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Published on Wednesday, November 19 2008 4:13 pm by Visionary

GELID Silent

The WING UV Blue series (fans size in 80, 92 and 120 mm available) for gamers and modders features a unique Nanoflux bearing whose motor bearing is not only water - and dustproof but also allows the impeller to be removed for cleaning. WING 8 UV Blue, WING 9 UV Blue and WING 12 UV Blue are available for US$12.50, $13.50 and $16.40 respectively.


Published on Tuesday, November 18 2008 10:52 am by Visionary

Asetek LCLC Liquid Cooling Solution For Core i7

Asetek announced today the immediate availability of its OEM-ready, LCLC liquid cooling solution for Intel's new Core i7 family of extreme processors and motherboards. Asetek's highly integrated liquid cooling solution provides a new retention ring and back plate that makes the LCLC fully compatible with Intel's latest 1366-socketed motherboard architecture. Easy to install, the self-contained unit typically lowers the 130W Core i7 CPU temperature by often over 7 degrees Celsius.


Published on Thursday, November 13 2008 10:28 am by Visionary

Noctua Presents NH-U12P SE1366 Cooler For Core i7

Noctua presented a new special edition of its flagship NH-U12P CPU cooler for Intel Core i7. The NH-U12P SE1366 includes the highly reliable, easy-to-use SecuFirm2™ mounting system for LGA1366 as well as Noctua's pro-grade NT-H1 thermal compound and two NF-P12 120mm fans for superb quiet cooling performance on Core i7 CPUs. The NH-U12P SE1366 will be available in week 47 at a recommended retail price of EUR 56.90 / USD 64.90.



Published on Saturday, November 8 2008 10:04 am by Visionary

GlacialTech UFO V51 Cooler For Core i7

GlacialTech has a rather interesting CPU cooler design that looks like an UFO made up of 2 silent fans, 4 heat-pipes, aluminium fins and a plastic encase. There are 2 versions; UFO 51 Silent and UFO 51 PWM where the difference is just on the fans. The coolers are slated for launch on 20th November for a SRP of US$55.


Published on Tuesday, November 4 2008 4:17 pm by Visionary

Lamptron Fan Controller (FC-3) For Enthusiasts

Manufactured from 3/4" thick CNC milled aluminium and available in classic silver and anodised black. The Lamptron FC3 is designed to integrate with the modern high-end PC chassis. With a total of four channels supporting up to 30 Watt each. The FC3 also supports the largest range of high performance fans on the market.


Published on Thursday, October 30 2008 2:56 pm by Visionary

ZOTAC Offers nForce 630i ITX Board w/ WiFi

ZOTAC today unleashes its latest mini-ITX form factor motherboard -- the nForce 630i-ITX WiFi. An HDCP compliant DVI output allows the ZOTAC nForce 630i-ITX WiFi to connect to DVI-equipped digital flat panel displays.  The board supports Intel single, dual and quad-core processors, DDR2-800 up to 4GB of memory, one PCI Express x1 slot, eight USB ports, two SATA 3.0 Gbps ports and one ATA133 port.



Published on Tuesday, October 28 2008 6:04 pm by Visionary

ASUS Launched Triton 81 Cooler For Core i7 CPUs

ASUS has launched the new ASUS Triton 81 capable of supporting powerful Quad-Core™ processors as well as the latest Intel Core i7 processor (LGA 1366). It is equipped with an 4-way airflow heatsink design and dual 90mm fans with a diamond-blue LED light.


Published on Thursday, October 16 2008 11:20 pm by Visionary

G.Skill GT1 Memory Kit Comes With Thermaltake RamOrb

G.Skill today unveils a whole new 4GB (2GBx2) GT1 DDR3 series running at PC3-16,000, featuring the unique Thermaltake RamOrb heatsink design. The Thermaltake designed heatspreader features dedicated heatpipes to effectively draw away heat produced by high-speed DDR3 memory up to the cooling fan and fins.


Published on Wednesday, October 8 2008 3:49 pm by Visionary

Quad Heatpipe Silent CPU Cooler From GELID

GELID launches its first CPU Cooler of its SILENT product line. The Quad heatpipe CPU cooler “Silent Spirit” uses 4 sintered heatpipes for heat transfer from copper core to aluminium fins. The fins are built in a unique architecture to ensure an equal air flow distribution to the heatsink. The 92mm fan has been chosen for silent operation and high airflow and comes with an intelligent PWM control to allow users to set the fan speed in their BIOS accordingly. The “Silent Spirit” cooler is available in November 2008 and has a MSRP of USD 35 or Euro 23.



Published on Friday, September 26 2008 4:15 am by VRArchiver

OCZ Unveiled HydroFlow CPU Waterblock

OCZ unveiled the “HydroFlow” HF-MK1 Waterblock for superior CPU watercooling. The triangular fins in the HF-MK1 provide the volume to surface ratio of any geometric shape for best dissipation possible, and this design also creates sufficient turbulence to eliminate the “skin” effect caused by laminar flow. The base block of the HydroFlow increases center contact with the processor core ensuring exchange and functionality between the waterblock and CPU. The HydroFlow HF-MK1 is priced at MSRP of $ 39.99