Sunday, December 30th 2007
Arctic Cooling Launches Alpine 7 Pro and Alpine 7 GT
Swiss cooling solution provider Arctic Cooling has launched a new series of value Intel CPU coolers - the Alpine 7 Pro and Alpine 7 GT. Due to their highly efficient thermal design and PWM function, with which the BIOS controls the fan speed of the Alpines, both coolers perform significantly quieter than the standard boxed cooler. Moreover, the 92mm fan of the Alpine 7 series features a patented vibration absorption, which gives the coolers the bestnoise/performance ratio in its price class. The Alpine 7 series feature Intel's push pin mounting for instant and easy installation. As with other Arctic Cooling products, the Alpine 7 Pro and Alpine 7 GT have a very long service life and are covered by a 6 year limited warranty. Alpine 7 Pro and Alpine 7 GT will be available by the end of Dec 2007. The MSRP of the Alpine 7 Pro is USD 15.95/Euro 10,95 (excl VAT). The MSRP of the Alpine 7 GT is USD 12.45/Euro 8,45(excl VAT).
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9 Comments on Arctic Cooling Launches Alpine 7 Pro and Alpine 7 GT
The Alpine 7 Pro doesn't do much better. It performs only marginally better than the boxed cooler, and is only marginally quieter. IMO, it would only really be worth looking at if you got an OEM processor and need a cheap HSF to put on it that is equivelant to stock cooling. Of course it only handles 90w, so quad-core cooling is out of the question, the stock Intel cooler is rated higher than that.
trog