CPU Cooler
Posted by Donster on: 2011-12-16 15:45:23 in category: System Cooling [ Print ]
Author: Chad Sebring @ TweakTown
Today we are going to be getting to know the HAVIK 120 from NZXT. I just got this cooler within the last week and from what I can see today on the internet, news of the cooler has been removed from the secret vault and is all over the web now. There are some issues with fitting the bigger 140mm version into tighter cases and NZXT seems to have thought it through pretty well with this design. Less obstruction on the motherboard, lighter and easier to use and it fits in more places than the HAVIK 140 will - all great reasons to settle in and keep reading about the new HAVIK 120 from NZXT.
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Review: DeepCool IceEdge 400XT CPU Cooler
Posted by Donster on: 2011-11-18 16:50:00 in category: System Cooling [ Print ]
Author: M. Page @ FrostyTech
Deepcool's IceEdge 400XT heatsink is a mid-size tower cooler that stands a modest 127mm high and weighs 585 grams. At its heart are four, 6mm diameter copper heatpipes and a 92x100mm stack of dark nickel plated aluminum fins.
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Review: Gelid GX-7 CPU Cooler
Posted by Donster on: 2011-11-01 17:14:05 in category: System Cooling [ Print ]
By: Hilbert Hagedoorn @ GURU3D
Gelid is a company that made a nice impression a year or two ago introducing themselves by releasing their first aftermarket CPU cooler, the 'Silent Spirit' cooler. After Gelid released that Silent Spirit and then Tranqillo CPU coolers it was time for a new model. Progress is made and anno Q4 2011 it's time to release their third consumer grade CPU cooler. Their latest creation comes in the form of a tower cooler called GX-7 -- aimed at gamers apparently.
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Review: Akasa: Venom Voodoo CPU Cooler
Posted by Donster on: 2011-10-28 17:48:12 in category: System Cooling [ Print ]
By Sergey Lepilov @ X-Bit Labs
About a year ago we tested a new processor cooler from Akasa called Venom. It left a very good overall impression but turned out pretty noisy. The new Venom Voodoo is a further development of that cooler model, but it has become even more efficient, quiet and universal, according to the manufacturer. Our today’s article will show whether these expectations actually came true.
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Review: Zalman CNPS12X Lower Noise CPU Cooler
Posted by Donster on: 2011-10-25 16:06:09 in category: System Cooling [ Print ]
Author: M. Page @ FrostyTech
The Zalman CNPS12X heatsink marks the first foray into exposed base heatpipe coolers for its Korean manufacturer. For what I can only assume are trademark reasons, Zalman term it 'whole direct touch heatpipe'. In any case, six 6mm heatpipes are laid out flat and uncovered just where you'd expect to find 'em. The other notable aspect of the CNPS12X is that it's equipped with not one, not two, but THREE low-RPM 120mm fans arranged in a push - pull configuration!
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Review: Xigmatek Prime SD1484 CPU Cooler
Posted by Donster on: 2011-10-21 16:39:03 in category: System Cooling [ Print ]
Author: M. Page @ FrostyTech
On the heatsink test bench today is Xigmatek's Prime SD1484 heatsink which features a few notable changes to the standard, stock tower heatsink Xigmatek offers. For starters, the edges of the aluminum fins are squished slightly to form a blunt knife edge to reduce air flow resistance - Gigabyte tried this in 2006 with good results.
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Review: NZXT Havik 140 CPU Cooler
Posted by Donster on: 2011-10-19 16:56:16 in category: System Cooling [ Print ]
Author: M. Page @ FrostyTech
In this review Frostytech is testing out the NZXT Havik 140 heatsink, a tower style CPU cooler designed for Intel socket 1366/1156/1155/775 and AMD socket AM2/AM3/AM3+/FM1 processors. The Havik 140 cooler performs pretty well as you'll shortly see.
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