Posted on Tuesday, April 09 2013 @ 10:00 CEST by Thomas De Maesschalck
Cooling firm GELID presents the SlimHero, a compact cooling solution for all contemporary Intel and AMD processors. The cooler has a height of just 59mm and features four sintered copper heatpipes and an aluminium fin array that's cooled by a 120mm fan. The MSRP is $32 (25EUR).
The
“
SlimHero
”
features
4 sintered
power
heatpipes
with
a
silent and
slim 120mm fan
. The copper
heatpipes ensure maximum
heat transfer from
CPU
to
the
aluminum fins. The
heatsink is
built in a unique
shape
to lower the air
flow resistance. The cooler can be mounted on
each
direction
s
of the AMD™
socket.
The
low profile cooler
“
SlimHero
”
is
especially
designed
for
compact
PC cases
where space can be the
key problem. With a total height of 5.9 cm this cooler
can fit almost
all smaller
cases
and
is able to cool up
to 136W (TDP).
The heatsink is bundled with a silent
and slim 120mm fan
with
high airflow
. The fan comes with an
intelligent
PWM control
which
allow
s
users to set the fan speed in their BIOS accordingly.
The cooler is compatible to Intel
775
/ 1155/ 1156
/ 1366 (LGA 1155)
and AMD
AM2/ AM2+
/ AM3/
AM3+
/ FM1
/ FM2
sockets, is RoHS and WEEE conform and has warranty of 5 years.
“
A Mini
-
PC provides entertainment in today’s living room and a powerful but silent low pro
file cooler such
as the SlimHero
makes it happen
,”
says VC Tran, Marketing Director of GELID Solutions.
