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by Rafael Hernandez on January 28, 2012 · 0 comments

ARCTIC Freezer i30 CPU processor heatsink Intel Core i3 i5 i7 image

CPU heatsinks tend to come in a few flavors, most of which have a focus on keeping your processor as cool as possible which tends to come along with quite a bit of noise from however many fans they attached to it. The ARCTIC Freezer i30 follows in the company’s fine tradition of offering low noise […]

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by Rafael Hernandez on March 22, 2011 · 0 comments

Arctic Cooling Freezer 11 low profile CPU heatsink image

That brand new mini PC you have planned probably won’t accept a tower cooler design and, unfortunately, the low profile cooler market isn’t exactly large so your options are limited. Thankfully the Arctic Cooling Freezer 11 is around with its focus on low-noise operation and taking up as little space as possible. Its two heatpipes aren’t […]

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by Rafael Hernandez on October 1, 2010 · 0 comments

Arctic Freezer Xtreme Rev 2 processor heatsink picture

High performance processor coolers tend to go for that brute force approach which does provide impressive cooling results but leaves a lot to be desired when the fans they use are going at full tilt. The Arctic Freezer Xtreme Rev. 2 instead opts for a quieter fan that sits between a pair of towers that […]

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by Rafael Hernandez on September 22, 2010 · 0 comments

Arctic K381 slim keyboard picture

There’s no use in trying to create a slick looking desktop machine when you still have that bulky keyboard that you’ve kept around for the past decade…perhaps it’s time to go slimmer. The Arctic K381 keyboard minimizes all aspects of wastefulness in order to keep its dimensions smaller than normal yet still offer a full […]

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by Rafael Hernandez on September 6, 2010 · 0 comments

Arctic Sound S111 USB powered portable speakers

A portable set of speakers introduces its own unique set of problems when you’re out in the middle of nowhere. You either have a battery powered set which you conveniently didn’t charge or something so pitiful you’re better off with no tunes. The Arctic Sound S111 is conveniently powered by your USB port and is […]

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by Rafael Hernandez on June 28, 2010 · 0 comments

Sure that new rig you built will likely need some high quality thermal paste to match an equally high quality heatsink but sometimes other gear, such as notebooks, could improve their cooling performance with some new thermal paste to replace the…factory goop. Arctic’s MX-4 Thermal Compound continues a long line of high performance thermal paste […]

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