Noctua NH-D9DXi4-3U LGA2011 Xeon Server/Workstation Heatsink Review The Noctua NH-D9DXi4-3U is a mid-sized heatsink designed specifically for lower noise cooling of Intel Xeon processors in 3U height computer/server chassis. It’s compact stature makes it ideal for rack mounted computers in a recording studio, video editing suite, operations control center, office environment or anywhere Xeon-based computers …
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Noctua NH-L9x65 Low Profile Heatsink Review
Noctua NH-L9x65 Low Profile Heatsink Review Noctua’s low profile NH-L9x65 heatsink stands just 64mm tall and has a very compact footprint of only 95x95mm. The NH-L9x65 is designed to cool some fairly intensive Intel sockets, along with the full spectrum of AMD processors and APUs. Compact CPU coolers can be a little tricky to install, …
Scythe Ninja 4 SCNH-4000 Heatsink Review
Scythe Ninja 4 SCNH-4000 Heatsink Review While Scythe doesn’t overtly market its heatsinks as “silent”, the company has typically produced CPU coolers which do meet the quiet esthetic. In this review Frostytech will be testing out the new Scythe Ninja 4 heatsink – a 156mm tall boxy looking thermal solution which is designed for lower …
DeepCool Gamer Storm Lucifer K2 Heatsink Review
DeepCool Gamer Storm Lucifer K2 Heatsink Review DeepCool’s Gamer Storm Lucifer K2 heatsink is a revised version of the original Gamer Storm Lucifer heatsink, which Frostytech tested about a year back. The Lucifer K2 heatsink only differs in that it’s not nickel plated and ships with a slim profile (20mm thick)120mm fan which makes the …
Gelid Antarctica Heatsink Review
Gelid Antarctica Heatsink Review The Gelid Antarctica heatsink features a nice narrow footprint which measures 141x74mm with the 140mm fan installed. The slim profile should make the Antarctica cooler more compatible with a larger range of motherboards… at FrostyTech
BeQuiet Dark Rock TF Heatsink Review
BeQuiet Dark Rock TF Heatsink Review On the test bench today we have BeQuiet’s Dark Rock TF heatsink – a top-down dual tower heatsink which features a pair of BeQuiet SilentWings fans and stands 130mm tall. The Dark Rock TF heatsink is built around six 6mm diameter heatpipes which link a large primary aluminum fin …
Noctua NH-D9L 3U Low Noise Heatsink Review
Noctua NH-D9L 3U Low Noise Heatsink Review The Noctua NH-D9L is a mid-sized heatsink suitable for use in 3U height computer chassis where low noise CPU cooling is desired. It’s compact stature makes it ideal for 3U rack mounted computers in a recording studio, office environment or even book-sized miniITX cases… at FrostyTech
BeQuiet Shadow Rock LP Heatsink Review
BeQuiet Shadow Rock LP Heatsink Review The Shadow Rock LP is a 75mm tall low profile heatsink rated for heat loads up to 130W TDP. It’s built around four 6mm diameter copper heatpipes and relies on a single 120x120x25mm “PureWings 2” fan operating at 1500RPM (51CFM at 1.25mm/H2O according to manufacturer specs) to move air …
BeQuiet Dark Rock TF Heatsink Review
BeQuiet Dark Rock TF Heatsink Review On the test bench today we have BeQuiet’s Dark Rock TF heatsink – a top-down dual tower heatsink which features a pair of BeQuiet SilentWings fans and stands 130mm tall. The Dark Rock TF heatsink is built around six 6mm diameter heatpipes which link a large primary aluminum fin …
Scythe Mugen Max SCMGD-1000 Heatsink Review
Scythe Mugen Max SCMGD-1000 Heatsink Review Scythe’s Mugen Max heatsink weighs 870grams and stands 166mm tall. The heatsink is constructed around six 6mm diameter copper heatpipes which are soldered to a 2mm thick nickel plated copper base plate. The heatpipes are swaged into a 113x145x84mm aluminum fin stack which is roughly broken up into four …
Phanteks PH-TC12LS Low Profile Heatsink Review
Phanteks PH-TC12LS Low Profile Heatsink Review In this review Frostytech is testing the Phanteks PH-TC12LS heatsink, a top-down low profile heatsink that stands 74mm tall and weighs in at 500grams. Like the Phanteks PH-TC14S heatsink Frostytech tested here , the Phanteks PH-TC12LS relies heavily on aesthetics. The aluminum fins have been painted black, which is …
Noctua NH-U9S Compact Lower Noise Heatsink Review
Noctua NH-U9S Compact Lower Noise Heatsink Review Noctua has responded to the siren call for a more compact CPU cooler with its NH-U9S heatsink. It claims this mid-size cooler has “100% RAM compatibility” and “100% compatibility with PCIe cards on miniITX” motherboards. That’s relatively easy to accomplish by sticking to the Intel/AMD thermal design guidelines, …
Reeven Hans RC-1205 Heatsink Review
Reeven Hans RC-1205 Heatsink Review In this review Frostytech will be testing the Reeven Hans (RC-1205) heatsink, a 151mm tall tower cooler built around the usual mix of heatpipes, aluminum fins and a weighty copper base. Reeven a relatively new Taiwanese thermal solutions brand, though judging by the box art and company address, it appears …
BeQuiet Pure Rock Heatsink Review
BeQuiet Pure Rock Heatsink Review On the test bench today we have BeQuiet’s Pure Rock heatsink – a 155mm tall tower cooler built around four 6mm diameter copper heatpipes and paired with one of BeQuiet’s ‘Pure Wings 2’ low noise 120mm fans… at FrostyTech
Reeven Okeanos RC-1402 Heatsink Review
Reeven Okeanos RC-1402 Heatsink Review At first glance you probably won’t notice that Reeven’s Okeanos RC-1402 heatsink uses slightly different sized fans – a 120mm vaneaxial fan hanging off the front and a 140mm fan in between the two aluminum fin stacks. Using matched fans in a dual tower heatsink is always somewhat counter productive …
Reeven Justice RC-1204 Heatsink Review
Reeven Justice RC-1204 Heatsink Review In this review Frostytech will be testing the Reeven Justice RC-1204 heatsink, a 162mm tall tower CPU cooler with a 125x100mm footprint. Weighing in at 930grams, the Justice RC-1204 comes with a single 120mm PWM fan that spins at 1500-300RPM and moves upwards of 82CFM according to manufacturer specs. Reeven …
DeepCool Gamer Storm Lucifer Heatsink Review
DeepCool Gamer Storm Lucifer Heatsink Review The DeepCool Gamer Storm Lucifer heatsink is a fairly large CPU cooler, very much resembling a passive thermal solution on quick glance due to its boxy footprint and widely spaced aluminum fins. The heatsink isn’t a passive cooler though, its single fan is very much required to keep the …
Cooler Master Nepton 240M Liquid Cooling System Review
Cooler Master Nepton 240M Liquid Cooling System Review Coolermaster’s Nepton 240M self-contained liquid cooling solution closely follows in the footsteps of the impressive Cooler Master Nepton 280L. The Nepton 240M utilizes a 277x120mm aluminum heat exchanger that measures 28mm thick. Attached to the Nepton 240M’s radiator are two 120mm PWM ‘Silencio FP 120’ fans placed …
Coolermaster Hyper D92 Heatsink Review
Coolermaster Hyper D92 Heatsink Review The Coolermaster Hyper D92 is a moderately sized CPU cooler which stands 147mm tall and weighs 636 grams. The Hyper D92 ships with not a 120mm… or even 140mm fan, but rather a pair of 92mm fans that spin at 2800-800RPM. The fans move upwards of 15-55CFM according to manufacturer …
X2 Products Eclipse IV Heatsink Review
X2 Products Eclipse IV Heatsink Review Bearing close resemblance to the Prolimatech Megahalems Frostytech tested a few years back, the Eclipse IV heatsink is a bifurcated-tower cooler from heatsink manufacturer ‘X2 Products’ a brand offshoot of Spire Corp. The Eclipse IV heatsink is rated to a maximum cooling capacity of 220W by its makers and …
Noctua NH-D15 Heatsink Review
Noctua NH-D15 Heatsink Review Weighing 1,320 grams with both fans installed, Noctua’s NH-D15 heatsink is big. It stands 162mm tall and has a footprint of 151x161mm so prospective buyers will want to measure their case clearances first. It’s six heat pipes are soldered to the nickel plated copper base plate and aluminum cooling fins; overall …
Raijintek Pallas Low Profile Heatsink Review
Raijintek Pallas Low Profile Heatsink Review Standing just 69mm tall, the Raijintek Pallas CPU cooler is probably the largest low profile heatsink Frostytech as tested in recent memory. Raijintek’s low profile Pallas heatsink is constructed around six 6mm diameter copper heatpipes and a 120x140mm array of nickel-plated aluminum fins. A chunky copper base plate helps …
BeQuiet Dark Rock Pro 3 Heatsink Review
BeQuiet Dark Rock Pro 3 Heatsink Review In this review Frostytech will be testing BeQuiet’s newest low noise CPU cooler, the Dark Rock Pro 3 heatsink. The Dark Rock Pro 3 was announced last month at CES 2014 and best of all, it’s rated to 250W TDP! The Dark Rock Pro 3 is dual tower, …
be quiet! Dark Rock Pro 3 Low Noise Heatsink Review
be quiet! Dark Rock Pro 3 Low Noise Heatsink Review In this review Frostytech will be testing BeQuiet’s newest low noise CPU cooler, the Dark Rock Pro 3 heatsink. The Dark Rock Pro 3 was announced last month at CES 2014 and best of all, it’s rated to 250W TDP! The Dark Rock Pro 3 …
Scythe Ashura Shadow Heatsink Review
Scythe Ashura Shadow Heatsink Review The Scythe Ashura Shadow is a dark nickel plated version of the vanilla Ashura heatsink Scythe also has on the market. Structurally, there’s no difference between the two coolers, aside from the cosmetic metal coating. The Ashura Shadow heatsink stands 162mm tall and has a footprint of 145x89mm so it …
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