The Dominator - 140mm pipe cooler

Ice Tea · 29 Apr 2006 at 06:41

New out

http://www.aerocool.com.tw/p-cooler/the dominator/dominator.htm

Review

http://translate.google.com/transla...review/disipadorescpu/aerocool-dominator.html

ashmanq · 29 Apr 2006 at 07:38

That is one massive fan!!! :eek:

JonnyGLC · 29 Apr 2006 at 10:49

Oh sweet Jesus :X

pastymuncher · 29 Apr 2006 at 10:52

That monster will definately not fit in my rig. My SI-120 is a struggle as the power socket is right next to the cpu socket.

Excellent cfm though for not a lot of noise.

mc_bob · 29 Apr 2006 at 11:16

I Want !!!

MC_Bob

TaKeN · 29 Apr 2006 at 11:28

I will buy it.

ONLY When its proved better than my Scythe Ninja

Mr Gimp · 29 Apr 2006 at 11:31

Bugger the heatsink, I'm whacking that fan on my PA 160!

Minstadave · 29 Apr 2006 at 11:31

It only has 3 sides of the fan shrouded, the side where the heatpipes go into the radiator is open, that can't be good for airflow :confused:

mc_bob · 29 Apr 2006 at 11:37

Minstadave said:
It only has 3 sides of the fan shrouded, the side where the heatpipes go into the radiator is open, that can't be good for airflow

Youve lost me :confused:

I think you mean the edges covered up but could you please elaborate

MC_Bob

Minstadave · 29 Apr 2006 at 11:39

mc_bob said:
Youve lost me
I think you mean the edges covered up but could you please elaborate

MC_Bob

In the review the fan is attached to the heatsink by a black shroud, that should be airtight really, but on one side there's a sizeable gap between it and the heatsink:

You can see on the side facing the camera that there's no shroud between the fan and heatsink.

mc_bob · 29 Apr 2006 at 11:45

Oh I see, Thanks,
Nothing a bit of duct tape cant fix though :rolleyes:

Not but really I wonder why they done that, myabe to have less air going through the fins, may of made more noise :confused:

MC_Bob

Minstadave · 29 Apr 2006 at 11:49

mc_bob said:
Oh I see, Thanks,
Nothing a bit of duct tape cant fix though

Not but really I wonder why they done that, myabe to have less air going through the fins, may of made more noise

MC_Bob

Less air going through the fins kind of ruins the point of having a powerful, large fan, they could have just used a slower one if they wanted less noise.

But yeah, duct tape should sort it nicely

mc_bob · 29 Apr 2006 at 11:52

Yeah, nice cooler though, wonder how much it would be...

MC_Bob

Cyber-Mav · 29 Apr 2006 at 12:07

wonder if its as good as a big typhoon?

matt100 · 29 Apr 2006 at 15:11

for goodness sake these heatsinks are just getting ridiculous, if you're really that desperate to get high end cooling get water!

I bet that is a monumental pain in the ass to fit too, and can it be that much better than a freezer pro? Couple of degrees maybe to have a decent crack at bending your motherboard?

Minstadave · 29 Apr 2006 at 15:21

The fitting mechanism doesn't inspire me with confidence, it looks a bit weak.

Moredhel · 29 Apr 2006 at 15:33

At that height off of the motherboard with that much weight behind it, I wouldn't trust it not to rip itself out of it's bracket in transport. The first speed bump would surely ruin your motherboard.

harris1986 · 29 Apr 2006 at 16:04

not being funny but i see where you are coming from but when ever i travel with my computer i lay it flat :confused:

Cyanide · 29 Apr 2006 at 18:59

I've got that fan on the rad on my water cooling loop... it's huge but the airflow's good and you can't hear it at all even at full speed!

Ice Tea · 30 Apr 2006 at 01:18

For those just intrested in the Fan

http://www.aerocool.com.tw/p-accessory/strameliner/streamliner.htm

Review

http://hi-techreviews.com/reviews_2006/AeroCool_Fans/P1.htm