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Testseek.com have collected 18 expert reviews of the Ultra ChillTec Thermal Electric CPU Cooler ULT33186 and the average rating is 80%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Ultra ChillTec Thermal Electric CPU Cooler ULT33186.
 
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The editors liked

  • Looks Great
  • Performs Great
  • Not as loud as regular air cooling
  • Display is well built and easy to read.
  • Fairly quiet
  • Cools well
  • Looks great
  • Excellent cooling performance
  • Gives plenty of overclocking headroom
  • Not as expensive as some other TEC units on the market
  • Great cooling ability
  • Functional and attractive controller
  • Quiet
  • High cooling efficiency
  • Universal design (supports all contemporary platforms)
  • Fan highlighting.
  • Solid
  • Setup is no harder than that of a high end air cooler
  • Excellent cooling performance without the complication of watercooling
  • Overall high quality build
  • TEC is backed up by Air Cooling in case of failure
  • Fast temperature recovery from full load to idle

The editors didn't like

  • Weight might be an issue for LAN events
  • Flickering LEDs(preference)
  • Increase and decrease of the fan(preference)
  • Large and heavy
  • Installation could be difficult depending on motherboard configurations
  • Fan can be annoying
  • Can be difficult to install
  • CPU load meter not accurate due to animation
  • Only one TEC engine versus three or more on some other coolers.
  • Cant change fan easily
  • Installation requires access to back of motherboard
  • Umes at least 50W of power under maximum workload
  • Requires good air circulation inside the system case for proper cooling efficiency
  • Heavy weight.
  • Worthless 5.25" bay module
  • Complete lack of control over the TEC
  • Cyclic fan speed increase
  • The MSRP of $150 starts to rival entry level watercooling solutions
  • The constant RPM throtting up and down can get annoying
  • The control module is somewhat useless

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  Published: 2007-03-24, review by: virtual-hideout.net

  • My max speed before it crashed Wow! This is one heck of an impressive unit. I was a bit skeptical at first, as this appears to be almost identical to the Titan Amanda I reviewed several months back. It turns out that this particular cooler is far m...

 
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  Published: 2007-03-21, review by: dragonsteelmods.com

  • Fairly quiet, Cools well, Looks great
  • Large and heavy, Installation could be difficult depending on motherboard configurations, Fan can be annoying
  • The ULTRA ChillTec CPU Cooler is one of those products that is just a great product, from the actual manufacture and design of it, to the performance, it is an excellent choice to cool your hot CPU. I can easily recommend it to anyone looking for somet...

 
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  Published: 2007-03-19, review by: Bcchardware.com

  • Excellent cooling performance, Gives plenty of overclocking headroom, Not as expensive as some other TEC units on the market
  • Can be difficult to install, CPU load meter not accurate due to animation, Only one TEC engine versus three or more on some other coolers.

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  Published: 2007-03-14, review by: hardwaregeeks.com

  • Abstract:  Processors generate heat and when they run hot, your system slows down and in the extreme case, it might even shut down. So to keep your system cool and running smoothly, it is necessary to have proper cooling. We were enthusiastic when we heard about...

 
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  Published: 2007-03-14, review by: bigbruin.com

  • Great cooling ability, Functional and attractive controller, Quiet
  • Cant change fan easily, Installation requires access to back of motherboard
  • I have used many different Ultra Products brand items over the past few years, and while some have been extremely impressive, others have returned average results. This is the first Peltier cooler I have ever used and I have to admit I am impressed by ...

 
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  Published: 2007-03-13, review by: ocia.net

  • I will admit that I am very surprised by the results obtained with the ChillTec, especially how well it scaled as we increased the clock speed on the processor. At lower clock speeds, the ChillTec was beat only by the Freezone on High Settings. At 3.5 ...

 
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  Published: 2006-02-02, review by: modders-inc.com

  • Looks Great, Performs Great, Not as loud as regular air cooling, Display is well built and easy to read.
  • Weight might be an issue for LAN events, Flickering LEDs(preference), Increase and decrease of the fan(preference)
  • I have been running two of the Ultra ChillTec units over the last couple of weeks. There are a few things that you will want to keep in mind when choosing this cooler. First and foremost, make sure you have room to mount a cooler of this size. I c...

 
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  Published: 2007-04-08, review by: overclockersclub.com

  • Nice control panel...
  • Very Large, will not fit in some cases, Draws a lot of power @ 100% load, Loud, Heavy, No manual fan controls, Big takes up a lot of interior case space...
  • To be totally honest, I’m not very thrilled with the Ultra Chill-TEC. For one, it’s loud even at normal speed. I could never get the CPU temperature high enough to hear what it would sound like if it were on high, but I’ll pass. I also d...

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