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Sunday, February 12, 2006
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I have to applaud Thermaltake here. They have once again innovated and not just released "another" case. The integrated slim optical drive in the front is really cool, and makes for a great media case, if you have the room. There are some obvious problems with that as well, like the fact that you must have room for the drive to open on the right. I really would like to see more cases with a good removable motherboard system, but I can understand the design complexities and hence cost implications stop Thermaltake from making it standard...
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Monday, January 16, 2006
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Thermaltake have once again improved an existing product, taking the original Bigwater kit, making it easier to install (with the combined res/pump) and giving it wider compatibility. Performance is excellent, up there with any decent water cooling kit, and could be improved even further with a larger radiator or other improvements - made possible with the standard size tubing. Thermaltake have even release a set off upgrades for just the bigwater kit (or other 3/8" kits), as seen at xtremecomputing in the last couple of weeks. If the price of this kit is anywhere near the price of the existing Bigwater kits, I would say that this is one of the best value water cooling kits out there. Period.
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Tuesday, January 10, 2006
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The Silent 939 seems like a good pick for someone that is in a really tight bind when it comes to space. It easily fitted on to our ECS mATX without a problem. And not too many heatsinks will fit on to this motherboard due to the chipset heatsink being extremely close to the CPU ZIF socket. If quietness is your desire, the Silent 939 offers that as well. Only spinning at 2000RPM and never going over 20dBA, would suit almost anyone's needs...
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Thursday, January 5, 2006
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The Tide Water All In One VGA Liquid Cooling module is one of the best GFX coolers on the market today. I like the mixed robust/sleek design, I love the pre-assembled no hassle installation and basic but brilliant refilling method. However, some problems that are unavoidable such as the noise level when running at high-speed setting and the large size of the TideWater, this could cause currently unknown compatibility problems. Nevertheless, the good outweigh the bad and the benchmarking results show just why water-cooling is currently the solution for overclocking your PC whether that will be your GFX or CPU...
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Tuesday, December 27, 2005
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The Thermaltake Blue Orb is an excellent pick for anyone wanting a good cooler to overclock with and for the individual that needs some peace and quiet. And for the person looking for style and good looks, look no farther. The cool blue color and the bright blue LED, makes the cooler a serious looker. Some may fear the size of this cooler, that fear was put at ease with us. Mounting this cooler on to our DFI test motherboard went smooth and painless. Unless you have some seriously tall caps around your socket or some ram with tall heat shields I would figure you would have no problem mounting this puppy...
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Wednesday, December 21, 2005
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The Thermaltake Big Typhoon is an awesome cooler, plain and simple. Giving the end user everything that is needed in a cooler. Industry top notch performance and doing it at a near silent level. Being compatible with all current platforms, no matter what processor you may have, the Big Typhoon can cool it. Also being able to cool other components around the processor is also a big plus for the Big Typhoon...
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Monday, December 19, 2005
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The front of the case has taken some design cues from other Thermaltake models but it's not as overly complicated as some of the more expensive models. The silver 50s car logo also adds to the overall feel of the case. Sadly the front is made from quite cheap plastic, something that lets down the looks. But considering the stuff other budget cases are made from this isn't too bad...
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The Shark is designed for water cooling setups, so there is little cutting and smoothing to be done when using a 120mm radiator and 3/8" tubing. This Shark won't be under water yet, but it definitely pleads for some H20. This is definitely a case I would recommend to others who are looking for great features and style...
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Thursday, December 15, 2005
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For a mid-tower case competing in the mainstream market, this is an incredibly solid release. Packed into the small frame of the Swing case we're able to find enough room for everything and more, and virtually all the features of a full tower in a space that doesn't seem cramped. If the interior of the case is a solid point, the exterior of the Swing case is a top notch accomplishment as well...
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Tuesday, December 6, 2005
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The Thermaltake Power Station is a new idea and it is nice to see TT coming up with something other than a basic modular design. Did TT implement it well? I think they did. If you are looking for the newest of new technology or a chance to clean up a relatively full case, then the Power Station is definitely for you. I honestly think this idea may catch on and we will witness other manufacturers come out with similar products. I, however, really don't see how they could improve upon the design of what TT has done here with the 520W Power Station...
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Thursday, December 1, 2005
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The Thermaltake Big Typhoon is big, but has the performance to justify it's size. The Big Typhoon is too large to be an option for many people, but if you have the room to mount this sucker and don't worry about strapping 1.8 pounds to your CPU, this is your heatsink. I've progressed through 3 favorites that have come before this one; the Zalman 7700 Al-Cu, the Asetek Vapochill Micro, and the Zalman CNPS9500, but the Thermaltake Big Typhoon is the one that will now receive the place of honor on my testbench...
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Saturday, November 12, 2005
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Essentially identical to the Venus 12 heatsink, the Thermaltake Polo735 offers up a broader variety of compatible sockets along with the high-powered fan and fan speed controllers. The heatsink is completely made of copper fin and baseplate components, and utilizes 2000-5500RPM Everflow fan which moves upwards of 26-72CFM depending on its speed. The 732 gram heatsink is heavy, so care should be taken when installing it onto the processor; be that AMD Athlon64, AthlonXP or Intel Pentium 4. The Thermaltake Polo735 heatsink comes with two different fan speed controllers, one on a PCI slot bracket and the other in a silver aluminum 3.5" drive bay bracket...
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Thursday, November 10, 2005
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The Thermaltake Silent Boost K8 heatsink is a mainstream cooler for AMD Athlon64 and Sempron socket 754/939/940 processors. The heatsink is completely made of copper components for the metals' high thermal conductivity properties, and utilizes a Panaflo FBL08A12M fan for its lower noise generation. As with most of Thermaltake's offerings, the model A1838 "Silent Boost K8" is quite affordably priced, although it is absolutely not a "silent" heatsink...
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The Thermaltake Venus 12 is a high powered AMD Athlon64 heatsink compatible with socket 754/939/940 processors. The heatsink is completely made of copper components, and utilizes 5500RPM Everflow fan which moves upwards of 72CFM at full speed. The 760 gram heatsink is heavy, but its tool-free clip mechanism locks onto all three tabs of the K8 retention frame solidly...
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Wednesday, October 26, 2005
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Do you want a hard drive enclosure that not only lives up to your expectations, but looks classy at the same time? We are taking a look at the Thermaltake Max 4, which does just that... and well!
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