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	Gelid Tranquillo CPU Cooler Review Reviews - March 9, 2010 - By Rafael Otto Coelho We tested Tranquillo, a CPU cooler from Gelid, which has a tower design with four heatpipes and a 120-mm fan. Check out its performance!
Tuniq Tower 120 Extreme CPU Cooler Review Reviews - February 24, 2010 - By Rafael Otto Coelho We tested Tuniq Tower 120 extreme CPU cooler, which has a tower design with five heatpipes and a 120-mm fan inside the heatsink. Check it out! Zalman CNPS 10X Flex CPU Cooler Review Reviews - February 19, 2010 - By Rafael Otto Coelho We tested Zalman CNPS 10X Flex CPU cooler, which has a tower design with five U-shaped heatpipes and comes with no fan. How is its performance?
	Titan Fenrir CPU Cooler Review Reviews - February 11, 2010 - By Rafael Otto Coelho We tested Titan Fenrir CPU cooler, which has a tower design with four U-shaped 8-mm heatpipes and a 120-mm fan. Check it out!
	Thermaltake SpinQ VT CPU Cooler Review Reviews - February 5, 2010 - By Rafael Otto Coelho We tested SpinQ VT CPU cooler from Thermaltake, which have a very unique design, with a cylindrical heatsink and a centrifugal fan. Check it out!
	3R System iCEAGE Prima Boss II CPU Cooler Review Reviews - January 12, 2010 - By Rafael Otto Coelho We tested iCEAGE Prima Boss II, the newer version of the good Prima Boss CPU cooler from 3R System. Will it overperform its predecessor? Check it out!
	Arctic Cooling Alpine 64 Pro CPU Cooler Review Reviews - January 4, 2010 - By Rafael Otto Coelho We tested a low cost CPU cooler for AMD CPUs, Arctic Cooling Alpine 64 Pro. Let's check how it performs in our tests.
	Evercool HPH-9525EA CPU Cooler Review Reviews - December 23, 2009 - By Rafael Otto Coelho This time we tested Evercool HPH-9525EA, a CPU cooler with a horizontal heatsink, blue LED 95-mm fan and three heatpipes. Check it out!
	Evercool HPK-10025EA CPU Cooler Review Reviews - December 17, 2009 - By Rafael Otto Coelho This time we tested Evercool HPK-10025EA, a CPU cooler with a horizontal heatsink, 100-mm fan and four heatpipes. Check it out!
	Nexus LOW-7000 R2 CPU Cooler Review Reviews - December 11, 2009 - By Rafael Otto Coelho We tested LOW-7000 R2, a low profile CPU cooler from Nexus with four heatpipes and a 120-mm fan. Check it out!
	Cooler Master Hyper N620 CPU Cooler Review Reviews - December 3, 2009 - By Rafael Otto Coelho We tested Cooler Master Hyper N620 CPU cooler, with tower design, six heatpipes and two fans. Let's check its details and performance.
	Zalman CNPS9900 NT CPU Cooler Review Reviews - November 27, 2009 - By Rafael Otto Coelho We tested Zalman CNPS9900 NT CPU cooler, which has two circular heatsinks with heatpipes and a 120 mm fan between them.
	Prolimatech Megahalems Rev. B CPU Cooler Review Reviews - November 24, 2009 - By Rafael Otto Coelho We reviewed Megahalems Rev. B CPU cooler from Prolimatech, which has a tower design, six heatpipes and room for two 120 mm fans. Let's check out its performance.
	Titan Skalli CPU Cooler Review Reviews - November 11, 2009 - By Rafael Otto Coelho Today we reviewed Titan Skalli, a CPU cooler with a 100 mm fan and two copper heatpipes.
	Cooler Master Hyper TX3 CPU Cooler Review Reviews - October 28, 2009 - By Rafael Otto Coelho We reviewed Cooler Master Hyper TX3, a CPU cooler with a 92 mm fan and three copper heatpipes.
	Scythe Big Shuriken CPU Cooler Review Reviews - October 21, 2009 - By Rafael Otto Coelho We tested another CPU cooler from Scythe, Big Shuriken, which has low profile in order to fit SFF cases, 120 mm fan and four copper heatpipes. Check out its performance in this review.
	Evercool Buffalo CPU Cooler Review Reviews - October 19, 2009 - By Rafael Otto Coelho We tested Evercool Buffalo, an inexpensive cooler with two heatpipes and a 100 mm fan. Does it have a good performance? Let's see...
	3R System iCEAGE Prima Boss CPU Cooler Review Reviews - October 15, 2009 - By Rafael Otto Coelho Check out the review of iCEAGE Prima Boss from 3r System, a CPU cooler with tower design, four 8 mm heatpipes and a 120 mm fan.
	Cooler Master Vortex 752 CPU Cooler Review Reviews - October 14, 2009 - By Rafael Otto Coelho Let's check Cooler Master Vortex 752 CPU cooler, which has two heatpipes, horizontal heatsink and a 92 mm fan.
	Thermaltake ISGC-400 CPU Cooler Review Reviews - October 6, 2009 - By Rafael Otto Coelho We reviewd the fourth CPU cooler from Thermaltake ISGC series, ISGC-400. Will it outperform the other three models? Check it out!
	Scythe Mugen-2 CPU Cooler Review Reviews - October 5, 2009 - By Rafael Otto Coelho Will this five-tower heatsink giant CPU cooler from Scythe outperform other coolers we tested? Check it out!
	Zalman CNPS9700 NT CPU Cooler Review Reviews - September 24, 2009 - By Rafael Otto Coelho In this review you will see the performance from Zalman CNPS9700 NT, a copper CPU cooler with a unique design using three 8-shaped heatpipes and a 110 mm fan.
	SilverStone NT06-E CPU Cooler Review Reviews - September 21, 2009 - By Rafael Otto Coelho We tested NT06-E CPU cooler from SilverStone, which has five heatsinks and a horizontal heatsink with place for a 120 mm fan (not included). Check it out!
	Thermaltake ISGC-300 CPU Cooler Review Reviews - September 15, 2009 - By Rafael Otto Coelho We reviewed another cooler from Thermaltake ISGC series, ISGC-300, which uses a tower design, four heatpipes and a 120-mm fan. Check out its performance!
	Arctic Cooling Alpine 11 Pro CPU Cooler Review Reviews - September 10, 2009 - By Rafael Otto Coelho We tested Alpine 11 Pro CPU cooler from Arctic Cooling, which focuses on silence. Will it perform well against the "giant ones"?
	Scythe Kabuto CPU Cooler Review Reviews - September 4, 2009 - By Rafael Otto Coelho We tested Kabuto CPU cooler from Scythe, which has six heatpipes, a three-heatsink design and a 120-mm fan.
	Thermaltake ISGC-200 CPU Cooler Review Reviews - August 31, 2009 - By Rafael Otto Coelho We reviewed Thermaltake ISGC-200 CPU cooler, with a 92 mm fan as a filling for "sandwich" made with two heatsinks. Check its performance out!
	Noctua NH-C12P CPU Cooler Review Reviews - August 27, 2009 - By Rafael Otto Coelho We tested Noctua NH-C12P, an horizontal CPU cooler with six heatpipes and a 120 mm fan. Will it provide a performance similar to ts "brother" NH-U12P?
	Noctua NH-U12P CPU Cooler Review Reviews - August 24, 2009 - By Rafael Otto Coelho It's time to review Noctua NH-U12P CPU cooler, which has a tower design with four heatpipes and a 120 mm fan.
	NZXT Sentry 2 Fan Controller Review Reviews - August 20, 2009 - By Rafael Otto Coelho NZXT Sentry 2 is a fan controller with five temperature sensors and five fan channels, using only one 5 1/4" bay. Let's see thether it is a good gadget or not.
	Thermaltake ISGC-100 CPU Cooler Review Reviews - August 17, 2009 - By Rafael Otto Coelho We tested ISGC-100, the simplest CPU cooler from Thermaltake ISGC series, where silence is priority. But will it show a good performance? Check it out.
	Zalman CNPS 10X Extreme CPU Cooler Review Reviews - August 13, 2009 - By Rafael Otto Coelho This time we tested Zalman CNPS 10X Extreme CPU cooler, which uses a tower design, five heatpipes and an amazing fan control system. Let's see if it beats the coolers we already reviewed.
	Aerocool Touch-2000 Fan Controller Review Reviews - August 10, 2009 - By Rafael Otto Coelho Touch-2000 is a fan controller from Aerocool that can monitor temperatures of four points inside your computer, control four fans and more! Check it out!
	Thermaltake TMG IA1 CPU Cooler Review Reviews - August 6, 2009 - By Rafael Otto Coelho We tested Thermaltake TMG IA1 CPU cooler, which has a "traditional" tower design with U-shaped heatpipes, but using an interesting shape on the heatsink fins. Let's see if this shape makes a difference in performance.
	Cooler Master V10 CPU Cooler Review Reviews - July 31, 2009 - By Rafael Otto Coelho We tested Cooler Master V10 CPU cooler, a monster with two fans, ten heatpipes and a TEC ("Peltier") cooler. Let's check if it really "chills" the processor.
	Akasa Nero CPU Cooler Review Reviews - July 21, 2009 - By Rafael Otto Coelho We reviewed Nero CPU cooler from Akasa, which fits sockets 939, AM2, AM2+, AM3, 775 and 1366. Let's check if it can really cool down a high-wattage processor.
	Thermaltake BigTyp 14Pro CPU Cooler Review Reviews - July 16, 2009 - By Rafael Otto Coelho We tested BigTyp 14Pro, a CPU cooler from Thermaltake with six U-shaped heatpipes and a 140-mm fan. Check it out!
	CoolIT Domino ALC Water Cooler First Look - January 14, 2009 - By Gabriel Torres During CES 2009 we could take a look on CoolIT Domino ALC, a self-containing water cooling system for CPUs with an LCD display and that is coming with an impressive low price (USD 79). Check it out.
	Corsair TEC-Based Water-Cooling Solution for Memories First Look - January 8, 2009 - By Gabriel Torres During CES 2009 Corsair displayed their forthcoming TEC-based water-cooling solution for memory modules. We were able to take a good look on this system.
	Arctic Cooling Accelero Twin Turbo VGA Cooler Review Reviews - October 14, 2008 - By Gabriel Torres Accelero Twin Turbo is a VGA cooler from Arctic Cooling compatible with a myriad of video cards. We tested this cooler with a Radeon HD 4870, a card that is famous for heating a lot. Does it do a good job?
	Thermaltake BigWater 780e Water Cooler First Look - July 23, 2008 - By Gabriel Torres We took a look on BigWater 780e, a water cooling solution that uses three 5 ¼” bays from your case, comes with a copper CPU block and is compatible with ESA technology.
	GlacialTech Igloo 5750 Silent CPU Cooler First Look - June 2, 2008 - By Gabriel Torres We took a quick look on Igloo 5750 Silent from GlacialTech, a CPU cooler featuring four heat-pipes and two 92-mm fans for both AMD and Intel CPUs.
	Cooler Master CM Sphere CPU Cooler First Look - March 10, 2008 - By Gabriel Torres We took a quick look on CM Sphere, an all-copper CPU cooler from Cooler Master featuring a radial fan and four heat-pipes.
	CoolIT Water-Cooling Products First Look - January 14, 2008 - By Gabriel Torres A quick look on current and forthcoming water-cooling products from CoolIT: Pure, Freezone Elite, Reference Series, Boreas and a prototype for rack-mount servers.
	ESA Technology Explained Articles - November 30, 2007 - By Gabriel Torres A look on the new Enthusiast System Architecture (ESA) technology, available for monitoring and controlling power supplies, cases and cooling devices.
	How to Create a Three-Speed Fan Control Without Spending a Dime Tutorials - November 16, 2007 - By Gabriel Torres Learn how to configure the speed of any fan located inside on your PC (CPU, VGA, chipset, case, etc) to low, medium or high speed without spending any money at all.
	OCZ Vendetta 2 CPU Cooler Prototype First Look - October 22, 2007 - By Gabriel Torres We were able to take a look on OCZ’s forthcoming Vendetta 2 CPU cooler. Check it out.
	Thermaltake TMG i1 CPU Cooler First Look - October 22, 2007 - By Gabriel Torres A quick look on Thermaltake TMG i1, a cooler for socket 775 Intel CPUs.
	OCZ HydroJet CPU Cooler Prototype (2nd version) First Look - October 17, 2007 - By Gabriel Torres We took a look on the forthcoming HydroJet CPU cooler from OCZ on what appears to be its final version.
	Thermaltake iXoft Notebook Cooler Review Reviews - June 29, 2007 - By André Gordirro Thermaltake released a fanless notebook cooler that’s easy to use and carry around. We tested it.
	Thermaltake MaxOrb CPU Cooler First Look - May 10, 2007 - By Gabriel Torres A quick look on the new rounded CPU cooler from Thermaltake, MaxOrb, which is manufactured in aluminum and features six heat-pipes.
	Zalman ZM90-HP and VF1000 VGA Coolers First Look - May 10, 2007 - By Gabriel Torres Zalman will release two new VGA coolers, ZM90-HP (which will be released as VNF-100) and VF1000. We had the chance of taking a quick look on them, so check it out.
	Thermaltake V1 CPU Cooler First Look - May 7, 2007 - By Gabriel Torres We took a look on the latest high-end CPU cooler released by Thermaltake, V1 (a.k.a. CL-P0401), which is made of copper with four heat-pipes and using a very different design.
	Scythe Kama Cross CPU Cooler First Look - May 2, 2007 - By Gabriel Torres We took a look on Kama Cross, a new CPU cooler that Scythe is going to release in the next few weeks.
	Thermaltake Bigwater 760i First Look - May 1, 2007 - By Gabriel Torres A quick look on Bigwater 760i, an all-in-one water-cooling solution that Thermaltake is still thinking whether they will release or not in the US market.
	OCZ HydroJet CPU Cooler First Look - April 24, 2007 - By Gabriel Torres We took a look on the prototype of HydroJet from OCZ, a sealed water-cooling system made in just one piece that resembles a regular CPU cooler.
	Zalman CNPS9700 LED CPU Cooler First Look - October 13, 2006 - By Gabriel Torres Next week Zalman will be releasing their latest CPU cooler, CNPS9700 LED, featuring a huge 110 mm fan and coming with a high-performance thermal grease (ZM-STG1). Let’s take a look on it!
	Asetek Low Cost Liquid Cooling (LCLC) First Look - October 10, 2006 - By Gabriel Torres We took a look on the latest water cooling kit from Asetek, “Low Cost Liquid Cooling” (LCLC), an entry-level water cooler solution targeted to OEMs.
	OCZ V12 CPU Cooler First Look - October 5, 2006 - By Gabriel Torres OCZ is going to release a new CPU and chipset air cooler line this month with a product line codenamed V12 (commercial name: Vindicator). We had the chance to take a look on these products. Check it out!
	OCZ Cryo-Z CPU Cooler First Look - September 21, 2006 - By Gabriel Torres Cryo-Z is literally a freezer to refrigerate your CPU, allowing you to achieve a very high overclocking level. It will be released only by the end of October, but we had the chance of taking a look on it.
	Thermaltake Extreme Spirit II First Look - September 19, 2006 - By Gabriel Torres We took a look on Extreme Spirit II, an all-copper chipset cooler from Thermaltake.
	Typical PC Assembling Problems Tutorials - August 15, 2006 - By Gabriel Torres Learn about some common problems related to PC assembling that can cause your PC to overheat, malfunction or prevent it to achieve its maximum performance.
	Arctic Cooling Accelero X1 VGA Cooler First Look - June 23, 2006 - By Gabriel Torres We took a look on Accelero X1 from Arctic Cooling, a high-end VGA cooler targeted to GeForce 6800 series, 7800 series and 7900 GTX, providing a very low noise level.
	Vantec Vortex HDD Cooler Review Reviews - June 19, 2006 - By Gabriel Torres Review of Vantec Vortex VTX-CO1-SL, a hard disk drive cooler featuring a crossflow blower and a digital thermometer.
	Arctic Cooling NV Silencer 6 (Rev. 2) VGA Cooler First Look - June 3, 2006 - By Gabriel Torres A look on NV Silencer 6 (Rev. 2) from Arctic Cooling, a VGA cooler targeted to GeForce FX 5700, GeForce 6200 and GeForce 6600 series that removes hot air from inside the computer and also provides a very low noise level.
	PowerColor HeatBuster PC Cooler First Look - June 1, 2006 - By Gabriel Torres A look on HeatBuster, a PC cooling device manufactured by PowerColor that removes hot air from inside the PC and helps the PC internal airflow.
	Cooler Master NotePal Laptop Cooler First Look - March 20, 2006 - By Gabriel Torres We took a look on NotePal, an aluminum notebook cooler from Cooler Master.
	Water Cooling Solution from Intel Articles - March 8, 2006 - By Gabriel Torres On an unexpected move, Intel decided to release its own water-cooling solution. Take a look on the forthcoming Intel Advanced Liquid Cooling Technology and all its technical details.
	How To Correctly Apply Thermal Grease Tutorials - January 12, 2006 - By Gabriel Torres and Daniel Barros and Cássio Lima Everything you need to know about thermal grease: learn how to correctly apply it in order to prevent your CPU from overheating. A complete guide full of pictures.
	Cooler Master Aquagate Mini First Look - October 4, 2005 - By Gabriel Torres A look on Cooler Master's entry-level water cooling system, Aquagate Mini.
	Zalman Fatal1ty Cooler Series First Look - September 24, 2005 - By Gabriel Torres Take a look on the new Fatal1ty CPU and VGA coolers from Zalman, made to match ABIT's Fatal1ty motherboards.
	Thermaltake Symphony First Look - August 24, 2005 - By Gabriel Torres Our first impressions on Symphony from Thermaltake, an external liquid cooling system targeted to home theater PCs.
	How to reduce the noise produced by the PC Tutorials - November 24, 2004 - By Gabriel Torres Learn how to make a fan control system to reduce the noise produced by your PC fans.
	Water Cooling Tutorials - November 24, 2004 - By Gabriel Torres Learn what water cooling is.
	ATX Case Cooling Problem Tutorials - October 17, 2004 - By Gabriel Torres Some ATX cases have their power supply fan inverted, overheating your PC.
	Cooling After Reviews - October 13, 2004 - By Gabriel Torres With this device your CPU fan will continue turned on for a while after the computer is turned off, increasing the life span of your processor.
	Hard Disk Fan Tutorials - August 23, 2004 - By Gabriel Torres Your hard disk may also need some cooling.