14 DAY TRIAL // High-end central processing units and accelerated processing units always need powerful coolers, especially if you're going to overclock them, but the rest of them can do just fine with low-profile models like the ones that Raijintek has just unveiled.
Indeed, for many, it may be recommended to employ smaller coolers, because they can be very silent and let you get compact cases.
Also, it's gotten easier to use small coolers for the majority of CPUs, because chips have been getting more efficient and, thus, have lower TDPs.
That said, Raijintek has formally launched two low-profile CPU coolers, the Pallas and the Zelos. The former is made for high-end CPUs, while the latter is better suited to the mid-range.
On that note, the Raijintek Pallas CPU cooler measures 153 x 150 x 68 mm / 6.02 x 5.90 x 2.67 inches.
Its nickel-plated heatsink has solder-free aluminum fins and is connected to a copper base through six 6 mm heatpipes, which pull heat out of the CPU, or APU as the case may be.
The fan is a 140 mm Sleeve Bearing model with a rotary speed of 650 to 1,400 RPM (rotations per minute). The top sound output is of 28 dBA, less than a whisper.
The Raijintek Zelos cooler uses a 90 mm Hydraumatic Bearing fan with 800 to 1,400 RPM speed and 20 dBA max noise.
It has only three 6 mm heatpipes, but those pipes are direct-contact type. All in all, the cooler measures 94 x 93 x 44 / 3.70 x 3.66 x 1.73 inches.
The Pallas supports AMD Socket FM2(+)/FM1/AM3(+)/AM2(+) CPUs and APUs, as well as Intel LGA 775/1150/1155/1156/1366/2011 units. Its price is of €39.90 / $39.90. Meanwhile, the Zelos is a €17.90 / $17.90 processor with AMD FM2(+)/FM1/AM3(+)/AM2(+) support, as well as compatibility with Intel LGA 1150/1155/1156 sockets.
