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You can really get bogged down in the pros and cons of opting for an aftermarket GPU cooler. Cooling kits, like this here Icy Vision Rev 2 from Gelid, are a great way to reduce temperatures and free up some extra overclocking potential.But despite thei...
Impressive compatibility, Helps overclocking, Performance cooling...
Pricier than an OC card alone...
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We recently took a look at Gelid's current flagship CPU cooler, the Tranquillo Rev. 2. It was a good cooler seeing that it carried out Gelid's goal of being quiet in action while offering good performance with an overclocked CPU. Today we are hoping that...
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GELID is a company that we have seen a few times since I arrived at TweakTown. Their Thermal Interface Material is some of the best around. The GC-2 works fairly well against the competition and can be found for much less of a hit to your wallet tha...
Now, this all wouldn’t be so bad if it wasn’t for the smoke I was getting from GELID. I asked them point blank if they had tested this on a 470. I was told they did. I asked for photos or any in house numbers so I could gauge what to expect. I was t...
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With the Icy Vision 2, Gelid Solutions has a new high-end aircooler for graphics cards in their portfolio. Well equipped with two 90 mm fans, five heatpipes and 86 fins it comes at a very competitive price. What else? Oh well, we confronted it to well kno...
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GELID's Rev. 2 ICY VISION is a cost effective 3rd party cooler that's great for replacing reference coolers that are often noisy, and broken down coolers that are literally good for nothing.The most striking part of the cooler is the UV Fan, more specific...
The card retails at USD 55 and it's definitely worth your consideration. Afte the test, I immediately replaced the the cooler on my Sapphire R9 280X Dual-X version, of which the fans rattle more than a rattlesnake.The GELID Rev. 2 ICY VISION comes with 5-...
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xbitlabs.com Updated:
2011-07-31 07:45:25
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Today finding an effective and quiet cooling system for a graphics card seems to be a harder task to accomplish than finding the most optimal CPU cooler. Despite this fact, however, there are about 10 times more CPU coolers than VGA coolers released th...
So, what is the verdict? Gelid Icy Vision is a high-quality universal cooler that offers superb cooling efficiency, rich accessories bundle, simple installation, beautiful glowing fans and a 5-year warranty. It is a little behind Arctic Cooling Accele...
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You know what "they" say. The bigger they are, the harder they fall. What comes up, must come down. The hotter the GPU, the harder it is to cool. Well, I snuck that last one in, but it couldn't be more true in today's GPU market, especially when overc...
I'll let everybody in on a secret. This was my first aftermarket GPU cooler installation. Shhhhh! If I can do it, anybody can if they are prepared to put a little extra time in. In this case, patience certainly paid off. The cooler is well-designed, i...
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tweaknews.net Updated:
2011-07-31 07:45:45
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Gelid has started their aftermarket cooling legacy with a strong step by releasing the Icy Vision Rev. 2. The cooler has certainly passed the performance tests and proven it's a contender. Gelid's design is adaptable, versatile, and backed up with ver...
Excellent performance, Versatile applications for AMD and NVidia, Dual 92 mm fans, 5 Heatpipes, Fans preattached with shroud...
Tedious and unclear installation, Fans are loud at full speed, Takes up an additional slot, Any further questions about this product can be asked HERE.
Gelid has started their aftermarket cooling legacy with a strong step by releasing the Icy Vision Rev. 2. The cooler has certainly passed the performance tests and proven it's a contender. Gelid's design is adaptable, versatile, and backed up with ve...
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overclockershq.com Updated:
2011-07-31 07:45:50
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Having a good aftermarket Video Card cooler is important nowadays with the rise of graphically heavy PC games. Better cooling will mean that your card can work more efficiently giving you the best game play experience. Today we will be looking a...
Price, Performance, CrossFire & SLI Compatible, Quiet...
Installation time...
After seeing the stock cooler only keep down the temperature for seconds before going up to almost the boiling point of water I firmly believe people with high end graphic cards should invest in a good cooler. As you can see from the benchmark GeLid...
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Behardware.com Updated:
2011-07-31 07:46:00
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With its first GPU cooler, Gelid wanted to offer as universal and high performance (250W) a solution as possible at the same time as aiming to put...
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Today we tested the Icy Vision VGA cooler from Gelid. It has five heatpipes and two 92-mm fans. Let's se if it performs well.In Figure 1, you can see the Icy Vision box, a plastic blister package which allows you to see its blue fans.click to enlargeFi...
When we first saw the Gelid Icy Vision, we thought it would be a great performer, with its five heatpipes and nice-looking fans, but, unfortunately, the results showed a completely different reality.The Icy Vision has a nice and very complete set of he...
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The GELID Icy Vision is an impressive GPU cooler equipped with 5 copper heatpipes, a sizable fin stack, dual 92 mm fans, and compatibility with some of the hottest graphics cards on the market including the Radeon HD 5870 and GeForce GTX 480.
Simply put, the GELID Icy Vision is a superb VGA heatsink that absolutely creams both the Scythe Musashi and the Accelero S1 equipped with a pair of quality full-sized 92 mm fans. While our HD 4890 test card is far from the most power hungry model on...
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We recently tested water cooling options from both Danger Den and Aqua Computer for taming the heat from the nVidia GTX480. Now, these options were not exactly easy on the wallet at around $150 each, and that does not include the rest of the water c...
GELID Icy Vision is a nice aftermarket air solution that won’t break the bank and will keep your card cool and quiet in the process...
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GELID is a company that we have seen a few times since I arrived at TweakTown. Their Thermal Interface Material is some of the best around. The GC-2 works fairly well against the competition and can be found for much less of a hit to your wallet tha...
Now, this all wouldn’t be so bad if it wasn’t for the smoke I was getting from GELID. I asked them point blank if they had tested this on a 470. I was told they did. I asked for photos or any in house numbers so I could gauge what to expect. I was t...
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Compatibility wise, it appears the VF3000A can fit a Nvidia based video card (based on visual look) but it is not mentioned on the instruction manual, or at Zalman's web site. This video card cooler is specifically designed for the ATI 58xx series video cards. The Icy Vision from GELID Solutions, can be fitted to both ATI and Nvidia based video cards...
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At Computex 2010, GELID Solutions launched their latest GPU cooler called the ICY Vision. The GPU cooler is aimed directly at the latest graphics processors from ATI and NVidia. And, since the latest GPUs produce a lot of heat, we’re anxious to give...
Great cooling performance, Low noise GPU cooler, Includes plenty of heat sinks, Good installation components and methods, 4pin power cable fits GTX480 header, Removable & adjustable cooling fans...
Cheap, plain mini heat sinks, Size may not allow certain SLI configurations...
Temperature Results The first thing you can expect from the ICY Vision is a nice drop in temps across the spectrum as it should be with any aftermarket cooler. The card idled at 37C and reached 59C while running Heaven 2.1 demo repeatedly. That beats...
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dreamwarecomputers.com Updated:
2011-09-14 18:08:48
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Next to CPUs, GPUs are the next greatest producer of heat in any computer system. It is of the utmost importance to keep them cool so as to maintain maximum performance. However, as GPUs get bigger and faster there is so much the stock heat sink can do...
Excellent Cooling power, Price, Silent operation, Easy Installation once you figure things out...
Not the most attractive cooler, especially the stickers...
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techreaction.net Updated:
2011-10-28 08:18:29
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Recently, GELID Solutions sent over some of there flagship cooling products. First up, is the Icy Vision Revision 2 GPU cooler.Some words from GELID themselves:The “Rev. 2 ICY VISION” cooler contains 5 power heatpipes in a unique heatpipe constellati...
The GELID Icy Vision Rev 2. cooler utterly surpassed our expectations for it. The cooler destroyed the temperature and noise levels set by our stock cooler. With the GELID Icy Vision Rev 2 you really can have your cake and eat it, too… you just have t...
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Modern GPUs produce a lot of heat. Keeping them cool is a major concern for gamers, enthusiasts, overclockers, and anyone else that pushes their components to extremes. Knowing, this some video card companies offer non reference coolers on their cards...
Excellent cooling, Low noise, Good pricing, Easy assembly, 5 year warranty...
Needs PWM fans.
The Gelid ICY VISION Rev. 2 GPU cooler has been reviewed on some other sites. But none have done it on a multi-GPU configuration, so we thought we'd try that. The system is now far quieter, and it no longer throws tremendous amounts of heat out the ba...
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hitechlegion.com Updated:
2014-01-30 01:27:00
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I guessed the password one last time and accessed security permissions to allow a secondary admin account. From then on, I would just log on with my secondary account (which had a Venezuelan inspired password, of course) so the system admin just thought n...
The GELID Icy Vision outperforming a reference video card cooler is a given, hence the tests conducted were against a video card that already comes with a highly regarded non-reference design. Although incompatible with the typical reference GTX 670 PCB...
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Congratulations! After a month of skimping out on snacks and beer, you've finally saved up enough money for a reference AMD Radeon HD6970 graphics card. After the initial unboxing and tears or joy, you start up a fragfest in Battlefield 3 and gaze in awe...
By following the instructions, we found the installation process to be fairly painless – given that you know how to apply thermal paste and am comfortable working on computer hardware. You'll definitely want to set aside at least 1 to 2 hours for the inst...
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GELID's Rev. 2 ICY VISION is a cost effective 3rd party cooler that's great for replacing reference coolers that are often noisy, and broken down coolers that are literally good for nothing.The most striking part of the cooler is the UV Fan, more specific...
The card retails at USD 55 and it's definitely worth your consideration. Afte the test, I immediately replaced the the cooler on my Sapphire R9 280X Dual-X version, of which the fans rattle more than a rattlesnake. The GELID Rev. 2 ICY VISION comes wit...
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