When overclocking, there is no doubt we want a heatsink that will keep the processor as cool as possible. To ensure it does, the fan speed can be cranked up to get the best airflow. The side effect though is that it makes much more noise. However there are other moments where silent operation is preferred. When gaming, the less noise, the better. When there is this background noise, it prevents the player from getting into the game. It is the same thing when watching a movie. Also, very often, home theater computers will be very small; most of the time the motherboard will be of the mATX size. Some thin cases will have very limited room. They will house a few low profile expansion slots and a small heatsink will be required to fit in it.
Thermaltake recently launched a new collection of cooling products known as the ISGC series, for Inspiration of Silent Gaming Cooling. On one side of this collection there are large heatsinks designed for the overclockers and on the other side, Thermaltake made another attempt to create a small and silent heatsink, while still offering decent cooling performance. All of these are equipped with the brand new fan design from Thermaltake, which features a unique blade shape. It is said to increase airflow by 15% and decrease noise by 3%. One can buy such a fan alone; a 120x25mm case fan labeled as the ISGC-12 will be on sale soon. However In this article, I will only take a look at the ISGC-100, the smallest of the collection.
Specifications
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| Compatibility |
Intel® Core 2 Extreme (Socket LGA775)
Intel® Core 2 Quad (Socket LGA775)
Intel® Core 2 Duo (Socket LGA775)
Intel® Pentium D (Socket LGA775)
Intel® Pentium (Socket LGA775)
Intel® Pentium 4 (Socket LGA 775)
Intel® Celeron D (Socket LGA775)
Intel® Celeron (Socket LGA775)
AMD® Phenom (Socket AM2+)
AMD® Athlon 64 FX (Socket AM2)
AMD® Athlon 64 X2 (Socket AM2)
AMD® Athlon 64 (Socket AM2
AMD® Sempron (Socket AM2)
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| Heatsink Dimension |
124(L) x 96(W) x 70(H) mm |
| Heatsink Material |
Aluminum Fins
Aluminum Extrusion Cover + Copper Base |
| Heatpipe |
Ø 6 mm x 3 |
| Fan Dimension |
Ø 92 x 25 mm |
| Fan Speed |
600 ~ 1600 RPM (PWM) |
| Bearing Type |
Hydro Dynamic |
| Noise Level |
17 dBA |
| Max. Air Flow |
37 CFM |
| Max. Air Pressure |
1.22 mmH2O |
| LED Fan |
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| Power Connector |
4 Pins (PWM) |
| Rated Voltage |
12 V |
| Started Voltage |
7 V |
| Rated Current |
0.08 A |
| Power Input |
0.96 W |
| MTBF |
50,000 Hours |
| Weight |
335 g |
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the spacing on the fins and the overall layout make it look like they went for the cop-out move of the century. Zalman gets away with it because they have a huge array of fins to help remove heat, you can't use less and remotely expect the same result in testing.
:/ they should have chopped it before it went into mass production or at least had the R&D give it another look.