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Review: Gigabyte 3D Cooler Ultra GT

by David Ross on 8 February 2005, 00:00

Tags: Gigabyte (TPE:2376)

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Presentation, Bundle and Manual

The 3D Cooler is packaged in plastic, with a card backing describing the big selling points of the cooler, which we'll look at later.
Product Packaging
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Looking at the bundle, we find a comprehensive package. Aside from the cooler itself, we find a manual, a small tube of Shin Etsu thermal paste (Which is good stuff in my experience, so a welcome addition to the bundle), a power splitter from a single Molex connector to a Molex and floppy connector (The cooler requires such a connection to the PSU), both a front mounted 3.5" and rear backplate fan controller, and the appropriate retention clips for the three CPU types supported by the cooler - Namely the Pentium 4 and AMDs K7 and K8 designs.

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Looking at the front panel fan controller, we find the usual dial to control fan speed, which is nicely marked with the different RPMs across the arc of the dial.

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The manual is a pretty comprehensive affair, which gives clear installation instructions that make fitting the cooler a cinch. The only downside is that the physical size of the manual is rather small, and as a result so is the text - So make sure your reading glasses are at the ready!

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Now lets focus our attention on the 3D Cooler itself.