Thermaltake Giant II VGA Cooler

Manufacturer: Thermaltake Technology
Supplied by: Thermaltake Technology
Price: TBA

By Dean Barker (6/11/2003)

 

Introduction

Graphics card cooling has become more important over time as core and memory speeds have continued to rise.  Several advances in GPU chipset architecture have mitigated this but the need remains.  As such, more and more VGA coolers have come to market with the same gusto as CPU coolers.  One of the most interesting of the newer VGA cooler designs is the “sandwich” style cooler.  The first of these was put out by Zalman as a passive cooling solution for those seeking silent performance.  Thermaltake has now got into the act with their own “sandwich” cooler but this one is an active cooler meaning it has a small fan to assist in heat dissipation.  Let’s see how good a job Thermaltake has done with what they style the Giant II cooler.  Special thanks go to Kenny and Flora at Thermaltake for making this review possible.

The Giant II is less of a prepackaged cooler than it is a cooler kit.  The installation of the cooler is somewhat involved yet not difficult.  Let's take a look at what you get. 

Inside the Giant II package you will find two main heatsink plates (front and rear), fan guard, fan, two clip sets, heatsink base (front and rear pieces), a nickel coated copper heatpipe, thermal grease and a big bag-o-screws.  See what I mean about the kit remark now?  Let's look at some specs.

Specifications

• Application: NVidia and ATi based VGA products with PCB mounting holes

• Observed Weight: 448 grams

• Material: Aluminum heatsink and base / Nickel coated copper heatpipe

• Fan: 45 x 45 x 10mm

• Fan Speed: 5400 RPM

• Air Flow: 11.35 CFM

• Sound level: 28 dBa

• Connector: three-pin

 

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