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Tuesday, December 18, 2007
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Personally, I feel that the only time you should ever have to worry about Northbridge temperature is while overclocking. I've never had a big problem with NB temps while overclocking, but I'm not really into the extreme stuff. Even with the passive heatpipe cooling, you really should have additional active cooling, such as a fan blowing directly on the radiators, if you are pushing your system to its limits. What we need is an active NB heatpipe cooler that can do the job silently, efficiently, and with a fan that will last. The guys at Thermaltake have taken care of this problem with their new NB cooler, the Extreme Spirit II, an actively cooled heatpipe cooler for your Northbridge. Let's see if it will give me some peace of mind in the NB department.
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Thermaltake has reinforced its Toughpower series with a new patented 140mm fan that claims to be quieter than the competition. Does this QFan make a difference?
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Monday, December 17, 2007
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One of the first products to come from the pre-fabbed modding scene were LED fans. At the time these clear fans with multi-colored LEDs were absolutely fascinating, and the clear fans were much more interesting to look at than standard matte black fans. These fans gave us a reason to take up a Dremel and cut holes in our computer cases for windows. ThermalTake has given us a reason to stare aimlessly through our computer case windows again with their iFlash Plus series of computer fans. These clear fans have onboard circuitry to spell out messages through its array of tiny LEDs, and is one of the most awesome case visuals I've seen in a long time.
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Thursday, December 13, 2007
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I looked at the little 1.5" intake hole, then looked at the bed, the carpet, the dining table (which has a tablecloth with some brocading on it), the sofa, all over the house. I found very few spots that I might use it without some kind of interference with the fan intake.
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Wednesday, December 12, 2007
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Many vendors of cooling systems use the open fan designed implemented in the Thermaltake DuOrb VGA cooler, however Thermaltake put two smaller fans and heatsinks on this design in order to spread the cooling love to the entire surface of the video card, including the RAM. While it doesn't appear to help much for full-load temperatures, the DuOrb certainly keeps the idle temperatures down. ThinkComputers has the review.
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Monday, December 10, 2007
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To be perfectly honest, I really thought the iXoft was going to end up like so many other items that are based on great ideas: just a great idea, but not much truth to it... you know, the whole "if it sounds too good to be true" shebang. As you can see from the results in the table above, was I ever wrong! I don't know about you, but I really like the idea of using my laptop - IN my lap - without burning myself. I mean, seriously: would you rather have something almost 104° or 73° against your skin? The last time I checked, 104° is about as hot as the water that comes out of the kitchen sink. Unless you've lost all sense of feeling, 104° is way too hot for anyone to handle against their skin for any more than a second or two. 73° is more like the ocean in Hilo, Hawaii at this time of year. Hmmmm... I don't see much of a choice here.
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ThermalTake is rolling out a couple of new supertower cases for computer enthusiasts. The firm has prepped a new Xaser VI case which will replace the old Xaser III and there's also the Armor+ which is an updated version of the Armor case. In this review I'm taking a closer look at the Xaser VI which is a very big and bold chassis with a pretty extraordinary design. ThermalTake seems to have high hopes of this case as they released it in eigth different versions! There are two base models: there's a black edition with red accents that uses a steel chassis and there's also a silver aluminum version that features black accents.
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Seems like there's always something new coming from the folks over at Thermaltake. It's no wonder, with an ever-expanding product line that now includes air and liquid cooling, computer cases, power supplies, external storage enclosures and fans and other case accessories. Today I'll be taking a look at the LANbox, a small form factor, portable "cube" case from their desktop series.
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Thursday, December 6, 2007
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In our last test session we made a run with the Thermaltake MaxOrb and found that it performed better than any of the other coolers we have tested thus far. Today we will be taking a look at another Thermaltake product that is sure to rock our testing charts. The Thermaltake V1 places a fan in between two cooling fins to maximize incoming and outgoing air. The box makes some pretty bold statements about the level of performance that the V1 is capable of delivering, and at $60 USD the V1 is in the upper atmosphere of air coolers.
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Out of all of the 1000W+ power supplies that we have checked out there was one that stood out among all of the rest, the Thermaltake ToughPower 1000W Modular Power Supply. Today we have its big brother the ToughPower 1200W. It is basically the same power supply just beefed up with 200W more power. We will see if the extra 200W affects the performance of the ToughPower or if it will be flawless just like the 1000W. Read on to find out.
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Thermaltake has been around as long as most of us can remember. This is a compliment to product innovation, expansion and longevity. Today we test a PC chassis poised to change the shape of things to come...
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Wednesday, December 5, 2007
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The idea of placing a fan inside of a heatsink has been around for a very long time. The first time an "Orb" style cooler was used on a CPU was around 1998 when a product became available through surplus catalogs that didn't have any markings other than on the fan. The fan was Panaflo branded and so this product became known as the Panaflo Orb. Thermaltake has been through a rainbow of colors and super sounding names for their Orb line and today we are going to take a look at the latest Orb. This heatsink uses the decade old Orb philosophy and merges the latest heatpipe technology to make the MaxOrb.
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Tuesday, December 4, 2007
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Thermaltake has created a new Xaser case, and this time it is a monster. The Xaser VI is a huge "super-tower" case with room for Extended ATX motherboards, seven 5.25" bay devices, seven hard drives and up to ten PCI slots. There is an incredible amount of ventilation with the mesh on the front, top and sides, and there are even some other features that make this an ideal watercooling case.
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Monday, December 3, 2007
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Today, we get to look at one of their most unique heatsink designs yet. The Thermaltake V1 CPU Cooler is a departure from your standard heatsink designs with its elegant copper structure that resembles a great oriental hand fan rising from the middle of your motherboard like a great big copper wing. Did I mention that it glows blue? Now the burning question: Is this product all show and no go, or is it show and?go? Let's find out!
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Thursday, November 29, 2007
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I'll be honest, when the ThermalTake Armor+ case arrived at the office, I was left in a similar state as when the Antec P190 landed; speechless. The box is a mammoth construction of cardboard that hints of the case packaged inside; a super tower case. This case is something special; it's built for the most demanding user and includes the option to have preinstalled water cooling, up to seven HDD bays, up to seven 5.25" bays, a removable motherboard tray, aluminium construction and a large 23cm fan. With its gamer-centric looks, cavernous size and WCG (World Cyber Games) official case accolade, let's see how it performs.
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