Cooling Miscellanea, Fan Controllers & More

Subject: Cases and Cooling | February 1, 2005 - 11:52 AM | Jeremy Hellstrom
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These cooling tools aren't always in everybodies case, but more and more it seems that inntermittent errors are plauging our forum members.  Often the cause is heat, or power.  Well, if your RAM is a little hot under the collar, see if the review Phoronix posted of Prime Cooler's new heatspreaders help it cool off.  Or maybe Seasonic's PowerAngel will help you prove that your house power mains are the reason for your headache.

"Remember four, five, six years ago when we hardly thought about cooling, much

Muchos Boxen Today & More

Subject: Cases and Cooling | January 31, 2005 - 11:52 AM | Jeremy Hellstrom
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Enermax has a new case out, and 3DXtreme puts it to the test.  If that doesn't seem like what you want then keep readin, there are server cases, aluminium cases, upside down cases, even an 8 way comparison.  If you are still confused, Big Bruin published a guide to buying cases, that may help you out.

"We enjoyed reviewing this Case, some of the high points are the screwless drive rails, top USB ports, quiet 120 mm cooling, LCD with temperature and RPM readout and the overall classy, stylish look

Corsair Announces COOL

Subject: Cases and Cooling | January 29, 2005 - 11:06 AM | Ryan Shrout
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Yesterday, Corsair Memory announced COOL, a new 120mm PC liquid cooling kit. 

Fremont, California, January 27, 2005:  Corsair Memory, Inc., a global leader in ultra-performance DDR memory modules for PC gamers and enthusiasts, today announced a water cooling kit that enables greater overclocking performance by cooling Intel and AMD processors far more efficiently than conventional heatsink/fan air cooling units.

Branded simply "COOL", this kit was designed for ultimate ease of installatio

That's not water in my reservoir & More

Subject: Cases and Cooling | January 28, 2005 - 11:55 AM | Jeremy Hellstrom
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Plain old clear conductive water got you down?  How 'bout antibiotic and anti-corrosion green slime that cools as well as water?  Check Pimprig's look at the MCT 5 and 40 fluids from Danger Den. 

Just in case you are wondering how much $$$ "Danger Den has 32 ounce bottles of MCT-5 and MCT-40 for $20.99 and $21.99 respectively. The only competition in this market, Fluid XP sells for $30-$50 for 32 ounces. "

"As might be expected, both of the MCT products have a chemical smell.

P4 heatsink shootout & More

Subject: Cases and Cooling | January 26, 2005 - 11:44 AM | Jeremy Hellstrom
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Been a while since we've seen a shootout, so the six way heastink battle Overclockers Australia set up seemed appropriate.  These guys are built for P4 Socket 478's, so if you are looking for a SocketA or 939 solution, scroll down just a bit, you won;t be dissapointed.

"Clockwise from top left we have Thermalright's XP-90, Titan's Siberia, Cooler Master's Jet 4, two versions of Vantec's AeroFlow and Spire's SP450B0 CoolGate.

A Case with a Windtunnel, Faraday cage& More

Subject: Cases and Cooling | January 24, 2005 - 12:05 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
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Overclockers Online reviews a new case from Aerocool, called Spiral Galaxies. This case not only has a pre-installed windtunnel, but the clear side panel has a honeycombed pattern of metal on it and a special paint, which they describe togather as this ...

"So the next big ques

EA Sports Early PS3 Renders?

Subject: Cases and Cooling | January 21, 2005 - 11:55 AM | Sean Pelletier
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Given the convergence of graphics card vendors and gaming consoles, this seems fitting to post. Although we all have to remember this is not official and may not be true, let's all hope that these images are a good indicator of what PS3 games will look like. Do yourself a favor and follow the link!

Take note that these images are not that of a real althete!!! These are test renders!!! Although these say that the engine is for Fight Night Next Gen, EA tends to use their game engines for all different game titles.

Random Cooling Reviews & More

Subject: Cases and Cooling | January 21, 2005 - 11:54 AM | Jeremy Hellstrom
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Not too much on the watercooling forefront this week, but don't let that stop you from checking out SystemCoolings review of the ThermalTake BigWater 12cm kit.  Easy to install and keep running, acceptable performance, and a nice blue glow. 

Following up, a pair of reviews in 3 caegories, VGA cooling, HDD cooling and laptop cooling, to help keep your VGAcard overclocked, your Raptors from igniting and your little soldiers from being broiled.

"Until recently water cooling was the domain

Hot n' heavy heatsinks & More

Subject: Cases and Cooling | January 19, 2005 - 12:39 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
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With all the new heatsink designs coming out, it's nice to see that people are still trying to improve my least favorite part of the installation, the clip.  Most have opted for a cage design, and almost every high performance heatsink expects that you will take the motherboard out of the case to install it.  Well, the CoolerMaster Hyper48 Cooler that PimpRig reviews has another way to do the install, maybe you'll even like it more than clips or cages, so give it a read.

"Installation of the H

A Cool Lightweight Case & More

Subject: Cases and Cooling | January 17, 2005 - 01:14 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
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Slim, light and well cooled would describe the ThermalTake Shark perfectly.  Don't take my word for it though, head on over to The Tech Report, and get the review first hand.

"On paper, it looks like the Shark delivers. The Atkins Diet has trimmed the case's weight down to just 14 pounds, and the Shark offers loads of both internal and external drive bays.

Watercooling a 775 & More

Subject: Cases and Cooling | January 14, 2005 - 11:52 AM | Jeremy Hellstrom
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Watercooling can really help you to get the most out of your system, and maybe even give it a great seasonal boost, if you take advantage of winter, and keep your reservoir buried in the snow.  Indoors or outdoors, take a look at DangerDen's TDX755, reviewed at Red & Blackness, if you want to get that socket775 chip working hard for you.

"Well the new socket 775 from Intel does not have that many coolers yet to it.

Heatsinks on growth hormones & More

Subject: Cases and Cooling | January 12, 2005 - 11:59 AM | Jeremy Hellstrom
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Big.  Not much else you can say when you see these heatsinks in a store next to the small aluminium cube that until sometime last year, you used to call your heatsink.  But if you want to run the faster AMD & Intel chips, and especially if you want to OC it, then get out a two pound hunk of copper and attach a 120mm fan to it, like Zalman did for their 7700, which Silent PC Review puts to the test.

"The new Zalman 7700 heasink/fan is a natural extension of the radial concept of the successful 7

Quiet Cases, Pretty Cases & More

Subject: Cases and Cooling | January 10, 2005 - 12:11 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
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Silent PC Review gets a look at Antec's new silent case.  If you like sleek aluminum sides, and a case you look at, not listen to, then this might be the case your looking for.

"One of the most exciting things not to be shown at CES is a new case that will soon be coming from Antec. Rather than a booth at the CES, Antec have a hotel suite nearby where press and customers are invited for a private gander at new products.

Get a first start in watercooling & More

Subject: Cases and Cooling | January 7, 2005 - 11:44 AM | Jeremy Hellstrom
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Jumping into watercooling doesn't mean you'll have to buy the tubing, reservoir, pump and blocks all seperately today, there are now many complete watercooling kits available, like the Evercool Kit that Overclockers Cafe reviews.  Are you ready to make the jump into water?

"The Evercool WC-202 has a lot going for it to include universal CPU application, almost universal VGA application, trim clean looks on the exposed bezel, lots of copper pipes and fins throughout and all for about $100.

The Cooler Master Centurion 5

Subject: Cases and Cooling | January 7, 2005 - 09:20 AM | Chris Wiles
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Coolermaster are probably one of the best case designers in the world. If you want crazy and whacky designs and colours, then you'll have to look elsewhere I'm afraid. Coolermaster concentrate on functionality, coupled with sleek lines and a high quality finish.

This heatsink lost weight for New Years & More

Subject: Cases and Cooling | January 5, 2005 - 11:43 AM | Jeremy Hellstrom
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120mm cooling is becoming very common, especially if you are running the newest, hottest cores.  Some builders want to keep their heatsink from reaching a pound or more, and the Thermalright SI-97 that OCIA reviews may just be right up your alley, it's still built around 80 & 92mm fans, and only weighs in at 280g.

"Definitely nothing to block the airflow through the fins. The SI-97 is fairly large, but with its design, it will fit nearly all Athlon XP based motherboards.

Seasonic S12 430watt Silent PSU

Subject: Cases and Cooling | January 2, 2005 - 03:55 PM | Chris Wiles
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For those of you, to whom the name Seasonic is new, here's a quick intro from the Seasonic USA website. "Seasonic USA was established in 2002 as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sea Sonic Electronics Co. Ltd., in Taiwan, to develop retail channels and to grow Seasonic as a premier retail brand in the US and Canada.

Cooling Solutions for 2005

Subject: Cases and Cooling | January 2, 2005 - 03:18 PM | Chris Wiles
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