Reviewers Liked
- Great cooling performance on overclocked systems
- Very quiet
- Clearance for tall memory modules on LGA2011
- Solid construction
- Option for third fan
Reviewers Didn't Like
- Mounting hardware
- Performance on stock systems
Gelid Black Edition
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Expert reviews and ratings
By pcGameware UK
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Without a doubt the smallest dual heatsink cooler I've ever seen is right here in my Test Rig. In fact at just 109(L) x 126(W) x 160(H) including both 120mm PWM fans, Gelid's The Black Edition is the smallest CPU cooler I've tested in a long time. The...
By FrostyTech
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For adventurous computer enthusiasts seeking new and innovative heatsinks, Gelid's 'the Black Edition' heatsink offers pretty good cooling performance with a modest noise output at stock fan speeds. ...
By techPowerUp!
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GELID Solutions has done so much right with the Black Edition cooler. Its performance on the overclocked test system is amazing, especially considering its low noise level. At just 45 dBA with 100% fan speed, it placed second in terms of noise. It...
By TechRadar
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Another month, another humongous CPU cooler. Gelid's Black Edition is certainly impressive in stature, but thankfully for something this size it's more than matched by the build quality. To give you an idea of how big this tower cooler is, it comes with...
By Pureoverclock
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The Gelid Black Edition was the best performing cooler we've tested under stock clocks and the quietest as well. If you're looking for a quiet performer that's smaller and less expensive than the top-shelf Noctua units while giving similar performance...
By Bit-tech.net
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For users of the popular LGA1155 socket, the Black Edition is just another large, quiet and capable heatsink. If you strapped it to your CPU, we have no doubt you'd be able to maintain healthy temperatures and low noise levels with a significant...
By Ocaholic
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With their "The Black Edition", Gelid Solutions has a twin tower cooler in its portfolio which is a bit different from what you usually see these days. Taking a closer look at the heatpipes shows that they have been placed above one another. We're...
By LanOC Reviews
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I will admit I would like to retest the Black Edition in the proper orientation at some point but again, I am not looking forward to the installation. While it did preform admirably in several areas even at a handicap it isn't completely without blame....
By X-bit Labs
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The GELID Black Edition is a universal cooler which can be easily installed on any platform using reliable fasteners. It comes with high-quality fans that make it comfortable in terms of noisiness in a quiet computer at speeds up to 1140 RPM. The...
By uk.hardware.info
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The Gelid Black Edition is an excellent tower CPU cooler with a quality design and finish. Even a slightly overclocked Socket 2011 processor is kept below 50 degrees. But the Black Edition isn't the only cooler capable of this, and it fails to really...
By GoldFries
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With us today is GELID Solution's Black Edition Heatsink (CPU Cooler), that features 7 power heatpipes that are uniquely arranged, and comes with Multi Award-Winning Slim 12 PWM & Silent 12 PWM Fan. This review was made possible by GELID Solutions ...
By Hardware Secrets
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The Gelid “The Black Edition” is a very good cooler. It is simple to install, looks good, and performed very well. With its ambitious design with two heatsinks, four 6 mm heatpipes and three 8 mm heatpipes (seven heatpipes on the total), we believed...
By Gamezoom.net
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Der neue Gelid Kühler macht vor allem puncto Kühlleistung eine sehr gute Figur. Bei höchster Umdrehungszahl kann „The Black Edition“ problemlos übertaktete Sechskern-Prozessoren bändigen. Darüber hinaus wissen der umfangreiche Lieferumfang, das sichere...
By hartware.de
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Gelid Solutions zeigt mit The Black Edition ein sehr interessantes Kühlkörpersystem mit einem ungewöhnlichen Aufbau aus vier 6-mm- und drei 8-mm-Heatpipes. Dies zeigt sich auch in der Kühlleistung: Diese ist durchgehend sehr gut. Allerdings gehen die...
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