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Cooling/PSU

"Double Impact": Thermaltake DuOrb Extreme VGA Cooler Review Thermaltake DuOrb Extreme  VGA cooler
[11/02/09 | by Sergey Lepilov]

Today we are going to check out a stylish and beautiful cooling solution for a wide range of graphics cards on ATI and Nvidia GPUs. Read our review for details about this new Thermaltake cooler.

Thermaltake ISGC-300 and ISGC-400 Coolers: Hurdle Race on the Spot Thermaltake  ISGC-300  ISGC-400
[10/28/09 | by Sergey Lepilov]

Today we are going to talk about two top models from Thermaltake’s ISGC lineup that stands for Inspiration of Silent Gaming Cooling. Find out how well these coolers performed in our traditional tests.

Asus Axe Square AMAzing and Asus Triton 88 Coolers Review Asus Axe Square AMAzing  Asus Triton 88
[10/27/09 | by Sergey Lepilov]

As you know, beauty and cooling efficiency are not always the combination that all solutions have. To illustrate this statement we are going to talk about two cooling solutions from Asus: a very beautiful one and a very efficient one.

Alphacool Xtreme Pro 360 Rev.2 Liquid Cooling System Review Alphacool  Xtreme pro 360 Rev.2  NexXxoS
[10/20/09 | by Sergey Lepilov]

We are going to talk about a liquid-solution from Alphacool, one of the leaders in this field. Although this product is not very new anymore, it is still very up-to-date and has a lot of potential.

Miniature CPU Coolers: Four Models Reviewed Scythe BIG Shuriken  Thermaltake ISGC-100  Thermaltake ISGC-200  Xilence Icebreaker 775
[10/14/09 | by Sergey Lepilov]

Not everyone needs super-efficient and expensive CPU cooling solutions, which we test on a regular basis. On the contrary, most users would be quite happy with a decent replacement to their boxed coolers that would run quieter. Today we are going to talk about four solutions like that from Scythe Thermaltake and Xilence.

Graphics Card Armor: Thermalright T-Rad2 GTX Cooler and VRM Heatsinks Thermalright T-Rad2 GTX  VRM1  VRM2
[10/12/09 | by Sergey Lepilov]

Today we are going to talk not just about a graphics card cooler, but about an entire kit for fully-fledged and highly efficient cooling for extremely hot graphics accelerators.

Super Powerful Cooler for a Super Fast Graphics Card: Arctic Cooling Accelero XTREME 4870X2 Review Arctic Cooling  Accelero XTREME 4870X2  Radeon HD 4870 X2 cooler
[10/08/09 | by Sergey Lepilov]

Could one quietly dissipate 320 W of heat from a graphics accelerator? You will probably exclaim that this is impossible? Well, looks like in this case you would be wrong. Please meet a new extreme cooling solution from Arctic Cooling.

A Great Ship Needs Deep Waters: 14 Power Supply Units with 1000W+ Capacity power supply unit roundup  1000W  1200W  1250W  1500W
[10/05/09 | by Oleg Artamonov]

Our roundup will talk about 14 power supply units from 12 different manufacturers that have one thing in common: they all offer capacity of 1000W or higher.

4x8 vs. 4x6: Titan Fenrir and Kingwin XT-1264 Coolers Review Titan Fenrir  Kingwin XT-1264  cooler  heat-pipe direct touch
[10/01/09 | by Sergey Lepilov]

We are going to talk about two new coolers with heatpipe direct touch technology, but using heatpipes of different diameter. Read our new review of two new solutions from Titan and Kingwin.

Thermaltake PW880i Liquid-Cooling System Review
[09/17/09 | by Sergey Lepilov]

Today we are going to talk about a new mass production liquid-cooling system from Thermaltake and compare its efficiency against one of the super-coolers. Find out from our new review, which one proves more efficient.

Zalman VF2000 LED Hybrid Cooler Review
[09/12/09 | by Sergey Lepilov]

The new Zalman cooling solution is a very interesting combination of multiple functions. However, how skillful is the implementation of each feature in this “all-in-one” combination, you will find out from our today’s review.

Cooler of the Rising Sun: Scythe Zipang 2 Review
[09/04/09 | by Sergey Lepilov]

Impressive size, six copper heatpipes, six heatsink arrays, 140 mm fan and mirror-shining base – all these are distinguishing features of the new Japanese CPU cooler, which will be the hero of our today’s review.

Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus, Cooler Master Hyper N620 and Cogage TRUE Spirit CPU Coolers
[08/27/09 | by Sergey Lepilov]

Today we are going to talk about three new air coolers for central processors. In fact, these solutions offer noting principally revolutionary, but each boasts its own unique features.

IKONIK Power Supply Units Roundup
[07/15/09 | by Oleg Artamonov]

IKONIK is a young Taiwanese Company founded a little over a year ago. However, it has already become pretty known due to aggressive market conquering strategy. Our article will cover the entire lineup of power supply units ranging in capacity from 450 W to 1200 W.

In Chase of the Leader: Zalman CNPS10X Extreme Cooler Review
[07/14/09 | by Sergey Lepilov]

"Strong, handsome, face of a leader – does Arthur look like a king or what?" - ©"Shrek the Third" by DreamWorks.

XILENCE Black Hawk COPPER CPU Cooler Review
[07/06/09 | by Sergey Lepilov]

This article is devoted to a very beautiful, solid copper cooler with a memorable name and excellent combination of ergonomics, universality, efficiency and acoustic characteristics.

"Alpine Wind": Alpenfoehn Brocken CPU Cooler Review
[07/05/09 | by Sergey Lepilov]

Our today’s review is talking about a new efficient cooling solution from a not very well-known German maker.

Revolution at Your Doorstep: New Power Supply Units from Antec, Enermax and Seasonic
[06/25/09 | by Oleg Artamonov]

DC-DC converters, independent stabilization, synchronous transformers and synchronous rectifiers, over 90% efficiency factor – please meet new high-end power supplies: Antec Signature, Enermax Revolution 85+ and Seasonic M12D.

Be Cool: Ultimate 120/140 mm Fans Roundup
[06/22/09 | by Sergey Lepilov]

After a month of hard work and numerous experiments on a new unique testbed we are proud to offer you a roundup including 57 models of fans from 25 different product series collected from all over the world.

PC Power Consumption: How Many Watts Do We Need?
[06/07/09 | by Oleg Artamonov]

This investigation will not only discuss the new equipment we are going to use from now on for quick, easy and detailed power consumption analysis of complete computer systems and individual components. We are also going to talk about a few typical system configurations and try to determine what power supply will be sufficient for them.