DH Review: ASUS STAR ICE cooler

Zardon · Oct 17, 2004, 12:16 AM

With today's extremely powerful processors the enthusiast market who dont want to delve into more exotic areas like watercooling or phase change still demand high quality air cooling, with this in mind we are going to take a look at one of the largest coolers ive ever seen, the Asus Star Ice. Ive had good experiences with some quality Asus components lately, the AX800XT PCIe graphics card and the Slot 775 P5AD2 Premium Motherboard, so I had high hopes for this new product.

The Asus Star Ice is very versatile with compatibility for Socket 478/754/939 and 775.

read the full review here

MythicaL · Oct 17, 2004, 01:01 AM

Awww, no Socket A compatibility... but otherwise, pretty nice

Falstaff · Oct 17, 2004, 01:04 AM

I gotta P4...Im am interested..hmmmmm

***Veridian3*** · Oct 17, 2004, 01:23 AM

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Originally Posted by MythicaL

Awww, no Socket A compatibility... but otherwise, pretty nice

Somebody didnt read the article...

**dj_stick** · Oct 17, 2004, 01:24 AM

massive

CaptinSxb · Oct 17, 2004, 01:27 AM

Is it possible to replace the 80mm fan with a diffferent/quiter one or is it attached there permanently?

riles9262 · Oct 17, 2004, 02:07 AM

Good review Z...what a huge cooler! Doing a few curls with that beast will buff ya up in a hurry

No_Style · Oct 17, 2004, 02:33 AM

I was wooed with Z's many LEDs

Good Review!

MythicaL · Oct 17, 2004, 03:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Veridian3

Somebody didnt read the article...

Wait, what? I didn't see Socket A anywhere?

qweqaz5 · Oct 17, 2004, 07:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by riles9262

Good review Z...what a huge cooler! Doing a few curls with that beast will buff ya up in a hurry

Sandok · Oct 17, 2004, 07:37 AM

ya nice review! But i think I prefer the cooling my gigabyte 3d cooler gt ultra gives

wierd how mobo companies are going for coolers...

**MIG-31** · Oct 17, 2004, 08:08 AM

good review........size could be a drawback for some.....

full specifications

mainman · Oct 17, 2004, 08:55 AM

What the hell is that???? A Jet engine???

Edit: Ohh and i just loved this part;

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Apart from the relative difficulty an inexperienced user would have with fitting, [color=red]this cooler comes highly recommended.[/color]

Question here is how recomended it?

***Veridian3*** · Oct 17, 2004, 01:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MythicaL

Wait, what? I didn't see Socket A anywhere?

What CPU's were tested?

Asmoday · Oct 17, 2004, 02:41 PM

Nice review..

GutterPunk · Oct 17, 2004, 05:08 PM

that thing looked like a Keg lol pretty cool, expected better results tho

Zardon · Oct 17, 2004, 05:11 PM

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Originally Posted by GutterPunk

that thing looked like a Keg lol pretty cool, expected better results tho

what kind of results would you expect from an air cooler and overclocked extreme edition with high voltages? im curious.

HawgsHead · Oct 17, 2004, 10:32 PM

I posted about this thing about 3 weeks ago wondering if anyone here had ever used one.I didnt get a single response.I was talking to an ASUS rep about the thing.I'm getting one for my Alienware rig w/ the ASUS P5AD2-Premimum MoBo.But I have to find 1 first!And yes mainman.The ASUS rep. told me thats what the engineer's at ASUS designed it after,a jet engine.

Zardon · Oct 17, 2004, 10:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HawgsHead

I posted about this thing about 3 weeks ago wondering if anyone here had ever used one.I didnt get a single response.

Thats more than likely due to the fact no one had one, they are just out this week.

HawgsHead · Oct 17, 2004, 10:43 PM

Hey Zardon,I fineally got my Alienware rig back Saturday.The one I was having the overheating problem with,with the LGA775 P-4 3.4GHz EE proc. in it.{We spoke aboutthe temps. a few weeks ago}They put in another processor and this one is running as cool as a cucumber.it's OCing to 3.7GHz with ease.I'm hoping for 3.9 with the Star Ice onboard.They even comped me another gig of DDR2 for my trouble.

Zardon · Oct 17, 2004, 11:22 PM

What temps were you getting on the extreme edition (the one you returned?) and what are they now?

KNIBBO · Oct 19, 2004, 02:29 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Veridian3

Somebody didnt read the article...

Well I'm confused....I read the article and I didn't see anything about support for 462.

pr0digal jenius · Oct 19, 2004, 02:36 AM

i notice that despite the very similiar socket the didn't add 603/604 support to it...haha

i'd like to see someone try and stuff 2 of those thigns together on a dual xeon board

nice review, as usual...love the lights

sk_spooky · Oct 19, 2004, 08:25 AM

What a behemoth, looks pretty cool though.

starfury6 · Oct 20, 2004, 01:26 PM

Holy smeg that's huge!

I thought my Thermalright SLK800 with an Aeroblower speedcontrol was big enough.

Oct 17, 2004, 12:16 AM	#1
Zardon DriverHeaven Founder Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 32,480 Rep Power: 179	DH Review: ASUS STAR ICE cooler With today's extremely powerful processors the enthusiast market who dont want to delve into more exotic areas like watercooling or phase change still demand high quality air cooling, with this in mind we are going to take a look at one of the largest coolers ive ever seen, the Asus Star Ice. Ive had good experiences with some quality Asus components lately, the AX800XT PCIe graphics card and the Slot 775 P5AD2 Premium Motherboard, so I had high hopes for this new product. The Asus Star Ice is very versatile with compatibility for Socket 478/754/939 and 775. read the full review here

Oct 17, 2004, 01:01 AM	#2
MythicaL I like computers. Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: In front of a monitor Posts: 3,399 Rep Power: 89 System Specs	Awww, no Socket A compatibility... but otherwise, pretty nice __________________ Always knew I didn't belong in this world. I wasn't made for this. But I'll never forget those who betrayed me, and those who never failed my trust.

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Oct 17, 2004, 01:27 AM	#6
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Oct 17, 2004, 02:07 AM	#7
riles9262 Driverheaven brewmaster Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: British Columbia, Canada Posts: 4,842 Rep Power: 72 System Specs	Good review Z...what a huge cooler! Doing a few curls with that beast will buff ya up in a hurry __________________ A beer a day keeps the doctor away.

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Oct 17, 2004, 07:37 AM	#11
Sandok DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 9,472 Rep Power: 0	ya nice review! But i think I prefer the cooling my gigabyte 3d cooler gt ultra gives wierd how mobo companies are going for coolers...

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Oct 17, 2004, 10:32 PM	#18
HawgsHead Rest In Peace Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Danville Virginia.The United States of America"In the God of Abraham,Isaac and Jacob We Trust" Posts: 2,012 Rep Power: 0	I posted about this thing about 3 weeks ago wondering if anyone here had ever used one.I didnt get a single response.I was talking to an ASUS rep about the thing.I'm getting one for my Alienware rig w/ the ASUS P5AD2-Premimum MoBo.But I have to find 1 first!And yes mainman.The ASUS rep. told me thats what the engineer's at ASUS designed it after,a jet engine. __________________ Rig specs to the left in the boxes....X-Box 360 w/Hitachi 42" HDTV....If Darwins theory of evolution is true then why are monkeys still monkeys?It takes much more faith to believe in Darwin's theory over the Genesis account of creation.

Oct 17, 2004, 10:43 PM	#20
HawgsHead Rest In Peace Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Danville Virginia.The United States of America"In the God of Abraham,Isaac and Jacob We Trust" Posts: 2,012 Rep Power: 0	Hey Zardon,I fineally got my Alienware rig back Saturday.The one I was having the overheating problem with,with the LGA775 P-4 3.4GHz EE proc. in it.{We spoke aboutthe temps. a few weeks ago}They put in another processor and this one is running as cool as a cucumber.it's OCing to 3.7GHz with ease.I'm hoping for 3.9 with the Star Ice onboard.They even comped me another gig of DDR2 for my trouble. __________________ Rig specs to the left in the boxes....X-Box 360 w/Hitachi 42" HDTV....If Darwins theory of evolution is true then why are monkeys still monkeys?It takes much more faith to believe in Darwin's theory over the Genesis account of creation.

Oct 17, 2004, 11:22 PM	Thread Starter #21
Zardon DriverHeaven Founder Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 32,480 Rep Power: 179	What temps were you getting on the extreme edition (the one you returned?) and what are they now?

Oct 19, 2004, 02:36 AM	#23
pr0digal jenius Delete Me Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 14,648 Rep Power: 0	i notice that despite the very similiar socket the didn't add 603/604 support to it...haha i'd like to see someone try and stuff 2 of those thigns together on a dual xeon board nice review, as usual...love the lights

Oct 19, 2004, 08:25 AM	#24
sk_spooky DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: May 2003 Location: Livingston, Scotland, UK Posts: 14 Rep Power: 0	What a behemoth, looks pretty cool though.

Oct 20, 2004, 01:26 PM	#25
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