Glacialtech F101

GlacialTech F101 CPU Cooler

GlacialTech has products in a few different areas of PC hardware, but one of their primary markets is in coolers. The F101 is supposedly inspired by the General Electric turbofan jet engine of the same name. Personally, I don’t think this was the wisest of marketing decisions. After all, when I think of a jet engine, I think of an ear-shatteringly loud device that shoots a column of flame out of it’s backside—not qualities I want to see in a CPU cooler. Luckily, nobody in marketing seems to be talking to the engineers, as the F101 is almost, but not quite, entirely unlike a jet engine. Aside from this quote on the side of the box, I could find no other promotional materials whatever for this cooler. Clearly, Glacialtech prefers to let the specs speak for themselves. It is important to note that the F101 is compatible with every current socket in the market. Also don’t let some manufacturers fool you into thinking that a cooler designed and compatible with socket 775 will fit and socket 1156 motherboard and processor. The mounting holes are close but not a match. The F101 comes explicitly designed to fit both and will use different mounting screws and instructions to fit both.