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CoolIt Eliminator Liquid CPU cooler ReviewCoolIt Eliminator Liquid CPU cooler Review

Author: Doc Overclock Date: 06-06-2008 Category: Hardware

CoolIT systems are a company that specializes in various cooling units based on both liquid and Peltier solutions for the end user client. They have made advances in the cooling industry by making High-End cooling easy for the com...

Rosewill Z5 Heatsink ReviewRosewill Z5 Heatsink Review

Author: Doc Overclock Date: 02-01-2008 Category: Hardware

Rosewill is a division of Newegg and is a company like Ingram Micro’s V7 group that finds quality products and then re-labels them under their own Rosewill branded name. This is becoming a more common thing as large distributions ...

Swiftech Apogee Ultimate Liquid Cooling Kit ReviewSwiftech Apogee Ultimate Liquid Cooling Kit Review

Author: Doc Overclock Date: 11-12-2007 Category: Hardware

Swiftech has been around for many years now and is a company that has helped pioneer the entire PC cooling industry. This is a company that is a hand’s on get down and dirty bunch that revels in excelling in their field and this s...

CoolerMaster CM Sphere Heatsink ReviewCoolerMaster CM Sphere Heatsink Review

Author: Doc Overclock Date: 10-18-2007 Category: Hardware

Most of us by now have at least some knowledge of CoolerMaster and their products as they have made quite a name for themselves in this business. From cases to coolers to fans they have a wide variety of products to offer the end-...

Jetart Xpanel DT5000Jetart Xpanel DT5000

Author: Tolemac Date: 07-26-2007 Category: Hardware

Jetart, while not a huge name in cooling solution circles, even though they've been in business since 1989, does have a wide variety of cooling products from CPU and GPU coolers to Notebook and Hard Drive coolers. Today I'm checki...

Spire Verticool II SP601B3 Heatsink ReviewSpire Verticool II SP601B3 Heatsink Review

Author: Tulatin Date: 09-19-2006 Category: Hardware

Now, with a considerably lower mass than many other sinks out there, it stands as a wonder that this sink was capable of holding a load when the temperatures ramped up. The only thing of worry, is that these figures may change dep...

Spire SP512S7 CPU Heatsink ReviewSpire SP512S7 CPU Heatsink Review

Author: Tulatin Date: 09-17-2006 Category: Hardware

Enthusiasts shouldn't be expecting the world from such a small heat sink, but at the same token, there's no chance of breaking the bank, bending the board, or even botching this installation. So in the end, this sink is an excelle...

Corsair Nautilus 500 Water Cooler ReviewCorsair Nautilus 500 Water Cooler Review

Author: Tulatin Date: 07-14-2006 Category: Hardware

To the point, though. For $150, you could either outfit the perpetual in your system with good, silent air cooling, or the Nautilus 500, and considering that you'll be running just one fan instead of several, it just makes sense t...

Thermaltake Safari BX-01 BTX CPU Cooler ReviewThermaltake Safari BX-01 BTX CPU Cooler Review

Author: Tulatin Date: 06-23-2006 Category: Hardware

As to the performance, though? Very, very good if you pick apples with oranges on the Gigabyte 8I955X Royal I had used as a test platform for a while, though testing could be only done at stock. Though future testing may be done, ...

Evercool WC202 Water Cooler ReviewEvercool WC202 Water Cooler Review

Author: Tulatin Date: 06-01-2006 Category: Hardware

In the end, everything came across quite well. The kit was able to keep the chip chilly, even at increased frequencies. It didn't leak, or demand extra liquid or even begin raising its fan past the indoor volume. Heck, everything ...

Thermaltake Typhoon Heatsink RoundupThermaltake Typhoon Heatsink Roundup

Author: Tulatin Date: 05-18-2006 Category: Hardware

After that unfortunate defeat at the Overclocked section of the Intel area, I'm sure that some wind has been taken from the sails of the Mini Typhoon. But for me, that's hardly the point. What matters here is that with a little mo...

Thermaltake Coolers from Mild to Wild: A Three Sink ComparisonThermaltake Coolers from Mild to Wild: A Three Sink Comparison

Author: Tulatin Date: 04-05-2006 Category: Hardware

With the fans finally spinning down, we can see that through mounting difficulties, the monstrous heatsinks, predictably, came out on top. While there are no clear cut recommendations to be made today, we're hoping that this revie...

Gigabyte 3D Galaxy Liquid Cooler ReviewGigabyte 3D Galaxy Liquid Cooler Review

Author: Doc Overclock Date: 03-26-2006 Category: Hardware

There are many liquid cooling solutions out there to choose from, the good things about the 3D Galaxy are it's really good looks, its ergonomic design and its price. As far as being the best cooling solution out there, no it's not...

Swiftech Apogee, MCW-30 and MCW-60 Cooler ReviewSwiftech Apogee, MCW-30 and MCW-60 Cooler Review

Author: Tulatin Date: 03-08-2006 Category: Hardware

As with all of Swiftech's goods in their time, the blocks look great and perform just as well. Considering that GPU temperatures could be kept so low, even when the CPU was being clocked upward dumping heat into the loop, we can r...

Swiftech MC14 BGA Memory Heatsinks ReviewSwiftech MC14 BGA Memory Heatsinks Review

Author: Tulatin Date: 12-09-2005 Category: Hardware

While the initial gain of 8MHz isn’t anything special, it still is enough to garner many an overclocker’s attention. To be honest with you, the best market for these Heatsinks is on the value oriented video cards that don’t alread...

Asus VR Cooler ReviewAsus VR Cooler Review

Author: Tulatin Date: 10-29-2005 Category: Hardware

While heat pipes are essentially nothing special in this day and age, their implementation and efficiency on this heatsink is quite a bit above par, allowing this heatsink to dissipate nearly as much heat as beasts twice its size....

Gigabyte 3D Cooler Cooling Solution ReviewGigabyte 3D Cooler Cooling Solution Review

Author: Tulatin Date: 10-20-2005 Category: Hardware

With the innovative mounting solution, high quality, attractive peripherals, good performance and simple mounting systems, Gigabyte has come out with a solid heatsink, something easily recommended for someone looking for decent co...

Asetek VapoChill Micro Ultra Low Noise Cololing Solution ReviewAsetek VapoChill Micro Ultra Low Noise Cololing Solution Review

Author: Tulatin Date: 10-06-2005 Category: Hardware

In the VapoChill Micro we can notice a few distinct and interesting design changes over the traditional heat pipe sink, the first and most obvious of these changes is the size of the heat pipes. ...

Swiftech H20-80-S/120-F Water Cooling ReviewSwiftech H20-80-S/120-F Water Cooling Review

Author: Doc Overclock Date: 08-29-2005 Category: Hardware

Swiftech has been a pioneering force in the PC cooling business for many years now and their new H2O-S and 120-F continue in the trend that has made them one of the top players in this game. Both systems offer great cooling at a m...

Evercool LGA77 CPU Cooler ReviewEvercool LGA77 CPU Cooler Review

Author: Tulatin Date: 08-12-2005 Category: Hardware

Considering the furnace which is the modern Pentium 4 processor, the market for cooling this hotplate is immense, but the task daunting. Today on the bench we've got Evercool's 775 cooler, a radial design undoubtedly inspired by I...

Spire KestrelKing VI Heatsink ReviewSpire KestrelKing VI Heatsink Review

Author: Tulatin Date: 06-27-2005 Category: Hardware

In the end game, Spire comes up with an attractive offering at an attractive price, and pending that you don't plan for any heavy duty overclocking, this would make a good replacement for the stock heatsink provided with your CPU....

Asetek WaterChill KT03A-L30 Cooling Solution ReviewAsetek WaterChill KT03A-L30 Cooling Solution Review

Author: John Chen Date: 04-28-2005 Category: Hardware

You might ask, if triple 120mm radiators are ideal, why wasn't this used in the past? If this triple radiator is great, why not make a quadruple?...

Thermaltake Big Water Liquid CPU Cooler ReviewThermaltake Big Water Liquid CPU Cooler Review

Author: Doc Overclock Date: 04-22-2005 Category: Hardware

Many companies these days find themselves dabbling in the liquid cooling arena. Thermaltakes Big Water closes the gap between hardcore and user friendly and offers a liquid cooling unit that is functional as well as ergonomic. ...

Gigabyte Neon Cooler 775-BL Cooling Solution ReviewGigabyte Neon Cooler 775-BL Cooling Solution Review

Author: John Chen Date: 03-28-2005 Category: Hardware

The cooler we have today is Gigabyte's most recent release. The cooler is not intended for high performance and doesn't come with a high price. The Neon Cooler 775-BL is a budget cooler intended for budget enthusiasts or for simpl...

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