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The Xbox 360 was the first of the next generation consoles out of the gates, and by dint of its early arrival, the console established a number of trends that continue to influence its next-gen console brethren. Chief among these themes was a sudden concern for console cooling inspired by the rather high failure rate among launch-period 360 hardware, popularly anthropomorphized as the "red eye of death." The PlayStation 3 and Wii haven't been famously stricken by similarly publicized predilections for kicking the bucket, but that hasn't stopped the console accessory manufacturing community from proffering a variety of cooling solutions for the machines.
The PlayStation 3 does run hot at times, and some people have been having issues lately with Blu-ray movies skipping and the console announcing it's too hot and needs some time off. Just like gaming PCs, circulating more air through the case is the simple solution to lowering internal temperature, and it would seem as though there are times when the PS3's internal fans aren't doing quiet enough to keep the console frosty.
Pelican was the first company to get a PS3 cooler out the door, and our testing proved it capable and aesthetically unobtrusive, but also loud (review). Today we've got our hands on arch-rival Nyko's PS3 cooling option, the Intercooler. Whereas Pelican's cooler is a single piece design that incorporates 5 cooling fans and draws power from its own AC power supply, Nyko's Intercooler is a two part apparatus that feeds from a power-pass-through similar to Nyko's Intercooler for the Xbox 360.
Installation is as simple as clipping the rear portion of the Intercooler to the PS3's backside and then snapping on the top piece. Both fit securely when attached, and the rear section leaves room for accessing the A/V ports. The hard on-off switch is completely obscured, but is functionally relocated to the front of the top-piece of the cooler. Together the two pieces apply five extra fans to the PS3, the single largest in the top piece and four smaller fans on the back. All appear to be sucking air out of the chassis, and move a rather significant amount of air.
As with the Pelican solution, Nyko's Intercooler adds a fair amount of noise to the PS3's operating volume. At full speed the fans sound like a gaming PC under load, which is way louder than the PS3's natural whisper. Unobstructed and in an otherwise quiet room, it's not hard to hear the Intercooler running from more than 10-feet away. In loud movies and games it's easy to cover up the noise pollution, but quite, sensitive movies will likely allow it to be heard.
unique feature of the Intercooler is the silver dial that ends up positioned just to the side of the PS3's touch-sensitive power button. Whereas Pelican's cooler uses smart-sensing technology to regulate its own fan speeds, the spinning dial on Nyko's Intercooler allows owners to dial fan speeds up and down as they see fit. We like the feature, as it let us tone down the Intercooler for quiet movies and jack it up for long, loud gaming sessions.
Conclusion
Both the Pelican and Nyko PS3 coolers do a good job pushing more air through the PS3 chassis, and share the same weakness of making the console significantly louder. Pelican's product is the aesthetically less obtrusive of the two thanks to a tighter fit and carefully detailed metallic highlights. Nyko's Intercooler, on the other hand, sports the manually tweak-able fan-speed dial, and probably moves a bit more air due to the fact that it positions fans on both the PS3's top and rear cooling vents
8.0 Performance
Pushes dramatically more air though the PS3. Twist-dial allows manual fan-speed settings. Adds a significant amount of operating noise, however.
7,5 Build Quality
Generally unobtrusive, but less detailed and somewhat less snuggly fitting than the competing Pelican product.
9.0 Ease of Use
The two pieces snap on without difficulty.
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The Xbox 360 was the first of the next generation consoles out of the gates, and by dint of its early arrival, the console established a number of trends that continue to influence its next-gen console brethren. Chief among these themes was a sudden concern for console cooling inspired by the rather high failure rate among launch-period 360 hardware, popularly anthropomorphized as the "red eye of death." The PlayStation 3 and Wii haven't been famously stricken by similarly publicized predilections for kicking the bucket, but that hasn't stopped the console accessory manufacturing community from proffering a variety of cooling solutions for the machines.
The PlayStation 3 does run hot at times, and some people have been having issues lately with Blu-ray movies skipping and the console announcing it's too hot and needs some time off. Just like gaming PCs, circulating more air through the case is the simple solution to lowering internal temperature, and it would seem as though there are times when the PS3's internal fans aren't doing quiet enough to keep the console frosty.
Pelican was the first company to get a PS3 cooler out the door, and our testing proved it capable and aesthetically unobtrusive, but also loud (review). Today we've got our hands on arch-rival Nyko's PS3 cooling option, the Intercooler. Whereas Pelican's cooler is a single piece design that incorporates 5 cooling fans and draws power from its own AC power supply, Nyko's Intercooler is a two part apparatus that feeds from a power-pass-through similar to Nyko's Intercooler for the Xbox 360.
Installation is as simple as clipping the rear portion of the Intercooler to the PS3's backside and then snapping on the top piece. Both fit securely when attached, and the rear section leaves room for accessing the A/V ports. The hard on-off switch is completely obscured, but is functionally relocated to the front of the top-piece of the cooler. Together the two pieces apply five extra fans to the PS3, the single largest in the top piece and four smaller fans on the back. All appear to be sucking air out of the chassis, and move a rather significant amount of air.
As with the Pelican solution, Nyko's Intercooler adds a fair amount of noise to the PS3's operating volume. At full speed the fans sound like a gaming PC under load, which is way louder than the PS3's natural whisper. Unobstructed and in an otherwise quiet room, it's not hard to hear the Intercooler running from more than 10-feet away. In loud movies and games it's easy to cover up the noise pollution, but quite, sensitive movies will likely allow it to be heard.
unique feature of the Intercooler is the silver dial that ends up positioned just to the side of the PS3's touch-sensitive power button. Whereas Pelican's cooler uses smart-sensing technology to regulate its own fan speeds, the spinning dial on Nyko's Intercooler allows owners to dial fan speeds up and down as they see fit. We like the feature, as it let us tone down the Intercooler for quiet movies and jack it up for long, loud gaming sessions.
Conclusion
Both the Pelican and Nyko PS3 coolers do a good job pushing more air through the PS3 chassis, and share the same weakness of making the console significantly louder. Pelican's product is the aesthetically less obtrusive of the two thanks to a tighter fit and carefully detailed metallic highlights. Nyko's Intercooler, on the other hand, sports the manually tweak-able fan-speed dial, and probably moves a bit more air due to the fact that it positions fans on both the PS3's top and rear cooling vents
8.0 Performance
Pushes dramatically more air though the PS3. Twist-dial allows manual fan-speed settings. Adds a significant amount of operating noise, however.
7,5 Build Quality
Generally unobtrusive, but less detailed and somewhat less snuggly fitting than the competing Pelican product.
9.0 Ease of Use
The two pieces snap on without difficulty.
