Gigabyte G-Power Cooler Pro Review - PAGE 1

I'm sure that Gigabyte requires no introduction among most of our readers. Gigabyte has a deep range of computer products from motherboards to video cards and have even extended their product line up to include items such as coolers. Hot on the heels of Coolermaster's AQUAGATE R120 review, we have a new product in store for your hungry eyes. On the review bench today is Gigabyte's latest innovation on the CPU cooler front. I was quite impressed with the performance and noise level of the Coolermaster AQUAGATE R120 when its fan was in a slower speed setting, and it'll be interesting indeed to see whether this impressive-looking piece of cooling technology is enough to best the AQUAGATE.

The G-Power Cooler Pro utilizes an interesting quad-heatpipe design, with the actual heatsink portion of the unit being suspended over the processor socket by the four heatpipes, and cooled by a 110mm fan. It is compatible with a wide range of sockets, much like the AQUAGATE: LGA775 (new pin-less P4), S478 (older P4), S462 (Socket A, Athlon), and S754/939 (Athlon 64). Coupled with Gigabyte's omni-directional design, all of these design elements come together to form a cooler that ought to be compatible with every single modern PC motherboard you can buy.