6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Excellent GPU cooler,
December 6, 2005 Section 8 (U.S.) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Vcool VGA Cooler (Personal Computers)
If you have a decent graphics card this is the perfect slot cooler to keep it running longer and cooler. I've had a bunch of slot coolers, but this is the only one I found that has an intake and exhaust. It does take up two PCI slots, but most mobos today have at least 5 slots so it shouldn't be a concern. Lowered my temp. on my card by 12 degrees.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Can't really recommend this unless ya want a pretty light.,
January 17, 2006 Grimlock (Stockbridge, GA United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Vcool VGA Cooler (Personal Computers)
I've had this product in my windowed Lian-Li PC-60 for about 5 months now. I had bought it for 2 reasons: to light up my case, and to help cool my 6800gt. Now the former it does pretty well-it is impressive to look at through the window (and it's easier to install than a cold cathode light). However, as an intake fan, it seems to bring in more dust than air (and my PC is in a finished basement that I try to keep tidy). At any fan setting other than low, the VCool's fan noise is noticeable over my other fans (3 Aerocool 80mm, 2 92mm Thermaltake Silent Cats, and the 120mm cooling my Enermax Liberty PSU), especially on the highest setting. But over the past month the VCool has started to do something particulary annoying-at bootup, the VCool would rev up to a very high speed, regardless of the setting on it's fan control. The first time it did it, I thought a cable had snarled into one of my case fans-that's how loud it is. I don't have the VCool hooked up to another fan control,...Read more
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
VCooler: good or bad?,
March 29, 2007 Oldtechnohobbiest "Mr. Nobody" (Tennessee) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Vcool VGA Cooler (Personal Computers)
Beats me, I just got it yesterday but I'll update this review as time passes.
I have an HP and they seem to be prone to heat prostrate so I decided to get this yesterday, especially since last year the factory installed blower spent too much time kicking into emergency mode than I liked. This computer automatically turns the factory fan up to high when the air temperature reaches 72 degrees and it is loud. The Vcool I bought at Staples is only about one third as loud when turned up to high.
Pros: Has a high RPM.
Three speed selector switch.
Glows blue when turned on--pretty but who cares.
On low apparently is/almost is, silent.
On high about one third as loud as factory fan running full blast.
Apparently blows the air it sucks-in straight up.
Also I seem to remember some of this air is blown down--not much.
I'm not sure about the temperature difference, however my computer
fan usually goes high speed about...Read more
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