Gelid Silent Spirit CPU Cooler Review

The very first thing which springs to mind when looking at this box is not its bland exterior but the fact it is so gosh darn TINY! The lack of size does take some getting used to but when we did get over the hobbit-like dimensions our next thought was “Ick…. It looks like the poster child for some late Soviet Era Institutional packaging... ” Needless to say we are not what you would call fond lovers of white and light gray colour schemes.


We are inclined to cut them a lot of slack on the box as they did get the more important things right with the packaging scheme; and when its all said and done its getting the product from point A to B intact and unharmed that matters most. In point of fact, not only is the box a fairly secure and stable protective device it does get a few things right in the advertising department; namely it does have a lot of good information about the product on its sides and its shear diminutive size may overcome its bland appearance enough to entice even the most jaded of consumer to pick it up and investigate it further. We are doubtful on the latter but you never can tell!


As we mentioned earlier this box is down right SMALL, and it is amazing that a cooler can actually fit inside it, let alone have decent protective scheme. However, first impressions can be deceiving and just like the Tardis police box is bigger on the inside than the outside so too is this box! Lurking inside, the bland exterior lies two molded plastic cups which secure the Silent Spirit in place in transit. It is unusual to see this route taken as we are accustomed to the more tried and true methods of foam and cardboard.


The list of accessories which accompany the Silent Spirit are in keeping with the budget price range of this cooler. In a nut shell you get a pre-applied layer of TIM on the Silent Spirit itself, a folded manual, pre-installed pushpin style Intel 775 mounting brackets, AMD 939/AM2 brackets and that’s about it. This may seem a little on the anemic side, but it everything you really need and given the price point any additional “swag” would have simply increased the price. To us we rather have a bare bones accessory list and a few extra bucks in our pockets to buy our own darn goodies than have a long list of (mostly) frivolous goo-gaws jacking up the price.