3RSystem iCEAGE: A New Cooling Company Tackles the Heatpipe Tower
by Wesley Fink on June 21, 2007 12:02 AM EST- Posted in
- Cases/Cooling/PSUs
When Zalman first burst onto the silent PC and Cooling markets a few years ago, many were surprised to find the company headquartered in South Korea. The kind of innovative thinking Zalman brought to the market in those early days usually came from Japan and then migrated to Taiwan. However, Korea was developing in many manufacturing areas and it was more logical than we first imagined finding an innovative new computer cooler company designing and manufacturing in Korea.
Today, a Korean headquarters is not as unusual as it was just a few short years ago. So it came as no surprise that a well-known case company headquartered in Korea, namely 3RSystem, has now entered the CPU cooling market. This is a natural extension of their work in case design and their first products are based on the latest design thinking in air cooling.
3RSystem was established in South Korea in 2000, with the goal of using creative design and innovation to become a competitive case manufacturer in a very short time. Evidence that this was achieved was the appointment of 3RSystem in 2001 as a "company of technological excellence".
From those beginnings 7 years ago the 3R Product Line has grown to include a full line of mini tower, full tower and mini/slim cases. 3RSystem also markets Poseidon brand water cooling systems, and they have just launched their iCEAGE CPU air coolers.
3RSystem products are now sold around the world, and frankly the company's presence in some Asian and European markets is much larger than their US presence. You can find more information on the availability of products in your area at the 3RSystem web site. According to 3RSystem, sales and distribution in the US are handled through JustPC (USA) located in Ontario, California. A quick click to the JustPC website shows a close link with 3RSystem featured on the introductory page.
The iCEAGE, which is the subject of this review, is an air cooler based on the capable heatpipe tower design. A full cooling test should provide a very good idea of the capabilities of the iCEAGE and how it compares to the best coolers tested in the AnandTech cooling labs.
Today, a Korean headquarters is not as unusual as it was just a few short years ago. So it came as no surprise that a well-known case company headquartered in Korea, namely 3RSystem, has now entered the CPU cooling market. This is a natural extension of their work in case design and their first products are based on the latest design thinking in air cooling.
3RSystem was established in South Korea in 2000, with the goal of using creative design and innovation to become a competitive case manufacturer in a very short time. Evidence that this was achieved was the appointment of 3RSystem in 2001 as a "company of technological excellence".
From those beginnings 7 years ago the 3R Product Line has grown to include a full line of mini tower, full tower and mini/slim cases. 3RSystem also markets Poseidon brand water cooling systems, and they have just launched their iCEAGE CPU air coolers.
3RSystem products are now sold around the world, and frankly the company's presence in some Asian and European markets is much larger than their US presence. You can find more information on the availability of products in your area at the 3RSystem web site. According to 3RSystem, sales and distribution in the US are handled through JustPC (USA) located in Ontario, California. A quick click to the JustPC website shows a close link with 3RSystem featured on the introductory page.
The iCEAGE, which is the subject of this review, is an air cooler based on the capable heatpipe tower design. A full cooling test should provide a very good idea of the capabilities of the iCEAGE and how it compares to the best coolers tested in the AnandTech cooling labs.
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strikeback03 - Friday, June 22, 2007 - link
I often get an error if it has taken me a while to type a response. My solution is to copy the post, then try and post. If/when it throws the error, close the comments page and reopen, has always let me post after that.I had assumed serrated meant that the fins were bent up and down in plane, allowing more surface area for the overall width. Looking back at the pictures that appears to not be the case though. Maybe the cuts on the fins are to quiet down some noise caused by tip vortices or something.
Wesley Fink - Thursday, June 21, 2007 - link
On p. 3 CPU Test Configuration - we state "Room temperature is measured before beginning the cooler tests and is maintained in the 20 to 22C (68 to 72F) range for all testing." According to my test notes ambinet temp was just below 71F at the start of these tests. The lab is air conditioned, but we do have to set the system off to keep fans off during the few munutes it takes for noise measuremtns.brian_riendeau - Thursday, June 21, 2007 - link
Cliff notes:-$50
-Another decent tower cooler
-Nothing special or mind blowing
+8 pages of "content" to explain the 3 lines above
I am continually amazed at the length and number of cooler articles that keep coming out of AT. With 8 pages, you could easily cover the relevant information on 8 seperate coolers, with pics and performance numbers for each cooler.
brian_riendeau - Thursday, June 21, 2007 - link
Also from earlier..."With the vast number of heatsink tests done to date it's surprising the ACF7Pro has yet to be tested."
Not really. People would lose interest in this type of article if they all ended with something like "Too bad the ACF7Pro works as well (or better!) at less than half the cost". The coolers that keep getting tested have very high mark ups.
strikeback03 - Friday, June 22, 2007 - link
umm, right...
And despite how much of the article is cut-and-paste from previous reviews, it's amazing how many people will complain about aspects of the testing that have been mentioned each time.
strikeback03 - Thursday, June 21, 2007 - link
2nd page under Specifications - the box says Thermaltake MaxOrb Specifications.4th page right under the Idle graph - says the VX managed 29C.
yacoub - Thursday, June 21, 2007 - link
"The iCEAGE 120 should retail for around 45 to 50 USD"yacoub - Thursday, June 21, 2007 - link
I didn't see a $xx anywhere in the article.yacoub - Thursday, June 21, 2007 - link
Curious how much an improvement this offers over the AC Freezer 7 Pro, which a lot of overclockers run because it's cheap, easy to install, and performs decently well.If it's a significant enough improvemnt to warrant the purchase, that would be important to know. With the vast number of heatsink tests done to date it's surprising the ACF7Pro has yet to be tested.
Duraz0rz - Thursday, June 21, 2007 - link
I want to see this cooler tested as well...I've had their A64 version for a while, and I loved it. I want to know how well the Freezer 7 Pro does with the Core 2 Duo, as I'm running the stock cooler right now, and the Freezer 7 Pro is freely avaliable and cheaper than the Scythe Mine Rev B I wanted to buy.Love how you guys are doing your cooler reviews here...keep it up! :)