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FrostyTech has posted a Verax P16Cu Silent Pentium4 Heatsink Review



Now gather round and listen closely, what do you hear? Do you hear a multitude of fans inside your computer spinning away as they stem off miniature silicon meltdowns? If that's a big 10-4, just try and imagine a time when your computer might be virtually silent, even with fans spinning. Thanks to a company called Verax GmbH, that dream is a reality right now, though the CAIRdB line of fans aren't necessarily what you'd ever expect. With a background in fluid engineering, Verax have created a series of thermally controlled zero-noise fans that look like little nuclear submarine props. The trend setting impeller of the fan works by accelerating air between its blades evenly, over a substantially longer distance than standard vaneaxial fans. This keeps turbulent noises down as the impeller rotates counter-clockwise - totally opposite to that of traditional vane axial fans.
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