The company GlacialTech Inc. known as a producer of cheap cooling systems aimed primarily at the lower and medium price segment. They are intended solely to cool the non-overclocked CPU. At the same time, GlacialTech has already made attempts to produce more efficient coolers that can cope with cooling of processors with high heat. It was the Siberia and Alaska, and F101 even before. Developing on its trend, the company has recently released two new models aimed at the medium price segment. It is about Igloo H46 PWM and Igloo H58 PWM.



Both coolers are available in the same decorated cardboard boxes, each on the right side shows the pictures of coolers and a list of supported platforms. On the other side of packaging there are specifications and key features of cooling systems. Packaging for both models are the same: it includes a steel universal clamping plate (backplate) with an adhesive base, two pairs of mounting with screws and key, two pairs of wire staples for installation …

The Japanese vendor of CPU coolers, Scythe, has enriched its collection with the Choten cooling unit. The novelty costs approximately 30–35 euro, however, it doesn’t look like a low-end sample. This product has a top-flow construction that makes air go down in the direction of the mother card, thus providing efficient chilling of the processor and important components, placed around the CPU socket.

 

This wonderful cooler possesses a horizontally located heatsink, four 6 mm heat pipes and 120 mm Kaze Flex 120 PWM fan. The propeller rotates at the 300–1,200 rpm speed, while producing the airflow of up to 87 m3/h at the 4–24.9 dBA noise level.

 

Dimensions of the Scythe specialty are the following: 130 х 120 х 130 mm. Its weight reaches 550 g. The manufacturer does not specify, which TDP rate this device is intended for, but we suppose everything is OK with compatibility. The Scythe …

Gigabyte is going to release its latest elaboration – mini-ITX motherboard, codenamed GA-J1800N-D2H. The model is peculiar by the availability of an integrated two-core Intel Celeron J1800 CPU that runs at 2.4/2.5 GHz. In its turn, this processor boasts only 10 TDP level, so it might be efficiently cooled by a single aluminum heatsink, without fans. Upon the whole, the board is targeting entry-level desktop systems and comes to the market at the price tag of $60.



Gigabyte GA-J1800N-D2H accommodates two SO-DIMM slots, ready to house DDR3-1333 MHz memory modules with the maximal capacity of 8 GB. The connection of optical drives and other storage solutions is realized via two SATA II 3 Gb/sec ports. Expansion facilities are not so versatile but quite appropriate for a small-sized board: one PCI Express 2.0 x1 slot and one mini-PCI Express slot; the latter is intended for the connection of Wi-Fi module.


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