With the continued flux of PC cooling companies on to the international scene, reputation is key and perhaps it is this, Noctua’s seemingly legendary status as a premium quality cooling Solutions Company that has held them at the forefront of the market for several years since its establishment in 2005. Formed through the merger of Austrian Rascom Computerdistribution Ges.m.b.H and the Taiwanese Kolink International Corporation, Noctua has focused predominately on the cooling of the central processing unit with an array of aluminium heatsinks and fans symbolised by their peach and brown colour schemes.
Tag Archives: CPU
News Roundup (14/01)
January 14, 2010 – 6:06 pm
Release day for the ATI Radeon HD 5670 budget graphics card is upon us and plenty of reviews to check out the new member of the ATI DirectX 11 series.
Evercool Cruise Missile STC-03 Thermal Paste Review
January 12, 2010 – 10:29 am
Cruise missiles don’t immediately spring to mind in connection to perhaps one of the more mundane, yet very important, parts of a computer rig – the humble thermal paste. This grey paste is vital to the cool running of the CPU especially when it comes to overclocking as every single degree counts. In recent years, Arctic Silver 5 has been at the top of the pile when it comes to thermal grease performance. However, with seemingly every single thermal solutions company producing their own acclaimed perfect compound, many now rival the once stand-out AS5. Evercool are the latest company to send us their tube of thermal grease; so how does it compare to other pastes?
Evercool Release Overclocking Results on Intel’s LGA1156 Platform
January 11, 2010 – 5:02 pm
Evercool, a Taiwan Thermal Corp., Ltd., has released information on the overclocking of the Core i5 750 CPU using two of their CPU coolers – the Buffalo and Transformer 4. According to the thermal solutions manufacturer, overclocks of up to 4.54GHz (using Intel’s Turbo Boost technology) were achieved although comparisons with other brands CPU coolers were unavailable. For a more in depth look, check out the press release below:
News Round-Up (23/11)
November 23, 2009 – 7:40 pm
Many apologies for the lack of posts on the site in the past months due to personal issues. I am happy to say we’re back now and are starting off the new week with a jam-packed round-up. Take a look…
Noctua Presents NH-D14 Six Heatpipe CPU Cooler
November 2, 2009 – 6:29 pm
Noctua today officially presented its long-awaited NH-D14 premium CPU cooler. Combining a massive six heatpipe dual radiator design with an exquisite NF-P14/NF-P12 dual fan configuration, the NH-D14 is built to further improve the renowned quiet cooling performance of Noctua’s award-winning NH-U12P series.
CoolAge Frozen Orb X120 Transform X120TF CPU Cooler Review
October 18, 2009 – 9:23 pm
The CPU cooling market is dominated by the big names in the industry such as the Cooler Master’s, Noctua’s and Thermaltake’s. These larger companies have a proven track record and consistently produce top quality cooling solutions. However, there are numerous other minnow companies out there that are producing top notch products without the high price tags demanded by the big names.
Today, we take a look at the X120TF Frozen Orb CPU cooler from CoolAge. I, for one, must admit have only very recently come across this manufacturer so how will this cooler compare is the already very crowded CPU cooling marketplace? Let’s find out…
Xigmatek’s Latest Cooler: The Durin D982
October 12, 2009 – 11:53 am
Xigmatek’s newest addition to it’s CPU cooling range arrives in the form of the Durin D982. Compatible with all the latest platforms and sockets and utilising H.D.T. technology with just 2 heatpipes as well as a top-down format, it appears to be a compact and affordable cooling solution.
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…
Evercool Buffalo HPFI-10025 CPU Cooler Review
October 5, 2009 – 6:54 pm
Evercool has a vast array of thermal solutions incorporating both air and water methods for numerous different components. Their CPU cooling solutions especially include a variety of different fin and heatpipe architectures compatible with most current sockets.
The Evercool Buffalo, from the LGA775 range, is a newer design that utilises a copper base, a 10cm pre-installed fan and an easy installation method. As a more mainstream cooler compared to the HPK-10025EA, some decent cooling is expected too so let’s see what it can offer…