Gigabyte G-Power Lite CPU Cooler
 

"The fan on the G-Power is pretty close to Baby Blue in color, but that is a hell of a lot better than the obnoxious Orange that Thermaltake insists on using on their fans. The G-Power fan is an unusual 110 x 110 x 25mm and is of the sleeve type instead of bearing. The fan pushes 48.5 CFM at 2450 RPM while staying at a peaceful 27.5 dBA, pretty nice statistics. "

Review URL // http://reviews.pimprig.com/cooling/g...cpu_cooler.php

27.5dBA ... at what distance, in what testing room? don't rely on specs!

Opteron 146 overclocked to 2.6 at 1.45V.

thermal output only sufficent for kiddie heatsink testing


In operation, I found the fan to be very quiet and could actually hear the seek operations of my hard drive on an open bench. *COUGH* real world conditions *COUGH*


Of course, it would have to be measured against the budget coolers in the same price range, but giving it a 6.5 just because it can't keep up with a much more expensive Big Typhoon is just wrong.