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Roundup: Four Spire Coolers vs. Four Overclocked Kentsfield Cores in Summer Heat

[ 06/29/07 | by Sergey Lepilov]

Today we would like to introduce to you a roundup of four Spire coolers from different price categories and varying in design. They are DiamondCool, VertiCool IV, Fourier III, and Fourier IV. We will not only examine their design and performance but will also pay special attention to their noise levels.

Passive Cooling Solutions for Graphics Cards from Arctic Cooling and Cooler Master

[ 05/31/07 | by Sergey Lepilov]

We would like to introduce to you two great passive video card coolers from Arctic Cooling and CoolViva Z1 from Cooler Master that will be tested not only in passive mode but also with an additional cooling fan installed. The tests will be run on two different graphics cards: Nvidia GeForce 7600 GT 256MB and ATI Radeon X1950 GT 256MB.

Ultra Chill-TEC vs. Ultra-X or the Battle of Thermo-Electric Cooler and Air Cooler

[ 05/14/07 | by Sergey Lepilov]

In this article we are going to introduce to you a new thermo-electric cooler from Ultra using Peltier element and heatpipes in its design, which will be competing against a highly efficient air cooler in our today’s test session. Read more now!

OCZ Vindicator CPU Cooler Review: When the Copy is As Good As the Original

[ 05/08/07 | by Sergey Lepilov]

Today we are going to introduce to you a cooling solution from OCZ Technology that brought me a very strange feeling of déjà vu. Although you may think it is a clone, it is not quite so and this solution has every right to be out there. Read more in our detailed review.

Gigabyte 3D Rocket II Cooler Review

[ 04/26/07 | by Sergey Lepilov]

We have already tested the first version of the “Taiwanese Rocket” before. Now it is high time we checked out the new and improved Rocket II from Gigabyte. Stylish looks, universality, relatively simple installation, what else brings us this new air-cooling solution? Let’s find out now!

Perfect Silence: Zalman Reserator 2 Fanless Liquid-Cooling System Review

[ 04/25/07 | by Sergey Lepilov]

We are about to check out the second version of Zalman’s liquid cooling system. Silent operation being its highlighted feature, what about its cooling performance proper? Let’s find out how much more efficient has Zalman Reserator 2 become from our detailed review!

Brother against Brother: Thermaltake Big Typhoon vs. Thermaltake MaxOrb

[ 04/19/07 | by Sergey Lepilov]

Coming from the same brand, these two air coolers are just too different to end their today’s competition with a draw. We are going to introduce to you the newest Thermaltake cooler – MaxOrb. Let find out if defeats the powerful predecessor.

Big Typhoon Squared: Cooler Master GeminII Review

[ 04/04/07 | by Sergey Lepilov]

In this review we are going to test a new CPU cooler with 6 heat pipes used in its design. This Cooler Master product claims to leadership among all air coolers available in the market these days. Let’s find out how good this impressivesly-looking solution is from our new article.