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Apple iMAC G5 Case Cooling Mod [Article, legitreviews]
To fix the heat issue I tapped into the existing ducting just under the
plastic and mounted a Papst 120mm fan with a flow rating of 50 cfm to help
solve the problem. Since the fan is externally mounted I chose to power it by
an external adapter. After marking the spot I want to install the fan I drill
the plastic very carefully, like a bowling ball almost, but I use a hole-saw
chucked in a drill press... Tue, 02 Aug, 2005 | 20 Click(s) | Related: Reviews or Talks | Detail
Cooler Master Blue Ice Chipset Cooler [Review, bigbruin]
Most people that modify their computer case will put in windows, lights, fans, a cool looking processor heat sink, and sometimes they mod their video card. Little attention is given to other chips, such as the Northbridge. The Northbridge chip has an important role in the communication between the CPU and the memory, AGP, PCI and L2 cache, and needs to be kept cool. Cooler Master has introduced a chipset cooling mod, the Blue Ice, which will be tested on a MSI K8T800 NEO-FIS2R motherboard's chipset. Tue, 02 Aug, 2005 | 15 Click(s) | Related: Reviews or Talks | Detail
Thermaltake Golden Orb II Review [Review, techpowerup]
This cooler is definitely not built to get huge overclocks, temperatures are comparable to a standard Intel heatsink. However, moderate overclocks will sure work fine.
If you are fed up with the noise your CPU cooler puts out, this is one of the best coolers you could get, in order to reduce sound levels. I would put this cooler into my Media PC right on the spot, if it wasn't too big for the custom case. The size of the Golden Orb II could become a problem on some motherboards, it is best to check if it fits your system before buying. Tue, 02 Aug, 2005 | 11 Click(s) | Related: Reviews or Talks | Detail
Thermaltake Big Typhoon [Review, overclockersonline]
Today's review will be on one of their largest coolers - Thermaltake Big Typhoon. Many of you have heard of this cooler; it boasts heatpipes, aluminum fins and one massive 12cm fan! Mon, 01 Aug, 2005 | 56 Click(s) | Related: Reviews or Talks | Detail
Antec Vcool Expansion Slot VGA Cooler [Review, legitreviews]
Heat buildup in a computer system is something that can lead to system
instability and hinder ones overclocking experiences. Although this is bad, it
is preventable for those who want to keep their computer running as cool as
possible. With the GPU on a video card often running hotter than many Intel
Prescott processors it is easy to see why one leading heat producing components
in a computer is the video card... Sun, 31 Jul, 2005 | 21 Click(s) | Related: Reviews or Talks | Detail
Gigabyte G-Power Cooler Pro (GH-PDU21-MF) Review [Review, extensiontech]
Gigabyte, a name you'd come to think of as a motherboard company, has been diversifying themselves over the last few years. Video cards, wireless networking, laptops, even HSF's, and there are many more things that I didn't mention. We'll take a closer look at one of their HSF's, the G-Power Pro cooler. Sporting support for pretty much any mainstream system board out now, it sure could be a great HSF now, and it'll probably handle your next mainboard upgrade as well later. If that sounds remotely enticing, continue on for the review... Sun, 31 Jul, 2005 | 64 Click(s) | Related: Reviews or Talks | Detail
AcoustiFan DustPROOF Ultra-Quiet PC Fans [Review, legitreviews]
I believe these fans are a good choice for anyone looking for the quietest fans possible for their system. Keep in mind though, these are low to moderate flow fans, and as such, they are not going to give you the performance of a Panaflo or Sunon fan... Fri, 29 Jul, 2005 | 17 Click(s) | Related: Reviews or Talks | Detail
EverCool K803-925CA air cooler heatsink review [Review, a1-electronics]
we can see that this EverCool K803-925AC is doing very well at our low heat setting which for an aluminium heatsink that does not have a copper core is very good indeed. Only as we start to increase the temperature higher than this EverCool K803-925AC is intended to be used at does it start to lag behind and especially so at our highest temperature test which is a rather harsh test. Fri, 29 Jul, 2005 | 10 Click(s) | Related: Reviews or Talks | Detail
Spire SP495S11-U QuieTude VI air cooler heatsink review [Review, a1-electronics]
Looking at our graph we can see that this Spire SP495S11-U with its combination of aluminium construction with a copper insert gives ideal cooling performance at our 70 and holds its own at our 115 watts test, while our ... Fri, 29 Jul, 2005 | 13 Click(s) | Related: Reviews or Talks | Detail
Tuniq Tower 120 Cooler Review [Review, Bjorn3d]
Does anyone actually remember back in the days when you could run a CPU without
any cooling? If I recall correctly, the first 486SX PC I bought, an IBM PS1,
did not have a fan on the CPU. I’m not even sure it had a heatsink although it
probably had. For each new generation of CPU, the heat generated has gone up
and the need for cooling has increased.
Today’s review looks at the Tower 120 cooler from Tuniq. I’m comparing it to
the stock cooler of my AMD64 3200+. Mon, 18 Jul, 2005 | 18 Click(s) | Related: Reviews or Talks | Detail
Koolance Exos-2 Review [Review, legitreviews]
Today, we take a look at the latest and greatest from Koolance, one of the
premier players in system cooling, the Koolance Exos-2. For people using
smaller cases, external water cooling allows them the benefit of improved
cooling without cramping the precious room in their case... Wed, 29 Jun, 2005 | 60 Click(s) | Related: Reviews or Talks | Detail
Gigabyte G-Power Cooler Pro (GH-PDU21-MF) Review [Review, Bjorn3d]
With today’s high-end CPU’s running hotter than ever, companies are trying to
come up with new CPU heatsink and fan combinations to keep the CPU cool. Today,
I am going to look at the Gigabyte’s G-Power Cooler Pro (GH-PDU21-MF) on my AMD
Athlon 64 FX 55. We will be comparing it to the Thermaltake K450 that I
reviewed last month. Sun, 26 Jun, 2005 | 101 Click(s) | Related: Reviews or Talks | Detail
Jetart JACSH1 Graphics Card Cooler Review [Review, rojakpot]
Everyone has heard of Zalman and Arctic Cooling graphics card coolers but Jetart is relatively unknown in this market. However, they may have a potential winner in their new JACSH1 graphics card cooler!
Don't ask us about the name - we really have no idea why they named it JACSH1. But we know how well it performs! Check out the review and find out just how good this cooler is! Wed, 15 Jun, 2005 | 26 Click(s) | Related: Reviews or Talks | Detail
Jetart ThermoEye DT2000 Thermometer Review [Review, rojakpot]
The key to maintaining a healthy PC system, especially an overclocked one, is to keep it in the ideal state. And this includes the operating temperature.
Jetart has one such product to monitor your system temperatures - the Jetart ThermoEye DT2000! Today, we will take a close look at this thermometer. Let's see how it performs! Sat, 04 Jun, 2005 | 11 Click(s) | Related: Reviews or Talks | Detail
Thermaltake K450 (CL-P0075) AMD Athlon 64 Heatpipe Cooler [Review, Bjorn3d]
The first time I heard about the Thermaltake K450 heatsink was when I started
my search for a CPU cooler for my Athlon 64 FX 55 in my SLI system. The problem
I had was that the heatsink that was sent to me for my FX 55 was not meant for
that CPU. I found this out by seeing my FX 55 temperatures soar to 70C when
running Folding@Home. I knew this was way too high and headed to AMD's sight to
find approved heatsinks. At that time, the only approved heatsink was the
K450. Thu, 12 May, 2005 | 96 Click(s) | Related: Reviews or Talks | Detail
Aerocool GT-1000 Gold-Plated Heatsink Review [Review, mikhailtech]
As you may have guessed, the entire heatsink is gold plated. This is more of a cosmetic feature, but it doesn't hurt performance either. There are a total of 36 thin copper fins with 3 heatpipes coming up from the thick copper base on each side. This is a typical setup for heatpipe-style coolers. The little black mini-heatsink at the bottom offers no real cooling benefit; as we'll see shortly it has more to do with installation. You'll also find an aluminum shroud surrounding the cooler with mounting holes for 80mm and 92mm fans on both sides. This allows you to place fans on both sides of the GT-1000, though it's not really necessary. Finally, there's also an aluminum carrying handle up top so you don't get your greasy fingers all over that shiny gold (like I did). Wed, 04 May, 2005 | 131 Click(s) | Related: Reviews or Talks | Detail
Aerocool Turbine Series LED Fans Review [Review, mikhailtech]
Airflow aside, probably the most unique feature is the number of blades: two separate layers of "interwoven" 8 blades for a total of 16. This doesn't seem to impact performance much either way, but the appearance is certainly novel. The model pictured above is the 3000 and has a transparent blue frame with 8 transparent blue blades. Between them are 8 chrome blades. You may also noticed that all of these fans have LEDs mounted around the perimeter. Wed, 27 Apr, 2005 | 63 Click(s) | Related: Reviews or Talks | Detail
Swiftech MCX478-V Heatsink Review [Review, mikhailtech]
There are a total of 374 pins aluminum alloy pins inserted into a half-inch thick CNC machined C110 copper bottom. Base dimensions measure 3" x 3" x 1.66". You'll notice this is very close to the inner dimensions of the stock P4 bracket. In other words, the cooler fits perfectly into the bracket and because it's almost the same size, it doesn't wiggle around. This eliminates improper/uneven installations. Total specified weight is 620g - not light but not nearly as heavy as the larger all-copper heatsinks. Wed, 27 Apr, 2005 | 16 Click(s) | Related: Reviews or Talks | Detail
Cooler Master Dual Storm [Review, Hexus]
As case fans go, Cooler Master's Dual Storm certainly has something different to offer - The dual fan capabilities of the part give both the ability to move a lot of air and redundancy in the case of one of the fans failing. Add in to that the fancy styling and blue LED, and this may be something that will tickle the fancy of some users. Wed, 13 Apr, 2005 | 42 Click(s) | Related: Reviews or Talks | Detail
Performance Fan Comparison on XP-90 [Roundup, mikhailtech]
Make no mistake about it, this is the ultimate 92mm fan you can get. Rated at an astounding 126.48CFM, it also sounds like it. Very few people will be able to tolerate having one of these in the same room, let alone in their main rig. The TFB9012GHE has "isolated server environment" written all over it. The TFB series also uses an improved hub from the previous FFB generation. The front side has a fixed frame to optimize airflow. It comes pre-wired with a 4-pin molex connector and a separate 3-pin tachometer plug. Because it requires 16.2watts of power and takes about 5 seconds to get to full speed, if you plan on using a rheostat to control it make sure you let it start up at full speed and then decrease the RPMs, otherwise it might not spin up in the first place. As for the noise level - it's painful. It's loud, high pitched, and the air pressure generated when seated on a heatsink doesn't help. My ears were literally hurting after the testing was complete. Wed, 13 Apr, 2005 | 48 Click(s) | Related: Reviews or Talks | Detail
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