Case and Cooling Spring 2004: Upcoming Products
by Kristopher Kubicki on April 3, 2004 10:00 AM EST- Posted in
- Cases/Cooling/PSUs
Gigabyte Coolers
We all know and love Gigabyte as a long time motherboard manufacturer. Since Computex 2003 we have seen them diversify with many new products; laptops, optical storage, and most recently, cooling. A few months ago, Gigabyte introduced their first "3D Cooler"; an Athlon 64, Athlon XP and Pentium 4 heatstink-fan (HSF) combo.
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The cooler has been very well received in the lab. Originally, our 3D cooler ran a little loud; when we first powered the HSF up it registered over 40dBA. However, the unit comes with a variable fan control, so we were able to turn the speed way down safely. Even with the RPMs all the way down we were able to keep our non-overclocked Athlon 64 3200+ less than 40 degrees C.
Look forward to seeing more Gigabyte coolers hitting the US and European markets in upcoming months.
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ProphetCHRIS - Tuesday, August 10, 2004 - link
Kristopher, just to correct it, Fortron is an actual manufacturer. Fortron is the brandname of the FSP Group (www.fsp-group.com.tw) which is producing a lot of OEMs. OCZ is buying from Topower and so on...XRaider - Saturday, May 15, 2004 - link
#20 - NP. You will need to go to the forums and post that though to get any answers.ghoti - Monday, April 12, 2004 - link
I am new to AnandTech, but am already impressed with the quality of the reviews. Any roundup/ review of cases contemplated? I am going to assemble my first machine once the 939 mb's and socket 939 FX-53's come out. I plan to use two Raptor 74G 10K rpm HDs. I have no plans to overclock, and don't care whether the case has a side window or led fans, but would like a mid-tower case (preferably AL) with GOOD cooling (preferably 120 mm intake and exhaust fans with filters). Also, it'd be great to have a case that is reasonably quiet, reasonably easy to work with, and won't require a second mortgage. Any suggestions? If this is not the right place to post this, please excuse my error.KristopherKubicki - Friday, April 9, 2004 - link
17: It dissapates 150W from just the CPU.Kristopher
bobbozzo - Tuesday, April 6, 2004 - link
If GBT is going to give you a front-panel knob for the HSF, why don't they put a temperature display on it too??bobbozzo - Tuesday, April 6, 2004 - link
Ummm... if the computer draws 200W, and the case can only dissipate 150W, then you've got a big problem!quanta - Tuesday, April 6, 2004 - link
The CoolerMaster heatsink looked like the Aerocool HT-101 and Thermaltake CL-P0024 (TOWER112). However, the Thermaltake version can use 9cm fans. Hopefully CoolerMaster heatsink can support bolt-on mounting instead of just the unstable clip.Warder45 - Tuesday, April 6, 2004 - link
I really liked this article. I wish you guys would do more misc computer equipment reviews. Perhaps a sound related review of speakers or sound cards.Definatly looking forward to reviews of the Heatsinks and a battle between OCZ and PC Power and cooling. It would be nice to see some competition for PC P&C in the high end overclocking PS's, perhaps drive them to lower prices a bit. :)
Coherence - Tuesday, April 6, 2004 - link
OMG! I just did a Google on the TNN-500A. That Zalman noiseless case is $1200!?! Are they nucking futs?? Noiseless or not, heatpipes or not, NO PC case is worth that kind of money!KristopherKubicki - Tuesday, April 6, 2004 - link
Actually, fortron doesnt make em either. They have the same OEM though.Kristopher