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Arctic Cooling Announces MX-3 High Performance Thermal Compound

Cooling · Author HaSLeS · July 3, 2009 · 2495 reads · ★★★★★ (3 votes)

The Swiss cooling solution provider ARCTIC COOLING today unveiled the new premium thermal compound ARCTIC MX-3 (4g). Its high thermal conductivity and non-curing nature make it one of the best thermal compounds for overclockers and gamers. As an upgraded version of the award-winning ARCTIC MX-2, the performance of the…

Scythe Setsugen VGA Cooler Pictured

Cooling · Author HaSLeS · June 26, 2009 · 1849 reads · ★★★★★ (4 votes)

Scythe is designing a new VGA cooler aimed at broad compatibility and a relatively compact built. The Scythe Setsugen will be the first VGA cooler from Scythe to formally support NVIDIA GeForce GTX 2x0. It uses a slightly smaller, slimmer overall design, and makes use of the recently announced Slip Stream 120 mm fan,…

Zalman Intros ZM-RHS90 VRM Heatsink for Radeon HD 4890, HD 4870

Cooling · Author HaSLeS · June 21, 2009 · 2352 reads · ★★★★★ (4 votes)

Korean cooling specialist Zalman introduced the ZM-RHS90 heatsink specially designed for ATI Radeon HD 4890, and HD 4870 reference-design PCB. The heatsink is made of anodized aluminum. It measures 93.4 x 36.5 x 23 mm (LxWxH), and weighs 55 g. Due to the large number of Radeon HD 4890/HD 4870 graphics cards in the…

NZXT Announces Immediate Availability of Cryo S High Performance Notebook Cooler

Cooling · Author HaSLeS · June 21, 2009 · 1836 reads · ★★★★★ (4 votes)

NZXT, a company built on realizing the dreams of gamers worldwide, is proud to announce the immediate availability of the Cryo S, a high performance notebook cooler built with thick, brushed aluminum, with two adjustable 120mm fans that provide powerful cooling to any notebook up to 15 inches. The Cryo S is available…

Scythe Announces Slip Stream 120 mm Slim Fans

Cooling · Author HaSLeS · June 19, 2009 · 1911 reads · ★★★★★ (9 votes)

Scythe Europe is officially announcing the new Slip Stream 120 mm Slim case fan series which were first displayed at the exhibition CeBIT 2009 (Germany). Due to its thickness of only 12 mm, this new case fans are the best suited for HTPCs and PC cases with limited space where a normal case fan with 25 mm thickness…

Practical test of toothpaste paired with system cooling

Cooling · Author Stuyo · June 10, 2009 · 2089 reads · ★★★★★ (3 votes)

The Russians are always ready to amaze us and here is the next proof. Our colleagues at Overclockers.ru made a practical comparrison of 7 brands of toothpaste and their thermal conductivity by applying them as thermal compound for system coolers. The results naturally are disasterous, as only on of the pretendents…

LED cooling fans steal sexy back from liquid-based solutions

Cooling · Author Stuyo · June 8, 2009 · 6966 reads · ★★★★★ (8 votes)

Skipping the air cooled approach in favor of some fancy water-cooled rig? Think again, chum. Over at Computex, a smallish company going by the name of Fresh-Tech was on hand to demonstrate the absolutely howling device you see above: a LED-infused PC cooling fan. The fans can be programmed to display nearly anything…

Gelid “Slim Silence” – 1U Slim ITX Heatpipe CPU Cooler

Cooling · Author Stuyo · May 28, 2009 · 281 reads · ★★★★★ (2 votes)

Today Gelid Solutions launch their new 28mm High Slim ITX Heatpipe CPU Cooler with PWM Fan for Intel 775 & AMD AM2, AM2+ & AM3 Socket. With a compact heatsink design for Mini ITX, Micro ATX, ATX, HTPC, Panel PC, Car PC and 1U server the “Slim Silence” is equipped with a high performance heatpipe and a silent fan. The…

ARCTIC COOLING Unveils Accelero L2 Pro VGA Cooler

Cooling · Author krisko92 · May 4, 2009 · 2783 reads · ★★★★★ (6 votes)

For the second time this week, Swiss company ARCTIC COOLING pulls out new product. Named Accelero L2 Pro and measuring 119 (L) x 94 (W) x 51 (H) mm this cooler fits most ATI and NVIDIA graphics cards. It features an aluminm heatsink with pre-applied MX-2 thermal compound, and a 27 CFM 92 mm PWM fan that spins from 900…

Thermaltake Rolls Out With Four Models of ISGC Series CPU Cooler

Cooling · Author krisko92 · March 29, 2009 · 1944 reads · ★★★★★ (2 votes)

Thermaltake has announced four models of ISGC Series CPU coolers, ISGC-100/200/300/400.These four models share the same unique ISGC fan blade, and Hydro Dynamic Bearing Technology which extends the longevity and reduces the noise effectively.Designed for Intel LGA775 and AMD AM2/AM2+ processors, ISGC-100 and ISGC-200…

Scythe Unveils Kabuto CPU Cooler

Cooling · Author krisko92 · March 19, 2009 · 2165 reads · ★★★★★ (10 votes)

The new Top-Flow CPU Cooler of the Japanese cooling specialist Scythe Co., Ltd. (Tokyo, Japan) is named after the famous Japanese samurai helmet, and has high performance paired with low noise.Slip Stream 120 mm PWM fan mounted Scythe Kabuto on top of the CPU cooler is already known by Mugen 2. Due to its mounting on…

Logitech presents the Logitech ® Cooling Pad N100 pad for laptops

Cooling · Author ozmo · March 18, 2009 · 540 reads · ★★★★★ (4 votes)

You love your laptop, but it often overheat after prolonged use? Be sure half of us have the same problem, but there is a solution. Logitech today introduced the new accessory for laptop Logitech ® Cooling Pad N100, which continues the successful line of laptop accessories in a comfortable work anywhere at home. When…

Thermaltake Xpressar Portable Phase-Change Cooling Systems at Cebit 2009

Cooling · Author krisko92 · February 23, 2009 · 2232 reads · ★★★★★ (2 votes)

Thermaltake unveiled today that during the upcoming Cebit 2009 show, it will officially launch its brand new Xpressar series of portable phase-change cooling systems. Although this method of cooling was used long time ago by names like Asetek, Prometeia and recently even OCZ Technology, it was still too expensive,…

EK WaterBlocks Ready With GeForce GTX 295 Offering

Cooling · Author krisko92 · February 3, 2009 · 1988 reads

EK WaterBlocks, a well-known name with computer enthusiasts is ready with its offering for the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 295 dual-GPU graphics accelerator. As with any water-block made for the GeForce 9800 GX2 and GeForce GTX 295, this block consists of two cooling surfaces for each of the two PCBs.EK WaterBlocks' latest…

Koolance Out With GeForce GTX 295, 285 Water Blocks

Cooling · Author krisko92 · February 3, 2009 · 2179 reads · ★★★★★ (2 votes)

Expanding your water block options is Koolance, out with water blocks for NVIDIA's GeForce GTX 295 and GeForce GTX 285 graphics accelerators. The blocks by Koolance use nickel-plated copper, acrylic, the block for GTX 295 comes with built-in lighting for better aesthetics. Both blocks are monolithic, full-coverage by…

Zalman VF2000 LED in Pretty Pixels

Cooling · Author krisko92 · January 28, 2009 · 3342 reads · ★★★★★ (3 votes)

First spotted at the recent CES 2009 event, the Zalman VF2000 LED is incing towards launch. The Korean cooling specialist added a smart bit of innovation to this GPU cooler: it can also be used to cool a CPU. The VF2000 LED is a simplistic looking GPU cooler that is compatible with most GPUs such as the NVIDIA G9x and…

DFI LanParty CPU Cooler in the Works

Cooling · Author krisko92 · January 21, 2009 · 3985 reads · ★★★★★ (3 votes)

Clunk.org.uk have got hold of some photos of what appears to be a DFI LanParty branded CPU Cooler. The design is something new, featuring 6 heatpipes, effectively acting as 12 and with two independant heatsinks. No details such as pricing or availability accompany the images, but it is believed DFI are in…

Englide Launches New 80mm and 120mm Low-Noise Case Fans

Cooling · Author krisko92 · January 19, 2009 · 3605 reads · ★★★★★ (1 votes)

Hungarian Englide Technologies has released new 80mm and 120mm cooling fans. Englide's main strength lies in designing fans and the company, although completely new for many of us, has been on the market for 10 years. Now back to the new fans, they are designed primary for low RPM and low noise operation. Englide…

SilverStone Out With Low-Profile LGA 775 Cooler

Cooling · Author krisko92 · December 18, 2008 · 2207 reads · ★★★★☆ (4 votes)

SilverStone worked out a LGA 775 cooler, the NT07-775, that resembles it, albeit its design methodology circles around being low-profile capable, measuring 93 mm x 36.5 mm x 93 mm (W, H, D).SilverStone suggests this cooler specifically for 45nm dual-core processors. Its construction is similar to that of the Intel…

Swiftech Introduces the Full-Cover Caldera HD4870X2 Water Block

Cooling · Author krisko92 · December 14, 2008 · 2858 reads · ★★★★★ (3 votes)

Introducing the Caldera cooling system for AMD HD4870X2 graphics cards from Swiftech. The Caldera 4870X2 is a hybrid cooling system for AMD HD4870X2 reference graphics cards. It is composed of two separate elements: a water-block that cools both GPU's, and a passive heatsink to cool the rest of the components such as…

GeiL Launches the EVO Cyclone Memory Cooling System

Cooling · Author krisko92 · November 24, 2008 · 2192 reads · ★★★★★ (3 votes)

GeIL Memory has just released the new EVO Cyclone memory cooler. At first sight this cooler is like most other similar solutions on the market, but it has one unique feature. The single fan that cools the memory has a LED display and embedded thermal sensor, that displays the surrounding temperature and real-time fan…

GELID Launches the WING UV Blue Case Fans

Cooling · Author krisko92 · November 19, 2008 · 1779 reads · ★★★★★ (1 votes)

The relatively new and unknown Swiss cooling company GELID, today released the WING UV Blue series of case fans designed for gamers and modders. Available in 80mm, 92mm and 120mm models, these fans feature a unique Nanoflux bearing motor that is not only water and dustproof, but also allows the impeller to be removed…

Cooler Master is Ready for Intel Core i7 LGA 1366 Socket

Cooling · Author krisko92 · November 18, 2008 · 1861 reads · ★★★★★ (1 votes)

Cooler Master introduces the Intel Core i7 Socket LGA 1366 retention bracket which is compatible with a wide range of coolers that includes: V8, Hyper Z600 series, Hyper 212 and Geminii S. For some of these models, the retention bracket will eventually be included in the retail pack; making these coolers fully…

Thermaltake Launches the Fanless 330 0dBA VGA Cooler

Cooling · Author krisko92 · November 14, 2008 · 1922 reads · ★★★★★ (1 votes)

Thermaltake's newly released cooler is here, addressing the need for fanless operating graphics card coolers. The passive design of Fanless 330 offers the absolute quiet operation even for hot cards like GeForce 8800 GT or ATI Radeon HD 3850 series. It comprises of three heatsink modules, 106 cooling fins, four copper…

Noctua Presents NH-U12P SE1366 for Intel Core i7 CPUs

Cooling · Author krisko92 · November 12, 2008 · 2593 reads · ★★★★★ (1 votes)

Noctua today presented a new special edition of its flagship NH-U12P CPU cooler for Intel Core i7. The NH-U12P SE1366 includes the highly reliable, easy-to-use SecuFirm2 mounting system for LGA1366 as well as Noctua's pro-grade NT-H1 thermal compound and two NF-P12 120mm fans for superb quiet cooling performance on…

Thermalright Ready With Ultra-120 eXtreme 1366 RT

Cooling · Author krisko92 · November 10, 2008 · 2076 reads · ★★★★★ (2 votes)

Thermalright, better known for aluminum fin blocks based coolers, is ready with a Core i7 supportive variant of the Ultra-120 eXtreme cooler. The cooler comes with the same Ultra-120 eXtreme heatsink, consisting of 52 aluminum fins across six heat-pipes, with the required bolt-through retention module for LGA-1366…

Asetek Offers Liquid Cooling For HD 4870 X2

Cooling · Author krisko92 · August 13, 2008 · 2583 reads · ★★★★★ (2 votes)

Asetek's LCLC liquid cooling solution is now available for AMD's much anticipated multi-GPU cards, the ATI Radeon HD 4870 X2 family of graphics cards (codenamed R700). Tests indicate that Asetek's highly integrated, liquid cooling solution lowers the GPU temperatures found on the 4870 X2 by as much as 28 degrees.…

Accelero TWIN TURBO For Radeon HD 4870 & 4850

Cooling · Author krisko92 · July 6, 2008 · 4149 reads · ★★★★☆ (1 votes)

The Swiss cooling solutions provider ARCTIC COOLING today announced the launch of the dual-fan Accelero TWIN TURBO, adding another multicompatible high performance merchandise into their reputable VGA cooler product line.Featuring 4 heat pipes, 30 fins and 2 PWM fans, the Accelero TWIN TURBO optimises airflow to 40…

Asetek LCLC Water Cooling Kit For HD 4870 Cards

Cooling · Author krisko92 · June 26, 2008 · 2028 reads

Asetek's industry-leading, LCLC liquid cooling solution is now available for AMD's latest ATI Radeon HD 4870 family of graphics cards. The unique, single-slot liquid cooling approach provides OEMs with an extremely high overclocking capability enabling them to design and produce outstanding gaming and entertainment…

Arctic Cooling Enhances the Arctic RC with Turbo Module

Cooling · Author krisko92 · June 26, 2008 · 2481 reads

The Swiss low noise cooling solution provider Arctic Cooling launched their latest RAM cooler Arctic RC earlier, providing a revolutionary RAM cooling solution for enthusiasts. To reinforce the cooling capacity of the ARCTIC RC, the company today launched the RC Turbo Module, a dual-fan cooler that reduces the RAM…