The GeminII SF524 measures 144 x 144 x 105 mm, it weights 592 grams, has five 6 mm copper heatpipes, and offers support for Intel LGA 1366 / 1156 / 1155 / 775 and AMD FM1 / AM3+ / AM3 / AM2+ / AM2 processors. The cooler can be found selling for 37 Euro.

Maximizing Space
Touting a modern minimalist design, Elite 361 is engineered to be accommodating in space restricted work zones. Given its unique structure and airflow design, Elite 361 can be placed either horizontally or vertically within a space. A rotatable Cooler Master logo and four user attachable rubber feet assist in making these transitions. Front panel ports are positioned to be easily accessible in either orientation.

Viewing the interior reveals that Elite 361 supports up to a full-sized ATX motherboard, six 3.5” hard drives while being potentially expandable to a multiple graphics card configuration with its seven expansion slots. Benefiting from innovate enthusiast-grade features, Elite 361 incorporates a removable hard drive cage that, when removed, offers a maximum space of 12.3” or 312mm for graphics card length. A large 120mm top fan and several optional 80mm to 120mm fan ports provides superior ventilation potential.

Elite 361 will be available in February, 2012. Click here for more details.

Optimized Cooling System

Time tested as a titan among mid-tower cases, the CM 690 II makes it possible to take advantage of excellent airflow and water cooling options to vastly reduce temperatures on system components. The roomy interior space of CM 690 II Advanced Black & White enables users to install up to 10 fans, with enlarged mesh design for superb ventilation. Users can accommodate 120 x 240 mm radiator at the top and bottom for superior cooling performance. It also supports up to 2 radiators for water cooling units, and larger CPU cooler, such as Hyper 612 PWM.

More User-friendly Design with Improved Expansibility

Keeping the ideal filter design of previous generation, the new CM 690 II series is also equipped with filters on all meshed area and bottom for easy maintenance. With the tool-free 5.25″/ 3.5″ HDD bays, the 1.8″/ 2.5″ HDD and SSD adapter, CM 690 II series can also fully fulfill the demand of storage. In addition, CM 690 II Advanced Black & White includes an external SATA dock; users can install HDD here with protection. Utilizing users’ feedback, Cooler Master’s engineers improved upon the CM 690 II’s winning design by greatly increasing the CPU mounting hole size to accommodate new Intel Ivy Bridge mounts and AMD rear mounting procedures. Its roomy space can also contain long graphics cards, such as AMD Radeon HD 6990. Additionally, rubber grommets have been added to aid in setting up a clean and professional cable management layout.

Newly phased in USB 3.0 interface

Loaded with features, the CM 690 II delivers as the ultimate mid-tower for any purpose. With the announcement today, Cooler Master will begin offering improved Advanced Black & White Edition that will maintain its image with a performance and value update. This is accomplished by implementing the exciting new internal changes and exchanging the e-SATA port for two additional USB 3.0 internal connectors. The I/O on the top also offers a more convenient way to access.

The improved CM 690 II Advanced Black & White will be available for €99,95 and will hit the stores around the beginning of March.

Well suited for the home or office, NotePal D-Lite keeps laptops up to 15” cool and quiet with its large 140mm fan. It features an ergonomic design that supports better viewing / typing angles for longer, more comfortable, sessions. Users will immediately notice that the NotePal D-Lite is built from sturdy, yet lightweight, materials that make it easy to travel with and store when not in use. Laptops come with precious few USB ports. Knowing this, Cooler Master Engineers included a USB pass-through connector that will power the NotePal D-Lite and provide access for another USB device.

NotePal D-Lite comes in among the best budget-friendly laptop coolers on the market with a MSRP of $9.99. Expect to see NotePal D-Lite on store shelves in select regions soon. This information applies to the U.S. and Canada only. Price and availability may vary by country and/or region. For more information, visit the product page.

Vertical Vapor Chambers feature less than half the air resistance by reducing airflow vortexes and noise generated by air streaming through a heatsink. At the same time vertical vapor chambers exhibit 3 times the fin contact area, enabling faster and more efficient transfer of heat from the vapor chambers to the fins, and overall more efficient use of the available fin surface area.

As a result, Vertical Vapor Chambers allow Cooler Master to develop cooling solutions with greatly reduced noise footprints or increased cooling performance in excess of 200W at the same or lower noise level as without vertical vapor chambers.

The high-end tower heatsink Cooler Master TPC-812, the first product based on this latest technology and Cooler Masters leading product development process will be officially released to the market in a few weeks during CeBIT 2012.

Just like the GX range of Power Supplies, the Cooler Master GX Lite features one powerful +12V rail which provides plenty of power to whatever system is being used; it can easily support a dual VGA card system (both SLI and Crossfire) and has a strong resistance versus overloading. Next to this +12V rail, there are plenty of other features which make the GX Lite series a great choice.

Intelligent fan speed control
The GX Lite power supplies feature a 120 mm silent fan with built-in fan speed control to not only provide the airflow which is necessary to run a system totally cool, but also do this nearly noiseless.

Up to 88% efficiency
The entire Cooler Master GX Lite series reaches an efficiency of up to 88%. This means that the power is decently distributed to each component and not wasted in the form of heat.

Even more features
This series does not only have a high efficiency and built-in fan control, there are many more noteworthy features present in these power supplies. They include dual layer EMI filters to both reduce noise and to protect the connections by reducing the interference. There also is an active PFC/PWM controller included for further increase in efficiency and massive bulk capacitors with a hold up time of less than 17 ms to make sure the PSU can handle peak loads much better. Last but certainly not least is that the GX Lite series offer several protections like OVP and OPP to prevent damage to the system in any way.

Support will continue to grow for other Cooler Master CPU Coolers. To be notified when new CPU Coolers brackets are available through this program or CM Store, please sign up for the Cooler Master Newsletter.

To Obtain a Bracket Upgrade:

A free LGA2011 bracket will be provided to those that purchased a Hyper 212 EVO/Plus before the inclusion of this bracket in the product packaging.

• Visit our parts request page here
• Be ready to provide one of the following options*:
  • Heatsink serial number and an invoice for a LGA2011 motherboard or processor
  • Heatsink serial number and a picture of your new LGA2011 motherboard or processor

Click here for more details.

The Silencio Series represents the best solution for sound absorption with system builds of all levels. Sound silencing foam padding seeks to severely reduce system noises produced by hard drives, numerous cooling fans, and other devices. Combine this with a solid-steel frame, vibration inhibiting rubber feet, two Cooler Master quiet-spinning fans and the Silencio 450 nearly becomes completely silent. Those that value a quiet computing space will immensely appreciate the Silencio Series.

Look beyond the modest exterior of the Silencio 450 to find a clean, intuitive, and spacious interior. Three 5.25”, six 3.5”, and one 2.5” hard drive bay are set inside a solid steel frame. An easily-removable hard drive cage allows users to mix and match various hard drives for maximum flexibility and drive space. Removal of the included hard drive cage opens the door for the possibility of installing high-end graphics cards such as the AMD Radeon HD 6990 or NVIDIA GTX 590. Super Speed, backwards-compatible USB 3.0 and a versatile SD card reader provides users with several ways to connect data on-the-fly. A surprisingly efficient intake-exhaust cooling system throughout the interior provides for maximum airflow. Dust filters protect precious system components from potentially dangerous dust build-up over time. These can be accessed quickly for easy maintenance. Users taking the next step in silent cooling may opt for a custom watercooling setup. The Silencio 450 includes rear retaining holes that support optional water cooling radiator installations. A switchable door hinge creates an added level of convenience as well. A clean exterior design, brimming with features and reasonable price make the Silencio 450 the perfect silent partner for any enthusiast.

The Silencio 450 will be available at online and retail locations worldwide October 2011 for $59.99 MSRP.

Innovative design and materials
The Hyper 612 PWM CPU Cooler is designed for optimum heat dissipation at low fan speeds thanks to wider fin gaps, a PWM fan with a special fin blade design, and a precise heat pipe layout that directs each of its six heat pipes across CPU “hot zones”. Employing this unique heat pipe layout allows the heat pipes to multiply into twelve virtual heat pipes that cool the hottest parts of the processor.

Easy installation of fans and dual fan design options
Break the bonds that tie you to wire clips and fan screws with the included quick-snap brackets. With these brackets changing, adding, and cleaning fans becomes a simple matter of a few moments to remove and reattach everything. Those with more extreme cooling needs may attach an optional second fan with the extra included quick-snap fan bracket. The Hyper 612 PWM comes equipped with a high performance PWM controlled fan that can be adjusted via BIOS or OS-based motherboard tuning applications. Be it overclocking or stock speeds, PWM enables the included fan to become a versatile cooling option that tailors noise and performance to any need.

Right Interior, Wrong Color

While not much is known about this full-aluminum case other than a few rumors and teaser shots here and there, we’ve been beating the contact bush to see what falls out and some more details have come to light.  First of all,  it will only be available in black with a black interior unlike the photo above (which was custom painted by SmoothCreations and leaked through unofficial channels) and the price will be fitting of its flagship status:  $349 USD.  Unfortunately, the release date is under a firm NDA so we can’t quite discuss that but it’s safe to assume it will hit retail well before the Christmas shopping season hits high gear.

The specifications are exactly what one wold expect of an expensive flagship full tower chassis.  The Cosmos II features a ton of expansion bays of which some will be removable, USB 3.0 compatibility, support for the largest motherboards currently on the market and will come with a five pre-installed fans.   There are also built-in hot swap docks, a 4-channel fan controller, room for a 360mm radiator in the Cosmos II’s upper regions and of course full certification for 4-card SLI and Crossfire.

Below are some additional pictures and we’ll have a review once launch gets a bit closer.

Looking somewhat like a giant green skittle, the NVIDIA HAF-X is absolutely no different in design than the original case. It does however, add an interesting flavour of neon green to the plastic exterior accents. An NVIDIA logo at the bottom fan grill, green tinted side glass, and has exchanged the normally red LED fans, for green.

The Cooler Master HAF-X NVIDIA Edition will retail for approximately $229.99 USD.

The following images may be offensive to those with a sense of style; viewer discretion is advised.

We can’t do any explaining so we’ll have to let the pictures speak for themselves.

In our discussion about the future of the HAF series of cases, Cooler Master’s Product Marketing Manager wasn’t giving anything away, but it was said that consumers should be prepared for “something big coming” from the company just in time for CES 2011.

We’ll definitely be keeping our ear close to the ground for that.

Gaming-grade Precision

Accuracy in movement is just as important in an MMO as it is in a FPS game and that’s why the Inferno is equipped with a 4000 DPI twin laser sensor with a custom laser engine. This also means that the Inferno is excellent for playing a wide variety of other games and not just MMO’s. You do of course have full control over the DPI setting and you can store up to three custom game profiles thanks to 128kb of onboard Sentinel-X memory. The profiles can retain macros, scripts and just about any other customization you can come up with and it’s as simple as pressing a button to switch between your profiles.

Advanced Storm MacroPro, Rapid Fire Tactical and Storm Tactics Multiplier keys

The Advanced Storm MacroPro key enables quick and easy set up to your macros, scripts and mouse actions. The Rapid Fire Tactical key is ideal for getting out of tight corners when you need to lay down a lot of fire power quickly.

As it’s located just next to the left mouse button, it’s also easy to get to and you don’t have to figure out which key it is. Finally the Storm Tactics Multiplier key gives you access to 32 extra button outputs for macros, scripts, rapid fire and other unique commands.

It’s all in the design

The CM Storm Inferno was designed from the ground up to be a gaming mouse with MMOs in mind. With no less than 11 buttons, nine of which are programmable, you have access to everything you need just a simple click away. In addition, with a lift-off distance of 2mm, 1000Hz polling, 1ms response time and a max speed of 115 inches per second and you have a well rounded gaming mouse. The Inferno has also been ergonomically designed for maximum comfort over extended periods of time. The CM Storm Inferno is built for winners, no matter the game.

Cooler Master has introduced their next-gen HAF product, the HAF X.

The much anticipated HAF X debuts as the most powerful HAF (High Air Flow) chassis yet. Designed for performance systems, this chassis is able to house today’s latest and hottest CPUs, motherboards, graphics cards and is even compatible with USB 3.0 devices. With specialized support and cooling for graphic cards, massive airflow with the help of up to four gigantic fans and easy access to installed components, this is as close as it gets to a system builder’s ‘dream case’.

Extreme Airflow: Simply Cooler
HAF X provides powerful airflow with the help of massive-sized fans: dual 200mm top fans, front 230mm red LED on/off fan provide outstanding system cooling and extreme airflow for the entire system. An additional 200mm fan with dedicated air duct has also been added for unsurpassed VGA cooling.

Effortless Installation & Management: Simply Better
A unique feature of the HAF X is that users can easily swap hard drives with the new SATA dock without the need of removing the side panel. Other notable mentions include tool-free design, refined cable management system (including a power cable cover), safety on/off button cover and a bottom-mount power supply.

Upgradeability
Expansion for tomorrow’s most demanding graphic cards is not a problem with the nine expansion slots, spacious interior for extra long boards (i.e. ATI Radeon HD 5970) and even an adjustable VGA card holder for added sturdiness.

Please click on the Product Page link below for more information.

Starting this month, Cooler Master has begun shipping limited quantities of its windowed side panel through its own CM Store with a price of $19.99 USD. The panel fits both the Advanced and Basic models and includes a single space for a 120mm fan.

Cooler Master is shipping to both Canada and the USA, however, costs to major urban centres in the great white north hover around $20 USD. No word yet on if North American retailers will be stocking the panel.

The unit can be purchased from the CM Store: http://cmstore.coolermaster-usa.com/product_info.php?products_id=460

Cooler Master launches a new line of power supply, the GX Series. The Cooler Master GX Series power supplies stand for Gamer Xtreme, the evolved version of Extreme Power Plus.

The new lineup includes 550W, 650W and 750W units that are all 80Plus certified, boast active PFC, a single 12V rail design up to 60amps, 120mm cooling fan and a MTBF (mean time before failure) of over 100,000 hours. The extended 5 year warranty is included to give you further piece of mind.

Initial pricing is set at 4.90, 74.90 and 89.90 Euros respectively and the new PSU’s are expected to be released next month.

Check out the  GX series PSU jump starting a BMW M3:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6eZ2vctGCaU

Update: Cooler Master has confirmed that only the 650w and 750W units will be available in North America.

Superior Airflow Performance

The much improved airflow design now includes a larger 140mm blue LED fan with on/off switch and a a dual-fan side vent to quickly insert cool air, while unwanted heat is removed from the top and back vents, This adds up to the option of having five fans in total.

User-Friendly Design

The Centurion 5 II has a new removable 5.25” front I/O module for you to freely position it where you choose. It also includes trademark designs such as tool-free 5.25” and 3.5” installation drive bays, CPU cooler retaining hole and a bottom-mount PSU filter at interior to prevent dust build-up.

Cable Management System

Cable access retaining holes have been added to secure cables from routing cables in and out. This smart design of cable management also prevents the cables and components from being damaged.

Pricing and availability has not yet been announced.

(PR)  Cooler Master introduces USP 100, an enthusiast ready mid-tower chassis with an integrated 550W Extreme Power Plus power supply. USP 100 is a fully featured performance solution without the high-end price tag.

Wide Body Design
USP 100 offers a no compromise interior including many popular innovations from Cooler Master high end chassis. The wide body design includes over 11 inches for VGA card length and over 6.5 inches in CPU cooler clearance height for class leading support of the mainstream CPU coolers and graphics cards. A chassis width of over 8.4 inches makes cable management easy, allowing system cables to be hidden in spacious .5 inch clearance behind the motherboard tray. USP 100 includes a CPU retention hole for easy CPU cooler installation, hassle free tool-free drive bays, and an easy to clean front filter air intake.

Powered by 550W Extreme Power Plus

Answering increasing requests for more value, USP 100 combines a spacious, high airflow chassis with a quality 550W power supply. The Extreme Power Plus 550W has been field tested for both durability and performance with major graphics cards and CPUs. The combination of a power supply and chassis provides a stable, all-in-one solution perfect for mainstream system building. The USP 100 is exclusively available as a complete chassis and power supply solution.

Air Cooling Aesthetics

Taking cues from enthusiasts, the USP 100 is factory painted in crimson. Using proven all mesh front panel design, the USP 100 provides enhanced airflow to keep internal temperatures minimal. Front air filters increase dust management while reducing system maintenance. A hidden power button, red themed LED front fan, and crimson LEDs add a bold and edgy flair to any system.

USP 100 Availability

The USP 100 will be available Q1 2010 in North America, Canada, Mexico and Latin America. USP 100 with Extreme Power Plus 550W power supply will be available at a suggested market price of $99 USD. Other markets availability and pricing may be different.

Cooler Master has produced some wildly popular case designs, and a frequent favorite amongst budget builders is the CM 690. Now the case has been revamped and looks forward to its public debut come January 2010 at CES.

The CM 690 II Advanced showed up on our forum’s courtesy of a not so cleverly disguised Cooler Master rep. who has given us a sneak peak of both the CM 690 II and Advanced version of chassis.  They incorporate much of the same style as the first gen. but according to the Cooler Master representative, the cases feature  ”brand new bodies that aren’t based on the CM 690 or any other extant chassis”. While the exterior is similar in size, the interior has been expanded to allow for better cable management and more “innovative features”.

The case will be shown off at CES 2010, but for now, Cooler Master has hosted a teaser site with a countdown clock until release, and posted a few taunting photos of the exterior.

]]> http://www.hardwarecanucks.com/news/cases-power-cooling/cooler-master-690-ii-advanced-mid-tower-case-leaked/feed/ 0 http://www.hardwarecanucks.com/news/cases-power-cooling/cooler-master-releasing-excalibur-120mm-fan/ http://www.hardwarecanucks.com/news/cases-power-cooling/cooler-master-releasing-excalibur-120mm-fan/#comments Mon, 30 Nov 2009 20:31:05 +0000 admin http://www.hardwarecanucks.com/?p=6247 A quick note on a new fan being released by Cooler Master, dubbed the Excalibur, that looks to bring a few  changes to the world of fan products.

The Excalibur is a 120mm fan that distinguishes itself from others with a unique honeycomb metal frame that promotes airflow, a detachable 9 bladed fan which should make for easy cleaning and Barometric Ball Bearing said to increase the life of the fan up to 100,000 hours.

The unit is PWM controlled and can be adjusted from 600RPM to 2000RPM, pushing air between 26.4 and 85.6 CFM. Despite its power, the fan should only produce only a modest 13 to 30dba of noice, due in part to the bearing construction.

The attractive design and expected longevity is sure to entice many, however a price tag of 17.90 Euro ($27 USD) may have some thinking twice.