Review: Thermolab BADA CPU Cooler
Posted by Donster on: 2009-11-04 16:23:42 in category: System Cooling [ Print ]
Author: M. Page @ FrostyTech
From the makers of the wavy "BARAM" heatsink comes the Thermolab BADA; a 136mm tall mid-tower heatsink that fills in the performance cooling void where taller coolers can't go.
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Review: Titan Skalli CPU Cooler
Posted by Donster on: 2009-11-03 15:48:54 in category: System Cooling [ Print ]
Reviewed by Jake Mete @ PureOC
Big, beefy powerhouse CPU coolers may garner much of the attention in the enthusiast race for top cooling performance, but not every horse is a thoroughbred. There is a very large segment of the consumer population that is quite with something that is a bit more modest in its goals, yet retain good performance at a good price. And that is part of the key distinction here, as top quality products that are affordable are a rather rare breed.
Today we're testing the Titan Skalli CPU cooler that offers Heatpipe Direct Touch (HDT) technology in a smallform 100mm fan setup. We've seen the big boy "Titan Fenrir" cooler perform very well in our extensive LGA1366 air cooler testing, so it will be interesting to see if they can continue the winning streak with a decidely smaller product.
We'll be dropping the Titan Skalli onto an LGA1156 Core i7, so let's fine out it fares both at stock settings and on an overclocked monster.
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Review: ZEROTherm Nirvana 120 and Core 92 CPU Coolers
Posted by Donster on: 2009-10-29 16:06:06 in category: System Cooling [ Print ]
Reviewed by Jake Mete @ PureOC
ZEROtherm is a company probably best known for creating buzz surrounding their butterfly cooler design not long ago. Capitalizing on that success, they've expanded their product lineup and continue to push ahead with designs that have evolved and improved from that initial antecedent; a butterfly effect, as it were. Most recently, they have two CPU coolers for the Intel Core i5/i7 platforms: the Nirvana 120 PWM and the Core 92 heatsinks. Both strive to achieve improved cooling for your CPU but each go about it in a very different manner. Today we'll examine those differences, as well as the results, in an attempt to judge their success.
The Nirvana certainly looks very unique, and the smaller Core 92 is attractive, but what about performance? Can they keep a couple of Socket 1156 and 1366 chips cool? Can they handle overclocked Core i5 and i7 monster CPUs? Let's find out.
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Review: 3Rsystem Iceage 120 Boss II Dimpled-Fin CPU Cooler
Posted by Donster on: 2009-10-26 16:36:08 in category: System Cooling [ Print ]
Author: M. Page @ FrostyTech
Let's get right to the point, 3Rsystem's Iceage 120 Boss II heatsink is currently one of the Top 5 heatsinks tested on Frostytech. Key to the success of this Korean-made heatsink on both AMD and Intel synthetic test platforms are five 8mm diameter exposed base heatpipes and a unique "X" pattern that places the heatpipes in the path of high velocity air from the coolers' 120mm fan.
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Review: Intel Core i7 Cooler Round-Up
Posted by Donster on: 2009-10-16 17:22:16 in category: System Cooling [ Print ]
Author: Marc Adams @ HardOCP
New CPU coolers from Kingwin, Thermal Transtech International, and ZALMAN. While air cooling has gotten about as good as it can possibly get, all of these coolers bring something unique to the table. But do these units perform? We find out.
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Review: What's the Best 80mm and 92mm Fan?
Posted by Donster on: 2009-10-16 15:28:40 in category: System Cooling [ Print ]
Author: Bit-Tech Staff
Got a CPU cooler with a small fan? Is it noisy? If so, read our group test of 80mm and 92mm fans to see which is the best to mod onto your cooler. Or maybe you've got some small case fan mounts that could do with filling? Read on to see what with!
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Review: What's the Best Supersize Case Fan?
Posted by Donster on: 2009-10-09 16:06:06 in category: System Cooling [ Print ]
Author: Bit-Tech Staff
We've collected six supersized case fans (180mm to 225mm) to see which is best for that all-important side panel fan. Read on to see how Akasa, Antec and others fared in our rigorous airflow and noise testing!
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Review: Evercool Transformer 4 HPJ-12025 Heatsink
Posted by Donster on: 2009-10-08 17:24:36 in category: System Cooling [ Print ]
Author: M. Page @ FrostyTech
On the test bench today is a new dual 120mm fan heatsink from Evercool called the Transformer 4 HPJ-12025. Its twin fans are arranged in a push-pull configuration and rotate at a leisurely 1000RPM. The Transformer 4 heatsink is intended to be a quiet under power, using two fans to quietly do the job of one. As you'll see shortly, the Transformer 4 succeeds in this regard with a real world noise footprint under 40 dBA.
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Review: Thermaltake ISGC-V320 VGA Cooler
Posted by Donster on: 2009-10-01 17:07:15 in category: System Cooling [ Print ]
Reviewed by Grace @ DriverHeaven
The V320 is a GFX card cooler designed to fit on almost every video card currently available. As well as being a choice for high end boards - mid range graphics cards tend to have some relatively poor cooler designs with small and noisy fan configurations.
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Review: What's the Best 120mm Case Fan?
Posted by Donster on: 2009-09-28 17:06:44 in category: System Cooling [ Print ]
Author: Clive Webster @ Bit-Tech
We've collected 22 120mm fans and put them through rigorous noise and airflow tests to see which is the best. Read on to see how to keep your hardware cool while keeping the noise your PC makes to a minimum.
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Review: Cooler Master Hyper N620 LGA 1366 Ready CPU Cooler
Posted by Donster on: 2009-09-24 16:53:13 in category: System Cooling [ Print ]
Author: Frank Stroupe @ ThinkComputers
Cooler Master has been around for over a decade. Though they are probably now better known for their excellent PC cases, their original primary products were coolers and they continue to build high performance air coolers along with all of their other products. Today I will be looking at the Cooler Master Hyper N620 CPU cooler. With six heatpipes and dual flow-thru fan design, it looks quite promising to keep the i7's temperatures under control. Will the Hyper N620 do it? Read on to see!
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Preview: Thermaltake SpinQ VT CPU Cooler
Posted by Donster on: 2009-08-27 16:36:28 in category: System Cooling [ Print ]
By Sue @ Expreview
Following success of the award-winning "SpinQ" CPU cooler, Thermaltake has introduced the new SpinQ VT, which was first seen at ComputeX Taipei 2009.
The cooler is very similar to the former "SpinQ" in terms of features, except for that the aluminum fins propagate perpendiculr to the plane of the motherboard, while the fan blows air onto the motherboard. The three 6mm U-shaped heatpipes are equally efficient to the six ones on "SpinQ".
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Review: DeepCool IceWing 5 Pro Heatsink
Posted by Donster on: 2009-08-27 16:24:04 in category: System Cooling [ Print ]
Author: M. Page @ FrostyTech
Today however the focus is on another technology which has seen broad adoption: exposed heatpipe bases. Like natural evolution, this thermal design technique took hold and displaced heavy copper heatspreaders about two years ago. The result is a market filled with exposed heatpipe base CPU coolers, mostly in tower form. DeepCool's IceWing 5 Pro is however a 'suspended heatsink', which is good because it lowers total height to a moderate 131mm.
The IceWing 5 Pro heatsink is compatible with Intel socket 775/1366 and AMD socket 939-to-AM3 processors. It features five 6mm diameter copper heatpipes, stands 131mm tall and weighs roughly 670 grams.
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Review: AMA Orc CPU Cooler
Posted by Donster on: 2009-07-31 17:23:14 in category: System Cooling [ Print ]
By RHKCommander959 @ Overclockers Club
Under review today is the AMA Orc of AMA's "Mythic" series that looks like it targets the World of Warcraft/fantasy crowd. Equipped with six heat pipes and green LED 120mm fan, the Orc looks like it should deliver good performance along with its looks and supports Intel LGA 775/1156/1366 and AMD AM2/AM2+/AM3. Hopefully this unique looking heat sink performs as good or better than it looks!
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Review: Thermalright HR-03 GTX VGA Heatsink (On GTX275)
Posted by Donster on: 2009-07-31 17:09:17 in category: System Cooling [ Print ]
Author: Tony Chartrand @ Bjorn3D
If you feel that your new GTX275 is running too hot then you are not alone. I also can not stand to see that temperature gauge go well into the 80's. If you are sick of these temperatures (like me), then you will be glad to hear there is a solution. Thermalright has had the HR-03 GTX out for awhile, but it has never been certified for the GTX275. This is because a few of the GTX275's differ from each other, which causes some obstructions so this cooler will not mount right.
If you happen to have the Leadtek version of the GTX275 then you are in luck, because today I will show you exactly what you have to do to get this cooler to fit perfectly on your GTX275. Don't worry, its nothing that takes an advanced knowledge of machining, just a few tools from the garage are all you will need. These include a saw, or any other cutting device such as a Dremel (I did it with a hack saw). Certainly a Dremel will make it much easier. You will also need a screw driver. Not too demanding huh? Thats enough talk, lets take a closer look at this cooler.
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Review: Intel Core i7 Heatsink Roundup Q309
Posted by Donster on: 2009-07-23 15:20:48 in category: System Cooling [ Print ]
Author: Marc Adams @ HardOCP
Thermalright TRUE processor cooler has been king of the hill for quite some time. Today we bring in four new challengers to see if any of them have what it takes to make our short list of coolers to buy for your next enthusiast box build.
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Review: Arctic Cooling Accelero Xtreme 4870X2
Posted by Donster on: 2009-07-20 16:29:08 in category: System Cooling [ Print ]
By: Hilbert Hagedoorn @ GURU3D
Recently one of the more interesting product released in their VGA cooler lineup is the all new Accelero XTREME 4780X2 Cooler. It is a massive eight heatpipe based cooler that might be as big as a whale, yet is virtually silent and has extraordinary cooling performance. If you are gutsy enough to strip down the X2 and mount a this cooler, then you can achieve temperatures that are roughly 30 degrees C lower than I've just mentioned, right out of the box.
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Corsair Hydro H50 Water Cooler Video and Photo Review
Posted by Donster on: 2009-07-15 17:45:29 in category: System Cooling [ Print ]
Author: Ryan Shrout @ PC Perspective
Corsair's new Hydro H50 cooler isn't really a new development in the world of water cooling - completely contained, no maintenance water cooling systems. But with Corsair pushing the H50 brand along, users have another option for their system cooling needs. The H50 is just as easy to install as most high-end air coolers but offers improved performance.
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Review: Koolance CPU-LN2 Liquid Nitrogen Evaporator
Posted by Donster on: 2009-07-06 16:18:15 in category: System Cooling [ Print ]
Written By: Chris Morrell @ Legit Reviews
The Koolance CPU-LN2 is a "DIY" processor evaporator pot for liquid nitrogen or dry ice cooling. It features a nickel-plated solid copper cold plate that has been combined with a black acetal upper container. Read on to see how this extreme cooler does with DICE and LN2!
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Review: Zalman CNPS10X Extreme CPU Cooler
Posted by Donster on: 2009-07-03 15:38:59 in category: System Cooling [ Print ]
Author: Chad Sebring @ TweakTown
Zalman’s new tower design is the CNPS10X Extreme with a unique and innovative fan controller built right into the cooler itself. I know a bunch of coolers have inline fan controls with a “peg” type dial adapted in and usually offer very rough control of the fans speed. Zalman takes all this a large step forward and builds it into an all black nickel plated cooler. The fins, the heatpipes, the base, everything gets plating. This with a striking blue LED in the 120mm accompanying fan puts on quite a show for the eyes. Let’s discuss the specs and get to the images and the testing, as I’m sure you are as eager as I to see what the Zalman CNPS10X Extreme is capable of.
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Review: Corsair Hydro Series H50 CPU Cooler
Posted by Donster on: 2009-06-30 15:37:50 in category: System Cooling [ Print ]
Author: Tarinder Sandu @ HEXUS
Air cooling has the inevitable drawback of being limited by the ambient temperature, no matter how efficient the transfer from chip to fan. The next step up is to use a liquid-cooled setup that is better at absorbing and dissipating the heat produced by the CPU. This is where budget all-in-one, easy-fit systems come in, costing around £50 and purporting to have better cooling credentials.
Corsair recently teamed up with Asetek and launched such a cooler last month. Dubbed the Hydro Series H50 and currently etailing at £59, the memory specialist is aiming to destroy the high-end air-cooling market.
Is it better than a "Thermalright Ultra-120 eXtreme" when tasked to cool a near-4.0GHz-clocked Core i7 chip? Read on to find out.
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Corsair H50 CPU Cooler Preview
Posted by Donster on: 2009-06-18 16:56:07 in category: System Cooling [ Print ]
By Kyle Bennett @ HardOCP
28 Full Minutes of CPU Cooling Excitement! Well, maybe not, but at least we show you very detailed testing and results along the way. Our official "review" will be in 30 to 45 days along with a full HSF Roundup for Q309.
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Review: 80-way Thermal Interface Material Performance Test
Posted by Donster on: 2009-06-16 16:25:59 in category: System Cooling [ Print ]
Written by Olin Coles @ Benchmark Reviews
Prior to our "33-Way Thermal Compound Comparison" article published back in March 2008, there had not been another project of its size available online. So when Benchmark Reviews revealed our test results, it was a surprise to find that many overclockers had been ill-informed by marketing hype and misleading enthusiast opinions. Benchmark Reviews later published several other complimentary articles for performance hardware enthusiasts, offering an instructional guide on Thermal Paste Application Methods and testing for the Best CPU Cooler Performance. As the author to both of those articles, I have discovered that the most critical factors pertaining to thermal cooling performance seems to be overlooked. In this massive follow-up article, which was built from entirely new project data taking over one year of research to publish, our collection of test material has grown to include every product we could acquire from the marketplace. Benchmark Reviews has received advice of industry experts, manufacturers, and elite overclockers to bring you this comprehensive "80-Way Thermal Interface Material cooling performance comparison benchmark test".
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Battle of the Elements: Air vs. Water CPU Cooler Showdown
Posted by Donster on: 2009-06-12 16:17:13 in category: System Cooling [ Print ]
How much performance do you really get for your cooling buck?
By Joshua Buss @ The Tech Report
Water cooling is typically complicated and expensive, but you can now buy factory-sealed, all-in-one kits for little more than a high-end air cooler. Join us to see how CoolIT's Domino ALC water cooler stacks up against more traditional air towers from Noctua and Kingwin.
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Review: DeepCool Ice Blade Pro CPU Cooler
Posted by Donster on: 2009-06-11 16:15:48 in category: System Cooling [ Print ]
Author: M. Page @ FrostyTech
DeepCool's IceBlade Pro heatsink is Xigmatek-esq looking exposed heatpipe base CPU cooler with a dark nickel plating over every inch. The IceBlade Pro is built around four 8mm diameter copper heatpipes which conduct heat to the aluminum cooling fins above. Exposed heatpipe heatsinks are good with CPUs that have large integrated heat spreaders and large silicon die's below (to spread the heat around).
One or two 120mm fans can be mounted to either side of the DeepCool Ice Blade Pro, and rubber vibration absorbing posts are supplied along with extra fan clips. A single 120mm PWM fan that operates at 900-1500RPM is supplied.
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