| Thu: 02/07/2013 | Topic: Cooling / Heatsinks PermaLink |
The Cooler Master Notepal I100 is available in 7 vibrant colors that are sure to appeal to many different personalities and allow folks to have a bit of personal identity flair. It is very lightweight, thin and will accommodate up to a 15.4? laptop / notebook and possibly even a 16? depending on where the laptops rubber feet are.
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| Wed: 02/06/2013 | Topic: Cooling / Heatsinks PermaLink |
Aiming to stamp their authority in a rapidly-growing market, the trio of ‘Seidon’ units represents Cooler Master’s first range of globally-available, new-generation all-in-one liquid CPU coolers. Can the mid-range Seidon 120M prove itself as a viable competitor to the likes of Corsair’s H60 and Antec’s Kuhler 620?
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| Tue: 02/05/2013 | Topic: Cooling / Heatsinks PermaLink |
Today we are going to review a very beautiful and stylish cooler from Zalman. No doubt, it will contribute to the holiday spirit, but will it be a good fit for an overclocked processor?
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| Sun: 02/03/2013 | Topic: Cooling / Heatsinks PermaLink |
Snippet: "The Arctic Accelero Hybrid VGA cooler is compatible with a wide range of video cards from both AMD and NVIDIA. Arctic’s Accelero Hybrid’s all-in-one design includes the tube, a 120mm radiator, and a copper cold plate with built-in pump as well as a custom shroud actively cooled by an 80mm fan. A 120mm F12 PWM fan is also included with the Accelero Hybrid kit along with many different types of aluminum heatsinks for the memory and voltage regulation components. Inside a typical mid-tower case, the Arctic Accelero Hybrid VGA cooler can be mounted in different four different positions and is compatible with up to 16 different NVIDIA GeForce and 15 different AMD Radeon video cards spanning up to four generations old. "
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| Fri: 02/01/2013 | Topic: Cooling / Heatsinks PermaLink |
Quote: "For whatever reason, whether it be the name Arcziel or the general round shape you see looking at this cooler installed, it absolutely makes me think of the Arc Reactor from Iron Man. You know, the fusion based device that keeps Tony alive and powers his techno suit of armor? And so it was with great anticipation of superhero like abilities that I opened and began testing this top down horizontal air cooler from Reveen the Arcziel 12!"
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| Fri: 02/01/2013 | Topic: Cooling / Heatsinks PermaLink |
Quote: People tend to make HTPC setups these days for their TV's and something that all HTPC cases have in common is that they are small and have very little space. Because of this you need a low profile cpu cooler that is way smaller than a standard cooler yet will still be able to cool a HTPC. Phanteks sent us their latest PH-TC90LS Low profile cooler that we are going to take a look at today.
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| Fri: 02/01/2013 | Topic: Cooling / Heatsinks PermaLink |
Phanteks took the world by storm with the introduction of the PH-TC14PE series. Coming in an assortment of flavorful colors and to top it off it was one of the best coolers received that year. Phanteks is wanting to repeat the success of the TC14PE with the new but smaller TC12DX.
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| Thu: 01/31/2013 | Topic: Cooling / Heatsinks PermaLink |
A few years ago, 120mm fans were used to get the lowest noise with the highest airflow, and thus better-performing PCs. Now many cases are coming with 140mm mounts as the only way to improve on this is to go bigger.
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| Thu: 01/31/2013 | Topic: Cooling / Heatsinks PermaLink |
Noctua's portfolio of premium fans is ever growing in breadth. They have fans for almost every usage scenario and market segment. The recent introduction of three new fans is the next step in Noctua being able to offer a more extensive range of cooling fans.
Noctua have kindly sent us three of their newest fans for review today. These fans expand Noctua's 140mm fan range - before they launched these new fans they only had a single 140mm fan, the NF-P14 FLX. Two of the new fans are based on the same raw design just with different operating speeds, the NF-A14 FLX (Faster variant) and NF-A14 ULN (Slower variant). The other model we have been sent, the NF-A15 PWM, is something very unique. It is a 140mm fan with a 150mm width (for additional airflow due to bigger fan blades) that features 120mm mounting holes. What this means is you can get extra performance on 120/140mm supported CPU heatsinks where having "fan overhang" isn't an issue - impressive and innovative stuff.
Compared to previous fan reviews I have done here at eTeknix I will be trying a new review method. This time we will be using a CPU heatsink as a proxy for the performance of these three fans. The CPU heatsink in question is the Thermalright Macho Rev.A (BW) and this supports 120/140mm fans. We will continue to do the normal acoustic tests to allow us to compare results with a selection of other fans but we will also have these extra performance proxy results to refer to as well so you can get some indication of performance. I hope this will mean we can offer you more useful fan reviews, but please do leave any feedback that you may have along the way so we can improve the content we offer you. Ultimately it is what you want and think that is most important to us so please be as vocal as you can.
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| Thu: 01/31/2013 | Topic: Cooling / Heatsinks PermaLink |
Impressive. But did you catch the dimensions at the beginning? 160mm. That’s 6.29 inches sticking out from your motherboard into your case. So if you plan on getting this heatsink, you had better measure your case first.
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| Thu: 01/31/2013 | Topic: Cooling / Heatsinks PermaLink |
"The Kraken X40 is a sealed liquid cooling system for CPUs, with a 140 mm radiator cooled by a 140 mm fan. Check it out!"
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| Thu: 01/31/2013 | Topic: Cooling / Heatsinks PermaLink |
We have already tested some liquid coolers and some pre-filled PC water cooling devices at ocinside.de and today it is time to publish the new Cooler Master Eisberg Prestige 240L review.
A few months ago we had already the pleasure to take a look at the first preview versions of it and today is the official launch of the new improved Cooler Master Iceberg 240 version.
The Cooler Master Eisberg 240L AIO water cooler is based on a copper dual radiator with two 120mm fans and a CPU heatsink with integrated pump and reservoir.
The system is already filled but is nevertheless still upgradable - this is very important for overclockers and enthusiasts.
In this review we will check if the system can keep up with our previously tested top coolers and how it sounds, as always at ocinside.de with several online cooler sound samples.
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| Thu: 01/31/2013 | Topic: Cooling / Heatsinks PermaLink |
"The five CPU coolers reviewed today include the Corsair H100i, the Cooler Master Seidon 240M, the Phanteks PH-TC14PE, the Noctua NH-D14 SE2011, and the Zalman CNPS 12X. Each of these coolers are considered flagship coolers for each respective company, so let’s see how they stack up against each other..."
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| Thu: 01/31/2013 | Topic: Cooling / Heatsinks PermaLink |
In an effort to take their all in one water coolers to the next level, Corsair has completely revised two of their most popular designs. Called the H100i and H80i, these new units boast improved thermal performance, incorporated LINK controllers for fully software-based control and Corsair's new SP120L fans for an extremely quiet gaming experience.
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| Thu: 01/31/2013 | Topic: Cooling / Heatsinks PermaLink |
Taiwan-based cooling module maker Chaun-Choung Technology (CCI) is estimated to have shipped about five million vapor chambers in 2012, up significantly from about two million units in 2011, according to market sources.
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| Wed: 01/23/2013 | Topic: Cooling / Heatsinks PermaLink |
"First up is Zalman’s response to new all-in-one water coolers from Corsair, Thermaltake, Swiftech and others, the CI Water Cooler. Aside from it looking sleek, the cooler’s radiator is based on the traditional round CPU cooler design with copper fins. This particular radiator has a groove pipe, like a heatpipe, to maximize cooling performance. The cooler boasts a 400w power tolerance and blue LED lighting effects (which let you know the pump is running). Pricing has yet to be determined, so it’s difficult to gauge where this product fits into the hierarchy of all-in-one water coolers"
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| Wed: 01/23/2013 | Topic: Cooling / Heatsinks PermaLink |
SilverStone are a renowned manufacturer of computer cases and we have reviewed a lot of their cases before. However, we've never really delved into any SilverStone CPU coolers despite the fact SilverStone have been making these for a very long time and they produce some of the best CPU coolers in the industry. SilverStone are very well known for their HTPC cases, such as the Grandia series, and as a result they also make low profile CPU coolers that can be used with these cases.
Today we have the SilverStone NT06 Pro Low Profile CPU cooler with us on the test bench (Specifications can be found here). On the face of things this is a very interesting CPU cooler. You've got 6 heat pipes, a low profile heat sink design that accepts a 120mm fan both above and below, a very nice supplied 120mm fan and a flexible mounting kit supporting all major sockets.
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| Mon: 01/21/2013 | Topic: Cooling / Heatsinks PermaLink |
Thermalright's products have never been reviewed by eTeknix before. I am quite excited to get started with Thermalright products as they are one of the most recognised CPU cooler brands for high performance air cooling alongside Noctua and Phanteks.
Thermalright only operate in the performance segment of the market and the majority of the CPU coolers are what you might call enthusiast class - even the smaller form factor ones. They are certainly not beginners having been in the industry since 2001 and their claim to historical fame is they were the first company to start manufacturing copper based CPU coolers all the way back in 2001 whilst everyone else was still stuck on aluminium designs.
The Thermalright Macho Rev.A (BW) CPU cooler we have here to today certainly isn't a new one, but it is a nice product for us to get started with and is still a popular choice for many system builders. It features a single 140mm fan, six 6mm heat pipes and an enormous aluminium heatsink - expect impressive performance figures for a product...
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| Mon: 01/21/2013 | Topic: Cooling / Heatsinks PermaLink |
Thermaltake are relative newcomers to the all in one liquid CPU cooler market, but like many other companies they have jumped straight onto the Asetek bandwagon to help get themselves established in this competitive market. The product we have here today, the Thermaltake Water 2.0 Extreme, is Thermaltake’s top-of-the-line water cooling loop. It features a 240mm radiator that is 38mm thick versus the standard 27mm thick we normally see on 240mm-rad AIO loops. A thicker radiator in theory means better cooling performance – although the pump, tubing and fans all have to be able to take advantage of this extra potential.
The Thermaltake Water 2.0 Extreme has one main competitor in the marketplace that comes to mind – The Corsair H100i. I have observed a lot of discussions on forums with people looking to know the answer to the question “Should I buy the Thermaltake Water 2.0 Extreme or the Corsair H100i” and we hope to be able to bring you the evidence to inform this decision. It is widely circulated that the Thermaltake Water 2.0 Extreme is better than the Corsair H100, but I’ve yet to see a “face-off” with the H100i. It is worth nothing this isn’t just a Water 2.0 Extreme vs H100i comparison, but it is just important to consider competing products to determine whether a product offers good value for money or not.
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| Sun: 01/20/2013 | Topic: Cooling / Heatsinks PermaLink |
"Noctua makes great coolers, but as time goes on the older ones just won’t work with the new sockets that keep coming out. The coolers Noctua makes are excellent quality and perform well and they do come at a price, a higher price than most other out there, but they’re well worth it as you know if you’ve ever owned any. I have several of them and I recently decided to upgrade one of my kids computers with my old Core i5 setup and wanted to use a good cooler with it, and that meant I grabbed one of the unused Noctua ones that I had sitting around but I found it wouldn’t work with the socket 1156. Noctua has a solution for this though, the NM-I3 Mounting Kit that works with any of the new and old Noctua coolers so you can use them with newer sockets. The kit essentially makes them never become obsolete so that Noctua cooler you bought three years ago can still be used with the latest CPUs of today. The kit can be obtained free of charge actually from Noctua if you provide proof of purchase or it can be bought for only $10, which is well worth it I think to be able to use the older cooler with the newer platforms. So read on for a quick review of the NM-I3 kit…. "
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