Notables, Awards, HEXUS.Where2Buy, HEXUS.Right2Reply and Closing Notes
The Notables
We've not quite finished yet. Some coolers dashed our high expectations of them and some others missed out on a top-five overall spot but merit a further honourable mention.We were most disappointed by the Thermalright Ultra-120 and the Noctua NH-U12F. They just didn't perform as we expected.
On a brighter note, the Titan Amanda did do well in the thermals. However, its weight is kind of scary and the cost a little frightening, too. Come on, now, £70 is a lot even for a specialist product aimed at the most serious of over-clockers.
The Cooler Master GemenII did okay in our performance tests but we wanted to see more from it. Like the Amanda, though, we hope to be back with another review in a larger chassis to discover just what it's truly capable of delivering.
HEXUS Awards
Thermaltake Big Typ VX
Thermaltake Big Typ VX
Scythe Miné
Tuniq Tower 120
Zalman 9700
Artic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro
Thermaltake Big Typ VX
Scythe Miné
HEXUS Where2Buy
Akasa
Akasa Evo 120 – (2nd Generation) - ScanAkasa Evo 98 - Scan
Akasa Evo Blue - Scan
Arctic Cooling
Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro - Scan : YOYOtechCooler Master
Cooler Master Eclipse - Scan : YOYOtechCooler Master GemenII - Scan : YOYOtech
Gigabyte
Gigabyte 3D Rocket II - TekheadsGigabyte G Power Pro - Aria
Intel
Intel Stock Cooler - ScanNoctua
Noctua NH-U12F - Quiet PC : YOYOtechOCZ Technology
OCZ Vindicator - Micro DirectScythe
Scythe Infinity - Scan : YOYOtechScythe Miné - Quiet PC : YOYOtech
SilverStone Tek
SilverStone Tek NT-01 - ScanSilverStone Tek NT-06 - Scan
Thermalright
Thermalright Ultra-120 - Quiet PCThermaltake
Thermaltake Big Typ VX - Micro DirectThermaltake Blue Orb II - Micro Direct
Thermaltake Ruby Orb - Micro Direct
Thermaltake V1 - No current stockists found
Titan
Titan Amanda - TekheadsTitan Vanessa L-Type - No current stockists found
Tuniq
Tuniq Tower 120 - YOYOtechZalman
Zalman 9700 - Scan : YOYOtechZaward
Zaward Square - AriaHEXUS Right2Reply
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Well that's it. The End. Almost. We've put in over 150 lab hours and far in excesses of 200 hours of writing, editing and data crunching to deliver - in 25,000- plus words - the cooler review we started talking about all those months ago.However, a review of this depth and breadth won't be complete until it's received your input - do please share your thoughts in the HEXUS.community. Your viewpoint is hugely important to us and to our future plans. It also allows others who read the review to put our words and opinions into perspective.
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