As a single functioned object, the humble case fan has to achieve a fine balance between airflow and noise emissions. The perfect ratio is not only difficult to reach but also varies with the specific user group: silent enthusiasts will require lower fan speeds so less noise is produced whereas the hardcore gamer will want as much cooling potential as possible.
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Arctic Cooling ARCTIC MX-2 & MX-3 Thermal Paste Review
October 7, 2009 – 6:01 pm
Creating a perfect cooling setup is often all about the cooler, chassis and fans with users spending a great deal of money to not only acquire high end heatsinks and thermal designs but also to keep the noise levels down. The little things, such as thermal paste, are often wrongly overlooked. The contact between the CPU and base of the CPU cooler is a very important one and so the right paste is a must have to ensure that heat is effectively transferred from one to the other and also to fill up ay grooves in the cooler’s base (often found with H.D.T. technology).
Arctic Cooling are a specialist when it comes to cooling and their latest two thermal compounds, aptly named ARCTIC MX-2 and ARCTIC MX-3, aim to achieve great performance at a reasonable price. Let’s take a closer look…
CeBIT 2009: Arctic Cooling Display their New CPU Coolers
March 9, 2009 – 6:15 pm
Arctic Cooling’s booth at CeBIT showed off their new CPU Coolers which seem to be more like revisions of other products. Anyway the notable ones are the Alpine 11 and Freezer Extreme Rev. 2.
Arctic Cooling Launch New Accelero Xtreme Cooler
January 16, 2009 – 6:22 pm
Arctic Cooling have announced a new version of their Accelero Xtreme Cooler which has three 92mm fans and supports all GTX 200 Series Cards including the latest GTX 285.