| Thu: 07/29/2010 | Topic: Cooling / Heatsinks PermaLink |
"As part of Gelid Solutions Silent line-up, the implication is that the Tranquillo will be silent. In that respect, the expectation has been met and exceeded. One of the compliments I can bestow on this cooler, is that my son walked into the room and asked what was broken since it was so quiet in the room. Kind of an eye-opener once the white noise of high CFM fans used in air cooling are no longer there. Performance enhancements for the Tranquillo will be limited to adding a higher CFM fan to increase the cooling capacity of this cooler, since running a second fan on the back side is not supported due to its 'v'-shaped design. But then you step away from the concept of the Tranquillo."
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| Wed: 07/28/2010 | Topic: Cooling / Heatsinks PermaLink |
"The Prolimatech Super Mega certainly exceeded my expectations after taking a close look at it and handling it for a while, but I did find the lack of real copper fins a little disheartening, as Prolimatech markets it in a way that would make it seem that they should be solid copper. I suspected this by looking at the color of them, which was a bit of an orange tint and seemed a little unusual for the way copper typically looks. Taking away the copper sections, the Super Mega is nearly identical to its older sister, the Megahalems, but weighs close to 200 grams more."
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| Wed: 07/28/2010 | Topic: Cooling / Heatsinks PermaLink |
"After seeing copious numbers of wonderful reviews for the cooler I had here today, I could barely wait for it's arrival here to test myself! The NH-U12P is one of Noctua's flagship coolers, recently re-released as a special edition dual-fan model known as the NH-U12P SE2 which I will be reviewing here today."
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| Wed: 07/28/2010 | Topic: Cooling / Heatsinks PermaLink |
"If you use a laptop often or are simply looking to invest in a good accessory for it, this is a product worth checking out. It features great aesthetics and provides improved ergonomics while sending a constant flow of air to the bottom of your laptop."
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| Wed: 07/28/2010 | Topic: Cooling / Heatsinks PermaLink |
"Computer fans are basically brushless motors with blades attached to them in order to move air. They are common-place inside a computer and can be constructed with different technologies. In this tutorial we will be examining one of the components found in fans that is the subject of a lot of confusion, the bearing."
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| Tue: 07/27/2010 | Topic: Cooling / Heatsinks PermaLink |
Water blocks for CPUs and graphics cards, two pairs of radiators, fans, coolant and accessories – everything an overclocker may need to fight the summer heat...
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| Tue: 07/27/2010 | Topic: Cooling / Heatsinks PermaLink |
You go out and purchase a 200+ on a CPU and immediately you purchase a 60+ on a heatsink that will ensure your CPU does not get hot. Well you should also consider the video card to be fitted with a aftermarket heatsink as well. Today we at Bjorn3d.com going to be looking at three different types of GPU heatsinks. One of these heatsinks is a stock aftermarket cooler, the Vapor X from Sapphire. We are also going to be looking at a new heatsink contender in the market of heatsinks, that company is GELID. Too finally going to look at another heatsink from a manufacturer that is well renowned as being one of the best, Zalman.
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| Tue: 07/27/2010 | Topic: Cooling / Heatsinks PermaLink |
"Silenx, apropos of their name, has produced a very quiet cooler (silent at lower fan speeds) that has pretty good cooling performance. Unfortunately, when they targeted gamers and overclockers for their marketing niche, the Effizio just can't quite carry the load."
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| Tue: 07/27/2010 | Topic: Cooling / Heatsinks PermaLink |
Advanced Thermal Solutions, Inc. (ATS) has introduced the iTHERM-100 Test Station, a turnkey system of laboratory instruments and sensors for studies that require precise air flow velocity and temperature measurement. Applications include thermal management studies on boards, heat sinks, fans, ATCA cards, and racks. The iTHERM-100 Test Station includes a benchtop, laboratory-grade wind tunnel, automated controller, and multiple sensors to precisely manage the velocity and direction of airflow within its test environment. The system can be used for characterizing air flow and measuring pressure drop across heat sinks and over other PCB components. With an attached thermocouple, the iTHERM-100 can be used for individual thermal management studies on CPUs and other hot components.
All instruments, sensors and application software used on these systems are designed and manufactured by ATS. The devices are optimized for system performance, but can also be reconfigured or used individually. Detailed instruction manuals are provided. ATS engineers can also provide on-site set-up and training. The iTHERM-100 system costs $16,469, a 15% savings on the regular price of each system component. For more information visit ATS online at Qats.com
(Note: the search function on QATS.com doesn't work to save it's life, so rather than searching for "iTHERM-100" and not finding anything, here's the direct link to the BWT-104 Benchtop Wind Tunner, PTM-1000 Pressure Transducer, and WTC-100 Wind Tunnel Controller product pages.
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| Tue: 07/27/2010 | Topic: Cooling / Heatsinks PermaLink |
"GELID now sends us the Icy Vision, an aftermarket GPU cooler for the masses. GELID states that this three slot behemoth will fit quite a few cards and with the numbers I saw the cooler has some potential. Looking at various reports on the forums, I have seen a lot of GTX 480’s getting great reductions in temperatures. Not too many other cards are using it widely yet, so trying to get an idea for a specific card other than the 480 is a bit difficult. The plan was to use my EVGA GTX 470 Vanilla as the test sample today and to bring you similarly impressive numbers. In reality, that isn’t going to happen.
It may seem odd for a review to start off by telling the readers that you will find no results in this review for a cooler. The sad reality of the matter is that I have to “ghetto mod” the cooler to fit onto my GTX 470 from EVGA to get it to function properly. What you will find in the next few pages is a good look at the cooler and the hardware. From there on I plan to show why exactly the GELID Icy Vision should not be listed as supporting a GTX 470 and the potential for harm to your GPU if you do use them as instructed in the manual. I know all of the manufacturers I review for would love it if all my reviews were full of rainbows, unicorns and soft little teddy bears, but when I run into an issue, I expect a resolution to that issue instead of Technicolor smoke being blown up my... The only thing I can do from here on out is bring forth the truth and discuss my experience with the GELID Icy Vision."
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| Tue: 07/27/2010 | Topic: Cooling / Heatsinks PermaLink |
The liquid heating and cooling system in the Chevrolet Volt battery enabled GM to make more room for battery cells."Standard auto coolant circulates through 144 metal plates, called fins, between each of the Volt hybrid battery’s 288 cells. The fins are only 1mm thick, but coolant still circulates through channels in them. When the battery needs to warm up, a heating coil warms the fluid.Batteries in electric cars from startup Tesla Motors Inc. are also liquid-cooled."
"The length of the warranty stems in part from GM's confidence in the Volt's liquid heating and cooling system, which GM says extends the battery's life by keeping it at optimal temperatures. The Volt is the only such mass-market vehicle with a liquid-powered thermal management system, GM said."
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| Mon: 07/26/2010 | Topic: Cooling / Heatsinks PermaLink |
“The Scythe Yasya is a heatsink with use for both sides of the coin. It can operate silently, or offer beefier cooling power with the built in fan speed controller that goes in through an expansion slot. It has a unique look, and Scythe is known for their fans, but how does this heatsink hold up against stiff competition? Let's find out!”
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| Mon: 07/26/2010 | Topic: Cooling / Heatsinks PermaLink |
new method being pioneered by Coolink is a heatsink base that removes the gaps typical of core contact cooler designs. In doing so they can provide the benefits of a core contact design with a completely smooth surface between the CPU and the heatsink.
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| Mon: 07/26/2010 | Topic: Cooling / Heatsinks PermaLink |
"The enthusiast cooling market really is a busy place at the moment, despite reviewing coolers from Gelid, Akasa, Noctua, Spire, CoolIT and Xigmatek in the past few months there is still a large selection out there which may appeal to consumers. Today, for the second time in as many weeks, we have a selection of the newest on our test bench allowing us to see which is the most appealing in a very crowded marketplace."
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| Mon: 07/26/2010 | Topic: Cooling / Heatsinks PermaLink |
"Thermaltake has been a household name for over a decade, bringing us a
range of hardware from cases and power supplies to smaller storage
solutions, drive bays and accessories. One of their key departments has also
been cooling solutions, as their name would imply, and their focus have span
to both air and water coolers. They have produced some very interesting
concepts in the past and it's always been good to see Thermaltake coming up
with innovative designs to tackle the problem of heat, such as the SpinQ and
the V1 AX. Although they may not have had the same success as other prolific
manufacturers such as Noctua and Thermalright in recent times, Thermaltake
hopes to change this with the Frio. The Frio is a standard tower cooler but
as we are accustomed to see from Thermaltake, they introduce some innovative
touches to differentiate their products from the vast array of coolers
already on the market. More importantly, the cooler has been designed with
overclocking in mind so we can expect to see some good results on our test
bed."
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| Mon: 07/26/2010 | Topic: Cooling / Heatsinks PermaLink |
The last Scythe Ninja cooler came out two years ago. With six-core CPUs being hotter than ever, Scythe decided it would be a good time to release a new high-performance cooler, the Scythe Ninja 3.”
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| Mon: 07/26/2010 | Topic: Cooling / Heatsinks PermaLink |
Its been over a year since Thermaltake came out with their last CPU cooler offering. The Frio is their first dual fan cooler targeted at cooling high performance multi-core processors with high heat output. The Frio incorporates some very promising new features, will they offer any significant benefit?
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| Mon: 07/26/2010 | Topic: Cooling / Heatsinks PermaLink |
"The Scythe Rasetsu Top-Flow CPU Heatsink arrived Technic3D. See you in the following Review the Rasetsu from Scythe compared with many other Cooler on a Intel Core i7 920. Better than a Yasya?"
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| Mon: 07/26/2010 | Topic: Cooling / Heatsinks PermaLink |
Overclocking is useful not only for pushing enthusiast cores to new records, but also for budget builders to get the most out of their money. Therefore, it would only make sense that a CPU cooler also be affordable, while of course keeping the processor from overheating. Today we review the Thermaltake Frio, a goliath cooler designed for overclocking capacity.
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| Mon: 07/26/2010 | Topic: Cooling / Heatsinks PermaLink |
GlacialTech have successfully build a very cheap, easy to install and good looking little CPU cooler; it is mostly intended for environments that do not imply overclocking. In the performed tests, however, even if on the package it was listed that the i5 750 CPU is supported with its stock 2.66GHz frequency, I could do 3.2GHz without problems at all and with decent temperatures too, in both IDLE and Full Load.
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