Review

Tom's Hardware, September 9, 2008 by Bill Lake
Two Hard Drive Coolers Compared

Vigor iSurf II Cooling System and Masscool's Sytrin KuFormula SHF-1

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Hard disk drive coolers have been around for quite some time. The goal of these devices is to lower the temperature of your HDD or your case, to make your system and drive last longer. Both the iSurf II and Sytrin HD coolers work by placing a heat sink on the drive and blowing air over it with small fans.

Vigor iSurf II Hard Disk Drive Cooling System

The iSurf II Hard Drive Cooler wraps around your hard drive with its U-shaped design. It has an all-aluminum structure that makes contact via fins in the structure. It uses a pair of Molexmolex -connected 40 mm fans turning at up to 4,000 RPM to cool the drive of your choice. It also has a single ultra-bright blue LED.

This cooler has the following details:

Table 1: iSurf II
Item	Detail
Model	HCC-S2BL(Black)
Chassis Dimensions	172 x 142 x 41.5 mm
Material	Aluminum
Fan Voltage Rating	12 volt DC
Fan Dimensions	40 x 40 x 10 mm
Fan speed	4000 RPM
Fan Noise	20.7 dB(A)
Weight	586 g

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