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Old July 5, 2009, 04:54 AM
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Well it was bound to happen, and seems it finally happen to us. After all the coolers I have taken a look at I finally found a CPU Air Cooling Solution which appears to have no real redeeming value. I don't want to spoil the ending BUT this cooler was of such a less than optimal / minimally exceptional design that I truly think we have found rock bottom (as in "...XYZ may not be great but at least its better than the UFO V51...").

I would actually like to thank GlacialTech for sending this one to me as it truly has helped me appreciate how good our Dam Good and Damn Good Value coolers really are!

If you feel up to it you can read all about our misadventures here: UFO V51.

You have been warned! :)
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Old July 5, 2009, 06:31 AM
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thanks this thing did not do very well at all just another cooler to the dust bin ha ha
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a piece of scrape metal compared to the OCZ Vendetta 2/Xigmatek S1283
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Old July 5, 2009, 09:58 AM
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You'd think that after all these years making coolers they would make a half decent one. Ugh when will companies learn from others...
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Old July 5, 2009, 11:59 AM
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IMO, this is nothing more than one of their older coolers with a bit of plastic. As they say: you can put lipstick on a pig but in the end, it is still a pig.
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That looks like a "quality" cooler, i mean who would ever think to re-engineer and put some thought into a product that needs to excel in its performance to excel in the market

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I As they say: you can put lipstick on a pig but in the end, it is still a pig.
I just called it pretty bacon
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