My Pacificbreeze cooler review ... So, I saw some good reviews of it being used on XPS2's... and I bought one. Well, actually, I was so confident it would roc ...

Imidazole · 12-20-2005, 01:47 AM

So, I saw some good reviews of it being used on XPS2's... and I bought one. Well, actually, I was so confident it would rock, I bought three. Two for Christmas presents.

Link: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16834996501

I use i8kfangui for my temperature readings.

Quite often, after hours of playing World of Warcraft, raiding Molten Core and Zul'Gurub for hours... My Video Card maxes out at 95 celcius. It never went beyond it, but I was told thats where the card started to throttle itself, for thermal protection.

After 8 hours of gaming and raiding non-stop, using the cooler, my video card's temperature has maxxed out at 82 celcius.

Before cooler: 95 celcius
After cooler: 82 celcius

Thats a 13 degrees celcius drop!

There you have it ladies and gentlemen. This cooler kicks ass. Its not a pain in the ass like the other ones that lift your whole laptop up and make it uncomfortable to type. It looks good. Very portable. And it shows resulults.

I look forward to overclocking, now that I dont have to worry about heat so much.

Ice_Cold · 12-20-2005, 02:05 AM

Been looking at getting one.. But cant find ANY in australia.. 1 company offerd it to me for AU$180.... so he can shove that price up his a$$..

Any one know a place to get it in australia (No.. NEWEGG DO NOT SHIP TO AUSTRALIA !)

tooty007 · 12-20-2005, 02:12 AM

or canada

g1ordano · 12-20-2005, 03:52 AM

2 Quick questions:

Can you actually switch off the blue lighting even if u have the fans going? Or is it just one switch that turns the fans and blue lights on?

Another thing, how quiet is it once you have it running?

Tanamoril · 12-20-2005, 06:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tooty007

or canada

From what I've read you can't turn off the lights for the cooler.

Its about 21 dba which is near the same noise level as someone wispering to you from 5 feet away.
DBa guide here: http://www.lhh.org/noise/decibel.htm

This post here has a review on notebook coolers: http://www.notebookforums.com/showthread.php?t=123011
Try page 3 of the notebook coolers thread.

Imidazole · 12-20-2005, 11:22 AM

Q: Can you turn off the LED lights?
A: No, the same switch that turns on the unit turns on the lights. But it'd be hella-easy to disable the LEDs.

Q: How loud is it?
A: On it's 'quiet' mode, it's a bit quieter than the system fans running on high, full blast. On its 'loud' mode, it makes my laptop sound like a desktop PC. Nothing abnormally loud. I keep it on the loud mode, and I'm happy.

Hooly · 12-20-2005, 11:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tooty007

or canada

tooty, did you check out pctoyshop.com?? They are in Richmond.......you can order online or head down there since you're in Vancouver as well. That's what I did and I'm happy with my Pacific Breeze. By the way, it's not loud at all. I'll play WoW (on low), or NFS:MW (on high) and I don't notice the sound. I like that it props up the back of the laptop as well.

Xattica · 12-20-2005, 11:46 AM

Imidazole,
Hi my friend, you can send my Christmas presents now. The Pacificbreeze Cooler will be a good present for me. Thanks buddy,

Xat

Jericho · 12-20-2005, 01:32 PM

82?? Wow. After hours of heavy gaming on mine, it only goes up to 72 - 74 celcius. I use a Targus podium coolpad.

basso4735 · 12-20-2005, 01:35 PM

wow, thats a very good drop. and for the price?!!? wow, looking into this.

Imidazole · 12-20-2005, 01:41 PM

More good news!

Previously, completely stock - I could not use the auto-overclock function. It would lock up my system after about 30 mins.

However, enabling auto-overclock... and drastically increasing my framerates, after 4 hours of gaming my video card hit a max of 86 celcius - and it didnt lock up once!

I love this cooler.

Jordan1 · 12-20-2005, 02:49 PM

Nice.

U.N.inspector · 12-20-2005, 02:55 PM

The coolers are available without the LED's but
they are not made by Pacific Breeze....some other company.

It's the same build design.....just no lights....

U.N.inspector

Tanamoril · 12-20-2005, 03:57 PM

Just get a bloody quad cooler!

Alcyone · 12-20-2005, 04:02 PM

Another

for the Pac breeze cooler. My temps never get anywhere near 55 C if I use them in combination with max fans during gaming, while usually I had temps at around 55 C while running games.

They are good for widescreen notebooks since it's hard to find a cooling pad that will fit a 17".

12-20-2005, 01:47 AM	#1
Imidazole n00b Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Chesapeake, Va Posts: 135 Credits: 104	My Pacificbreeze cooler review So, I saw some good reviews of it being used on XPS2's... and I bought one. Well, actually, I was so confident it would rock, I bought three. Two for Christmas presents. Link: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16834996501 I use i8kfangui for my temperature readings. Quite often, after hours of playing World of Warcraft, raiding Molten Core and Zul'Gurub for hours... My Video Card maxes out at 95 celcius. It never went beyond it, but I was told thats where the card started to throttle itself, for thermal protection. After 8 hours of gaming and raiding non-stop, using the cooler, my video card's temperature has maxxed out at 82 celcius. Before cooler: 95 celcius After cooler: 82 celcius Thats a 13 degrees celcius drop! There you have it ladies and gentlemen. This cooler kicks ass. Its not a pain in the ass like the other ones that lift your whole laptop up and make it uncomfortable to type. It looks good. Very portable. And it shows resulults. I look forward to overclocking, now that I dont have to worry about heat so much.

12-20-2005, 02:05 AM	#2
Ice_Cold Karma.. What a bitch... Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Australia Posts: 378 Credits: -246	Been looking at getting one.. But cant find ANY in australia.. 1 company offerd it to me for AU$180.... so he can shove that price up his a$$.. Any one know a place to get it in australia (No.. NEWEGG DO NOT SHIP TO AUSTRALIA !) __________________ Dell I9100 P4 3.2gig \| 1024mb \| 9700 128meg \| 15.4" WSXGA+ \| 100gig HDD\| 24CDRW/DVD \| Dell 1450 a/b/g \| Dell 300 Bluetooth Dell I9300 P Mobile 2.26gig \| 2048mb \| 6800Go 256meg \| 17" UXGA \| 100gig HDD \| 24CDRW/DVD \| Atheros 5006XS a/b/g \| Dell 350 Bluetooth Dell I9400 Core2Duo 2.16gig \| 2048mb \| 7900GS 256meg \| 17" UXGA \| 100gig HDD \| DVD-Burner \| Intel PRO 4965agn \| Dell 355 Bluetooth

12-20-2005, 03:52 AM	#4
g1ordano Registered User Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: London, UK Posts: 35 Credits: -341	2 Quick questions: Can you actually switch off the blue lighting even if u have the fans going? Or is it just one switch that turns the fans and blue lights on? Another thing, how quiet is it once you have it running? __________________ i700M \| PM735 1.7GHz \| 1GB DDR \| 60GB HD \| 8X DVD+/-RW \| 2915 A/B/G \| 8 Cell Lion i9300 \| PM760 2.0GHz \| 1GB DDR2 \| 17" WUXGA TrueLife \| 256MB Nvidia GeForce 6800Go \| 100GB HD \| CDRW/DVD \| 2915 A/B/G + Bluetooth 350 \| 9 Cell Lion

12-20-2005, 11:46 AM	#8
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12-20-2005, 11:22 AM	#6
Imidazole n00b Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Chesapeake, Va Posts: 135 Credits: 104	Q: Can you turn off the LED lights? A: No, the same switch that turns on the unit turns on the lights. But it'd be hella-easy to disable the LEDs. Q: How loud is it? A: On it's 'quiet' mode, it's a bit quieter than the system fans running on high, full blast. On its 'loud' mode, it makes my laptop sound like a desktop PC. Nothing abnormally loud. I keep it on the loud mode, and I'm happy.

12-20-2005, 01:32 PM	#9
Jericho Adios! Join Date: May 2004 Location: Baytown, Tx. Posts: 6,374 Credits: 0	82?? Wow. After hours of heavy gaming on mine, it only goes up to 72 - 74 celcius. I use a Targus podium coolpad.

12-20-2005, 01:41 PM	#11
Imidazole n00b Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Chesapeake, Va Posts: 135 Credits: 104	More good news! Previously, completely stock - I could not use the auto-overclock function. It would lock up my system after about 30 mins. However, enabling auto-overclock... and drastically increasing my framerates, after 4 hours of gaming my video card hit a max of 86 celcius - and it didnt lock up once! I love this cooler.

12-20-2005, 02:49 PM	#12
Jordan1 >>>>>>>> Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 5,200 Credits: 971	Nice. __________________ strafeRight >>

12-20-2005, 02:55 PM	#13
U.N.inspector Search for W.M.D.'s Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Orlando, FL Posts: 929 Credits: 1,395	The coolers are available without the LED's but they are not made by Pacific Breeze....some other company. It's the same build design.....just no lights.... U.N.inspector __________________ Desktop: Dell XPS 410 l 2GB DDR2 l 8800GT l SB Audigy Consoles: Xbox 360 Falcon FW Modded l Xbox 360 Elite FW Modded l PS3 80GB l Nintendo Wii

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12-20-2005, 04:02 PM	#15
Alcyone Moderator Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 16,277 Reviews: 1 Credits: 274,601	Another for the Pac breeze cooler. My temps never get anywhere near 55 C if I use them in combination with max fans during gaming, while usually I had temps at around 55 C while running games. They are good for widescreen notebooks since it's hard to find a cooling pad that will fit a 17". __________________ Halp us wit the Gud Buk!! http://www.lolcatbible.com/

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