Global Win IStorm
To Install:-1. Unscrew the case slightly and pull out the front panel
2. Install IStorm and make sure the connector is in the case
3. Screw in the IStorm
4. Plug in the Power Supply
5. Screw the case back together and your done
The Global Win Features
Global win are one of the largest cooling companies, my system is cooled by a Vos32+, and will soon be housed in a Global Win 802 case. This drive was the best presented out of all of the coolers as it came in a nice black box and looked very professional...but did the IStorm looks live up to the Spec and Tests...
We will find out:-
- - To further cool the CPU by 2 Degrees
- Very Quiet Fan, only (26dba)
- Easy to install
- No Vibrations
- Equipped with Alarm + LED
The white front panel there is a large cylinder shaped fan, this moves the slowest
out of all the coolers which we tested today but it was
one of the most efficient. It was very quiet, the fan pushes a lot of air over
the drive keeping it cool, it pushes a lot of air even thought the fan
is not very powerful. The only issue with this drive is that it sticks out from
the front of the PC a fair distance.
This the IStorm Cooler from Global Win USA
I installed this on the Viking 2, which I am using for all of the hard drive coolers
in the shoot out, the first thing which I noticed was how much
it stuck of the case, most people wouldn't mind this, but it seemed to annoy me,
but when I turned on my pc it was silent, I was VERY
impressed, I ran the HARD DRIVE doing a defrag and scan disk of windows then in
to 4GBs roughly of mp3s being copied across, It performed
brilliantly here are the results:-My tests showed an excellent cooling performance. The cooler will be sufficient
to cool even the hottest 10000rpm drives. I tested it with my
Viking LVD drive (it gets VERY HOT!), and the temperature (measured on the bottom
of the hard drive cooler) never exceeded 29°C.
I also checked to see that the alarm worked by pulling the front off and touching
the fan, it worked a treat ;)
the white front panel there is a large cylinder shaped fan, this moves the slowest
out of all the coolers which we tested today but it was
one of the most efficient. It was very quiet, the fan pushes a lot of air over
the drive keeping it cool, it pushes a lot of air even thought the fan
is not very powerful. The only issue with this drive is that it sticks out from
the front of the PC a fair distance.
Conclusion
The cooler is nice, silent, but ugly. It uses a special lateral cross-flow fan
that has a lower rotational speed, which ensures lower noise and vibration
levels. Very efficient air flow enables IStorm to cool more than one hard drive.
The cover is easily removed, allowing access to its wire-mesh filter
for cleaning. It is also equipped with an Alarm + LED
Pros:
- Cooled Very Well
- Helps keep Hard drive for longer
- Silent
Cons
- Uses a 5 1/4 bay
- Looks Ugly
- Expensive
