GlacialTech Igloo Alaska Cooler

Test Rig:

Testing

In practical application the noise produced by the Alaska was very low. It was quieter than anything else I had in the case. The way the heatsink was set up allowed for the back fan of the case to blow out the air coming out from the fan on the heatsink. This should be very impressive for those who would like to use this in a machine to watch movies or play games in their living room. This heatsink would allow someone to use the latest CPU without a screaming heatsink and still maintain a nice low temperature.

Temperature readings were solid. Again, not  impressive but worked well and consistently. Here are the maxed out readings under 100% CPU load:

Idle: 39°C
50%: 43°C
100%: 48°C

Summary and Conclusion:

The Alaska proved to be unique with its adoption of a honeycomb hexagonal fin design in combination with cross-drilled vented fins. Glacialtech should be congratulated for thinking outside the box and providing a way to consumers to keep their machines cool while not producing a lot of noise. Added benefits of the Glacialtech Igloo are the included thermal grease IceTherm II, which is well above the standard white silicon grease included by many other manufacturers. Even though the Alaska is big it still allowed for space in case of tight builds where RAM to CPU spacing could be a problem. The scooping design of the fan and honeycomb design of the heatsink did provide “breathing effect” and the air definitely came out of all the sides instead of just the side opposite to the fan. Perhaps, the benefit of this design is reflected in solid low temperature.

As of today, the price is still unknown. We do know that Igloo Alaska should be an affordable CPU cooler. Judging all aspects of this cooler my guess the price range would be between $50-70, with lower end falling under strong consideration and higher end should be compared to other coolers.

Completed

Complete Build

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