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Evercool's Zodiac II Notebook Cooler has a really interesting motif. When the lights are off, its blue LEDs create a really nice effect. But notebook coolers should do more than help you see in the dark. Can the Zodiac II's performance hold a candle to its appearance?Next Page »

What price do you have to pay for performance? There are obviously the monetary costs, but you generally have to give up some usability as well when seeking the best performing product in any market. Today, ASE Labs has the Cooler Master Storm SF-19 Strike Force up for review. This is Cooler Master's performance laptop cooler, so it needs to be determined if the performance makes up for any potential drawbacks.Next Page »

Build quality is obviously an important thing to take into account when purchasing a product. Even the best performing piece of hardware is useless if it falls to pieces soon after you buy it. Today, ASE Labs has the Evercool Royal Notebook Cooler which is a product designed to survive the rigors of daily use and look good doing it. But how does this cooler fit for a king really hold up?Next Page »

For those interested in a notebook cooler but who can't put up with the bulk, there have traditionally been less in the way of options for compact notebook coolers. While the market is constantly growing, it still has a long way to go to match full-size coolers in variety. Today, ASE Labs has the Arctic Cooling ARCTIC NC notebook cooler. This is Arctic Cooling's recent expansion into the compact notebook cooler market segment.Next Page »

Thermaltake makes a lot of cooling products. This one's a bit different. Instead of cooling a computer, this one cools the user. Using a hot laptop can get really uncomfortable. This product aims to provide you with a more comfortable experience. If you're looking for a portable, powerful, and quiet accessory to take to the road, the Mobile Fan 12 could be it.Next Page »

When it comes to notebook coolers, most manufacturers stick to the smaller sizes of notebooks. They rarely expand their range to support notebooks larger than 15.6 inch models. Those with larger laptops are usually left out in the cold. They are forced to either stick with whatever internal cooling system their laptops have or come up with DIY solutions. Thermaltake sees the market for full-size notebook coolers. The Massive23 LX targets this market. Next Page »

In the past, notebook coolers have featured a few fans wrapped together in a block of plastic. While relatively effective on paper, not all designs were functional or ideal for all laptops. Today, Antec provides a solution that is aesthetic in appearance, yet simple and functional in design with the passively cooled Notebook Cooler Basic.Next Page »

The DuOrb harkens its roots way back to the original orb coolers like the Golden Orb that was popular back in the golden age of computing. Today, the hardware scene makes it easy to get impressive overclocks with little effort. Next Page »

Noctua is a new company that promises quiet cooling with good performance. Their first entry into the market is very well built.Next Page »

Today I review Arctic Coolings Arctic Fan 9, their "luxury" fan for those of us looking for the best of the best. Does it live up to the challenge? Read on and find out.Next Page »

As someone says in the article, why not use dielectric liquids instead of oil?

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Suresh Garimella, an expert on electronics cooling at Purdue University in the US is not convinced. Although oil cooling is an established method for cooling electrical components, like transformers, he says a specialised dielectric cooling liquid, such as Fluorinert, has a tried–and-tested record and would be the fluid of choice.

With the budget minded user in mind, Scythe has created a low priced, low profile heatsink that can easily fit into most cases, and will not do too much damage to the wallet. So how does this heatsink perform? Read on and find out.Next Page »

Arctic Cooling steps up to the plate to show off their Freezer 7 Pro LGA 775 style CPU cooler. It is a quiet cooling solution that performs very well. Read the full review.Next Page »

In the truest spirit of form over function, I have a fan that mates with a cold cathode to add extra flair to your otherwise boring case. Do you have a boring case? Then read about this fan...Next Page »

Since when did a fan become so complicated? There are fans that glow and light up and more. I have a very unique fan that changes color with temperature to give a nice look and a practical advantage to the normal glowy fan. Read on to find out more...Next Page »

Scythe makes great cooling products. Their latest Kamakaze 2 fits most current socketted processors. With superior cooling, you can't go wrong with the Kamakaze 2. Read more to find out why.Next Page »

The Samurai is the second heatsink that I'm testing from Scythe. It is what I consider the updated model of the Kamakaze. It is made better and performs better. Read the entire review...Next Page »

Scythe makes excellent cooling products for PC enthusiasts. Their product lines contain excellent cooling with a quiet approach. Let's see how their Kamakaze heatsink/fan works...Next Page »

Looking for a good HSF for that OEM CPU purchase or just a better than stock HSF for peace of mind. Read about one here.Next Page »

OCZ Technology has entered another HSF into the market. Come and see how this baby performs for me.Next Page »

Move over quad lighted fans, six is the way to go. Let's see if these Xoxide fans have anything to offer over the quad counterparts.Next Page »

There are many Baybuses around, but have you ever seen one with a variable adjustment? Xoxide delivers, but is it all that great?Next Page »

With three LEDs and different colors, this fan is awesome. Next Page »

19 waterblocks tested at [H]. They even through in some Peltier action for the added benefit.

[QUOTE]Our original intent with this round up was to determine which block performed the "best". What we ended up with was great cooling performances from 5 of the best water blocks around that fell within a few degrees of each other throughout testing. This may seem like it would make deciding on a block that much harder, but in truth, it simply forces you to consider other factors in making your choice. Quality, craftsmanship, visual appeal, even things like where the company is located now becomes a deciding factor…because after all, if the performance of all five blocks are virtually identical, it all boils down to personal preference, doesn’t it?[/QUOTE:103367495

Need a power supply for that high wattage peltier.Next Page »

My Bud Mike over at SilentPCReview tries his best to keep his system cool.

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A PC silencing project which involves underclocking and undervolting not just an AMD XP1700+ but also a hot GeForce 4 Ti4200 video card. Is it the Ultimate Underclock & Undervolt Project?

There is a short review of the Thermaltake GF4 copper heatsink over at Extreme Overclocking. Can this new offering from Thermaltake cool off these new hotter running GPU's to so you boost those 3DMark scores into the stratosphere?

Thermaltake has been making various cooling solutions for computers for some time, mainly providing CPU coolers. Recently Thermaltake has diversified into other areas as well to provide cooling for all PC components such as hard-drives, cases, and chipsets. With the release of the GeForce 4 by NVIDIA, Thermaltake has again came to the rescue and released another cooler. It is called the "Thermaltake GeForce 4 Highest Performance Cooler". This is their solution to the high heat produced by today's graphics cards which can shorten the life of your card and limit overclocking abilities.

They also have a tweak guide for 3DMark posted in thier forums once you get that cooler installed. Linkage

*Sidenote*-I'd also like to add from my own personal experience that any aftermarket cooler won't do jack squat above a few degrees better than the stock, due to the fact that GPU's (and mobo chipsets for that matter too) hare a notoriously uneven surface and if you've read anything about how thermal compound works it's capabilities are severely limited in what it can do to improve heat transfer if the gap it is filling between the HSF and the GPU (or chipset) is far to great to be of any real value. I usually find that the corners are raised up leaving the center of the chip which is the hottest part of the chip with a huge gap. It's a tricky manuever due to the crowded neighborhood around these chipsets, but if you are an extremeist sanding these chips flat is the only way your going to get any kind of decent improvement in cooling and put the true capabilities of that new cooler to use.

Post your own experiences or ideas in our forums.

Run down to you 7-11 (what's the date today?) and pick up a free Slurpie, if the store feels like it of course. I filed this one under cooling .

Hey, I just report it.

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AMDZone gathered some heat-sink reviews

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