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Cooling Overview 2005 - Lower Noise, Better Thermals
Cooling Overview 2005 - Lower Noise, Better Thermals
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Abstract: Since this 2005 synopsis is mostly an examination of heatsinks shot at recent trade shows, we'll jump right into the mix.

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FrostyTech   Cooling / Heatsinks   Jan 02, 2006   Max Page  

Home > Reviews > Page: GlacialTech Heatsinks

GlacialTech Inc. is primarily a low-cost heatsink manufacturer, and one which has never really been known for producing the greatest of concepts coolers at that. At computex 2004 GlacialTech had an impressive and expansive booth space, but very little that was being exhibited grabbed our attention. Many of the heatsinks hidden behind the clear plexiglass were older socket A or socket 478 models which had been around for years...

Given the companies marketing materials which promote a design philosophy of "Price performance, Weight performance and Noise performance," the lackluster Thermal performance of GlacialTech's heatsinks is hardly surprising.

Still, all was not lost. The company did have a very cute diorama of some handmade ants climbing the GlacialTech "Trubine" heatsink.

The design of the "Turbine" and its twin heatpipes is interesting, but we've seen heatsinks in the past from companies like Titan along the same lines, and the thermal results were particularly concerning. Generally speaking, if a heatsink "looks cool" without a lot of surface area, it performs hot. Without having tested this model first hand, it's impossible to say if its performance characteristics are good or satisfactory, however.

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Table of Contents:

 1:  Cooling Overview 2005 - Lower Noise, Better Thermals
 2:  Coolermaster Heatsinks
 3:  Asus Heatsinks
 4:  Foxconn Heatsinks
 5:  Lexsystem SFF Chassis and Aopen Heatsinks
 6: — GlacialTech Heatsinks
 7:  Evercool Thermal Heatsinks
 8:  Jetart Heatsinks
 9:  Globe Cooler Heatsinks
 10:  Kingcooler OEM Heatsinks
 11:  Thermalright Heatsinks
 12:  Thermaltake Heatsinks
 13:  Vantec Heatsinks
 14:  Zalman Heatsinks
 15:  Miscellaneous Heatsinks

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