Arctic Cooling 8L and 12L Cooling Fans
Introduction
Published: 20th September 2006 | Source: Arctic Cooling | Price: |
Introduction
The name Arctic Cooling is heavily embedded within the realm of PC enthusiasts, and really needs no introduction. This aftermarket cooling company continues to set the bar for many manufacturers with its intelligent and innovative approach to cooling. Not only are Arctic Cooling's products extremely effective at what they do, but, are on the whole visually aesthetic too. Today I have been fortunate enough to receive a box of sample goodies from Arctic Cooling, and it contains the latest additions to the Arctic Fan series. Now, the review subjects today will more than likely find themselves residing within a Small Form Factor (SFF) PC or within that of a connoisseur of the silent PC pursuasion; than someone requiring huge air volume performance and the ear splitting side effect. I'd like to now introduce you to Arctic Cooling's new 8L (80 mm) and 12L (120 mm) fam series. Let's take a look shall we?
Specification
80L
- Dimension: 80 (l) x 80 (w) x 38.5 (h) mm
- Fan Speed: 1500 RPM
- Air Flow: 18 CFM / 30.5 cubic metres an hour
- Bearing: Fluid Dynamic Bearing
- Power Consumption: 12V, 0.1 Amp
- Weight: 82g
120L
- Dimension: 120 (l) x 120 (w) x 38.5 (h) mm
- Fan Speed: 1000 RPM
- Air Flow: 37 CFM / 62.8 cubic metres per hour
- Bearing: Fluid Dynamic Bearing
- Power Consumption: 12V, 0.15 Amp
- Weight: 126g
Packaging
The first thing I must say about Arctic Cooling's, is that it's extremely sexy looking and by far the most unimposing looking packaging out there. The black background and gray/white text works very well. I actually prefer this style of packaging approach than the 'tacky' blister type packs of some manufacturers out there. Instead of providing superfluous pieces of paper in the form of installation details, specification and key features, Arctic Cooling have included this information subtley on the side of the box.
Contents
Inside each box you should find:
- 1 x Fan
- 4 x mounting screws
- 1 x Arctic Cooling sticker
Now we've had a look at the professional looking packaging, let's look a little closer at the two review subjects.
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Although I think it IS about time the industry moved onto a 64bit OS properley, this is pretty stupid :(
Not that I endorse piracy, but this bully boy tactic of forcing people to adopt to DRM measures is tiring to say the least :rolleyes:
wrong to force people to a certain os but doubt it will take long before thirdparty software comes out that can bypass this problem.
This is ridiculous... Why have it work in the 64 bit version and not the 32? That's absolutely whack.
but doubt it will take long before thirdparty software comes out that can bypass this problem
Yeah it's pretty well a guaranteed certainty. :)
Not that I endorse piracy, but this bully boy tactic of forcing people to adopt to DRM measures is tiring to say the least :rolleyes:
I agree fully.
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