GELID Solutions Ltd. is a designer and manufacturer of
CPU and
VGA
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coolers
A cooler, portable ice chest, ice box, cool box, chilly bin (in New Zealand), or esky ( Australia) is an insulated box used to keep food or drink cool.
Ice cubes are most commonly placed in it to help the contents inside stay cool. Ice packs a ...
, chassis
fans
Fan commonly refers to:
* Fan (machine), a machine for producing airflow, often used for cooling
** Hand fan, an implement held and waved by hand to move air for cooling
* Fan (person), short for fanatic; an enthusiast or supporter, especially wit ...
,
thermal compounds, accessories and other equipment for computers and electronic devices. The company is based in
Hong Kong
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and has multiple manufacturing facilities in
Mainland China
"Mainland China" is a geopolitical term defined as the territory governed by the People's Republic of China (including islands like Hainan or Chongming), excluding dependent territories of the PRC, and other territories within Greater China. ...
and
Taiwan
Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia, at the junction of the East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, with the People's Republic of China (PRC) to the northwest, Japan to the nort ...
.
History
GELID Solutions was founded in 2008 by Gebhard Scherrer and VC Tran.
In 2009, GELID Solutions launched the GC-Extreme thermal compound which is fully compatible to extreme overclocking and subzero
liquid nitrogen
Liquid nitrogen—LN2—is nitrogen in a liquid state at low temperature. Liquid nitrogen has a boiling point of about . It is produced industrially by fractional distillation of liquid air. It is a colorless, low viscosity liquid that is wide ...
cooling. The GC-Extreme thermal compound is reportedly used by famous enthusiast overclockers, such as Matei Mihatoiu, Winner of
MSI Master Overclocking Arena EMEA 2011, and Lau Kin Lam, Winner of
G.Skill
G.SKILL International Enterprise is a Taiwanese computer hardware manufacturing company. The company's target customers are overclocking computer users. It produces a variety of high-end PC products and is best known for its DRAM products.
Histo ...
OC World Cup 2015.
In 2013, GELID Solutions manufactured the world's first cooling unit for routers, switches, media players and many other small form-factor devices, the IcyPad. In 2014, the company launched the first 6-channel fan controller with
touch screen
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and 30W power output per channel, the SpeedTouch 6.
In June 2015, GELID Solutions announced a new product series, wearables and wireless chargers at
Computex Taipei
COMPUTEX Taipei, or Taipei International Information Technology Show (), is a computer expo held annually in Taipei, Taiwan. Since the early 2000s, it is one of the largest computer and technology trade shows in the world.
The last COMPUTEX was ...
.
Products
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Air and liquid cooling
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Wearables
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Wearables may be for general ...
* Energy management accessories
See also
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Cooler Master
Cooler Master Technology Inc. is a computer hardware manufacturer based in Taiwan. Founded in 1992, the company produces computer cases, power supplies, air and liquid CPU coolers, laptop cooling pads, and computer peripherals. Alongside its re ...
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Deepcool
DeepCool () is a computer hardware manufacturer headquartered in Beijing, China. Founded in 1996, the company produces a range of products including air and water CPU coolers, computer cases, power supplies, computer peripherals, and accessori ...
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Thermaltake
Thermaltake Technology Co., Ltd () is a Taiwanese manufacturer of PC case designs, power supplies, cooling devices and peripherals. Its main headquarters are located in Taipei, Taiwan. It has multiple manufacturing facilities in mainland China, ...
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Thermalright
Thermalright Inc. is a Taiwan-based company headquartered in Taipei, and established in 2001.
The company produces aftermarket heat sinks and other components for cooling desktop computers. Thermalright advertises its products as suitable for ...
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Arctic
The Arctic ( or ) is a polar regions of Earth, polar region located at the northernmost part of Earth. The Arctic consists of the Arctic Ocean, adjacent seas, and parts of Canada (Yukon, Northwest Territories, Nunavut), Danish Realm (Greenla ...
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Zalman
Zalman Tech Co. (usually simplified as ZALMAN) is a South Korean company that develops and provides aftermarket desktop computer products with primary focus on cooling enhancement.
Zalman has done considerable product development since its foun ...
References
External links
* {{Official website, http://www.gelidsolutions.com/
Chinese companies established in 2008
Electronics companies of Hong Kong
Computer hardware cooling
Manufacturing companies established in 2008
2008 establishments in Hong Kong