[Review] Gelid Tranquilo Cooler

Hong Kong, June 16, 2008
One of the founders of Arctic Cooling Gebhard SCHERRER and his business associate VC TRAN
incorporate a new thermal solution company GELID Solutions Ltd. in Hong Kong.
GELID Solutions
The English word "gelid" is derived from the Latin word “gelidus” (extremely cold, icy).
As a Hong Kong based company with Swiss Management, GELID Solutions designs and
manufactures innovative, virtually silent and high-performance CPU coolers, case fans, thermal
compound and other computer hardware for both gamers and silent enthusiasts.
GELID Solutions Ltd. provides computer hardware distributors, retailers and system integrators with
top quality one-stop thermal solutions – from bearings to thermal compound, from design to shipping,
from the moulding of the fan to the print on the box – with state-of-the-art machinery and experienced
staff.
“I am thrilled to be back in this dynamic industry and look forward to developing innovative and
exciting products with my new team of colleagues,” said Gebhard Scherrer co-founder and Sales
Director of GELID Solutions Ltd.
“We aim for high quality, innovation and best service and, being Swiss, we leave nothing to chance,”
said VC TRAN co-founder and Marketing Director of GELID Solutions Ltd.
Both founders have worked in the PC Cooling industry for a number of years and successfully built up
an IT company with their expertise. Through their formerly founded company, they established a
globally recognised brand and stellar reputation in the IT industry.

Features:
• 4 Power Heatpipes
• Intelligent PWM Fan Control Curve
• Silent Operation
• High Airflow
• Optimized Fan Blade
• 5 Years Warranty
Tranquillo (CC-TranQ-01-A)

Applications:

Intel Socket 775, 1366 and 1156:
CPU: All Pentium D/ Pentium 4/ All Celeron D/ All Pentium Dual-Core/ Extreme/ All Core 2 Extreme/ Core 2 Quad/ Core 2 Duo, Core i5, Core i7
AMD Socket 754/ 939/ 940/ AM2/ AM2+/ AM3:
CPU: All Athlon 64 X2, Athlon 64, All Athlon 64 FX, Opteron, Sempron, Phenom, Phenom II

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Design Concept of Tranquillo:
The tower CPU Cooler “Tranquillo” uses 4 power heat pipes and a special heat pipe constellation to achieve best heat transfer from CPU core to the aluminium fins in its class. After precise software simulation and calculation during the development stage a unique heat sink shape was created to lower air flow resistance as much as possible.

A silent 120mm fan with the intelligent GELID PWM (Pulse Width Module) control has been chosen to make this heat sink more valuable. The fan blades were optimised to guarantee high airflow while running silently. The intelligent GELID PWM curve keeps the fan silent when no necessary cooling is needed and accelerates the fan speed whenever additional cooling is needed. The multi-award winning high performance GC-2 thermal compound is already included in the package.

To prevent any conflicts with the components on your motherboard please check with this dimension restriction drawing:
Additionally mounting clips for AMD 754/ 939/ 940/ AM2/ AM2+ and for Intel 775, 1366 and latest 1156 sockets as same as back plates for Intel LGA 775, Core i5 and Core i7 boards are all included. The cooler is RoHS and WEEE conform and carries a 5 year warranty.

MSRP: USD 38/ Euro 28€

Air Flow (CFM): 58 max
Bearing: Hydro Dynamic Bearing
Cable Length (mm): 500
Current (A): 0.18
DC Voltage (V): 12
Fan Dimensions (mm) 120 (l) x 120 (w) x 25 (h)
Fan Speed (RPM): 750 - 1500
Heat Sink Dimensions (mm): 74 (l) x 125 (w) x 153 (h)
INCLUDED: GC-2 Thermal Compound & Installation Kit for AMD & Intel sockets
Life time MTTF at 40C (h): 50 000
Noise Level (dBA): 12 - 25.5
Static Pressure (mmAq): 1.6
Warranty (years): 5
Weight (g): 645

Testing system:

Motherboard: ASUS MAXIMUS III FORMULA
CPU: Intel i5 750 2.66Ghz
RAM: GSkill Ripjaws DDR3 2x2Gb 12800 1066Ghz CL9
Hdd: Ssd 64 gb Gskill falcon Rv2
Fonte: Fractal 800 watts

Package :

Unboxing:

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System:

Stability tests:

A special thanks to Mr. VC TRAN for help us in this long journey!And all Gelid Solutions Team!

You can see the full review in Hardmodding.org