Cooler Master shares more "Black" details - bit-tech.net Forums

CardJoe · 4th Dec 2008, 14:21

http://www.bit-tech.net/news/2008/12...tion-details/1

Cooler Master has revealed some more details about the Black Edition bundle we revealed last month.

Jaguar_Infinity · 4th Dec 2008, 14:30

Looks nice but doesnt black absorb/retain heat more than any other surface colour?

ChaosDefinesOrder · 4th Dec 2008, 14:37

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Originally Posted by Jaguar_Infinity

Looks nice but doesnt black absorb/retain heat more than any other surface colour?

yes but bizarrely enough black, and matte black especially, also radiate heat away the best as well!

Nictron · 4th Dec 2008, 15:42

I can buy a Cooler Master Cosmos Black + HyperZ600 Black CPU Cooler + Cooler Master Black PSU 850 Watt for $800 here in SA. I received the advert yesterday.

scarrmrcc · 4th Dec 2008, 15:56

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Originally Posted by Jaguar_Infinity

Looks nice but doesnt black absorb/retain heat more than any other surface colour?

black TRANSFERS heat the best. so if you need to cool something down, paint it black, if you need to warm it up, paint it black.

airchie · 4th Dec 2008, 16:02

Locks like one sweet cooler.
Don't think it'll fit in my laptop though...

Cobalt · 4th Dec 2008, 16:23

Would be better if the bottom plate wasn't black. Lapped copper for me please

Paradigm Shifter · 4th Dec 2008, 16:23

"the best performing CPU cooler on the market"...?

Wow... that's some claim there. I mean, they've only got three different flavours of the Thermalright Ultra Extreme 120 to beat (normal, black, all copper... if you count the all copper given that it was a limited run)... wonder if they're right, or if it's just the normal marketing hype? My guess is the latter.

_DTM2000_ · 4th Dec 2008, 16:46

That does look very nice, and I'm sure the matching case will be too. But why all this limited edition 500 units crap. I hate that sort of thing. Just mass produce it so that whoever wants one can get one!

Javerh · 4th Dec 2008, 16:49

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Originally Posted by scarrmrcc

black TRANSFERS heat the best. so if you need to cool something down, paint it black, if you need to warm it up, paint it black.

If you want to get precise about it, black color only affects radiation emission and absorption. Both get amplified by matt black. Because the cooler is warmer than the surrounding air, emission wins the day and the cooler gets cooled

Tim S · 4th Dec 2008, 18:50

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Originally Posted by Paradigm Shifter

"the best performing CPU cooler on the market"...?

Wow... that's some claim there. I mean, they've only got three different flavours of the Thermalright Ultra Extreme 120 to beat (normal, black, all copper... if you count the all copper given that it was a limited run)... wonder if they're right, or if it's just the normal marketing hype? My guess is the latter.

I'm thinking it's the latter too since we've only tested the TRUE with a single 120mm fan, whereas the Hyper Z600 only topped out performance charts with TWO fans in push/pull.

mooseguy · 4th Dec 2008, 19:18

TRUE Black anyone? =D

Nexxo · 4th Dec 2008, 20:07

^^^ Teh sexeah.

mooseguy · 4th Dec 2008, 21:36

@Nexxo It's awesome *drool* *wipes drool off nice TRUE black*

cpemma · 4th Dec 2008, 21:59

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Originally Posted by ChaosDefinesOrder

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jaguar_Infinity

Looks nice but doesnt black absorb/retain heat more than any other surface colour?

yes but bizarrely enough black, and matte black especially, also radiate heat away the best as well!

At CPU temperature heads over ambient radiation is negligible compared to forced convection. Colour matters not a jot.

What does matter is the 2,200RPM fan. Not a low-noise sink, then.

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...people living in hot climates tend to be dark skinned, and people who live in cold climates tend to be light skinned.
This does not make sense, does it?

ParaHelix.org · 5th Dec 2008, 01:02

It looks awesome but one of the things I have always worried about with such huge coolers is the weight, it looks like it would punch a hole right through the motherboard, obviously they wouldn’t release them it they were heavy enough to do that but don’t they bend the board at least?

Slyr7.62 · 5th Dec 2008, 03:20

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Originally Posted by cpemma

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...people living in hot climates tend to be dark skinned, and people who live in cold climates tend to be light skinned.
This does not make sense, does it?

Makes perfect sense.....
Hot climates=sunshine, which means getting tan. Cold climates usually mean less sunshine, or most skin is covered, so most cold-climate people are light-skinned since they don't always get much sun.

on-topic. I don't pay over $40 for a HS+F, usually, sorry CM. :P.

Plus, I'm not having over 800g hanging on my mobo.

docodine · 5th Dec 2008, 04:57

Looks cool, I guess.

Why not just paint the original one black, and save yourself some money?

Gremlin · 5th Dec 2008, 08:40

you never know maybe their 'enhancements' have improved the single fan efficiency of the cooler, that'd mean chuck a second fan on it and voila better cooling

but that said i recon bit-tech definitely needs to review this bundle ASAP

Horizon · 5th Dec 2008, 19:29

comments about black, that only comes into play when light is involved. So the fact that it is colored black is only cosmetic.

If you guys look at the bottom-left pic they've blocked off the gaps between the heatsink and cooler.

4th Dec 2008, 14:21	#1
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4th Dec 2008, 21:36	#14
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4th Dec 2008, 14:30	#2
Jaguar_Infinity Just some guy Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: On the edge of nowhere UK Posts: 335	Looks nice but doesnt black absorb/retain heat more than any other surface colour?

4th Dec 2008, 15:42	#4
Nictron Multimodder Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 98	I can buy a Cooler Master Cosmos Black + HyperZ600 Black CPU Cooler + Cooler Master Black PSU 850 Watt for $800 here in SA. I received the advert yesterday.

4th Dec 2008, 16:23	#7
Cobalt Multimodder Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Surrey, UK Posts: 248	Would be better if the bottom plate wasn't black. Lapped copper for me please

4th Dec 2008, 16:46	#9
_DTM2000_ Senior Super Douche Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Sheffield, UK Posts: 229	That does look very nice, and I'm sure the matching case will be too. But why all this limited edition 500 units crap. I hate that sort of thing. Just mass produce it so that whoever wants one can get one!

4th Dec 2008, 19:18	#12
mooseguy ShinyNeoOldSkool Geek Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Sheffield, UK Posts: 217	TRUE Black anyone? =D

5th Dec 2008, 01:02	#16
ParaHelix.org Supermodder Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 270	It looks awesome but one of the things I have always worried about with such huge coolers is the weight, it looks like it would punch a hole right through the motherboard, obviously they wouldn’t release them it they were heavy enough to do that but don’t they bend the board at least?

5th Dec 2008, 08:40	#19
Gremlin Multimodder Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 233	you never know maybe their 'enhancements' have improved the single fan efficiency of the cooler, that'd mean chuck a second fan on it and voila better cooling but that said i recon bit-tech definitely needs to review this bundle ASAP

5th Dec 2008, 19:29	#20
Horizon Dremel Worthy Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 485	comments about black, that only comes into play when light is involved. So the fact that it is colored black is only cosmetic. If you guys look at the bottom-left pic they've blocked off the gaps between the heatsink and cooler. __________________ Vote for Freeman '09 Vote Now & Oct 8-15