Finally, we applied a large amount of thermal compound to our processor. Notice the mess it made around the processor.
Figure 19: A lot of thermal compound
Figure 20: A lot of thermal compound
Figure 21: A lot of thermal compound
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 at them, so check it out.
We set up a RAID 0 array with two 120 GiB SSDs to see which is the best stripe size configuration, and also the gain in performance you should expect over a single drive.
This time we tested Evercool HPK-10025EA, a CPU cooler with a horizontal heatsink, 100-mm fan and four heatpipes. Check it out!
The Scythe Kabuto II is a CPU cooler with a horizontal heatsink, six heatpipes, and a 120 mm fan. Let’s test it!
Let’s test the NZXT Respire T40, a CPU cooler with tower heatsink, 120 mm fan, and four 8 mm heatpipes. Check it out!
The Gaming Series (GS) is the new entry-level power supply series from Corsair. Let’s see if the 800 W model is a good pick for the average user.