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3Rsystem Heatsinks and CPU Coolers tested by Frostytech
3Rsystem Iceage 120 Boss II Dimpled-Fin Heatsink Review 3Rsystem Iceage 120 Boss II Dimpled-Fin Heatsink Review
Let's get right to the point, 3Rsystem's Iceage 120 Boss II heatsink is currently one of the Top 5 heatsinks tested on Frostytech. Key to the success ...
3RSystem Iceage 80 Prima Mini Heatsink Review 3RSystem Iceage 80 Prima Mini Heatsink Review
3Rsystem's Iceage 80 Prima Mini is a compact CPU cooler that stands just 104mm tall. It's ideally suited towards compact PC systems, slim cases, or si...
3RSystem Iceage 90 Heatsink Review 3RSystem Iceage 90 Heatsink Review
3Rsystem's Iceage 90 heatsink is a mid-compact heatsink stands just 115mm tall, instead of 165mm, making it suitable for PC chassis that can't accommo...
3RSystem Iceage 120 Exposed Heatpipe Base Heatsink Review 3RSystem Iceage 120 Exposed Heatpipe Base Heatsink Review
The 3RSystem Iceage 120 heatsink FrostyTech is reviewing today is equipped with four exposed copper heatpipes at its base, vibration absorbing foam pa...
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Ajigo Heatsinks and CPU Coolers tested by Frostytech
Ajigo MF064-074 Stock AMD Athlon64 Heatsink Review Ajigo MF064-074 Stock AMD Athlon64 Heatsink Review
The heatsink is sold by the manufacturer directly, and bundled in with mid-level Athlon64 retail processors.
Ajigo MF043044 Athlon64 Heatsink Review Ajigo MF043044 Athlon64 Heatsink Review
The heatsink comes with a pre-applied patch of Shin Etsu G751 thermal compound on it, so installation is dead simple.
Ajigo SF017011 Copper Heatsink Review Ajigo SF017011 Copper Heatsink Review
After some work with AMD on non-production thermal solution they were apparently asked to come up with a few designs for mass production.
Ajigo MF014021 Copper Heatsink Review Ajigo MF014021 Copper Heatsink Review
In order to attach the aluminum fins to the copper base both metals are plated in nickel. Nickel plating also protects the copper base from oxidation,
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Akasa Heatsinks and CPU Coolers tested by Frostytech
Akasa Revo AK-925 Loop Thermosyphon Heatsink Review Akasa Revo AK-925 Loop Thermosyphon Heatsink Review
Unlike heatpipes which typically use water under a slight vacuum for working fluid, the Revo heatsink is slightly pressurized with a fluorocarbon call...
Akasa Venom Heatsink Review Akasa Venom Heatsink Review
The Akasa Venom heatsink stands 160mm tall and weighs just over 800grams. It's built around four 8mm diameter copper heatpipes and raw aluminum coolin...
Akasa Venom Nano Heatsink Review Akasa Venom Nano Heatsink Review
Akasa's Venom Nano heatsink stands 150mm tall, weighs 560 grams and installs onto AMD socket AM2/AM3 and Intel socket 775/1156/1366 processors. Off th...
Akasa Blue Aurora AK-966BL Heatsink Review Akasa Blue Aurora AK-966BL Heatsink Review
The thermal design follows in the footsteps of models released by Xigmatek and others, but if you flip the Blue Aurora AK-966BL over you won't find ex...
  
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Alpha Novatech Heatsinks and CPU Coolers tested by Frostytech
Alpha Novatech PRE9060M92P Socket 775 Core 2 Duo Heatsink Review Alpha Novatech PRE9060M92P Socket 775 Core 2 Duo Heatsink Review
In this review, Frostytech will be testing out the Alpha Novatech PRE9060M92P heatsink; a large socket 775 solution ideally suited for Intel Pentium D...
Alpha Novatech PAL-8150 Athlon64 Heatsink Review Alpha Novatech PAL-8150 Athlon64 Heatsink Review
The Alpha PAL-8150 heatsink is built to cool recent single and dual core AMD Athlon64/FX/X2 & AMD Opteron processors, and so it's compatible with all ...
Alpha Novatech S-PAL8952 Pentium4 Heatsink Review Alpha Novatech S-PAL8952 Pentium4 Heatsink Review
We'll be comparing the Alpha S-PAL8952 against the best Socket 478 heatsinks on the planet, so read on!
Alpha Novatech PAL8942 Socket 478 Heatsink Review Alpha Novatech PAL8942 Socket 478 Heatsink Review
Making use of their signature cold-forged aluminum construction with an embedded copper plate the PAL8942 is big, black, and chocked full of hexagonal...
  
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AMD Heatsinks and CPU Coolers tested by Frostytech
AMD FX-Series Liquid Cooling Heatsink Review AMD FX-Series Liquid Cooling Heatsink Review
AMD's FX-Series Liquid Cooling Heatsink ships pre-filled and is no more difficult to install than a standard heatsink. The CPU cooler installs on...
Cracking the AMDAthlon Open Cracking the AMDAthlon Open
To put the GFD's on you need to remove the plastic cover. This method involes a freezer, and takes a few moment to do, leaving no mess or small bits o...
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Antazone Heatsinks and CPU Coolers tested by Frostytech
Antazone ASC1000 Copper Heatsink Review Antazone ASC1000 Copper Heatsink Review
The Taiwaneese company CompTake Technology Co., Ltd produces the Anatazone heatsink, and they are a newcomer to the stage of desktop cooling.
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Aopen Heatsinks and CPU Coolers tested by Frostytech
AOpen ACP4SH Pentium 4 Heatsink Review AOpen ACP4SH Pentium 4 Heatsink Review
Designed with a skived copper base, and heatpipes, this cooler is technically used with the socket 775 Intel processor in the XCube system.
Aopen ACK7L Copper Skive Heatsink Review Aopen ACK7L Copper Skive Heatsink Review
The fan adaptor of course reduces noise by allowing Aopen to use a larger fan, and hence a slower rotating impeller.
Aopen ACP4LC Pentium 4 Heatsink Review Aopen ACP4LC Pentium 4 Heatsink Review
Aopen's fan adaptor allows an 80mm Nidec fan to mount to the 70mm heatsink frame. The point of this, is of course to reduce the noise created by the f...
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Apack Heatsinks and CPU Coolers tested by Frostytech
Apack Zerotherm  ZT-10D Premium Heatsink Review Apack Zerotherm ZT-10D Premium Heatsink Review
In this review Frostytech is testing the Apack Zerotherm ZT-10D Premium, a dark nickel plated tower heatsink that is capable of mounting one or two 12...
Apack Zerotherm Nirvana NV120 PWM Heatsink Review Apack Zerotherm Nirvana NV120 PWM Heatsink Review
The unique design of the Nirvana NV120 PWM heatsink sees a 120mm PWM fan set within the body of the heatsink. The translucent fan blades spin at speed...
Apack Zerotherm Core 92 Intel Heatsink Review Apack Zerotherm Core 92 Intel Heatsink Review
Zerotherm's Core 92 heatsink, although fairly compact, is a great socket 775 Intel heatsink for CPUs with a TDP of up to 150W (at full fan speed).
Zerotherm $5000 Heatsink Design Challenge! Zerotherm $5000 Heatsink Design Challenge!
Zerotherm, a Korean thermal solutions company, is running a unique contest for budding Industrial Designers to come up with their own unique l...
  
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Arctic Cooling Heatsinks and CPU Coolers tested by Frostytech
Arctic Liquid Freezer 240 CPU Watercooler Review Arctic Liquid Freezer 240 CPU Watercooler Review
Arctic's Liquid Freezer 240 ships fully assembled, plumbed and filled. The whole system weighs around 1190grams and installs onto Intel socket LGA115x...
Arctic Liquid Freezer 120 CPU Watercooler Review Arctic Liquid Freezer 120 CPU Watercooler Review
Arctic's Liquid Freezer 120 ships fully assembled, plumbed and filled. The whole system weighs around 942grams and installs onto Intel socket LGA115x/...
Arctic Cooling Freezer A30 Heatsink Review Arctic Cooling Freezer A30 Heatsink Review
Built on a foundation of four 8mm diameter copper heatpipes which are exposed at the base, the heatpipes extend up in a nearly straight line through 1...
Arctic Cooling Alpine 64 Plus Heatsink Review Arctic Cooling Alpine 64 Plus Heatsink Review
The heatsink is constructed from a simple aluminum extrusion and is compatible with socket 754/939/940/AM2/AM3/FM1 AMD processors. Intel processors ar...
  
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Arkua Heatsinks and CPU Coolers tested by Frostytech
Arkua 728M-7N01 Copper Core Heatsink Review Arkua 728M-7N01 Copper Core Heatsink Review
There are a great many PCs out there that simply need a good heatsink, and the Arkua 728M-7N01 is one such candidate.
Arkua 8456X-8T Pentium 4 Heatsink Review Arkua 8456X-8T Pentium 4 Heatsink Review
The 8456X-8T ranks in at 46.5 dB in our acoustic tests, and even with the large 80mm fan this Arkua heatsink is hardly aiming for the performance ...
Arkua Q85X7J Heatpipe Pentium 4 Heatsink Review Arkua Q85X7J Heatpipe Pentium 4 Heatsink Review
Heatpipes have been finding their way into more and more heatsinks for a couple of very good reasons.
Arkua 838T-7G 2U Pentium 4 Heatsink Review Arkua 838T-7G 2U Pentium 4 Heatsink Review
Blessed with a very efficient fin design, and solid copper core, let's see just how well this little heatsink performs!
  
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Ascent Heatsinks and CPU Coolers tested by Frostytech
Ascent AC300-4P Heatsink Review Ascent AC300-4P Heatsink Review
Ascent makes the kind of heatsinks you'll see sitting on a shelf at your local computer store. This little guy, the AC300-4P caught our eye a while ag...
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ASUS Heatsinks and CPU Coolers tested by Frostytech
Asus Triton 85 Heatsink Review Asus Triton 85 Heatsink Review
The Asus Triton 85 heatsink FrostyTech is reviewing today ships with a 120mm 800-1400RPM PWM fan, and weighs around 520 grams. The heatsink is uses fo...
ASUS Triton 79 Amazing Heatsink Review ASUS Triton 79 Amazing Heatsink Review
Sandwiched in the middle is a 120mm PWM fan that spins at 1300RPM, making the Triton 79 Amazing fairly quiet under power. The heatsink is compatible w...
ASUS Lion Square Heatsink Review ASUS Lion Square Heatsink Review
The Asus Lion Square heatsink is a cylindrical tower of nickel plated aluminum fins wrapped around a 92mm PWM fan suspended in the center of it all.
ASUS Silent Knight II Heatsink Review ASUS Silent Knight II Heatsink Review
The Silent Knight II heatsink is almost entirely made of copper, the base and fins and heatpipes all utilize this thermally conductive metal.
  
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Auras Heatsinks and CPU Coolers tested by Frostytech
Auras Shagon AHC-118 Lower Noise Heatsink Review Auras Shagon AHC-118 Lower Noise Heatsink Review
In this review Frostytech is testing Auras' lower noise Shagon AHC-118 tower heatsink. This CPU cooler stands 178mm tall, with a footprint of 135mm x ...
Auras Shagon ARC-118 Heatsink Review Auras Shagon ARC-118 Heatsink Review
While the small size of the Shagon ARC-118 heatsink might make it better suited to processors with a TDP of less than 95W, no thermal limits are n...
Auras CTC-868 Heatsink Review Auras CTC-868 Heatsink Review
What makes the Auras CTC-868 heatsink stand out is that it's split into thirds, with the two outer sections holding the integrated fans.
Auras SMF-660 TwinW Intel Heatsink Review Auras SMF-660 TwinW Intel Heatsink Review
Auras ship the SMF-660 heatsink with a 92mm PWM fan that scales in speed from 1200-2100RPM with compatible motherboards. At its fastest speed the fan ...
  
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AVC Heatsinks and CPU Coolers tested by Frostytech
AVC Black Samurai Heatsink Review AVC Black Samurai Heatsink Review
Frostytech's test bench this week is AVC's sleek dark chrome Black Samurai heatsink - one of the first CPU coolers to boast Intel socket 775 and sock...
AVC Heatsinks at Computex 2008: A View To A Cooler AVC Heatsinks at Computex 2008: A View To A Cooler
Frostytech stopped by the AVC booth at Computex Taipei this past week to see what's new from this massive thermal solutions company, and to find out h...
AVC Z7U7414001 Athlon64 Socket AM2 / 939 Heatsink Review AVC Z7U7414001 Athlon64 Socket AM2 / 939 Heatsink Review
Want to know what heatsink AMD rely's on for its socket AM2 Athlon64 FX and Athlon64 X2 reference platforms? The AVC Z7U7414001 heatsink.
AVC Z7UB301 AMD Reference Athlon64 Heatsink Review AVC Z7UB301 AMD Reference Athlon64 Heatsink Review
The AVC Z7UB301 heatsink is one of the first stock Socket 754 heatsinks AMD shiped with its processors, and it is currently used with most Socket 939 ...
  
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BeQuiet Heatsinks and CPU Coolers tested by Frostytech
BeQuiet Shadow Rock LP Heatsink Review BeQuiet Shadow Rock LP Heatsink Review
The Shadow Rock LP is a 75mm tall low profile heatsink rated for heat loads up to 130W TDP. It's built around four 6mm diameter copper heatpipes an...
BeQuiet Dark Rock TF Heatsink Review BeQuiet Dark Rock TF Heatsink Review
The Dark Rock TF has an upside-down pyramid sort of profile, measuring 140x165mm at the top and 98x102mm at a height of 22mm above the CPU. It ships...
BeQuiet Pure Rock Heatsink Review BeQuiet Pure Rock Heatsink Review
On the test bench today we have BeQuiet's Pure Rock heatsink - a 155mm tall tower cooler built around four 6mm diameter copper heatpipes and paired wi...
BeQuiet Shadow Rock 2 Heatsink Review BeQuiet Shadow Rock 2 Heatsink Review
In this review Frostytech is checking out the boxy BeQuiet's Shadow Rock 2 heatsink which stands 159mm tall and weighs in at 1120grams. This heatsink ...
  
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Bitspower Heatsinks and CPU Coolers tested by Frostytech
Bitspower NP60CS Copper Skive Heatsink Review Bitspower NP60CS Copper Skive Heatsink Review
So far this is the first all copper heatsink Bitspower have brought to the table, and as far as a first run goes, the NP60CS works quite well.
BitsPower NP60D Skive Heatsink Review BitsPower NP60D Skive Heatsink Review
Bitspower have firmly planted themselves as part of the growing trend of manufacturers specializing in skive heatsinks.
BitsPower NP80D Skive Heatsink Review BitsPower NP80D Skive Heatsink Review
Skive heatsinks are neither extruded or cast but rather cut from a single block of material.
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Blizzard Heatsinks and CPU Coolers tested by Frostytech
Blizzard S370 Copper Heatsink Review Blizzard S370 Copper Heatsink Review
Like the its brother the S370-L, the Blizzard S370 sports a set of thick copper fins, and a solid copper construction.
Blizzard S370-L Copper Heatsink Review Blizzard S370-L Copper Heatsink Review
It may not immediately be obvious that the entire heatsink is slanted 5 degrees, but if you look carefully you'll see the tilt.
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Chauh-Choung Heatsinks and CPU Coolers tested by Frostytech
Chauh-Choung DTA-478 Socket 478 Heatsink Review Chauh-Choung DTA-478 Socket 478 Heatsink Review
The heatsink uses a dead simple extrusion design, and some rather interesting clips which are screwed into place on the heatsink itself.
Chauh-Choung DTA-15 Heatsink Review Chauh-Choung DTA-15 Heatsink Review
The DTA-15 looks very similar to the Thermalright CB-6L on the outset, but on closer inspection the DTA-15 is not nearly as chromed, and has a slightl...
Chauh-Choung DTC-66 Copper Heatsink Review Chauh-Choung DTC-66 Copper Heatsink Review
A nice change for sure, and one that opens up the use of the DTC-66 to people looking for a bit more cooling than with just aluminum.
Chauh-Choung DTA-12 Skive Heatsink Review Chauh-Choung DTA-12 Skive Heatsink Review
The DTA-12 is a small formfactor 60mm aluminum skive heatsink intended for use on Socket A and Socket 370 processors.
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Cho Liang Heatsinks and CPU Coolers tested by Frostytech
Cho Liang CB0307Z17 P4 Heatsink Review Cho Liang CB0307Z17 P4 Heatsink Review
This heatsink performed pretty well on the socket 370/socket A test platform so chances are good that we could see equally good performance on the P4 ...
Cho Liang CB0315U17 Copper Heatsink Review Cho Liang CB0315U17 Copper Heatsink Review
On the plus side, this finish leaves the heatsink looking like a shiny aerodynamic block of copper.
Cho Liang CB0309Z17 P4 m478 Heatsink Review Cho Liang CB0309Z17 P4 m478 Heatsink Review
In any case, the bright-red anodized CB0309Z17 is for the socket 478 pentium 4 processor and it will be interesting to see how the results fare.
Cho Liang CB0307U17 Heatsink Review Cho Liang CB0307U17 Heatsink Review
Nickel plating aluminum heatsinks seems to be making the international rounds, and I'm honestly not sure what the big draw is.
  
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CoolAge Heatsinks and CPU Coolers tested by Frostytech
Coolage X120TF Heatsink Review Coolage X120TF Heatsink Review
In wind tunnels metal honeycomb panels are often used to smooth out the turbulent airflow and create laminar airflow. Coolage's X120TF heatsink borrow...
Coolage Frozen Orb Z924 HDC Heatsink Review Coolage Frozen Orb Z924 HDC Heatsink Review
Coolage's Frozen Orb Z924 HDC heatsink makes use of the trendy heatpipe direct contact technique, except this time we're looking at a modified thermal...
Coolage Freezer Orb F0-Z924AL Intel Heatsink Review Coolage Freezer Orb F0-Z924AL Intel Heatsink Review
Coolage's Freezer Orb F0-Z924AL heatsink is compatible with socket 775 Intel Pentium and Core 2 Duo CPUs. The heatsink ships with a patch of thermal c...
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CoolerMaster Heatsinks and CPU Coolers tested by Frostytech
Coolermaster Ergostand III Laptop Cooling Stand Review Coolermaster Ergostand III Laptop Cooling Stand Review
Technically speaking, the Coolermaster Ergostand III supports laptops with footprints up to 15" wide and 11" deep at an angle of 3.5°or as high as 50°...
Cooler Master Nepton 240M Liquid Cooling System Review Cooler Master Nepton 240M Liquid Cooling System Review
Coolermaster's Nepton 240M utilizes a 277x120mm aluminum heat exchanger that measures 28mm thick. The 'Silencio' is a novel high-pressure fan that spi...
Coolermaster Hyper D92 Heatsink Review Coolermaster Hyper D92 Heatsink Review
The Coolermaster Hyper D92 is a moderately sized CPU cooler which stands 147mm tall and weighs 636 grams. The Hyper D92 ships with not a 120mm... or e...
Cooler Master Nepton 280L Liquid Cooling System Review Cooler Master Nepton 280L Liquid Cooling System Review
Coolermaster's Nepton 280L is the best performing all-in-one CPU watercooler Frostytech has tested... thus far. More surprisingly for us, the Nepton 2...
  
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Coolink Heatsinks and CPU Coolers tested by Frostytech
Coolink Corator DS Heatsink Review Coolink Corator DS Heatsink Review
The asymmetrical fin stacks of the Corator DS heatsink permit air to more easily enter the heatsink by widening the fin spacing just fore of the van...
Coolink Silentator Heatsink Review Coolink Silentator Heatsink Review
As you'd expect, the Coolink Silentator is a low noise thermal solution based around a low-RPM 120mm fan, with the option to dial down its speed and o...
Coolink U1L2 Heatsink Review Coolink U1L2 Heatsink Review
In an effort to improve the standard issue socket heatsink, Coolink have done something a little different.
Coolink U1P2 Heatsink Review Coolink U1P2 Heatsink Review
Sitting above the heatsink are two 25mm thick 5000RPM fans. If Coolink have the equation right, the U1P2 should be an interesting heatsink to test out...
  
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CoolIT Heatsinks and CPU Coolers tested by Frostytech
CoolIT Domino ALC Liquid Cooling System Review CoolIT Domino ALC Liquid Cooling System Review
The Domino ALC consists of a thin 122gram nickel plated copper waterblock, a 17cm length of Fluorinated ethylene propylene (FEP) plastic tubing and pu...
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Cooljag Heatsinks and CPU Coolers tested by Frostytech
Cooljag Falcon IV JCY-8A03A Heatsink Review Cooljag Falcon IV JCY-8A03A Heatsink Review
The Falcon IV is equipped with an open-frame 92mm fan that's internally illuminated with a couple green LEDs. The heatsink is constructed around four ...
Cooljag Falcon 92-Cu Heatsink Review Cooljag Falcon 92-Cu Heatsink Review
Cooljag's Falcon 92-Cu is built with four 6mm diameter copper heatpipes that conduct heat from the copper plate up through to the array of stacked cop...
Cooljag Falcon 92-Al Heatsink Review Cooljag Falcon 92-Al Heatsink Review
Cooljag are calling this the "best air cooler in the market" we're going to approach the Falcon 92-AL heatsink with skepticism...
Cooljag OAK-H Radial Skived Copper Fin Heatsink Review Cooljag OAK-H Radial Skived Copper Fin Heatsink Review
CoolJag's OAK-H heatsink adapts the skived fin technique by turning everything on its side.
  
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Coolsonic Heatsinks and CPU Coolers tested by Frostytech
Coolsonic CS1672A Copper Skive Heatsink Review Coolsonic CS1672A Copper Skive Heatsink Review
It's hard not to be a little impressed each time a TMD fan spins up creating its distinctive whirling sound.
Coolsonic CS1662K Copper Skive Heatsink Review Coolsonic CS1662K Copper Skive Heatsink Review
Skive technology for those who are unfamiliar with the term is based on a few principles which make it exceptionally good for heatsinks.
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Corsair Heatsinks and CPU Coolers tested by Frostytech
Corsair Hydro H80i Liquid Cooling System Preliminary Review Corsair Hydro H80i Liquid Cooling System Preliminary Review
This is a preliminary review of the Corsair Hydro H80i self contained liquid cooling system. The Hydro H80i is a compact all-in-one liquid ...
Corsair Hydro H100 Liquid Cooling Heatsink Review Corsair Hydro H100 Liquid Cooling Heatsink Review
The Hydro H100 heatsink ships fully assembled, filled with a propylene glycol based coolant and plumbed. The waterblock is connected by 24cm of flexib...
Corsair Hydro H60 Watercooling System Review Corsair Hydro H60 Watercooling System Review
Corsair have updated the waterblock design and given the Hydro H60 a new compact profile which hides functional changes to the integrated pump and imp...
Corsair Hydro H80 Watercooling System Review Corsair Hydro H80 Watercooling System Review
Corsair's Hydro H80 is a no fuss, no mess CPU liquid cooling solution that installs with ease onto Intel socket LGA2011/1366/1155/1156/775 and AMD soc...
  
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CPUfx Heatsinks and CPU Coolers tested by Frostytech
CPUfx Core Heatsink Review CPUfx Core Heatsink Review
Right out of the box "The Core" just has to win the coolest-looking heatsink award.
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CPUMate Heatsinks and CPU Coolers tested by Frostytech
CPUMate DAA-11500 Copper Heatsink Review CPUMate DAA-11500 Copper Heatsink Review
Starting from the outset the CPUmate DAA11500 has all the necessary ingredients to make it an ideal socket A cooler.
CPUmate DIA-10500 Heatpipe P4 Heatsink Review CPUmate DIA-10500 Heatpipe P4 Heatsink Review
As a new company in a highly competitive market which is often "cut throat," innovation is the only way to survive, and thrive.
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Cryorig Heatsinks and CPU Coolers tested by Frostytech
Cryorig H5 Ultimate Heatsink Review Cryorig H5 Ultimate Heatsink Review
The heatsink's mounting base is positioned asymmetrically (off to one side) to improve RAM clearance on motherboards where the CPU socket is surroun...
Cryorig H7 Heatsink Review Cryorig H7 Heatsink Review
The Cryorig H7 is a mid-tower cooler which stands 145mm tall and comes equipped with a single 120mm PWM fan. The H7 is built around three 6mm diamet...
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Cyber Cooler Heatsinks and CPU Coolers tested by Frostytech
Cyber Cooler P10K Heatsink Review Cyber Cooler P10K Heatsink Review
It sort of looks like a stock PIII heatsink, but the performance just isn't here.
Cyber Cooler P5750 Copper Heatsink Review Cyber Cooler P5750 Copper Heatsink Review
Cybercooler are a relatively new manufacturer to us, and the P5750 is a good example of what they have to offer.
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Deepcool Heatsinks and CPU Coolers tested by Frostytech
DeepCool Maelstrom 240 Liquid Cooling System Review DeepCool Maelstrom 240 Liquid Cooling System Review
DeepCool's Maelstrom 240 is a self contained CPU liquid cooling system consists of a dual fan, 240mm wide aluminum heat exchanger and combination ...
DeepCool Gamer Storm Lucifer K2 Heatsink Review DeepCool Gamer Storm Lucifer K2 Heatsink Review
DeepCool's Gamer Storm Lucifer K2 heatsink is a revised version of the original Gamer Storm Lucifer heatsink, which Frostytech tested about a year bac...
DeepCool Gamer Storm Lucifer Heatsink Review DeepCool Gamer Storm Lucifer Heatsink Review
The DeepCool Gamer Storm Lucifer heatsink is a fairly large CPU cooler, very much resembling a passive thermal solution on quick glance due to its...
DeepCool Gammaxx S40 Heatsink Review DeepCool Gammaxx S40 Heatsink Review
It's nice to once again encounter a heatsink that stands less than 150mm tall and doesn't feature some kind of complicated self contained water coolin...
  
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Dynatron Heatsinks and CPU Coolers tested by Frostytech
Dynatron G666 2U Xeon Server Heatsink Review Dynatron G666 2U Xeon Server Heatsink Review
The heatsink is built with a 60mm fan embedded at the front, directing airflow through a short stack of aluminum cooling fins which are connected to a...
Dynatron G556 2U Xeon Server Heatsink Review Dynatron G556 2U Xeon Server Heatsink Review
Dynatron's G556 2U server heatsink includes a pre-applied patch of thermal compound and four spring-tensioned Intel socket LGA1366 mounting screws...
Dynatron G555 2U Xeon Server Heatsink Review Dynatron G555 2U Xeon Server Heatsink Review
The fan rotates at 5,5000RPM and moves upwards of 54CFM airflow at a very loud 67.8 dBA noise level. The 23x84x84mm PWM fan can slow to 1000RPM (...
Dynatron G199 1U Xeon Server Heatsink Review Dynatron G199 1U Xeon Server Heatsink Review
On the heatsink test bench today is a 1U server heatsink for Intel LGA1366 Xeon processors. I know what you're thinking, but the Dynatron G199 1U serv...
  
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EKL Heatsinks and CPU Coolers tested by Frostytech
EKL Alpenfohn Groß Clock'ner 2010 Edition Heatsink Review EKL Alpenfohn Groß Clock'ner 2010 Edition Heatsink Review
EKL AG is German thermal solutions company that mostly specializes in manufacturing OEM heatsinks for the European market. The company has been maki...
EKL Alphenfohn GroB Clock ner Blue Edition Heatsink Review EKL Alphenfohn GroB Clock ner Blue Edition Heatsink Review
The EKL Alphenfohn GroB Clock ner Blue Edition heatsink is unique for a couple reasons...
EKL Alphenfohn GroB Clock ner Heatsink Review EKL Alphenfohn GroB Clock ner Heatsink Review
The Alphenfohn GroB Clock ner heatsink on the test bench today is a heatpipe direct contact cooler - meaning the heatpipes are exposed at the base...
EKL V8 AMD Athlon64 Heatsink Review EKL V8 AMD Athlon64 Heatsink Review
As we examine the EKL V8 heatsink more closely it will be with the intent of determining just how well it handles the heat when low noise levels are m...
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Enzotech Heatsinks and CPU Coolers tested by Frostytech
Enzotech Ultra-X Heatsink Review Enzotech Ultra-X Heatsink Review
We might as well get to the point in the first sentence of this review, the Enzotech Ultra-X performs really well on Intel and AMD processor platforms...
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Eumax Heatsinks and CPU Coolers tested by Frostytech
Eumax B605-01 Copper Heatsink Review Eumax B605-01 Copper Heatsink Review
The Eumax B605-01 is a full copper heatsink which has received a nice nickel plating for that shiny, "I'm gonna get you sucka!" look.
Eumax EU01 Copper Heatsink Review Eumax EU01 Copper Heatsink Review
As the Eumax EU01 is composed of two separate sets of components - a copper base and many thin copper fins - the thermal interface between these two ...
Eumax DW-45 Copper Pentium 4 Heatsink Review Eumax DW-45 Copper Pentium 4 Heatsink Review
However, just like adding a super fast fan to an everyday heatsink to improve cooling performance, making that same heatsink out of just copper is ano...
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Evercool Heatsinks and CPU Coolers tested by Frostytech
Evercool Venti HPQ-12025 Heatsink Review Evercool Venti HPQ-12025 Heatsink Review
Airflow is driven by a single 120mm PWM fan whose snow white 7-bladed impeller rotates at your basic 2200RPM to 800RPM. Noise output is moderate. Beca...
Evercool Transformer 3 Heatsink Review Evercool Transformer 3 Heatsink Review
Weighing in at 630 grams, Evercool's Transformer 3 heatsink is compatible with socket 775/1155/1156/1366 Intel CPUs and socket 754/939/940/AM2/AM3 AMD...
Evercool Transformer 4 HPJ-12025 (2010 Ed.) Heatsink Review Evercool Transformer 4 HPJ-12025 (2010 Ed.) Heatsink Review
Though identical in appearance the Evercool Transformer 4 HPJ-12025 (2010 ed.) heatsink is actually a revised and updated version of the Transformer 4...
Evercool HPL-815 Low Profile Heatsink Review Evercool HPL-815 Low Profile Heatsink Review
HPL-815 is a low profile heatsink suited for use in 2U thick computer cases. It's equipped with a top mounted 80x80x15mm PWM fan that rotates at s...
  
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ForceTake Heatsinks and CPU Coolers tested by Frostytech
Forcetake MARS RAM Cooler Review Forcetake MARS RAM Cooler Review
For anyone who believes that overheating memory is the root cause of system instability, Forcetake's Mars RAM Coolers may be just the trick.
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Fortis Tech Heatsinks and CPU Coolers tested by Frostytech
Fortis Tech A93 Copper Heatsink Review Fortis Tech A93 Copper Heatsink Review
The design of the Fortis Tech A93 is pretty simple with copper fins soldered to a punched out copper base.
Fortis Tech Monster 90 Heatsink Review Fortis Tech Monster 90 Heatsink Review
At the heart of no less than two outer rims of extruded aluminum, lies a copper core.
Fortis Tech A102 Heatsink Review Fortis Tech A102 Heatsink Review
Fortis Tech have been making their name known this year with a line of copper/aluminum hybrid coolers packing high-RPM fans.
Fortis Tech A92 Heatsink Review Fortis Tech A92 Heatsink Review
Compared to the multitude of thin-fin copper coolers entering the marketplace a 0.5mm thick-fin aluminum/copper hybrid cooler looks surprisingly uniqu...
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Foxconn Heatsinks and CPU Coolers tested by Frostytech
Foxconn Generic Socket A Heatsink Review Foxconn Generic Socket A Heatsink Review
This isn't the best way of adding a copper heatspreader to an all aluminum extrusion heatsink, but it is one of the least expensive and simple ways t...
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Gelid Heatsinks and CPU Coolers tested by Frostytech
Gelid Tranquillo 4 Air Cooled Heatsink Review Gelid Tranquillo 4 Air Cooled Heatsink Review
The Gelid Tranquillo 4 is built around four 16mm diameter copper heatpipes, a stack of ~40 nickel plated aluminum fins and a very unremarkable 1600rpm...
Gelid Black Edition Heatsink Review Gelid Black Edition Heatsink Review
For adventurous computer enthusiasts seeking new and innovative heatsinks, Gelid's 'the Black Edition' heatsink offers pretty good cooling performance...
Gelid GX-7 Stacked Heatpipe Heatsink Review Gelid GX-7 Stacked Heatpipe Heatsink Review
The GX-7 heatsink is constructed around seven 6mm diameter heatpipes, but the number of heatpipes isn't what caught our attention. What's unique about...
Gelid Solutions Silent Spirit Heatsink Review Gelid Solutions Silent Spirit Heatsink Review
Gelid's Silent Spirit heatsink makes use of four rubber vibration absorbing posts to hold a 100mm PWM fan in place, the fan itself varies in speed fro...
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Gigabyte Heatsinks and CPU Coolers tested by Frostytech
Gigabyte Volar GH-PSV21-FB Heatsink Review Gigabyte Volar GH-PSV21-FB Heatsink Review
Gigabyte's Volar heatsink has a 120mm smokey grey fan has rather large impeller blades that look as if they'll propel air into the cooling fins of its...
Gigabyte 3D Rocket II Cooler GH-PCU23-VE Heatsink Review Gigabyte 3D Rocket II Cooler GH-PCU23-VE Heatsink Review
The Gigabyte 3D Rocket II GH-PCU23-VE heatsink FrostyTech is testing in this review can cool quietly when needed, and also ramps up for major heat loa...
Gigabyte 3D Rocket Cooler-Pro PCU22-VG Heatsink Review Gigabyte 3D Rocket Cooler-Pro PCU22-VG Heatsink Review
The heatsink comes with a fan speed controller that allows you to dial in the speed (and noise) of the cooling fan to suit the situation.
Gigabyte G-Power Pro GH-PDU21-MF Heatsink Review Gigabyte G-Power Pro GH-PDU21-MF Heatsink Review
The Gigabyte G-Power Pro heatsink is a radical design that works very well at medium to high fan speeds. The heatsink is designed to work on AMD Athlo...
  
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GlacialTech Heatsinks and CPU Coolers tested by Frostytech
Glacialtech Igloo 5761 Silent Heatsink Review Glacialtech Igloo 5761 Silent Heatsink Review
The Igloo 5761 Silent heatsink uses a familiar top-down-fan approach, with three 6mm diameter exposed base heatpipes conducting heat from the CPU to...
Glacialtech Igloo Pad Series R15 Laptop Cooling Pad Review Glacialtech Igloo Pad Series R15 Laptop Cooling Pad Review
Laptop cooling pads are simple things, usually no more than an elevated surface on which to rest your notebook, with one or two quiet fans that direct...
Glacialtech Igloo 5620 PWM Heatsink Review Glacialtech Igloo 5620 PWM Heatsink Review
While the Igloo 5620 PWM heatsink ships with one 92mm fan capable of operating at 2300-800RPM, additional fan clips are supplied for a second user-sup...
Glacialtech Igloo H58 Heatsink Review Glacialtech Igloo H58 Heatsink Review
Glacialtech's Igloo H58 heatsink is a tower style exposed heatpipe base CPU cooler that marks one of the best efforts by this Taiwan-based thermal...
  
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Globalwin Heatsinks and CPU Coolers tested by Frostytech
Globalwin CAK4-88T Copper Heatsink Review Globalwin CAK4-88T Copper Heatsink Review
Since the copper skive portion of the Globalwin CAK4-88T is just 70mm in size, Globalwin have added an 80mm-70mm fan adaptor.
Globalwin CAK4-76T Copper Heatsink Review Globalwin CAK4-76T Copper Heatsink Review
When installed properly, the thermistor should be able to sense the temperature at the base of the heatsink and adjust fan RPM to compensate.
Globalwin CAK4-86 Copper Heatsink Review Globalwin CAK4-86 Copper Heatsink Review
True performance coolers are starting to fall by the wayside as consumers have gradually picked up the call to arms for quieter, low-noise cooling ove...
Globalwin TAK68 Heatsink Review Globalwin TAK68 Heatsink Review
Thermal performance can be a bit tricky to peg down with this kind of heatsink.
  
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Ibuypower Heatsinks and CPU Coolers tested by Frostytech
Ibuypower IBP-Z001 Liquid Cooling System Review Ibuypower IBP-Z001 Liquid Cooling System Review
IbuyPower's IBP-Z001 self-contained liquid cooling system. The unit consists of a copper waterblock with integrated pump, a short length of 1/2-inch I...
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ID-Cooling Heatsinks and CPU Coolers tested by Frostytech
ID-Cooling SE-214X Heatsink Review ID-Cooling SE-214X Heatsink Review
By doing away with the heatsink heatspreader, inconsistencies in the solder bond between heatpipes and copper base plate are omitted. The exposed heat...
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Intel Heatsinks and CPU Coolers tested by Frostytech
Intel Stock Core 2 Duo E4xxx Radial Curved Bifurcated Fin Heatsink Intel Stock Core 2 Duo E4xxx Radial Curved Bifurcated Fin Heatsink
In this review Frostytech is evaluating the stock heatsink that accompanies the majority of Intel Core 2 Duo E4xxx series processors (specifically, th...
Intel FCLGA4-S Core 2 Extreme Reference Heatsink Review Intel FCLGA4-S Core 2 Extreme Reference Heatsink Review
Let's spend some quality time with Intel's newest 45nm Core 2 Extreme class reference cooler and find out if it's better than every heatsink ever ma...
Intel Stock Core 2 Duo Radial Curved Bifurcated Fin Heatsink Review Intel Stock Core 2 Duo Radial Curved Bifurcated Fin Heatsink Review
The Intel RCBFH design is engineered to be cheap to produce, easy to install, and thermally efficient. This is the stock Core 2 Duo heatsink, and it i...
Intel Stock Pentium D Radial Curved non-Bifurcated Fin Heatsink Review Intel Stock Pentium D Radial Curved non-Bifurcated Fin Heatsink Review
Intel's own Radial Curved non-Bifurcated Fin Heatsink (RCBFH) reference solution is a fairly well designed cooler.
  
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Jetart Heatsinks and CPU Coolers tested by Frostytech
Jetart JAK801 Athlon64 Heatsink Review Jetart JAK801 Athlon64 Heatsink Review
It might be a little strange to be testing out a Socket 754 AMD Athlon64 heatsink, but there are plenty of single-channel DDR Socket 754 processors st...
Jetart JAKS29 Copper Heatsink Review Jetart JAKS29 Copper Heatsink Review
As if that weren't sufficient enough, after soldering the fins to the copper base the entire copper fin assembly has then been plated in copper!
Jetart JAP416A Pentium 4 Heatsink Review Jetart JAP416A Pentium 4 Heatsink Review
Surprisingly, the all aluminum Jetart JAP416A follows in the footsteps of the performance heatsinks and manages to offer very competitive thermal perf...
Jetart JAP407A Copper Pentium 4 Heatsink Review Jetart JAP407A Copper Pentium 4 Heatsink Review
On the plus side, the JAP407A boasts a nice machined base, copper fins, and a good strong 25mm thick fan up top.
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JMC Products Heatsinks and CPU Coolers tested by Frostytech
JMC 400124 Phoenix 60 Radial Fin P4 Heatsink JMC 400124 Phoenix 60 Radial Fin P4 Heatsink
Based on similar techniques which were used by Agilent Technologies for their Arcticooler heatsinks a while back, the JMC 400124 Phoenix 60 even car...
JMC 400074 Skyjet 70 Radial Fin Heatsink Review JMC 400074 Skyjet 70 Radial Fin Heatsink Review
From our standpoint the visual similarities between this radial heatsink and the obs of long ago are pretty superficial.
JMC 401100 Phoenix 70 Radial Fin Heatsink Review JMC 401100 Phoenix 70 Radial Fin Heatsink Review
The original Agilent heatsink was made for socket 370 Pentium III processors, but this version is intended for use with socket 478 Pentium 4's.
JMC 400094 Socket 478 Heatsink Review JMC 400094 Socket 478 Heatsink Review
The actual heatsink is composed of two parts; the first being the central fined extrusion, and the second being the base plate.
  
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Kingwin Heatsinks and CPU Coolers tested by Frostytech
Kingwin XT-1264 Heatsink Review Kingwin XT-1264 Heatsink Review
Kingwin's XT-1264 is the first tower-style heatsink to pass through the Frostytech test labs which incorporates asymmetrical U-shaped heatpipes. In ot...
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Kuthtec Heatsinks and CPU Coolers tested by Frostytech
Kuthtec KTM2101 CHAOS Copper Core Heatsink Review Kuthtec KTM2101 CHAOS Copper Core Heatsink Review
The swiss cheese appearance of the horizontally mounted cooling fins will give anyone cause for pause, but the central copper core should reassure ...
Kuthtec KTM3000 Copper Core Heatsink Review Kuthtec KTM3000 Copper Core Heatsink Review
Kuthtec use a larger copper center than most manufacturers, extending it the full 30mm height of the heatsink, 30mm.
Kuthtec KTM2001 Honeycomb Copper Core Heatsink Rev Kuthtec KTM2001 Honeycomb Copper Core Heatsink Rev
So while the KTM2101 has 1mm spaced fins, all the cooling on this heatsink occurs within the 120 or so "multi wind tunnels."
Kuthtec KTI2000 P4 Heatsink Review Kuthtec KTI2000 P4 Heatsink Review
Kuthtec have brought in a little extra innovation and added some bottom cooling fins and a venting cut to the side.
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Millennium-thermal Heatsinks and CPU Coolers tested by Frostytech
Millennium Thermal Glaciator Copper Heatsink Millennium Thermal Glaciator Copper Heatsink
The Glaciator is an "Integrated Augmented Fan Heatsink". Constructed from a solid block of copper, the fin section of this heatsink is so finely const...
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Molex Heatsinks and CPU Coolers tested by Frostytech
Molex 371660003 Silent Heatsink Review Molex 371660003 Silent Heatsink Review
Molex may be better known for their little plastic electrical connectors, but amongst all their other ventures they have in their inventory a silent...
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Neng Tyi Heatsinks and CPU Coolers tested by Frostytech
NengTyi KA03 Copper Heatsink Review NengTyi KA03 Copper Heatsink Review
The copper fins have been bonded to the base of this heatsink with solder making for what should be a very efficient thermal interface.
NengTyi P326 Copper Heatsink Review NengTyi P326 Copper Heatsink Review
Built on a thick copper base with aluminum fins, the NengTyi P326 may just have some life left in it for cooling...
NengTyi K613 Copper Heatsink Review NengTyi K613 Copper Heatsink Review
Built around a full copper body, the NengTyi K613 was once intended to cool down toasty Socket 370 Celeron processors.
Neng Tyi NW6700 Copper Socket 478 Heatsink Review Neng Tyi NW6700 Copper Socket 478 Heatsink Review
In terms of cooling hot chips copper is better than gold, literally.
  
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Noctua Heatsinks and CPU Coolers tested by Frostytech
Noctua NH-D9DXi4-3U LGA2011 Xeon Server/Workstation Heatsink Review Noctua NH-D9DXi4-3U LGA2011 Xeon Server/Workstation Heatsink Review
The Noctua NH-D9DXi4-3U is a mid-sized heatsink designed specifically for lower noise cooling of Intel Xeon processors in 3U height computer/server ch...
Noctua NH-L9x65 Low Profile Heatsink Review Noctua NH-L9x65 Low Profile Heatsink Review
Noctua's low profile NH-L9x65 heatsink stands just 64mm tall and has a very compact footprint of only 95x95mm. The NH-L9x65 is designed to cool some f...
Noctua NH-D9L 3U Low Noise Heatsink Review Noctua NH-D9L 3U Low Noise Heatsink Review
The Noctua NH-D9L is a mid-sized heatsink suitable for use in 3U height computer chassis where low noise CPU cooling is desired. It's compact stature ...
Noctua NH-U9S Compact Lower Noise Heatsink Review Noctua NH-U9S Compact Lower Noise Heatsink Review
The NH-U9S heatsink stands 125mm tall and has a square footprint of 95x95mm. Weighing 618grams, the heatsink is built around five 6mm diameter heatpip...
  
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NoFan Heatsinks and CPU Coolers tested by Frostytech
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NoiseControl Heatsinks and CPU Coolers tested by Frostytech
NoiseControl Silverado Heatsink Review NoiseControl Silverado Heatsink Review
Tomshardware brought a lot of attention to the Noisecontrol Silverado when they originally reviewed it.
NoiseControl Magic Fleece Sound Absorbing Material NoiseControl Magic Fleece Sound Absorbing Material
One of the alternatives we are looking at in this review is a product presented especially for use in the computer, namely Magic Fleece.
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nPowertek Heatsinks and CPU Coolers tested by Frostytech
nPowerTek NPH-1366-115HC Heatsink Review nPowerTek NPH-1366-115HC Heatsink Review
At the center of the NPH-1366-115HC heatsink is nPowertek's proprietory copper heat column - essentially a 33mm diameter copper heatpipe. The inner wa...
nPowerTek NPH-1366-140HC Heatsink Review nPowerTek NPH-1366-140HC Heatsink Review
The nPowerTek NPH-1366-140HC heatsink is intended for socket LGA1366 Intel processors up to 130W TDP, but in this review Frostytech is going to st...
TTIC nPowertek Hurricane NPH-105 Heatsink Review TTIC nPowertek Hurricane NPH-105 Heatsink Review
The nPowertek TTIC NPH-105 heatsink is an interesting CPU cooler because it is constructed with 6mm diameter copper heatpipes (two) and a not so commo...
nPowerTek NPH-775-115HC Heatsink Review nPowerTek NPH-775-115HC Heatsink Review
Weighing in at 750grams and standing 115mm tall, the NPH-775-115HC heatsink comes equipped with a single 92mm PWM fan that operates at 3000RPM.
  
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Nexus Heatsinks and CPU Coolers tested by Frostytech
Nexus VCT-9000 Heatsink Review Nexus VCT-9000 Heatsink Review
Frostytech is not going to waste your time by leaving the most important information till the very end of this review - the Nexus VCT-9000 heatsink is...
Nexus BeamAir 120mm Fan Airflow Straightener Overview Nexus BeamAir 120mm Fan Airflow Straightener Overview
In wind tunnels, stacks of thin aluminum honeycomb cells are used to straighten the airflow for aerodynamic experiments.
Nexus HOC-9000 Heatpipe On CPU Heatsink Review Nexus HOC-9000 Heatpipe On CPU Heatsink Review
Nexus'HOC-9000 heatsink, a medium height lower noise cooler for Intel socket 775 and AMD socket 754/939/940/AM2+ processors.
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NZXT Heatsinks and CPU Coolers tested by Frostytech
NZXT Kraken X60 Liquid Cooling System Review NZXT Kraken X60 Liquid Cooling System Review
On the test bench today we have NZXT's Kraken X60, a large all-in-one CPU watercooling solution that's built around a substantial 312x140mm aluminum h...
NZXT Kraken X40 Liquid Cooler Review NZXT Kraken X40 Liquid Cooler Review
UPDATED! The NZXT Kraken X40 is a small self contained CPU liquid cooling system based on the exceptionally popular Asetek platform. As with most all-...
NZXT Respire T40 Heatsink Review NZXT Respire T40 Heatsink Review
Driving air through the Respire T40 heatsink is a 120mm fan that rotates at 1800-1300RPM and moves upwards of 68CFM at full speed.
NZXT Respire T20 Heatsink Review NZXT Respire T20 Heatsink Review
On the dock today is NZXT's Respire T20 heatsink. The Respire T20 stands 160mm tall, putting it in the class of full tower CPU coolers. At the heart o...
  
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OCZ Technology Heatsinks and CPU Coolers tested by Frostytech
OCZ Gladiator MAX Heatsink Review OCZ Gladiator MAX Heatsink Review
OCZ's Gladiator Max heatsink is an extension of the Vendetta 2 model, except that it now utilizes four large diameter copper heatpipes and a somewhat ...
OCZ Vendetta 2 Exposed Heatpipe Base Heatsink Review OCZ Vendetta 2 Exposed Heatpipe Base Heatsink Review
The Vendetta 2 heatsink is decked out for stealth in a couple different ways; for starters the fan is held in place with vibration absorbing rubber fa...
OCZ Vendetta Exposed Heatpipe-Base Heatsink Review OCZ Vendetta Exposed Heatpipe-Base Heatsink Review
Instead of soldering on a bulky copper base plate, the Vendetta heatsink takes advantage of the superior heat conducting capabilities of heat pipes to...
OCZ Tempest Heatsink Review OCZ Tempest Heatsink Review
After a long absence from all things heatsink related, OCZ is back in the game with a compact little multi-socket heatsink called the Tempest. The des...
  
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Phanteks Heatsinks and CPU Coolers tested by Frostytech
Phanteks PH-TC12LS Low Profile Heatsink Review Phanteks PH-TC12LS Low Profile Heatsink Review
In this review Frostytech is testing the Phanteks PH-TC12LS heatsink, a top-down low profile heatsink that stands 74mm tall and weighs in at 500grams....
Phanteks PH-TC14S Slim Tower Heatsink Review Phanteks PH-TC14S Slim Tower Heatsink Review
The whole premise behind the slim-tower Phanteks PH-TC14S heatsink is not overhanging memory slots - if you've built an Intel X99 based computer recen...
Phanteks PH-TC14PE White Heatsink Review Phanteks PH-TC14PE White Heatsink Review
The Phanteks PH-TC14PE's five, 8mm diameter copper heatpipes fan out from a thick nickel-plated copper base plate into two 115mm tall anodized aluminu...
Phanteks PH-TC14PE Red Heatsink Review Phanteks PH-TC14PE Red Heatsink Review
Phanteks' PH-TC14PE (red) heatsink is compatible with Intel socket 775/1155/1156/1366 and AMD socket AM2/AM3/FM1 processors.
  
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Prolimatech Heatsinks and CPU Coolers tested by Frostytech
Prolimatech Megahalems Heatsink Review Prolimatech Megahalems Heatsink Review
Frostytech won't string you along; the Prolimatech Megahalems heatsink is indeed one of the very best performing CPU coolers we've ever tested.
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Raijintek Heatsinks and CPU Coolers tested by Frostytech
Raijintek Tisis Dual-Tower Heatsink Review Raijintek Tisis Dual-Tower Heatsink Review
The Raijintek Tisis is a massive dual tower CPU cooler with twin fans, five big heatpipes and a kick-ass-and-take-names kind of look to it. The Tisis ...
Raijintek Pallas Low Profile Heatsink Review Raijintek Pallas Low Profile Heatsink Review
Standing just 69mm tall, the Raijintek Pallas CPU cooler is probably the largest low profile heatsink Frostytech as tested in recent memory.
Raijintek Ereboss Heatsink Review Raijintek Ereboss Heatsink Review
Hyperbole aside, the Raijintek Ereboss heatsink is built around six 6mm diameter copper heatpipes which weave their way up from a nickel-plated copper...
Raijintek Themis Heatsink Review Raijintek Themis Heatsink Review
'Themis', as you're no doubt are already aware from your days in school, is the Greek goddess of "devine law." If you skipped school, you may have...
  
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Reeven Heatsinks and CPU Coolers tested by Frostytech
Reeven Okeanos RC-1402 Heatsink Review Reeven Okeanos RC-1402 Heatsink Review
At first glance you probably won't notice that Reeven's Okeanos RC-1402 heatsink uses two slightly different fans - a 120mm vaneaxial fan on the front...
Reeven Justice RC-1204 Heatsink Review Reeven Justice RC-1204 Heatsink Review
The 120mm PWM fan supplied with the Justice RC-1204 heatsink spins at 1500-300RPM and connects via a 4-pin PWM motherboard header. Six 6mm diameter he...
Reeven Ouranos RC-1401 Heatsink Review Reeven Ouranos RC-1401 Heatsink Review
What's particularly interesting about the Reeven Ouranos heatsink is not the number of heatpipes or the fact that it's yet another 'tower heatsink'......
Reeven Hans RC-1205 Heatsink Review Reeven Hans RC-1205 Heatsink Review
The Reeven Hans RC-1205 heatsink weighs in at 710 grams and accommodates the full range of Intel processors (socket LGA2011-3/2011/1366/115x/775) an...
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Rosewill Heatsinks and CPU Coolers tested by Frostytech
Rosewill RCX-Z3 Heatsink Review Rosewill RCX-Z3 Heatsink Review
Three interchangeable base plates allow the Rosewill RCX-Z3 heatsink to be installed on a variety of motherboards, while its' 92mm PWM fan spins at sp...
Rosewill RCX-Z1 Heatsink Review Rosewill RCX-Z1 Heatsink Review
Rosewill ship the RCX-Z1 with a patch of pre-applied thermal compound and a PCI bracket fan speed controller. The 92mm spins at between 1700-310RPM, w...
Rosewill RCX-Z2-EX Heatsink Review Rosewill RCX-Z2-EX Heatsink Review
The Rosewill RCX-Z2-EX is pegged as a low noise heatsink, and with its PWM fan able to scale between 800-2400RPM this is quite an asset.
Rosewill RCX-Z2 Heatsink Review Rosewill RCX-Z2 Heatsink Review
When the Rosewill RCX-Z2 heatsink is used with a motherboard that does not support PWM, the fan rotates at full speed. At full tilt (3400RPM) the heat...
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Scythe Heatsinks and CPU Coolers tested by Frostytech
Scythe Mugen 5 Rev B SCMG-5100 Heatsink Review Scythe Mugen 5 Rev B SCMG-5100 Heatsink Review
The Scythe Mugen 5 Rev B (SCMG-5100) heatsink is a lower-noise tower cooler standing 154mm tall and equipped with a single 120mm PWM fan. The Mugen 5 ...
Scythe Fuma SCFM-1000 Heatsink Scythe Fuma SCFM-1000 Heatsink
The 920gram Scythe Fuma heatsink is constructed around six 6mm diameter copper heatpipes and a pair of aluminum fin stacks that measure 104x130x37mm (...
Scythe Ninja 4 SCNH-4000 Heatsink Review Scythe Ninja 4 SCNH-4000 Heatsink Review
While Scythe doesn't overtly market its heatsinks as "silent" coolers, the company has typically produced coolers which meet the quiet esthetic.
Scythe Mugen Max SCMGD-1000 Heatsink Review Scythe Mugen Max SCMGD-1000 Heatsink Review
Scythe's Mugen Max heatsink weighs 870grams and stands 166mm tall. The heatsink is constructed around six 6mm diameter copper heatpipes which are so...
  
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Sibak Heatsinks and CPU Coolers tested by Frostytech
Sibak AC06725TH Copper Core Heatsink Review Sibak AC06725TH Copper Core Heatsink Review
The copper insert does not come all the way up to the surface of the heatsink however so it is hard to say just how large it really is.
Sibak AE01625B Heatsink Review Sibak AE01625B Heatsink Review
The nifty little aluminum box Sibak place around their fans is just for show, but since it doesn't harm the effectiveness of the heatsink there i...
Sibak AC02625B Copper Core Heatsink Review Sibak AC02625B Copper Core Heatsink Review
First there was Thermosonic, then Thermal Integrations and Arkua, and now Sibak have joined the ranks.
Sibak AT01515B TwinHead Heatsink Review Sibak AT01515B TwinHead Heatsink Review
While we didn't fly around the world just to look at heatsinks, we have had the opportunity to look at several of their coolers, the first of which is...
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SilentiumPC Heatsinks and CPU Coolers tested by Frostytech
SilentiumPC Fera2 HE1224 Heatsink Review SilentiumPC Fera2 HE1224 Heatsink Review
The SilentiumPC Fera2 HE1224 is a 154mm tall CPU cooler built around four 6mm diameter exposed copper heatpipes. The relatively thin profile should al...
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Silenx Heatsinks and CPU Coolers tested by Frostytech
SilenX EFZ-120HA5 Heatsink Review SilenX EFZ-120HA5 Heatsink Review
he SilenX EFZ-120HA5 stands 157mm tall and weighs a modest 648 grams. It installs onto Intel socket LGA2011/1366/1155/1156/775 and AMD socket 754/939/...
SilenX EFZ-92HA3 Compact Tower Heatsink Review SilenX EFZ-92HA3 Compact Tower Heatsink Review
Effizio Series EFZ-92HA3 heatsink is a SilenX product. The SilenX EFZ-92HA3 is a compact heatsink that's ideal for Media PCs powered by sub-85W TDP ...
SilenX EFZ-120HA3 Heatsink Review SilenX EFZ-120HA3 Heatsink Review
The SilenX EFZ-120HA3 is kind of an odd heatsink if you think about it. The fin body is narrower than average tower heatsinks but the EFZ-120HA3 doesn...
SilenX EFZ-100HA1 Heatsink Review SilenX EFZ-100HA1 Heatsink Review
In this review Frostytech will be testing out one of the latest hopefuls, the SilenX EFZ-100HA1 heatsink. This low profile cooler is a complex little ...
  
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Silverstone Heatsinks and CPU Coolers tested by Frostytech
Silverstone Tundra TD02 CPU Liquid Cooling Heatsink Review Silverstone Tundra TD02 CPU Liquid Cooling Heatsink Review
Silverstone's Tundra TD02 CPU liquid cooler offers up some refreshing design elements for the computer enthusiast looking to assemble a system that st...
Silverstone Tundra TD03 CPU Liquid Cooler Review Silverstone Tundra TD03 CPU Liquid Cooler Review
UPDATED! This is a review of the Silverstone Tundra TD03 self contained liquid cooling system. The Tundra TD03 consists of a waterblock with integrate...
Silverstone NT01-Pro Heatsink Review Silverstone NT01-Pro Heatsink Review
What makes the Silverstone NT01-Pro heatsink stand out from the crowd is its relatively low stature; the whole heatsink is under ~111mm tall...
Silverstone Argon AR01 Heatsink Review Silverstone Argon AR01 Heatsink Review
Silverstone's Argon AR08 is constructed around three beefy 8mm diameter copper heatpipes which are exposed at the base of the cooler. Putting the ...
  
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Spire Heatsinks and CPU Coolers tested by Frostytech
Spire Gemini SP986B1-V2-2P Heatsink Review Spire Gemini SP986B1-V2-2P Heatsink Review
Spire's Gemini SP986B1-V2-2P heatsink is a minor variation on the popular Eclipse II tower heatsink design, the most notable difference being a novel ...
Spire Thermax Eclipse II SP984B1-V2 Heatsink Review Spire Thermax Eclipse II SP984B1-V2 Heatsink Review
Standing 155mm tall, the Thermax Eclipse II heatsink weighs 822 grams and ships with two 120mm fans. Only one fan needs to be installed (default confi...
Spire Thermax II Exposed Heatpipe Heatsink Review Spire Thermax II Exposed Heatpipe Heatsink Review
In this review Frostytech is testing the just released Spire Thermax II heatsink, and if you can find it for an affordable price you should find it th...
Spire Fourier IV SP607B3C Heatsink Review Spire Fourier IV SP607B3C Heatsink Review
Spire's Fourier IV SP607B3-C is a heavy heatsink, and it installs with very secure mounting hardware that is quite inconvenient.
  
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Sunbeamtech Heatsinks and CPU Coolers tested by Frostytech
Sunbeamtech Twister 120 Heatsink Review Sunbeamtech Twister 120 Heatsink Review
the Sunbeamtech Twister 120 heatsink is built around three 8mm diameter copper heatpipes which are exposed at the base. The heatpipes pass through the...
Sunbeam Core-Contact Freezer 92mm Heatsink Review Sunbeam Core-Contact Freezer 92mm Heatsink Review
An additional mounting bracket is available for socket 1366/1156 Intel Core i7 processors. This will require you to remove the motherboard and ins...
Sunbeamtech Core-Contact Freezer Heatsink Review Sunbeamtech Core-Contact Freezer Heatsink Review
Today Frostytech is testing out one of the new breed of direct heatpipe contact coolers that are sweeping the industry; the Sunbeamtech Core-Contact...
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Sunon Heatsinks and CPU Coolers tested by Frostytech
Sunon Waturbo Liquid Circulation Heatsink Review Sunon Waturbo Liquid Circulation Heatsink Review
The Sunon Waturbo isn't your average heatsink, at its center is a liquid core and a little magnetically coupled impeller to stir things up.
Cooling Fundamentals: Beware the CPU fan of DEATH! Cooling Fundamentals: Beware the CPU fan of DEATH!
A few of us have smelt the acrid odor of melting plastic emanating from the depths of a computer. Thankfully not all of us have had to buy a new pro...
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Swiftech Heatsinks and CPU Coolers tested by Frostytech
Swiftech MCX4000 Pentium 4 Heatsink Review Swiftech MCX4000 Pentium 4 Heatsink Review
YS-Tech developed the TMD fan so that this dead spot would be minimized by about 75%.
Swiftech Quiet Power FS020-H2OC Barebones Swiftech Quiet Power FS020-H2OC Barebones
Swiftech are the company we look to for top of the line heatsinks, exotic TEC and liquid coolers.
Swiftech MCXC370 Copper Heatsink Review Swiftech MCXC370 Copper Heatsink Review
The only differences between the MCX370-0A and the MCXC370 have to do with the copper base.
Swiftech MCX370-0A Heatsink Review Swiftech MCX370-0A Heatsink Review
It's really the laws of physics that determine just how well a heatsink performs, and manufacturing quality only plays a small part realistically.
  
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Taisol Heatsinks and CPU Coolers tested by Frostytech
Taisol CEK787172 Socket A Heatsink Review Taisol CEK787172 Socket A Heatsink Review
While the CEK787172 heatsink is dead basic, for older systems where cost and reliability is a factor it might be a good option.
Taisol CEP447181 Pentium 4 Heatsink Review Taisol CEP447181 Pentium 4 Heatsink Review
Given the 70mm size, the fan is remarkably un-quiet - which can only indicate that the Taisol CEP447181 isn't a pushover.
Taisol CMK702151A Copper Heatpipe Heatsink Review Taisol CMK702151A Copper Heatpipe Heatsink Review
The tri-heatpipe and suspended base heatsink we see here from Taisol is one of the more unique concepts to come out of Taiwan of late.
Taisol CGK760172A Copper Base Heatsink Review Taisol CGK760172A Copper Base Heatsink Review
Cold forging is a process by which metal is shaped within a closed die with continuous pressure, or impact.
  
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Thermal Integration Heatsinks and CPU Coolers tested by Frostytech
Thermal Integration TI-RV104N Heatsink Review Thermal Integration TI-RV104N Heatsink Review
The forked-fins of this heatsink make it pretty evolutionary for its class; especially considering Intel's recently announced bifurcated reference h...
Thermal Integration TI-A8736N Heatsink Review Thermal Integration TI-A8736N Heatsink Review
Bolted together, the 60 or so copper and aluminum fins come together to form a cohesive heatsink shape.
Thermal Integration TI-RV108N Pentium 4 Heatsink Thermal Integration TI-RV108N Pentium 4 Heatsink
If you're looking for a bit of insight into the cooling world, pay close attention to this type of heatsink from Thermal Integration.
Thermal Integration TI-A8641L Heatsink Review Thermal Integration TI-A8641L Heatsink Review
Looking over the Thermal Integration TI-A8641L it is easy to draw parallels with Zalman's flower shaped heatsinks.
  
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Thermalfly Heatsinks and CPU Coolers tested by Frostytech
Thermalfly I75DUB Bifurcated Fin Socket 775 Heatsink Review Thermalfly I75DUB Bifurcated Fin Socket 775 Heatsink Review
Thermalfly's I75DUB heatsink has a large 112mm diameter fan that spins at anywhere from 900-3600RPM (as dictated by the cleverly mounted internal ther...
Thermalfly I75DUH Bifurcated Fin Socket 775 Heatsink Review Thermalfly I75DUH Bifurcated Fin Socket 775 Heatsink Review
Thermalfly's I75DUH heatsink is equipped with a 96mm fan that rotates as lackadaisically as 500RPM, yet it can scale up to 2300RPM when the needs dema...
Thermalfly F1-IACSHA Heatsink Review Thermalfly F1-IACSHA Heatsink Review
Thermalfly are a new heatsink manufacturer out of Taiwan, and the company is introducing itself with a collection of fresh thermal solutions.
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Thermalright Heatsinks and CPU Coolers tested by Frostytech
Thermalright Silver Arrow Heatsink Review Thermalright Silver Arrow Heatsink Review
The Thermalright Silver Arrow is a dual tower, dual 140mm fan heatsink for performance and lower noise Intel / AMD processor cooling. It's constru...
Thermalright Ultra 120 Extreme Heatsink Review Thermalright Ultra 120 Extreme Heatsink Review
Like the Ultra-120 that came before it, the Thermalright Ultra-120 Extreme applies fairly simple concepts to yield a well performing tower heatsink th...
Thermalright SI-128SE Heatsink Review Thermalright SI-128SE Heatsink Review
The SI-128SE cooler itself is big, a 120x120mm fin array hovering like SkyCity over a compact base connected via four 8mm diameter heatpipes.
Thermalright MST-9775 LE Intel Heatsink Review Thermalright MST-9775 LE Intel Heatsink Review
The Thermalright MST-9775 LE is a two-heatpipe heatsink, and it doesn't have all that much in the way of surface area for cooling. The compact heatsin...
  
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Thermaltake Heatsinks and CPU Coolers tested by Frostytech
Thermaltake Water 2.0 Performer Liquid Cooling Heatsink Review Thermaltake Water 2.0 Performer Liquid Cooling Heatsink Review
Thermaltake's Water 2.0 Performer is a self contained liquid cooling system for Intel and AMD CPUs that's ready to go out of the box - no mess, no fus...
Thermaltake Water 2.0 Pro Liquid Cooling Heatsink Review Thermaltake Water 2.0 Pro Liquid Cooling Heatsink Review
Two 120mm PWM fans come with the Thermaltake Water 2.0 Pro operate at 1200-2000RPM and produce moderate noise. The Thermaltake Water 2.0 Pro liquid co...
Thermaltake Frio Extreme Heatsink Review Thermaltake Frio Extreme Heatsink Review
The Frio Extreme is a large twin tower heatsink with two massive 140mm fans and a commanding foot print of 150mm square! Standing 161mm tall and weigh...
Thermaltake Frio Advanced Heatsink Review Thermaltake Frio Advanced Heatsink Review
Thermaltake's Frio Advanced heatsink stands 161mm tall and weighs upwards of 954 grams, it is rated to heat loads of 230 Watts by the manufacturer. Th...
  
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Thermoengine Heatsinks and CPU Coolers tested by Frostytech
Thermoengine Comparison - Solid vs. Hollow Thermoengine Comparison - Solid vs. Hollow
Just as quickly as Thermosonic's ThermoEngine entered the cooling market, it has since managed to get itself into controversy.
Thermoengine V60-4210 Heatsink Review Thermoengine V60-4210 Heatsink Review
Of all the heatsinks we reviewed, the Thermoengine is one of the most uniquely designed, and most effective.
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Thermolab Heatsinks and CPU Coolers tested by Frostytech
Thermolab Trinity Heatsink Review Thermolab Trinity Heatsink Review
Four 6mm diameter sintered metal wick exposed base heatpipes form the backbone of this CPU cooler while a simple bracket system allows it to install o...
Thermolab BARAM 2010 Heatsink Review Thermolab BARAM 2010 Heatsink Review
Although it doesn't look it, the BARAM 2010 heatsink is slightly different than the original BARAM model. What sets the two BARAM heatsink models apar...
Thermolab BADA2010 Heatsink Review Thermolab BADA2010 Heatsink Review
Thermolab's BADA2010 heatsink is equipped with one 95mm PWM fan mounted to the heatsinks' raw aluminum fins with permanently attached rubber vibrat...
Thermolab BADA Heatsink Review Thermolab BADA Heatsink Review
From the makers of the wavy BARAM heatsink comes the Thermolab BADA; a 136mm tall mid-tower heatsink that fills in the performance cooling void wher...
  
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Titan Heatsinks and CPU Coolers tested by Frostytech
Titan Fenrir Siberia TTC-NC55TZ(RB) Heatsink Review Titan Fenrir Siberia TTC-NC55TZ(RB) Heatsink Review
Top down cooling has its advantages, though tower cooling is usually the preferred method given its compact footprint. In this review Frostytech w...
Titan Hati TTC-NC15TZ Heatsink Review Titan Hati TTC-NC15TZ Heatsink Review
In this review Frostytech is testing Titan's new Hati TTC-NC15TZ exposed heatpipe base CPU cooler. The TTC-NC15TZ is capable of very good performance ...
Titan Fenrir TTC-NK85TZ Heatsink Review Titan Fenrir TTC-NK85TZ Heatsink Review
Titan's TTC-NK85TZ Fenrir heatsink stands 156mm tall, is 124mm wide and accommodates one 120mm fan that spins at 800~2200 RPM. Weighing it at roughl...
Titan Cool Idol TTC-NK75TZ Heatsink Review Titan Cool Idol TTC-NK75TZ Heatsink Review
Cool Idol heatsink is made from three separate aluminum fin sections joined to a copper base by six 6mm diameter copper heatpipes.
  
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Tocools Heatsinks and CPU Coolers tested by Frostytech
Tocools Novasonic-AlCu Heatsink Review Tocools Novasonic-AlCu Heatsink Review
Tocools have ingeniously created a triangular base within the heatsink by machining the individual fins from the raw aluminum to create a triangle of ...
Tocools Regal Pentium 4 Heatsink Review Tocools Regal Pentium 4 Heatsink Review
This is a factor brought about by Extrusion technology, and to circumvent this, Tocools cut each fin from the aluminum block with a machine.
Tocools Novasonic Heatsink Review Tocools Novasonic Heatsink Review
There have been other examples of similar techniques, but nothing quite like Tocools application on the Novasonic.
Tocools Crown Prototype Heatsink Review Tocools Crown Prototype Heatsink Review
So now that we have our Frosty little hands on this prototype cooler, what is so special about it?
  
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TS Heatronics Heatsinks and CPU Coolers tested by Frostytech
TS Heatronics NCU-1000 Pentium 4 Heatsink Review TS Heatronics NCU-1000 Pentium 4 Heatsink Review
This is technically a 'zero noise' heatsink - a cooler which in and of itself produces exactly 0 dBA of noise.
TS Heatronics SCR325-2F Radiator Heatsink Review TS Heatronics SCR325-2F Radiator Heatsink Review
The TS Heatronics CPU Radiator (SCR325-2F) features Heatlane Technology which is also known as Akachi-pipe (after the inventor) or "meandering capilla...
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Tuniq Heatsinks and CPU Coolers tested by Frostytech
Tuniq Tower 120 Extreme Heatsink Review Tuniq Tower 120 Extreme Heatsink Review
Tuniq's Tower 120 Extreme is an enthusiast grade heatsink that cools very well, pretty quietly. In fact I'll save you the suspense and tell you straig...
Tuniq Tower 120 LFB Heatsink Review Tuniq Tower 120 LFB Heatsink Review
The Tower 120's main claim to fame is an integrated 120mm fan, set uniquely within the body of a densely packed array of aluminum cooling fins.
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Ultra Products Heatsinks and CPU Coolers tested by Frostytech
Ultra Products U12-40659 Carbon X4 Fan Power Cable Mod / Fix Ultra Products U12-40659 Carbon X4 Fan Power Cable Mod / Fix
This is a super quick how-to guide from Frostytech on modding the Ultra Products U12-40659 Carbon X4 multisocket VGA cooler fan power cable so it can ...
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Vantec Heatsinks and CPU Coolers tested by Frostytech
Vantec Aeroflow FX 92 VAF-9225 Heatsink Review Vantec Aeroflow FX 92 VAF-9225 Heatsink Review
The Vantec Aeroflow FX 92 heatsink is the little brother to Vantec's Aeroflow FX 120, though hardly a weakling.
Vantec Aeroflow FX 120 VAF-1225 Heatsink Review Vantec Aeroflow FX 120 VAF-1225 Heatsink Review
The Vantec Aeroflow FX 120 (model VAF-1225) heatsink Frostytech is testing for you in this review is equipped with four white rubber vibration absorbi...
Vantec Mach 1 MP4-7015-FC Athlon64 Heatsink Review Vantec Mach 1 MP4-7015-FC Athlon64 Heatsink Review
The 515 gram MP4-7015-FC Mach 1 heatsink utilizes a 70mm fan that generates anywhere between 48-57 dBA noise, depending on the manually set fan speed.
Vantec VA4-7245 Aeroflow 2 Socket A Heatsink Review Vantec VA4-7245 Aeroflow 2 Socket A Heatsink Review
It's no surprise that heatsink makers like Vantec are still creating newer Socket A heatsinks for the mass markets.
  
  Browse all 28 Vantec CPU coolers tested by Frostytech »
 
Verax Heatsinks and CPU Coolers tested by Frostytech
Verax Helado PWM-T Low Noise Heatsink Review Verax Helado PWM-T Low Noise Heatsink Review
The Verax Helado PWM-T heatsink is the newest uber-quiet heatsink from the German manufacturer Verax Ventilatoren GmbH. A couple other insightful th...
Verax Quattro 1 Ultra-Quiet Heatsink Review Verax Quattro 1 Ultra-Quiet Heatsink Review
The two Verax ultra-quiet CAIRdB fans are the real selling point of the Quattro 1 heatsink however, and under power both fans generate less than 31 ...
Verax Polargate AL S Pentium4 Heatsink Review Verax Polargate AL S Pentium4 Heatsink Review
The Polargate Al S does take a few steps towards higher cooling performance which may interest some mainstream consumers.
Verax GmbH P17CuX Ultra Quiet Heatsink Review Verax GmbH P17CuX Ultra Quiet Heatsink Review
As always, Verax place their focus on quiet, then cooling... and the newly released Intel Pentium 4 (willamette) / Socket 603/604 Xeon Verax P17CuX he...
  
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Xigmatek Heatsinks and CPU Coolers tested by Frostytech
Xigmatek Dark Knight SD1283 Night Hawk Ed. Ceramic Coated Heatsink Review Xigmatek Dark Knight SD1283 Night Hawk Ed. Ceramic Coated Heatsink Review
Here's what Frostytech has been able to find out. The black ceramic coating on the Xigmatek Dark Knight SD1283 Night Hawk Ed. heatsink is described as...
Xigmatek Prime SD1484 Heatsink Review Xigmatek Prime SD1484 Heatsink Review
On the heatsink test bench today is Xigmatek's Prime SD1484 heatsink which features a few notable changes to the standard, stock tower heatsink Xigmat...
Xigmatek Gaia SD1283 Heatsink Review Xigmatek Gaia SD1283 Heatsink Review
Forged in the mountains by a one-eye'd master heatsink maker who learned the trade before the dawn of the first X86 integrated circuit, the Xigmat...
Xigmatek Loki SD963 Mid-Compact Heatsink Review Xigmatek Loki SD963 Mid-Compact Heatsink Review
If you take a heatsink like the Xigmatek Loki SD963 heatsink in hand and flip it over, what you'll see is an aluminum base with three deep channel...
  
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XtremeGear Heatsinks and CPU Coolers tested by Frostytech
XtremeGear HP-1216B Heatsink Review XtremeGear HP-1216B Heatsink Review
Standing 153mm tall, the HP-1216B heatsink is equipped with a single no-name 120mm fan that rotates at 2000-1000RPM and is illuminated by four blue LE...
  Browse all XtremeGear CPU coolers we've tested »

 
Zalman Heatsinks and CPU Coolers tested by Frostytech
Zalman LQ320 Liquid Cooling System Review Zalman LQ320 Liquid Cooling System Review
The Zalman LQ320 self contained CPU water cooling system, like Zalman's other coolers of this series (LQ310, LQ315) is built by Asetek for use with a ...
Zalman LQ315 Liquid Cooling System Review Zalman LQ315 Liquid Cooling System Review
Zalman released three water coolers in the hand of PC enthusiasts earlier this year, in this review Frostytech is testing out the LQ315 model - the ...
Zalman LQ310 Liquid Cooling System Review Zalman LQ310 Liquid Cooling System Review
Zalman's LQ310 is a compact self-contained liquid cooling system built on the successful Asetek watercooling framework. It uses a 120mm wide alumi...
Zalman Reserator 3 Max Liquid Cooling System Preliminary Review Zalman Reserator 3 Max Liquid Cooling System Preliminary Review
This is a preliminary review of the Zalman Reserator 3 Max self contained liquid cooling system. The Reserator 3 Max is a departure from ...
  
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Zaward Heatsinks and CPU Coolers tested by Frostytech
Zaward Vapor 120 Heatsink Review Zaward Vapor 120 Heatsink Review
The latest trend in thin aluminum fin augmentation has been texturing the surface of the fin, bending small sections of the fin, changing the geometry...
Zaward Gyre Flow Heatsink Review Zaward Gyre Flow Heatsink Review
The fins are pressed over three 8mm diameter copper heatpipes, but how exactly do the fins disperse heat conducted by the heatpipes?
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