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The CPU cooler is probably one of the most important parts of your system, and a lot of people just deal with the stock cooler. A cool CPU is a happy CPU, but most decent coolers are large and they just won't fit in all cases, especially if you want to use a microATX case or maybe an HTPC case. A small cooler is what you need, and the one I have today might be perfect for a situation where a small but good performing CPU cooler is needed. It's from Silenx and it's called the Effizio EFZ-80HA2 Compact CPU Cooler. So read on to learn more about it and see how it performs...
SilenX is a company of humble beginnings, with a group of engineering students who craved for silence from their computers. Starting in 1995 these students began to test and develop cooling systems that became integrated into recording studios and sound labs, due to their impressive low noise performance. Fast forward 16 years, and SilenX is now providing efficient low decibel cooling systems for OEM usage and also computer users of every background.
It's like the stock market," explains one of my friends. "Sometimes it's up, and sometimes it's down. Sometimes, it even goes into a recession." In life, there are always certain features of various types of goods and products that stand out as what one considers good or bad. But before we decide or even get into our review today, let’s take a quick example to put things into perspective. One time, I walked into a conversation between two friends, in which they were talking about durians. To one of them, from his cultural background, durians are one of the tastiest fruits on the face of this earth. No matter what horrible things other people say about the durian, it is still the best. My other friend, however, detests durians with his life. Now, imagine a hedgehog -- you know, that cute animal with spikes on its back? For whatever reason, I've always associated objects looking like other objects, and the image of a hedgehog looking like a durian somehow pops into my mind. As some may see it, hedgehogs are one of the cutest animals around. Its face and how it puffs its spikes into a ball just makes it adorable. On the flip side, others are disgusted by its spikes, because it pokes whatever that comes near it. Whether you like the hedgehog for its looks or the durian for its tastes is really up to you, but the fact is that both of these objects are pointy and are good at being what they are. When I was asked to do another review on a heatsink -- specifically speaking, the SilenX Effizio EFZ-120HA5 -- many thoughts ran through my head. At first glance, its appearance looks quite decent, but getting down to its cooling ability while living up to its 'SilenX' name is another story. Is it good at being what it is? Read on to find out!
Außergewöhnliche Designs bei Kühlern sind keine Seltenheit. Wirklich selten sind jedoch die Versuche von Herstellern, mit purer Größe starke Kühlleistungen zu erzielen. Der Vorreiter dieser Kühlmonster dürfte der Scythe Orochi sein, welcher sich gerade für den passiven oder semi-passiven Betrieb sehr gut eignete. Einen ähnlichen Kühler hat nun silentmaxx mit dem BigBlock auf den Markt gebracht. So haben die Spezialisten für leise und lautlose Systeme dem Kühler zehn Heatpipes und eine Kühlfläche von 5850 Quadratzentimetern spendiert, dadurch soll sich der BigBlock besonders gut für den leisen und lautlosen Betrieb eignen. Für alle, die dann doch etwas Belüftung am Kühler benötigen legt silentmaxx noch einen leisen 120-mm-Lüfter bei. Wie sich der silentmaxx BigBlock auf unserem Testsystem schlägt, zeigen wir euch auf den folgenden Seiten.
It isn't often that you see innovation in PC fans. Other than the occasional oddball sizes, fans are generally standardized in design. Seemingly answering the call, Sharkoon has created the Silent Eagle series of PC fans. Sharkoon has applied some clever ideas to their fans in hopes to differentiate them from the others on the market as well as increase performance. Today, HardwareLogic has the Silent Eagle 80mm and 120mm models up for review in order to determine if the innovation equals improvement.
The design of the case may constrain effective airflow strategies. For example, some home theater cases use several smaller (and therefore noisier) fans because of the small dimensions of the box. Other cases intended for overclocking may not have enough airflow, and would benefit from additional fans in strategic places. Upgrading your system’s cooling beyond the case’s original design may require physical modification, such as drilling holes and cutting the case.
Mit dem Thermalright Shaman, dem Scythe Setsugen 2 und dem Alpenföhn Peter stellen wir drei Retail-Grafikkartenkühler vor, die auf Basis unterschiedlicher Konzepte punkten wollen. Welches der Produkte unterm Strich das beste Gesamtpaket abliefern kann und ob sich ein Wechsel des Grafikkartenkühlers überhaupt lohnt, zeigen wir im ComputerBase-Test.
Vor kurzem präsentierten wir schon ein Review zum Neueinsteiger Shagon'. Der AHC-118 baute auf einen 120-mm-Lüfter und sechs Heatpipes. Des Weiteren war er von den Abmaßen kein Winzling und kann bei einigen Gehäusen zu Problemen führen. Shagon' hat deswegen zeitgleich einen kleineren Kühler veröffentlicht, den ARC-118. Dieser baut auf einen 92-mm-Lüfter und nur vier Heatpipes, die ebenfalls wie beim großen Bruder mittels H.D.T. die Abwärme direkt vom Prozessor aufnehmen. Was man vom kleineren der beiden Kühler erwarten kann und ob er besser abschneidet als der AHC-118, klären wir im folgenden Review.
Les Fermiers redonnent dans le ventirad CPU de 92mm, avec un modèle méconnu sur notre marché, pour l'instant : le Shagon ARC-118, et sa couleur très estivale. Un produit conçu par un des leaders du refroidissement notebook, Auras, qui avait déjà fait une excursion dans le retail avec plus ou moins de réussite. Retour gagnant ?
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