Posted: 1/24/2000
Written by: MotoŽ
The first thing that comes to your mind when you lay eyes on the new Taisol CGK cooler is "WOW! This thing is big!" The Taisol CGK, from Nerdsbyte, is available in four models:
CGK 742092 with 21 CFM Delta fan: $24.99
CGK Standard with 27 CFM YS Tech fan: $29.99
CGK High with 30 CFM Delta fan: $31.98
CGK Ultra with 37 CFM Delta fan: $33.48
For this review, we take a look at the CGK High with its 30 CFM Delta fan. This would be a good choice for someone looking for super performance without the super high noise level of the top of the line Delta fan.
As stated in the beginning, the CGK is a very large cooler. By far the biggest socket 370 cooler I've ever seen. The unit measures 80mm wide. This is much wider than the motherboard's CPU socket and you may have trouble fitting it onto some motherboards. The heatsink is made of forged aluminum, not the extruded aluminum used in the construction of most heatsinks.
The Taisol uses a very good heatsink clip. The motherboard CPU socket has three small plastic hooks on each side, which holds the heatsink clips in place. Some heatsink clips, like those from Global Win, use only the middle hook. Some other coolers use three hooks on one side, but only one hook on the other side. The TaiSol clip is the only one I've seen to date which uses all three hooks on both sides.