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Gelid Silent Spirit review

Can this little upstart beat the classic Freezer 7 Pro in the value CPU cooler stakes?

Our Score 4

Last reviewed: 2009-04-26April 26th 2009

Price at launch £23.00
Max Fan Speed 2400
Max. Airflow 45.8
Heatsink Material Pure Aluminium
Min Fan Speed 900
Description Supports: Intel Socket 775 and 1366 (socket 1366 mounting clip sold seperatley) / AMD Socket 754/939/940/AM2/AM2+/AM3
Dimensions 100.5 x 125 x 108
Additional Information Life time MTTF at 40C: 50,000 hours / Hydro Dynamic Bearing
Maximum Sound Emission 25.8
Features Nickel Plated Aluminum Heatsink / 4 Sintered High Performance Heatpipes / Unique Heatsink Angle to cool the Components around the CPU / Pre-applied GC-1 high performance thermal compound

Product Summary

Silent Spirit

Gelid Silent Sprit

Price at launch

£23.00

For

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Great cooling performance

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Good price

Against

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Difficult to fit and remove

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