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 PCWizKid loves overclocking CPU's and testing builds with quality parts. One component crucial to successfully having a stable overclocked CPU is cooling. If your not into the enthusiast water cooling the next best thing is AIR cooled products and GlacialTech has a new premium CPU Cooler called the F101. The F101 resembes a jet engine after the GE F101 turbine engine and we get to put this to work hard on one of our latest test systems.
PCWizKid's Test System
For our test system we are using the latest desktop PC hardware that can test the capabilities to the max of th eGlacialTech F101. Our test strategy involves overclocking the CPU and monitoring how well the CPU Cooler performs.
Video Review
| Model |
F101 Silent Version |
F101 PWM(Variable Fan speed) |
| CPU Compatibility/ CPU Clock Speed (max.) |
Intel LGA775
• Core 2 Duo Processor (Up to E8600/3.33 GHz/65W)
• Core 2 Extreme Processor (Up to QX9775/3.20 GHz/150W)
• Core™2 Quad Processor (Up to Q9650/3.0 GHz/95W)
• Pentium® D Processor (Up to 3.6 GHz/130W)
• Pentium® Processor Extreme Edition (Up to 965/3.73 GHz/130W)
• Pentium® Processor (Up to E6500/2.93 GHz/95W)
• Pentium® 4 Processors (Up to 3.8 GHz/115W)
• Pentium® 4 Processor Extreme Edition (Up to 3.73 GHz/115W)
• Celeron® Processor Family (Up to 3.6 GHz/65W)
Intel LGA1156
• Core™ i5 Processor (Up to I5-750/2.66 GHz/95W)
Intel LGA1366
• Core™ i7 Processor (Up to I7-960/3.2 GHz/130W) |
AMD
• Athlon II X3 (Up to 2.9 GHz/95W/AM3)
• Athlon™ II X4 (Up to 2.8 GHz/95W/AM3)
• Phenom™ II X4 (Up to 3.4 GHz/140W/AM3, AM2+)
• Phenom™ II X3 (Up to 2.8 GHz/95W/AM3)
• Phenom™ II X2 (Up to 3.1 GHz/80W/AM3)
• Phenom™ X4 (Up to 2.6 GHz/140W/ AM2+)
• Phenom™ X3 (Up to 2.5 GHz/95W/ AM2+, 940)
• Athlon™ II X2 (Up to 3 GHz/65W/ AM3)
• Athlon™ X2 (Up to 3.2 GHz/125W/ AM2, AM2+, 939)
• Athlon™ (Up to 2.8 GHz/89W/ AM2, 939, 754)
• Sempron™ (Up to 2.7 GHz/62W/ AM2, AM3, 754) |
| Cooler Dimension (mm) |
143 (L) x 86W x 148 (H) |
| Cooler Weight (gram) |
750 |
| Fan |
Bearing Type |
12 Volts / Entering Bearing |
| Dimension (mm) |
120X120X25 |
| Speed (RPM) |
1100(±200rpm) |
800(±300rpm)~1700(±10%) |
| Airflow (CFM) |
44 |
70 (max.) |
| Noise (dBA) |
21 |
32 |
| Interface Material |
High Efficiency Thermal Compound |
Conclusion
As seen in PCWizKid's video review, the GlacialTech F101 Cooler is indeed a step up from the previoulsy reviewed UFO 51 gaming cpu cooler we reviewed. Glacialtech has demonstrated that it is slowly gaining position with each premium CPU cooler that they release. The F101 has quality written all over it and while it may have a different styleand shape it had no issues working in our test system and was easy to install. The average price is $50 USD. Add another fan to it and your set for extreme AIR cooling. PCWizKid recommends this for those who want a CPU cooler that can deliver on performance, is not loud and great for overclocking.
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