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Deepcool Killer Whale Premium CPU Cooler Review By: admin

admin — Fri, 11 Feb 2011 06:00:00 +0000

Today we are looking at the Killer Whale Premium CPU cooler from Deepcool. The Killer Whale Premium is an all copper downdraft cooler with six heatpipes that weighs in at a massive 1.23 kilograms. Join us as we see how the Killer Whale Premium stacks up against coolers like the Noctua NH-C14 and Corsair A50/H70 on our Intel Core i7-930 test system.

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Noctua NH-C14 Review

admin — Fri, 28 Jan 2011 18:27:17 +0000

A top-down approach to cooling

Noctua has wowed us before with its coolers: Both the NH-U12P and NH-D14 impressed us with top-tier performance. The NH-C14, which features a perpendicular cooling-fin stack and two fans, is larger than the former but smaller than the 2 pounds, 12 ounces of the latter.

The NH-C14’s six heat pipes go into a stack of heating fins oriented perpendicularly to the motherboard, like a normal skyscraper stack turned 90 degrees; 14cm Noctua fans in their trademark peach-and-brown are clipped to each side of the stack, for a push-pull configuration that brings air straight down onto the motherboard. You can run the NH-C14 with both fans, just one, or none. The perpendicular configuration enables it to be used in cases with as little as 4.5 inches of clearance with only the bottom fan, or 5.5 inches for both fans. Like previous Noctua models, the cooler ships with low- and ultra-low-noise adapter cables, too.

The NH-C14 uses the same Intel mounting bracket as the NH-D14 we reviewed in April 2010—a backplate, bolts, risers, and crossbars. Because the heat fins are directly above the mount point, the only way to install the cooler is to stick an (included) extra-long screwdriver into two holes cut into the heatsink directly above the screws, like a WWII prop fighter shooting bullets right between the propeller blades.

We pitted the NH-C14 against our standard two contenders: Prolimatech’s Armageddon and Cooler Master’s 212+, as well as against the NH-D14, which we hadn’t retested on our new test bed. The NH-C14 outperformed the Cooler Master cooler, came within a few degrees Celsius of the NH-D14 (which handily outstrips the Cooler Master on our new, hotter test bed), but was around 5 C hotter at full burn than the Prolimatech Armageddon, which remains our cooler of choice. Repeating the test regimen in the NZXT Phantom (which has a side air intake directly above the CPU that we thought would help the NH-C14) produced virtually identical results. If you have a case with low motherboard clearance—like a high-performance HTPC—the NH-C14 is one of your best options.

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Evercool HPL-815 Low Profile Heatsink Review By: admin

admin — Fri, 28 Jan 2011 00:03:31 +0000

Evercool HPL-815 Low Profile Heatsink Review

QUOTE: “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 speeds of 4000-1000RPM, exhausting air downwards into a 23mm tall array of quilted aluminum fins.”

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Published: Jan 28, 2011 under Cooling / Heatsinks on Frostytech.com

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CoolIT Systems ECO A.L.C. 240 CPU Cooler Review By: admin

admin — Fri, 31 Dec 2010 06:00:00 +0000

Last week we looked at the Vantage A.L.C. from CoolIT Systems and today we are looking at their ECO A.L.C. 240. This is the first sealed kit water cooler with a 240mm radiator we have seen here at Legit Reviews. The ECO C240 A.L.C. retails for $124.99 and includes retentions brackets for Intel 775, 1156, 1366 and AMD AM2, AM2+, and AM3 CPU socket types. We look to see how it does on an Intel Core i7-930 processor at stock and overclocked speeds!

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Nexus VCT-9000 Heatsink Review By: admin

admin — Mon, 13 Dec 2010 02:56:55 +0000

Nexus VCT-9000 Heatsink Review

QUOTE: “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 an interesting looking thermal solution, but it fails completely in its execution. Nexus have
manufactured the VCT-9000 heatsink poorly, resulting in uneven exposed heatpipes that may not contact the processor properly.”

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Published: Dec 13, 2010 under Cooling / Heatsinks on Frostytech.com

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Arctic Cooling Freezer 11LP Heatsink Review By: admin

admin — Sun, 12 Dec 2010 21:33:44 +0000

Arctic Cooling Freezer 11LP Heatsink Review

QUOTE: “Arctic Cooling’s Freezer 11 LP heatsink is comprised of two sections, a ~100x80mm heatsink fin stack and a thin 92mm fan integral with mounting bracket and fan shroud. The fin stack is comprised of nickel plated fins which are soldered to a pair of 6mm diameter copper heatpipes.”

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Published: Dec 12, 2010 under Cooling / Heatsinks on Frostytech.com

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GlacialTech launches IGLOO 5760 Multiple Platforms CPU Cooler By: admin

admin — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 11:37:31 +0000

GlacialTech a world class provider of cost effective cooling components and chassis is going to launched the latest IGLOO 5760 Multiple Platforms CPU cooler. The unique…

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Coolage X120TF Heatsink Review By: admin

admin — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 20:52:54 +0000

Coolage X120TF Heatsink Review

QUOTE: “In wind tunnels metal honeycomb panels are often used to smooth out the turbulent airflow and create laminar airflow. Coolage’s X120TF heatsink borrows from this idea with a loosely shaped honeycomb fin stack. It will be interesting to see what impact this kind of fin geometry has on the relatively deep fins of the X120TF heatsink – will it help or hinder the cooling performance?

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Published: Dec 28, 2010 under Cooling / Heatsinks on Frostytech.com

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Titan Hati TTC-NC15TZ Heatsink Review By: admin

admin — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 23:41:13 +0000

Titan Hati TTC-NC15TZ Heatsink Review

QUOTE: “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 results with the supplied 120mm PWM fan operating at full speed, however that trend quickly changes direction once fan speed is brought down for quieter operation…

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Published: Dec 12, 2010 under Cooling / Heatsinks on Frostytech.com

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Thermalright Silver Arrow Heatsink Review By: admin

admin — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 05:32:37 +0000

Thermalright Silver Arrow Heatsink Review

QUOTE: “The Thermalright Silver Arrow is a dual tower, dual
140mm fan heatsink for performance and lower noise Intel / AMD processor
cooling. It’s constructed around four 8mm diameter sintered metal
wick copper heatpipes and thin, multi-winglet nickel plated aluminum fins.”

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Published: Dec 27, 2010 under Cooling / Heatsinks on Frostytech.com

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