Testseek.com have collected 46 expert reviews of the Gelid Silent Spirit and the average rating is 83%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Gelid Silent Spirit.
December 2008
(83%)
46 Reviews
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We’ll start with the good points – it’s very quiet, except when your CPU is at 100% workload, which is a rare occurrence with most users. It’s nicely designed and quite the looker. Dynamic RPM management is done via the PWM chip an...
Decent performance, Small and compact, Quiet, Seems well made
None really
For their first attempt at CPU Cooling Gelid Solutions has done an admirable job with the Silent Spirit. It offers silence an good cooling performance in a small package. Sure its not the best performer out there today, but it can compete with the be...
Abstract: The Silent Spirit follows an open frame structure concept whereby both design and dimensions have been improved to eliminate humming and buzzing noises while maintaining a compact overall size. The 92mm fan has been chosen for silent operation and high...
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Published: 2009-01-20, Author: Chad , review by: tweaktown.com
GELID have responded in regards to the rattling issue and claim the reason for this was that the cooler was damaged in transit. You can read our response to this in the section at the end of the review.The GELID Silent Spirit enters the market ad...
Abstract: Round-up Intel’s standard CPU cooler for the Core i7 family looks like a slightly bigger version of the cooler that we're used to seeing on LGA775 Pentium D and Core 2 chips. It works well at the standard speed but lets the side down when you start ove...
With the Silent Spirit Gelid Solutions has built a remarkable top flow cooler that only weighs 370 g and delivers performance comparable to a Zerotherm BTF-90. Therefore we can be anxious to see other, bigger coolers from Gelid Solutions. Installing th...
Gelid have developed a great product in the shape of the Silent Spirit cooler. It is their first effort at making a CPU heatsink but it actually seems as if they have been making these for much longer. The Gelid cooler may not necessarily be up there ...
Silent, Long lifespan, Good Clearance, Affordable, Included thermal paste, Price...
Similar temperatures to stock fan, Rough baseplate...
Overall the packaging is good, the heat sink looks good, and operated quietly. The CPU ran stable, even at higher temperatures from overclocking. The arched design makes it fairly easy to use the Intel pushpin method, and clearance wasn’t an issue w...
