Testseek.com have collected 46 expert reviews of the Gelid Silent Spirit and the average rating is 83%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Gelid Silent Spirit.
December 2008
(83%)
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The editors liked
Small
Silent
Easy To Install
Performance / Price Ratio
Betterthanstock performance
Quiet
Easy installation
Sturdy
Compact design
Good cooling
Very quiet
Good value
Topnotch fit and finish
Good socket support
Fiveyear warranty
Decent performance
Small and compact
Seems well made
Average Performance
Easy Installation
Competative MSRP
Small and lightweight!
Cheap
Silent and quiet with fan at 100%
Excellent performance/size ratio
Supports both Intel and AMD
Future support for Intels LGA 1366
Fan is easily interchangeable
Preapplied high performance GC1 thermal...
Silent and low maintenance
Easy to install
Performance of PWM
Solid performance
Almost silent
Compact
Great design features
Price
The editors didn't like
Availability
Preapplied thermal compound
None really
Nothing Major
Not many accessories (no LED fan/fan controller/tube of thermal grease)
Average Performance, Easy Installation, Competative MSRP
Nothing Major
GELID Solutions first attempt at building a CPU cooler has been a good attempt, and the Silent Spirit is a worthy contender for your consideration when buying a new aftermarket CPU cooler. While the Silent Spirit didnt blow away the competition, it ...
Abstract: Gelids Silent Spirit heatsink makes use of four rubber vibration absorbing posts to hold a 100mm PWM fan in place, the fan itself varies in speed from 2400RPM to 900RPM. ...
Abstract: Today, we have a very silent, yet efficient heatsink on our hands. The Silent Spirit from GELID Solutions is a wonderfully engineered heatsink and is not too large. It fits the Intel LGA 775 processors with a LGA 1366 clip in the works, as well as the...
Good cooling, Very quiet, Good value, Topnotch fit and finish, Good socket support, Fiveyear warranty
Availability
Gelid has a very worthy product in the Silent Spirit, especially for the debut offering of a new company. The Silent Spirit easily bests the performance of the OEM cooler while being noticeably quieter, even at full speed. Also, the design allows som...
Abstract: Now that there are so many CPU coolers on the market for Intels Socket LGA 775 platform, its almost impossible to move for the things, and that vast wealth of choices for the potential buyer means that its hard for any manufacturer (not least a rel...
As it turns out to be, next to looking pretty attractive, the Silent Spirit performs pretty adequate as heatpipe based CPU cooler. Surely its not among the top dog coolers out there, but the price isnt either. In fact the Silent Spirit cooler for US...
Small, Silent, Easy To Install, Performance / Price Ratio
Availability
The Silent Spirit is a cheap, small, light, and almost silent CPU cooler. The almost however is something that may trouble a few people. The reason is that because it comes with a PWM fan there will be users who would rather they had a manual c...
CPU coolers like the GELID Silent Spirit can be hard for a reviewer to classify. They don’t offer balls to the wall performance, and are usually made to fit a niche. Finding that niche is necessary to determine whether or not the cooler is successful...
Small and lightweight!, Cheap, Silent and quiet with fan at 100%, Excellent performance/size ratio, Easy installation, Supports both Intel and AMD, Future support for Intels LGA 1366, Fan is easily interchangeable, Preapplied high performance GC1 thermal...
Not many accessories (no LED fan/fan controller/tube of thermal grease), Performance isnt the best, Preapplied thermal grease
Gelid Solutions have done a fantastic job with the Silent Spirit. One of the best things about it is how small and light it is, without compromising much on performance or noise. The fan is silent when set at a low setting and only slightly louder once...
We’ll start with the good points – it’s very quiet, except when your CPU is at 100% workload, which is a rare occurrence with most users. It’s nicely designed and quite the looker. Dynamic RPM management is done via the PWM chip an...
