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GeIL unveils Cyclone RAM cooler
Cools your RAM, and displays the temperature with LEDs
We might have travelled to the moon and created the Large Hadron Collider, but humans still continue to be amazed by fans that display messages via LEDs when they’re spinning round. Memory manufacturer GeIL is the latest manufacturer to implement the conversational wheel of light, but this time it’s attached to a new hefty-looking RAM cooler, which GeIL says is capable of knocking a good few degrees off your memory’s temperature.
The EVO Cyclone features an adjustable mounting system to suit pretty much any height of memory module, a 50mm fan in the middle, heatsink fins on either side of the fan and air ducts underneath. The idea is that cold air is pushed over the memory by the fan, and the hot air is then dispersed through the sides of the heatsink.
Meanwhile, the LED fan tells you the speed of the fan, as well as the temperature of your RAM using a heat sensor. In GeIL’s own tests, the cooler apparently knocked the temperature of the RAM from 48.5°C to 36°C, while the heatspreader temperature dropped from 44.9°C to 33°C. GeIL also claims that the addition of the cooler had no effect on the ambient temperature of the case.
The fan comes with a three-pin power connector and runs at 12V as standard. This spins the fan at 3,400rpm, although GeIL claims that the ‘ultra-quiet fan operates at a stealthy 21dBA’ at this speed.
Innovative memory cooler or gimmick with lights on? Let us know your thoughts about GeIL’s new Cyclone in the comments section below.
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why would anyone come onto a custom PC site based around a magazine aimed at modders and overclockers who like to OVERCLOCK stuff and then decide to call anyone overclocking their RAM idiots and sad??? we all know its no great increase to OC ram for apps and games but that isnt the point is it? most overclockers do it because it CAN BE DONE and no other reason is needed. Mitzy you need a chill pill mate! And im willing to bet, among those who really push the overclocking limits there will be someone who has found in order to gain the greatest overclock they needed to overclock the fastest ram available to achieve stability. Also plenty of us cant afford to constantly update and any gains are appreciated even if they are very small. Each to their own after all, stop trying to ruin everyone elses fun by calling them stupid or sad mitzy, its a hobby to some.
Comment by hazed100 at 5:28am 17th April 2009
Bugger fans and lights on everything, go liquid cooling – don't be scared of it, just respectful. You can buy professional kit now that covers all the hot spots in a PC and it only requires a fan on a radiator to get rid of all that nasty hotness. Less fans, less noise, obviously. Water cooled kit lasts longer too (so long as you're not a numpty with overclocking or bad piping). My kit is so quiet I have it sitting in my lounge doubling up as a media centre. The only problem I have is remembering it's turned on when I hit the sack. Quiet is quite nice.
Comment by knevitt at 10:01am 23rd February 2009
(LOL) It's SO ugly - I'll say it again. Damn - that's UGLY!!!!
Comment by d4martin at 10:46am 23rd December 2008
and to be honest, i had two fans blowing on my ram at the time. so this could be useful to some i guess.
Comment by ballman6711 at 3:50am 26th November 2008
i am running xp 32 bit, so 4 gigs is the max the os will see. that includes 512 megs of gpu, cache on the proc, etc... 4gigs in my rig would be a waste. also, after countless hours of testing, benching, etc, it does make a difference to the performance of the machine. granted, i went a bit wild, even had the timings at 3-4-3-8, but it was a very fast rig at the time. theres no point oc'ing everything else and having your ram as a bottleneck. this piece of equipment could be useful to some, just not me.
Comment by ballman6711 at 3:41am 26th November 2008
Why overclock RAM? If you want it to perform better than buy more. That way you save it burning out and dying on you. Overclocking from 800MHz to 1200MHz is a big step tbh, theres no wonder it burnt out. Though, this surprisingly pointless little gadget wouldn't have helped I imagine, it would have just taken up valuable case space.
Comment by mitzy1002000 at 8:11pm 25th November 2008
My ram overheated and burnt out. rated for 800mhz and running at 1200, and 3 days of stresstesting, but still... I wouldn't buy this
Comment by ballman6711 at 1:57am 25th November 2008
been having a rubbish day at work today, but every time i felt a bit down a quick look at that "thing" makes me chuckle.
Comment by the_jetsetwilly at 4:42pm 24th November 2008
The first person on here speaking sense :D Couldn't agree more.
Comment by mitzy1002000 at 4:05pm 24th November 2008
Flat primer is a bad idea as the design of the paint means it draws moisture to bond the main coat. This would mean your car would rust very quickly without the candy red bit.
Comment by demnseedgfx at 10:13am 24th November 2008
Since when has overheated RAM become a problem. This may make your RAM cooler but who has ever had a problem with their RAM overheating and burning itself out? Eversince RAM has had heatpipes and heatsinks attached to them we haven't really had the need to mount a fan (except to the front of the case to blow any hot air away) on the RAM itself. This seems like a gimic more than anything else.
Comment by Nickuk1987 at 10:25pm 23rd November 2008
put your ear next to a 20dB fan and you can hardly hear it. If your comp gives 21dB total, and only sometimes sounds like a jet engine - thats when its giving more than 21dB. Also, if your overclocking, why would you leave your ram unoverclocked. i mean, you are trying to get the best speed possible... (ok, i admit that the ram oc doesnt make that difference, but still.) Back on topic, if i had decent ram, i'd get it :P
Comment by Gryphon16 at 10:01pm 23rd November 2008
Almost silent? Have you died recently or something? My PC produces around this in total, and at times it can sound like a freakin jet engine. 21dB is far from quiet, and to have that much noise doing something that isn't particularly neccessary such as cooling RAM.... you're just paying to deafen yourself.
Comment by mitzy1002000 at 10:10am 23rd November 2008
Almost silent? Have you died recently or something? My PC produces around this in total, and at times it can sound like a freakin jet engine. 21dB is far from quiet, and to have that much noise doing something that isn't particularly neccessary such as cooling RAM.... you're just paying to deafen yourself.
Comment by mitzy1002000 at 10:10am 23rd November 2008
everything to do with customising a computer is pointless, (a cardboard box can be used as a pc enclosure) just like an apple red candy paint job on a custom car is pointless, (any paint even flat primer will do the job of protecting the metal..) pointless things are great, they usually make things more interesting, but you all already knew this. what a pointless post. I am getting one of these as soon as it's released :D
Comment by chiefie at 4:16am 23rd November 2008
21 dba is practically silent btw. have a look here: http://www.sengpielaudio.com/TableOfSoundPressureLevels.htm
Comment by chiefie at 4:10am 23rd November 2008
If you're sad enough to overclock RAM, then you can buy this. Though for us normal people, who if we want better RAM, then we buy more, then don't buy it. Simple as. *End of discussion*.
Comment by mitzy1002000 at 4:05pm 22nd November 2008
rabbiehippo posted in the wrong place, or went seriously Off Topic... Back 'on topic' i think this looks quite good for those in extreme overclocking. but i dont reckon everyone is going to invest in this, simply because not many people if at all have issues with RAM temperatures even during modest overclocking.
Comment by Lightning_Pete at 12:11pm 22nd November 2008
mitzy ... anything microsoft makes is crap... so what operating system are you using .... despite all the stuff i hear about Vista ..ive had no problems and XP runs pretty well to.... Try running Linux and see how user friendly Microsofts products are .... ok they are out to make money but who isnt. And no i dont work for Bill . rant over
Comment by rabbiehippo at 12:56am 22nd November 2008
'We might have travelled to the moon and created the Large Hadron Collider' erm the Large Hadron Collider is in Switzerland ... not on the moon ;o)}
Comment by rabbiehippo at 11:33pm 21st November 2008
you obviously have never overclocked ram. the better the ram, the hotter it gets, and highly overclocked ram (1150mhz and above) tends to meltdown after a few months at high temperature.
Comment by bug8504300 at 11:23pm 21st November 2008
If your RAM is good enough, then it just doesn't need cooling. No idiot in their right mind is going to buy something as stupid and pointless as this. I'm surprised Microsoft haven't slapped their name on it - they're normally pretty good at making crap stuff.
Comment by mitzy1002000 at 11:06pm 21st November 2008
OK for people who like flashy lights & baubles, (and there's nothing wrong with that btw) but I'm betting this'll be über expensive. Why not just invest that money into better quality RAM to begin with? Something like OCZ Flex II XLC's. Air cooling is for girls - get those bad-boys wet!
Comment by John_T at 10:10pm 21st November 2008
For the people complaining about this... if you don't like it, DON'T BUY IT! A lot of people these days have cases with windows in the side panel so there would be no need to open the case at all, the same as for coloured case fans. They are not supposed to light the room but light up the inside of a case with a view inside. I agree that the fan is not that quiet and it should of had a variable fan control. Yes it is a gimmick adaption of a nice tool. RAM does get hot these days with over vaulting for stable overclocks. With do you think SCAN has been air cooling their corsair RAM modules in their last two Extreme PC's??? I have some questions though. I do not like the gimmick of the messages and would prefer just to have a blue LED lit fan, is that possible? Either that or can we buy a base unit (without fan) an install our own? and... even with the height adjustments, would it fit over the DHX cooling units on current Corsair modules?
Comment by PokerMuppet at 9:50pm 21st November 2008
Of course its' a gimmick - but I agree with Tony it's pretty good. There are plenty of other things that I'd go for first, but this is quite a bling piece of kit. Sure, most people looking for performance wouldn't bother but then usually for performance you put function before form. I could see this selling, particularly to those who like to show their computer off. The fact that it's inside the computer doesn't mean you can't see it through a side window!!
Comment by TWeaKoR at 8:34pm 21st November 2008
It's a gimmik - but an ace one - want want want
Comment by FatterTony at 7:20pm 21st November 2008
Yes but some noob will open his case every 5 minutes to check if he has shaved another 0.01 deg off his ram temp, my solution build your rig in a fridge!!!!.
Comment by scooby at 6:45pm 21st November 2008
Haha... still finding ways to waste money. 1) RAM temperature is not an issue. 2) The LED Fan is a gimmick - nobody is going to open their case just to see a temperature which is irrelevant. 3) It will just add noise - 21dB is not quiet. 4) It should come with an LCD screen which is mountable in a drive bay, so temperature can be monitored easily and effortlessly.
Comment by mitzy1002000 at 6:28pm 21st November 2008
Sorry, Custom PC comments are now closed.
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