Recently we’ve been taking a look at some pretty high end CPU coolers which, despite the different fin configurations and heatpipe layouts, are all reasonably similar. The Cooler Master V8, which we are to take a look at in this review, is a litter different in that although it is based on a tower format design it has added heatsinks on both sides and a centrally mounted fan.
The V8 appears to be somewhat of a brute as CPU coolers go with its fiery red LEDs and countless heatpipes massing together at its base. Our i7 test rig has put to shame many a cooler in the past, so how will the V8 fare? Let’s find out…
Tag Archives: AMD
Cooler Master V8 Review
August 9, 2009 – 10:07 pm
AMD Delivers Its Most Powerful Professional 3D Graphics Card and ATI FirePro™ S400
July 28, 2009 – 11:07 am
AMD Delivers Its Most Powerful Professional 3D Graphics Card With Up To Four Times The Processing Power And More Memory Bandwidth Than Comparable Competing Solution.
AMD Launches New Athlon II X2 245 and 240 Processors
July 22, 2009 – 9:31 am
Today AMD announced the AMD Athlon™ II X2 dual-core 245 and 240 processors delivering 45nm technology-based performance to mainstream PC users. Geared toward the growing segment of mainstream, value-conscious PC users seeking a full-featured product with best-in-class performance to enhance their computing capabilities at home and at play and creates an enhanced digital experience and extreme multitasking performance to help do more in less time.
AMD Launches Phenom II TWKR for Overclockers
July 1, 2009 – 8:47 am
With exclusive products such as the Cooler Master Black Label and Asus GTX295 which had a limited amount produced, AMD have decided to go down a similar route. However, their new exclusive processor, the AMD Phenom II X4 42 Black Edition TWKR will only be made 100 times and these will then be given out to the best overclockers out there.
Computex Set for AMD’s New Notebook Tigris Platform Release
May 18, 2009 – 9:56 am
The huge computer festival in Taiwan, Computex, is set to see the release of yet another AMD platform. This time it’s in the mobile/notebook sector with the introdcution of the 45nm Tigris mobile platform. Supposedly, AMD may also reveal a few details on a quad-core mobile platform too.
AMD Istanbul 6 Core Server Ready By June
May 4, 2009 – 11:33 am
AMD have no officially annoucned that they plan to release a new six-core server, named Istanbul, by June this year. Way of ahead of schedule, this is AMD’s answer to Intel’s release of Dummington six-core CPUs alomst a year ago now.
Intel Could Have AMD’s CPU Production Shut Down in Two Months
March 16, 2009 – 5:56 pm
Intel claims that AMD’s Globalfoundries deal breaches AMD cross-licensing agreement.
50 Millionth Wii CPU Shipped by AMD
March 16, 2009 – 5:45 pm
According to IBM, teh 50 millionth Broadway CPU [for the Nintendo Wii console] has been shipped by AMD.
XFX – AMD Partnership is an Official Prospect
January 27, 2009 – 4:44 pm
Despite AMD’s strong links with nVidia, the Vice President of Sales at XFX has explained the companys sudden ove towards ATI as down to customers wanted an XFX ATI card.
AMD Duals Dual Core with Triple Core Phenom and Athlon
January 23, 2009 – 8:59 pm
It has been learned that AMD plan to counter Intel’s dual core domination with Phenom and Athlon quad and three-core versions.