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COOL by Corsair [Review, overclockersonline]
While watercooling is not a common way of cooling your PC, with
today's Socket 939 Opteron processors and dual core processors that tend to
be smoking hot, you can expect more people will be buying watercooling kits
like this. This entry kit will serve many people well, especially since it
costs much less than some of the equipment offered by Asetek or Swiftech. By
selecting Corsair, you not only get a chance to match the blinging LED
memory modules, but you get a name enthusiasts trust. Sun, 15 Jan, 2006 | 3 Click(s) | Related: Reviews or Talks | Detail
Thermaltake Blue Orb II [Review, overclockersonline]
The Blue Orb II is a spectacular heatsink.... It managed to give the
Thermalright XP-120 some tough competition and, in some cases, even
performed better! Though the heatsink is not exactly quiet, it is bearable
and most of the noise is the swooshing of air. Not only does this heatsink
perform well, it also looks great! It is the Blue fins, and not obtrusive
LED fan that makes the heatsink stand out! Overall, this heatsink is truly
remarkable and is priced much lower than its competitors. Sun, 15 Jan, 2006 | 7 Click(s) | Related: Reviews or Talks | Detail
Titan Eagle [Review, overclockersonline]
Whether you choose the copper or the aluminum version, the Eagle is a
welcome replacement for the ineffective stock coolers that modern furnaces,
I mean, video cards possess. Now that we know Titan has yet another amazing
product in its lineup, I am ready to see what they have in store for us
next. Sun, 15 Jan, 2006 | 3 Click(s) | Related: Reviews or Talks | Detail
Zalman CNPS9500 LED Ultra Quiet CPU Cooler [Article, hardwarezone]
With a unique funky design, Zalman's latest CPU cooler is designed specifically to be quiet while delivering the desired cooling performance to tame any high performance CPU of today. Sun, 15 Jan, 2006 | 10 Click(s) | Related: Reviews or Talks | Detail
CES 2006: OCZ's Cryo-Z Phase Change Cooler [News, legitreviews]
While at CES we spotted the upcoming OCZ Cryo-Z Phase Change Cooler out
in Vegas. These single phase change coolers are still over a month away from
being in full production, but are still worth a look. If prices get down under
$300 like OCZ hopes water cooling might be dated! Fri, 06 Jan, 2006 | 39 Click(s) | Related: Reviews or Talks | Detail
Water Cooled Xbox 360 [Article, hardocp]
Four years ago next month we built the world’s first water cooled Xbox. At the time, a lot of people asked us why we would want to water cool an Xbox, mostly because they didn’t understand the motivation behind it. The fact of the matter was that the standard heat sink on the 700MHz Intel processor would barely get hot under normal use and surely didn’t warrant the performance offered by a custom water cooling kit. At the time, we did it simply because no one else had done it and “because we could.” That was our motivation then and that is partially our motivation now. Fri, 06 Jan, 2006 | 7 Click(s) | Related: Reviews or Talks | Detail
Cooler Master NanoFusion [Review, overclockersonline]
Cooler Master has come up with a thermal compound revolution. NanoFusion truly deserves its title of "Supreme Thermal Compound" just for being able to compete with the legendary Arctic Silver 5. By creating this innovative newcomer, Cooler Master has done more than extend their product line; they have created some competition. In all, NanoFusion may represent the golden middle for those demanding a good thermal interface material without burning a hole in their wallet or settling for generic 'goop'. Wed, 04 Jan, 2006 | 9 Click(s) | Related: Reviews or Talks | Detail
Zalman VF700-Cu LED VGA Cooler [Article, hardwarezone]
The VF700-Cu LED is a minor update to Zalman's excellent VF700 series of VGA coolers. With its unique 'flower' design and enthusiast slant, it is worth taking a second look. Wed, 14 Dec, 2005 | 24 Click(s) | Related: Reviews or Talks | Detail
Gigabyte G-Power Lite CPU Cooler [Review, PimpRig]
The fan on the G-Power is pretty close to Baby Blue in color, but that is a hell of a lot
better than the obnoxious Orange that Thermaltake insists on using on their fans. The G-Power
fan is an unusual 110 x 110 x 25mm and is of the sleeve type instead of bearing. The fan pushes
48.5 CFM at 2450 RPM while staying at a peaceful 27.5 dBA, pretty nice statistics. Thu, 08 Dec, 2005 | 11 Click(s) | Related: Reviews or Talks | Detail
Arctic Cooling NV Silencer 5 Rev3 [Review, InsaneTek]
Arctic Cooling has done it again. The NV Silencer 5 Rev3 made for the Geforce
7800 series is an excellent cooler that performs in
dead silence. It also allowed a slightly higher overclock too! Sun, 04 Dec, 2005 | 37 Click(s) | Related: Reviews or Talks | Detail
Innovatek Custom Water Cooling Setup [Review, PimpRig]
This leads us to the next big advantage of aluminum for water cooling...the passive radiator.
Meet the Konvekt-O-Matic MAXI, can you believe this is Innovatek's mid-size passive radiator?
In addition to the standard Konvekt-O-Matic, there is also a HUGE Ultra version. The MAXI
measures 45x33x5cm (h x l x w) and weighs in at a whopping 10.5 pounds. And like all of
Innovatek's aluminum gear, it is anodized, this one in a vibrant red color. According to
Innovatek's testing the MAXI radiates more heat than an active dual 120 mm radiator. Sun, 04 Dec, 2005 | 43 Click(s) | Related: Reviews or Talks | Detail
Thermaltake Big Typhoon (CL-P0114) CPU Cooler [Review, PimpRig]
I couldn't decide if the Big Typhoon looked more like an insect or a work of art. The copper
heatsink fins and 120mm fan are elevated and rest on top of 6 heatpipes that are in turn
attached to a copper block at the bottom. The fan has a shroud around the base so that all the
air is forced through the fins to cool the heatpipes. The look isn't as striking as the Zalman
CNPS9500, but will still cause a double-take just due to the size alone. Thu, 01 Dec, 2005 | 39 Click(s) | Related: Reviews or Talks | Detail
Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro [Review, InsaneTek]
Arctic Cooling is currently dominating the GPU aircooling category, but how do
they hold up in the CPU area? The new Freezer 7 Pro
comes with some new features and improved performance, with drawbacks of
course. Tue, 29 Nov, 2005 | 14 Click(s) | Related: Reviews or Talks | Detail
PrimoChill PC ICE Non-Conductive Coolant [Review, PimpRig]
PC Ice retains its non-conductive nature much better than distilled water, from this stand
point it should prove somewhat safer in a water cooled PC. It however is not an insulator, it
will carry a slight charge when polluted. Sun, 27 Nov, 2005 | 8 Click(s) | Related: Reviews or Talks | Detail
Evercool K803-925CA HSF [Review, overclockersonline]
The Evercool K803-925CA is not going to be the outstanding performer
like the huge heatpipe coolers you have seen here at O² and other places.
What the K803-925CA is, however, is one heck of a stock HSF replacement that
will fit into any case. Even without the lapping the results were comparable
to the retail boxed unit from AMD and after some wet sanding fun it easily
outperformed it. The whole time making less noise, not taking up much more
space, and looking a whole lot better. Keep in mind, we were asking this
cooler to cool an overvolted, overclocked CPU and it performed quite
admirably. Wed, 16 Nov, 2005 | 2 Click(s) | Related: Reviews or Talks | Detail
Evercool H.D.D Air Condition [Review, overclockersonline]
The Evercool HDAC is a very straight forward hard drive cooler that
mounts in an open 5.25" drive bay. The aluminum body is solid and does a
good job drawing heat out of the hard drive and the turbine fan performs
very well and nearly silent at lower RPMs. In a tightly packed case or one
with no front fans, this hard drive cooler can really help keep the hard
drive with all your precious data nice and cool. This will extend the life
of the drive and help prevent an early failure. Fri, 11 Nov, 2005 | 4 Click(s) | Related: Reviews or Talks | Detail
Vapochill Micro Review [Review, legitreviews]
I have to say that I found the Vapochill Micro to be an outstanding product.
Not only did it obliterate the stock AMD cooling solution, but the temperatures
produced by the Extreme and High End models were on par with both water cooling
kits I use on my system, at least at stock speeds... Fri, 11 Nov, 2005 | 6 Click(s) | Related: Reviews or Talks | Detail
LS Cable LSHS L500 and X500 CPU Coolers [Review, PimpRig]
I could come up with only 3 reasons why nickel is used on the bottom of heatpipe heatsinks:
Nickel bonds very well and having a nickel bottom would protect the surface, prevent oxidation,
and diffuse the heat. Since nickel retains heat longer, the heat will spread over a larger area
which spreads it evenly across the heatpipes so you don't have just one or two doing all the
work. I don't know if this is actually the case, but it makes sense to me (unfortunately, so
does beer flavored ice cream). Wed, 09 Nov, 2005 | 3 Click(s) | Related: Reviews or Talks | Detail
Asetek VapoChill Micro [Review, InsaneTek]
Asetek makes their entry into the aircooling crowd with a big bang. The
VapoChill Micro performs well at minimal noise levels and
has the capability of cooling up to 150W of heat! Your toasty CPU can now thank
you for prolonging its life. Sat, 05 Nov, 2005 | 2 Click(s) | Related: Reviews or Talks | Detail
Thermaltake Golden Orb II CPU Cooler [Review, Bjorn3d]
For its Golden Orb II,Thermaltake decided to go the route of the slow-spinning,
large-diameter fan. This makes it ideal for people looking to limit the extra
noise coming from their PC. The fan also includes a blue LED to add a nice glow
to a PC case. The Golden Orb II also features a pure copper base and is
compatible with most Intel LGA775 and AMD socket 754, 939, and 940
processors. Sat, 05 Nov, 2005 | 9 Click(s) | Related: Reviews or Talks | Detail
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