Arkura was established in the year 2000 and started producing heatsinks, this particular model is the 628 which supports up to an Athlon XP 2100+. The design of this heatsink resembles that of the Dr Thermal and the Thermoengine. This heatsink is designed for quietness which seems to be a big trend in the heatsink [...]
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Coolermaster Hyper TX3 Heatsink Review
Coolermaster has a reputation in the world of hardware cooling. They are well known for their excellent heatsinks and water-cooling devices. I’ve used several of their products over the years and have rarely been disappointed. The old saying goes that you get what you pay for, and with Coolermaster, even if you feel you are [...]
GELID Wing 12 120mm UV Case Fan Review
Remember when UV first became popular? I must have spent my entire McDonald’s salary tricking out my case with every UV light I could get my hands on. My PC glowed like a street racer. It was in its own movie. I eventually moved out of the UV phase and into the LED era, where I remain even today. It [...]
GELID GC-1 High Performance Thermal Compound Review
I remember when I first discovered thermal compound. I had no idea that working on computers could be as messy a job as changing the oil in an old Nissan. My mentor told me, and I quote, “There is no better paste than this right here.” He said this as he handed me a tube of Arctic Silver [...]
Enermax Aeolus CP001 Notebook Cooler Review
Notebook computers tend to get hot. Some are even considered to be “desktop replacements” because of all the advanced hardware thrown into such a small space. With desktop systems, we have the luxury of adding large and advanced heatsinks with fancy LED fans, but laptops pretty much have to rely on the OEM cooling that [...]
Enermax Twister 120mm Fans Review
There are numerous options out there for cooling your case. The last I checked everyone and their mother had a fan that was meant to “optimize” the effective cooling by having different blade shapes, or floating magnetic movement opposed to ball bearing movement. And then there are sizes… LOTS of sizes. Everyone’s fan is better [...]
Zalman ZM-NC1500 Ultra Quiet Notebook Cooler Review
Notebook computer pack an awful lot of electronics into a small space. As notebooks get more powerful, so does their heat output, and people who use their notebooks as a “desktop replacement” feel all of that power on their legs (please no dirty jokes). “Gaming-worthy” notebooks have more heat issues than an office-class laptop. The [...]
GELID Solutions Silent Spirit CPU Heatsink Review
The word heatsink has always been one of those unusual words that doesn’t quite fit what it actually is. Let’s break it down. Heat is a form of energy associated with the motion of atoms or molecules and capable of being transmitted through solid and fluid media by conduction, convection or radiation. To sink is [...]
NZXT Sentry LX Fan Controller Review
I am a firm believer in cooling. I don’t care what you are running, how powerful or how weak your system is, adequate cooling is a must for your computer to live a long and happy life. With all the options available so cheap these days, who can really come up with an excuse as [...]
Nanoxia Case Fans Review
Case fans are the one part of a computer that many people overlook in the midst of such techno-talk as new GPUs, SLI compatibility, and SATA hard drives. I, however, have had a very nasty experience with an overheating computer and I never wish to live through the ordeal again. In comes Nanoxia, a German [...]
Noctua NH-C12P CPU Heatsink Review
We here at OCMS have reviewed several products from our European pals at Noctua and I was very pleased to hear they contacted me again for some new products up for review this time is the “Noctua NH-C12P” CPU cooler. Ding dong! Oh, Jolly! The frigging mail dude arrived with a nice big package that [...]
Coolink GFXChilla VGA Heatsink Review
I’m always looking for the right balance between proper cooling and noise output. Remember the old cases and cpu coolers you used to get that where so loud it was plain stupid, luckily things have gone a long way and we have abandoned 40/60mm screamer fans (remember the old Deltas? ) but today still I have [...]
Evercool Formula 2 VGA Cooler
If you are a PC gamer (or computer enthusiast for that matter), then you no doubt are constantly keeping on top of the curve of the latest video cards the industry is pumping out every three months or so. Many of these behemoths use up so much electricity and pump out so much heat that [...]
Zalman CNPS 9500 Heatsink Review
When you think cool, you think of Zalman. Or you think of Prince. Either way you have one Killer Chiller. Today my subject is none other than the Zalman CNPS9500. When you take the classic Zalman flower design and combine it with an ultra-quiet fan, a unique heat pipe array, and a little LED bling, [...]
Evercool Transformer 6 Heatsink Review
You can pick up an Evercool Transformer heatsink right here. If there’s one common hobby among gaming enthusiasts today, it’s case modding. Because hardcore gamers love to LAN together and just like the racing scene, appearance is as important as performance. So what can you slap inside to give your computer that racy edge and [...]
Evercool Zodiac Notebook Cooler
Do you own a laptop? Of course you do. Who doesn’t? Here’s another question for you, how many of you have scars or third-degree burns on your legs and crotches from your portable PC? Ever wish there was something out there that would let you get your work done without burning out your 3.5” floppy? Well, the geek fairy may [...]
Zerotherm Zen CPU Cooler FZ120 Review
It seems like I’ve gotten a lot of cooling hardware to review since I joined the OCModshop team. Fact is, I’ve only done four. But when I do two in a row I start to get the feeling that my boss is trying to tell me something. My first thought was that perhaps cooling products are hot on [...]
Rosewill RCX-Z4 CPU Heatsink Review
There I was. Standing there in nothing but my underwear. She comes in with a roll of bubble wrap and a box set of the new season of Scrubs. This has nothing to do with this review, I am just really cool like that and my fantasies are awesome. Speaking of cool. It’s time for yet another review on [...]
Noctua NH-U12P Heatsink Review
It seems like everyone and their mother has a heatsink out now. Companies known for their graphics cards, power supply moguls, and case manufacturers have all had their go at making the latest and greatest heatsink. And most of the time, the ugliest. And now someone else wants to put their chilly mark on the [...]
GlacialTech Igloo 5610 CPU Heatsink Review
GlacialTech is known for their light and cool materials. Both the Igloo Silent and PWM are just that, with superior noise reduction. The Silent has a 3-pin connector and the PWM has a 4-pin, meaning that the PWM takes advantage of the newer CPU fan connectors on the latest motherboards, allowing the motherboard itself to [...]
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