December 22, 2010 at 14:53GlacialTech Siberia cooler review - the coolness of the Siberian taiga
In a recent article, we reviewed the new GlacialTech Alaska CPU cooler . Together with him, another newcomer to the camp of air cooling systems was released - GlacialTech Siberia . Unlike Alaska, Siberia cooler is a representative of the TOP design cooler family and is equipped with two fans at once. In this article, we will see if this helps him to surpass his northern brother.
The processor cooler GlacialTech Siberia is packed in a cardboard box made mainly in black.
The top cover of the box is equipped with a plastic handle, which undoubtedly simplifies its carrying.
The front side of the box has a transparent window through which the protagonist of this review looks out.
I apologize in advance to the readers for the not perfect condition of the box, which I got from the previous tester. The sides of the box have all the necessary information that can tell the user about the technical characteristics of the cooler and help determine the choice. This information can also be found on the official website of GlacialTech. The cooler is firmly fixed inside the packaging box, so there should be no damage during transportation.
The radiator has overall dimensions of 146x150x120 mm, with a mass equal to 620 grams. The radiator is based on a copper base, to which six heat pipes with a diameter of 6 mm each are soldered. Heat pipes have a “C” shape. The number of aluminum plates is 46 pieces, they have a specific shape and are simply strung on tubes. The thickness of each plate is 0.5 mm, and the distance at which they are spaced from each other is 2.5 mm. Of the optimizations, a certain resemblance of the cellular structure is immediately evident - in each plate, five “cells” are extruded. The plates also have perforations in the form of four rectangular holes.
The nickel-plated copper base is equipped with an additional aluminum radiator. The sections of the heat pipes passing through the base are laid in grooves and soldered, which maximizes the contact between the pipes and the heat sink. The base is not processed in the best way - small irregularities are felt to the touch. In this case, we are not talking about polishing, much less polishing. GlacialTech Siberia comes equipped with two fans of various sizes.
The upper fan JT14025L12S001A has dimensions 140x140x25 mm, the rotation speed of 11 blades of which is changed by the PWM method in the range of 800-1400 rpm. Four LEDs of various colors are mounted in the frame - red, blue, yellow and green. The ability to turn off the backlight is not provided. The lower fan JT9225L12S011A with a size of 92x92x25 mm has 7 blades, the rotation speed of which is 1300 rpm. Fans are fixed to the radiator with wire brackets. The fixation is quite reliable, the brackets securing the lower fan additionally grasp it in the corners. No anti-vibration strips between the fan and radiator are provided.
The delivery kit is no different from the Alaska cooler kit and still includes a set of fasteners, four steel brackets for installing fans, GlacialTech IceTherm II thermal grease, a paddle for applying it, and a special key for attaching the cooler to the system board. The set of fasteners consists of three back plates (for installing the cooler on Intel LGA775, LGA 1156, LGA 1366 motherboards, respectively), two steel plates, mounts for AMD platforms and four spring-loaded screws.
In the dark, when running, the GlacialTech Siberia looks like this. Agree that some fans of lighting solutions will be satisfied =) Test configuration and testing methodology Processor - Intel Core i5 750 ES (2.67 GHz, Lynnfield, rev. B1)
Motherboard - Asus Maximus III Formula (Intel P55, Intel LGA 1156, BIOS 2001)
RAM - Kingmax FLKE86F-B8KJAA, DDR3, 2 x 2048 MB
Graphics Card - Gigabyte GeForce 9600GT
Power Supply - Enermax EMG500AWT (Modu87 +, 500 W)
Storage - SSD Intel X25-V
Cooling System - GlacialTech Siberia
Testing was carried out in the Windows 7 operating system.
The RealTemp 3.60 program was used for temperature monitoring, for monitoring the fan speed Everest Ultimate Edition 5.50.2100, for the graphical display of the Riva Tuner 2.24c monitoring. The load was created using the graphical shell of the Linpack test - LinX 0.6.4 for 15 minutes using the entire free memory. The Intel Core i5 750 processor was overclocked to a frequency of 3800 MHz with a supply voltage of 1.35 V. The speed of rotation of the fan blades was ~ 1400 rpm. Testing was carried out on a horizontally located open bench. The temperature in the room at the time of testing was 25-26 degrees Celsius.
Test results
Testing was carried out by the LinX utility for 15 minutes. The maximum temperature of the hottest core was 76 degrees Celsius. This result corresponds to a strong middle peasant camp of processor coolers. Comparing the effectiveness of both new products, it is clear that Alaska is superior to Siberia under load, the radiator of which is technologically more developed in terms of using more different technologies and optimizations. where Temperature min., ° C - idle temperature, Temperature max., ° C - temperature under load.
GlacialTech company for a long time engaged in the production of inexpensive coolers and introduced at about the same time two new products - coolers Alaska and Siberia. Alaska undoubtedly turned out to be a more successful product: better efficiency, easier installation on AMD and Intel boards make it possible to give preference in his direction.
The Siberia cooler has a lower height, a backlit fan, a TOP design and quite a bit worse performance, which undoubtedly will not leave it unattended for a certain circle of users.
I apologize in advance to the readers for the not perfect condition of the box, which I got from the previous tester. The sides of the box have all the necessary information that can tell the user about the technical characteristics of the cooler and help determine the choice. This information can also be found on the official website of GlacialTech. The cooler is firmly fixed inside the packaging box, so there should be no damage during transportation.
The radiator has overall dimensions of 146x150x120 mm, with a mass equal to 620 grams. The radiator is based on a copper base, to which six heat pipes with a diameter of 6 mm each are soldered. Heat pipes have a “C” shape. The number of aluminum plates is 46 pieces, they have a specific shape and are simply strung on tubes. The thickness of each plate is 0.5 mm, and the distance at which they are spaced from each other is 2.5 mm. Of the optimizations, a certain resemblance of the cellular structure is immediately evident - in each plate, five “cells” are extruded. The plates also have perforations in the form of four rectangular holes.
The nickel-plated copper base is equipped with an additional aluminum radiator. The sections of the heat pipes passing through the base are laid in grooves and soldered, which maximizes the contact between the pipes and the heat sink. The base is not processed in the best way - small irregularities are felt to the touch. In this case, we are not talking about polishing, much less polishing. GlacialTech Siberia comes equipped with two fans of various sizes.
The upper fan JT14025L12S001A has dimensions 140x140x25 mm, the rotation speed of 11 blades of which is changed by the PWM method in the range of 800-1400 rpm. Four LEDs of various colors are mounted in the frame - red, blue, yellow and green. The ability to turn off the backlight is not provided. The lower fan JT9225L12S011A with a size of 92x92x25 mm has 7 blades, the rotation speed of which is 1300 rpm. Fans are fixed to the radiator with wire brackets. The fixation is quite reliable, the brackets securing the lower fan additionally grasp it in the corners. No anti-vibration strips between the fan and radiator are provided.
The delivery kit is no different from the Alaska cooler kit and still includes a set of fasteners, four steel brackets for installing fans, GlacialTech IceTherm II thermal grease, a paddle for applying it, and a special key for attaching the cooler to the system board. The set of fasteners consists of three back plates (for installing the cooler on Intel LGA775, LGA 1156, LGA 1366 motherboards, respectively), two steel plates, mounts for AMD platforms and four spring-loaded screws.
In the dark, when running, the GlacialTech Siberia looks like this. Agree that some fans of lighting solutions will be satisfied =) Test configuration and testing methodology Processor - Intel Core i5 750 ES (2.67 GHz, Lynnfield, rev. B1)
Motherboard - Asus Maximus III Formula (Intel P55, Intel LGA 1156, BIOS 2001)
RAM - Kingmax FLKE86F-B8KJAA, DDR3, 2 x 2048 MB
Graphics Card - Gigabyte GeForce 9600GT
Power Supply - Enermax EMG500AWT (Modu87 +, 500 W)
Storage - SSD Intel X25-V
Cooling System - GlacialTech Siberia
Testing was carried out in the Windows 7 operating system.
The RealTemp 3.60 program was used for temperature monitoring, for monitoring the fan speed Everest Ultimate Edition 5.50.2100, for the graphical display of the Riva Tuner 2.24c monitoring. The load was created using the graphical shell of the Linpack test - LinX 0.6.4 for 15 minutes using the entire free memory. The Intel Core i5 750 processor was overclocked to a frequency of 3800 MHz with a supply voltage of 1.35 V. The speed of rotation of the fan blades was ~ 1400 rpm. Testing was carried out on a horizontally located open bench. The temperature in the room at the time of testing was 25-26 degrees Celsius.
Test results
Testing was carried out by the LinX utility for 15 minutes. The maximum temperature of the hottest core was 76 degrees Celsius. This result corresponds to a strong middle peasant camp of processor coolers. Comparing the effectiveness of both new products, it is clear that Alaska is superior to Siberia under load, the radiator of which is technologically more developed in terms of using more different technologies and optimizations. where Temperature min., ° C - idle temperature, Temperature max., ° C - temperature under load.
GlacialTech company for a long time engaged in the production of inexpensive coolers and introduced at about the same time two new products - coolers Alaska and Siberia. Alaska undoubtedly turned out to be a more successful product: better efficiency, easier installation on AMD and Intel boards make it possible to give preference in his direction.
The Siberia cooler has a lower height, a backlit fan, a TOP design and quite a bit worse performance, which undoubtedly will not leave it unattended for a certain circle of users.