Tweak3D heeft vandaag een review weten te produceren over 'The Card Cooler XT'. Dit is de opvolger van de bekende Cardcooler en is uitgerust met grotere fans en met grilles zodat je, je vingers niet kan bezeren (wat natuurlijk weer heel vervelend is als je moet typen...). De geluidsproductie bleek op een heel acceptabel niveau te liggen en de 2 120mm fans bleken alle apparatuur ook nog eens goed te koeler: bij de reviewer ging zelfs de CPU temperatuur met 10ºF naar beneden. Niet alles bleek zonne- en maneschijn te zijn, de installatie van de Card Cooler kan in sommige kasten problemen opleveren, maar dit weerhield de reviewer er niet van om dit product een cijfer van een 9,5 toe te kennen :
Overall, performance was very good. I have used normal 120mm fans (as opposed to these quiet fans) and I believe these flow about 80% of the normal fan's CFM rating, or so it seems. This was plenty to keep the PC components cool, and the CPU temperature even dropped about 10ºF -- no joke! Before the CPU was running at around 110-115ºF and at LAN parties or other busy situations, I would have to drop the clock speed to prevent the PC from crashing. Now it hums along at around 98-100ºF, and occasionally it drops even lower.
[...] So this cooler definitely gets the job done and it's quiet. But what about the price? Isn't $34 pretty expensive for what you get?
I thought this at first, too. Then I went through and calculated the cost to build one for myself:
-2 x 120mm fan grilles: $3 each (+/- $0.50)
-2 x 120x25mm Sunon Quiet fans: $14 each (or so)
-Metal mounting rail for fans: $ ??? (you'd have to make your own...)
Excluding the rail that mounts the fan, you'd have to spend $34 just to buy the fans and grilles. And to think.. these are online prices. Good luck trying to build it cheaper without ordering components online.
The rail that mounts the fan is not only handy, but it looks cool and is high quality. It can bend a bit, but this is good.. because you may need to bend it to place it in some small cases. It gets the job done without having to drill holes in the case or use some awkward mounting technique.
De Card Cooler XT naast de Card Cooler:
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