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• Four Way AMD Athlon XP Heatsink Shootout   [Roundup, TweakTown]
  All the coolers we are looking at today are designed to cool your processor differently. If it be by a weird looking fan or an improvement to the traditional design to help quiet it down yet keep performance up. In the past only a few things determined a good cooler, how much copper it had and how much air the fan pushed. This would create a heavy, loud and expensive cooler. Thanks to the advancements in cooler technology over the past 12 months, we see companies doing so much more. Today we will see just how much more and if these new designs help keep our processor cooler or not.
   Fri, 19 Sep, 2003 | 207 Click(s) | Related: Reviews or Talks | Detail

• Three Red-Hot Boxed Cooler Alternatives for the Athlon XP3200+   [Review, TomsHardware]
  The days of the Athlon platform may be numbered, but that hasn't stopped Athlon cooler suppliers from launching new models. THG tested three alternatives to the boxed cooler on the latest Athlon XP (3200+).
   Fri, 19 Sep, 2003 | 86 Click(s) | Related: Reviews or Talks | Detail

• Coolermaster Aero 4 Cooler Review   [Review, 3dXtreme]
  The Aero 4 uses a Radial fan or something also referred to as a "squirrel cage" type fan. The advantage here is to provide decent cooler while maintaining a quiet noise level. Overall this unit is impressive looking also noteworthy the Cooler master is a bit heavier than any standard or aftermarket Intel CPU fan I've used in the past.
   Wed, 17 Sep, 2003 | 231 Click(s) | Related: Reviews or Talks | Detail

• Zalman ZM80C-HP VGA Heatpipe and ZM-OP1 Silent Fan   [Review, BigBruin]
  As part of Zalman’s CNPS system (Computer Noise Prevention System), the ZM80C-HP will keep your ATI Radeon or Nvidia based video card whisper silent and looking very high tech. With the optional ZM-OP1 fan mounted to the heatsink, the assembly can even provide a cooling solution for overclockers. There are few products on the market that can give the inside of your PC the ”Oh My God” shock value quite like the ZM80-HP. The folks with case windows and 80 gigawatts of lights will also dig the eye candy.
   Wed, 17 Sep, 2003 | 241 Click(s) | Related: Reviews or Talks | Detail

• Swiftech MCX462-V Heatsink   [Review, SystemCooling]
  When it comes to the highest quality, high performance heatsinks, one of the first names that pop’s into your head is Swiftech. When you think of the highest quality, low noise heatsinks, the first name that pop’s into your is not Swiftech’s!! But that is going to change with the release of Swiftech’s latest air-cooling offering.
   Mon, 15 Sep, 2003 | 161 Click(s) | Related: Reviews or Talks | Detail

• Vantec Vortex HD Cooling System   [Review, SystemCooling]
  Hard drive coolers are nothing new, they’ve been around for quite awhile; some have worked while others did very little to cool and were nothing more than eye-candy. Don’t get me wrong, there are some very good and effective hard drive coolers in today’s market, but we are going to show you the very best we have had the occasion to work with.
   Mon, 15 Sep, 2003 | 77 Click(s) | Related: Reviews or Talks | Detail

• Taisol Heatpipe HSF   [Review, CoolTechZone]
  Today HardwareCooling gave us the opportunity to review one of Taisol’s Heatpipe Solution heatsinks. Heatpipe cooling solution is not unheard of. Infact, it is supposed to perform better than air-cooling. So we gave Taisol’s Heatpipe heatsink a run through our tests. Let’s see what happens.
   Sat, 13 Sep, 2003 | 65 Click(s) | Related: Reviews or Talks | Detail

• Zalman 7000A Cooler Review   [Review, Digital-Daily]
  In the end, I was about to bury the hope to find the best air cooler for the SocketA, but that time Zalman announced CNPS7000A coolers. Two models were brought to the public judgment: one with a full copper radiator (-Cu) and the other with a combined aluminum-copper radiator (-AlCu). Fortunately, we managed to get both coolers.
   Sat, 13 Sep, 2003 | 355 Click(s) | Related: Reviews or Talks | Detail

• Asetek WaterChill Cooling Kit w/Chipset Block   [Review, ipKonfig]
  Want to get into water-cooling, but unsure about what components to use? Are you leery of trying to figure out what components work best together, without annoying "how do I fit this to that" problems? Liquid cooling can be quite difficult to work with, especially if you've never worked with such setups. It offers better and quieter cooling solutions, but can also be extremely dangerous. However, if you're willing to experiment and have always wanted to move from air to liquid cooling, then you may be in the market for a pre-configured water-cooling kit!
   Thu, 11 Sep, 2003 | 80 Click(s) | Related: Reviews or Talks | Detail

• OCZ Mini Flower Sinks   [Review, amdzone]
  Targeting the lucrative extreme performance sector, OCZ technology released some interesting looking Flower Mini Sinks intended to be put on super hot mosfets, chipsets or ram. After having a dozen arrive in the mail, I noticed they seemed to vary widely in their size as shown in the picture. You have to spread them out yourself, and once spread out they look pretty nifty.
   Tue, 09 Sep, 2003 | 161 Click(s) | Related: Reviews or Talks | Detail

• Thermaltake TR2TT TR2-M4 Cooler   [Review, BigBruin]
  At first glance, the TR2TT TR2-M4 has a very interesting appearance. A unique fan, referred to as the X-Blower by Thermaltake, sits atop the heatsink and is designed to evenly cool the entire surface of the heatsink. The fan works well at all RPM levels, but noise sensitive users will really appreciate the TR2-M4’s available whisper quiet performance. The product is nicely packaged in a secure plastic cover that does a great job at protecting your new investment. Inside you will find everything you need to properly cool your processor.
   Tue, 09 Sep, 2003 | 119 Click(s) | Related: Reviews or Talks | Detail

• Thermal Paste Comparison   [Review, ocaddiction]
  Overclocking is not always 100% about getting the perfect hardware. Many people overlook the importance of getting the right cooling. Picking out the right heatsink or waterblock is an easy choice since the majority of us have agreed and narrowed it down to two main manufacturers. Then comes the next part, the small dab of grease that you need to fill in the gap. Many use the small white pack of silicone grease thinking that it is sufficient. For others, they spend the extra $10 and get a tube of Arctic Silver. It has pretty much become a general rule that one should not overclock without spreading a thin layer of Arctic Silver across the CPU core. The question is, which tube of grease do you buy?
   Sun, 07 Sep, 2003 | 97 Click(s) | Related: Reviews or Talks | Detail

• Thermalright SLK-947U Review   [Review, SystemCooling]
  Last month, we introduced you to the Thermalright SLK-900A, and in that review, I stated that the 900A incorporated design changes to improve compatibility over the SLK-900U, which in fact it did. However, it was also implied that the 900A was perhaps supplanting the 900U in Thermalright's lineup for use in AMD-based systems, which is not the case. The heat sink we're going to look at today, the Thermalright SLK-947U, is in fact the long-awaited update to the SLK-900U, and the changes made to the unit are not only meant to minimize compatibility problems with AMD systems, they also improve compatibility with Intel P4 systems as well.
   Sun, 07 Sep, 2003 | 300 Click(s) | Related: Reviews or Talks | Detail

• Zalman ZM-WB1 Waterblock   [Review, gruntville]
  Zalman is a name we’re all familiar with, or should be at this point. They’re primarily known for their innovative designs of CPU heatsinks that are air cooled and low noise. If you look at Zalman’s product line, which now ranges from CPU Heatsinks to video card coolers to an entire case that is one big heatpipe cooler you’ll see one major recurring theme, quiet cooling. So it’s not a real big surprise to see them breaking into the water cooling arena, especially since water cooling has gained so much popularity.
   Sun, 07 Sep, 2003 | 57 Click(s) | Related: Reviews or Talks | Detail

• D-Tek Flowmaster XT   [Review, Monster hardware]
  The Flowmaster XT water-cooling kit has the most professional-looking packaging I have ever seen come across my desk in a water-cooling kit. From the high-gloss cardboard exterior, the fitted Styrofoam cut-outs, the individual packaging, to the slickest most user friendly printed instructions and assembly pics--all of this attention to detail should help the XT win some shelf space in the crowded retail environment.
   Tue, 02 Sep, 2003 | 151 Click(s) | Related: Reviews or Talks | Detail

• CoolerMaster Aero 7 Lite   [Test, Gruntville]
  So the CoolerMaster Aero 7+ that we reviewed a few weeks ago just too much cooler for ya, but you like the way it looks? Well, the perhaps you should take a look at what Bellerophon has to say about it's little brother, the Aero 7 Lite.
   Mon, 01 Sep, 2003 | 224 Click(s) | Related: Reviews or Talks | Detail

• Thermaltake X-Blower   [Review, Envynews]
  As if finding the right fan from those choices isnt hard enough, you also have to choose from the myriad of companies producing said fans. There are more and more companies rising to the task of cooling todays faster rigs, each fighting for the edge in the cooling market. The battle for better cooling is constantly raging and there are a few companies shining above the rest. Thermaltake has been climbing to the top of the pyramid, and today we look at their X-Blower Kit.
   Mon, 01 Sep, 2003 | 52 Click(s) | Related: Reviews or Talks | Detail

• TweakMonster RAM Coolers   [Review, cooltechzone]
  TweakMonster is not counted in the big list. They don’t compete with ThermalTake or Thermalright but that doesn’t mean that they don’t make good quality products.
   Mon, 01 Sep, 2003 | 42 Click(s) | Detail

• Zalman CNPS700A-AlCu Heat Sink   [Review, Systemcooling]
  The name Zalman is quite well known in the world of quiet cooling, and they are just as notable for their unorthodox approaches to cooler design. Both traditions continue in one of the latest entries in their line of Flower Heatsinks (FHS), the CNPS700A-AlCu.
   Sat, 30 Aug, 2003 | 153 Click(s) | Detail

• Zalman ZM80C VGA Cooler   [Review, Ocaddiction]
  Zalman is well known for making great (and quiet) CPU coolers but have recently been introducing some truly innovative Video Card Cooling designs. Today we checkout the new Zalman ZM80C Heatpipe VGA Cooler and see if Zalman continues their tradition of quality cooling.
   Sat, 30 Aug, 2003 | 140 Click(s) | Related: Reviews or Talks | Detail