Introduction From sunny California comes our next contender. SilenX sent us the EFZ-120HA5. The EFZ-120HA5 is a 120mm heatsink equipped with SilenX’s own Effizio fan. Usually this would be a pretty straight forward review and it will be but we discovered something that immediately caught our eye. On the packaging of the SilenX EFZ-120HA5 is [...]

Recently, Corsair sent over one of its flagship cooling products, the Hydro Series™ H100 Extreme Performance Liquid CPU Cooler. The current Hydro Series™ line includes the H100, H80, H70 Core, H60 and H40.   H100 packaging H100 packaging The Corsair H100 comes in Corsair’s signature Blue and White packaging that is present throughout Corsair’s other [...]

Introduction We continue with our quest to explore alternative options to traditional air cooling and to do so today we have the Antec KÜHLER H₂O 620 in the lab. The Antec KÜHLER H₂O 620 is the little brother of the Antec KÜHLER H₂O 920 and has been specifically designed for Antec by Asetek. We can [...]

Recently, Gelid sent over one of its products that has been causing a lot of noise in the overclocking community, the GX-7. It is time to see how the GX-7 stands up to TechREACTION’s grueling testing.   The Gelid GX-7 comes in Gelid’s signature Blue and Green packaging that is present throughout Gelid’s other products [...]

Today comes double trouble from Spire. They have sent us the Gemini Rev. 2 to put through the paces. Spire has been in the business of building computer parts and computer equipment for over a decade. The company is covering markets around everywhere with multiple locations strategically placed around the globe.     We will [...]

Introduction There have been many discussions on the interwebs of whether or not traditional air cooling is efficient enough and if it can provide enough performance or if water cooling can supersede it and offer things that air cooling just can’t. Noise, power draw, reliability, performance and pure price are among common categories mentioned in [...]

With all the questions I have received lately on water cooling, which fans to get and how will they effect my cooling, I decided to throw together a test with a few different fans that I have lying around here. I will be running a push/pull installation with my fans for the testing. I am [...]

Recently Enermax sent over one of its newest cooling products, the ETS-T40. Here’s what they have to say about it: World leading thermal resistance performance of 0.09°C/W. VGF (Vortex generator flow) technology to greatly increase air convection. SEF (Stack Effect) design to enhance heat transfer. Unique air path creating high VEF (Vacuum Effect) to optimize [...]