Testseek.com have collected 46 expert reviews of the Gelid Silent Spirit and the average rating is 83%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Gelid Silent Spirit.
December 2008
(83%)
46 Reviews
Average score from experts who have reviewed this product.
As it turns out to be, next to looking pretty attractive, the Silent Spirit performs pretty adequate as heatpipe based CPU cooler. Surely its not among the top dog coolers out there, but the price isnt either. In fact the Silent Spirit cooler for US...
Small, Silent, Easy To Install, Performance / Price Ratio
Availability
The Silent Spirit is a cheap, small, light, and almost silent CPU cooler. The almost however is something that may trouble a few people. The reason is that because it comes with a PWM fan there will be users who would rather they had a manual c...
CPU coolers like the GELID Silent Spirit can be hard for a reviewer to classify. They don’t offer balls to the wall performance, and are usually made to fit a niche. Finding that niche is necessary to determine whether or not the cooler is successful...
Small and lightweight!, Cheap, Silent and quiet with fan at 100%, Excellent performance/size ratio, Easy installation, Supports both Intel and AMD, Future support for Intels LGA 1366, Fan is easily interchangeable, Preapplied high performance GC1 thermal...
Not many accessories (no LED fan/fan controller/tube of thermal grease), Performance isnt the best, Preapplied thermal grease
Gelid Solutions have done a fantastic job with the Silent Spirit. One of the best things about it is how small and light it is, without compromising much on performance or noise. The fan is silent when set at a low setting and only slightly louder once...
We’ll start with the good points – it’s very quiet, except when your CPU is at 100% workload, which is a rare occurrence with most users. It’s nicely designed and quite the looker. Dynamic RPM management is done via the PWM chip an...
The Gelid Silent Spirit definitely lives up to its name, with a claimed fan noise range of only 10-25 dB it could best be described as merely "audible" even at full speed. The rubber fan mounts do a decent job of quelling vibration generated by the spi...
Decent performance, Small and compact, Quiet, Seems well made
None really
For their first attempt at CPU Cooling Gelid Solutions has done an admirable job with the Silent Spirit. It offers silence an good cooling performance in a small package. Sure its not the best performer out there today, but it can compete with the be...
Abstract: The Silent Spirit follows an open frame structure concept whereby both design and dimensions have been improved to eliminate humming and buzzing noises while maintaining a compact overall size. The 92mm fan has been chosen for silent operation and high...
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Published: 2009-01-20, Author: Chad , review by: tweaktown.com
GELID have responded in regards to the rattling issue and claim the reason for this was that the cooler was damaged in transit. You can read our response to this in the section at the end of the review.The GELID Silent Spirit enters the market ad...
Silent, Long lifespan, Good Clearance, Affordable, Included thermal paste, Price...
Similar temperatures to stock fan, Rough baseplate...
Overall the packaging is good, the heat sink looks good, and operated quietly. The CPU ran stable, even at higher temperatures from overclocking. The arched design makes it fairly easy to use the Intel pushpin method, and clearance wasn’t an issue w...
