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ChipChilla: Because Your Chipset Needs As Much Attention as Your CPU

A tower chipset cooler to chill your system down in the long hot summer days

By Bogdan Botezatu, Hardware Editor

22nd of January 2008, 16:15 GMT

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Kolink has just introduced, under its retail brand Coolink, a new tower chipset cooler. The product looks like a miniature version of a processor cooler. The ChipChilla weights 130 grams and features
an asymmetrical design with 6-millimeter copper dual-heatpipe and base.

"The ChipChilla features an asymmetric design that allows for the fan to be mounted on either side in order to evade compatibility issues with CPU coolers and graphic cards. Due to its 60mm fan, the ChipChilla can dissipate heat faster than comparable passive solutions. At only 19dB(A) however, the ChipChilla is significantly quieter than other chipset coolers employing small 40mm fans", reads the press release.

The copper base is completed by an aluminum heatsink horizontal fins. The fan can be mounted on both sides of the heatsink and works at 2200 rpm. When spinning at full speed, the fan has a noise output of up to 19dB. The ChipChilla uses push-pins and mounting-hooks and can work on both Intel and AMD motherboards.

As computers are getting more and more powerful, the chipset must support a multitude of new features, which can be achieved with the addition of a significant amount of transistors. The semiconductors inside the chipset add some more residual heat, which can ultimately render the chip useless. Proper cooling solutions will save you the pain of replacing the motherboard or the built-in northbridge.

"Today's chipsets produce more and more heat, particularly when overclocked. Mainboards, especially the more affordable ones, still tend to come with insufficient cooling solutions however", explains Timothy Chu, Coolink CEO. "Our ChipChilla easily cools current chipsets and also offers sufficient headroom for overclocking thanks to the supplied fan."
The ChipChilla chipset cooler is backed up by a 3 year warranty and costs $16,90.

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