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chad18e · 06-15-2004, 02:52 PM

Hey SLAXL,

Recently I encountered a simply problem when my girlfriend and I were playing Raven Shield on my LAN. We are in Germany, and air-conditioning is not something that my apartment is equipped with, and sometimes my computer room can get quite "stuffy". Well, anyway, she began having "jumpy" response and "artifacts". (Hercules 3D Prophet 'Radeon 9000')
After about 3 minutes of dealing with that, I went to the local MEDIA MARKET and purchased a THERMALTAKE GIANT II for 30 Euro. Let me tell you! This is maybe one of the best 30 Euro I have ever spent! The increase in performance was incredible!
The downside is the noise produced by this little gadget, but it does not really bother me. It could, however bother someone who is into quiet computers.
The installation was fairly simple. I purchased an extra tube of Artic Silver Thermal Paste, and really went crazy (used generously) when putting this bad-boy together. I did not even use one drop of the Thermal Paste that came with it.
This is my story. And I am sticking to it.

www.thermaltake.com
the product is the Giant II

06-15-2004, 02:52 PM	#9
chad18e Member (2 bit) Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Stuttgart, DE Posts: 3	Hey SLAXL, Recently I encountered a simply problem when my girlfriend and I were playing Raven Shield on my LAN. We are in Germany, and air-conditioning is not something that my apartment is equipped with, and sometimes my computer room can get quite "stuffy". Well, anyway, she began having "jumpy" response and "artifacts". (Hercules 3D Prophet 'Radeon 9000') After about 3 minutes of dealing with that, I went to the local MEDIA MARKET and purchased a THERMALTAKE GIANT II for 30 Euro. Let me tell you! This is maybe one of the best 30 Euro I have ever spent! The increase in performance was incredible! The downside is the noise produced by this little gadget, but it does not really bother me. It could, however bother someone who is into quiet computers. The installation was fairly simple. I purchased an extra tube of Artic Silver Thermal Paste, and really went crazy (used generously) when putting this bad-boy together. I did not even use one drop of the Thermal Paste that came with it. This is my story. And I am sticking to it. www.thermaltake.com the product is the Giant II Last edited by chad18e; 06-15-2004 at 02:54 PM.