A DETAILED LOOK AT THE TACENS VISIO

The idea behind the Tacens Visio is very simple. But keeping in mind that it’s universally compatible, we realize that an enormous amount of work has gone into it. It’s fairly big, which means it will cover almost the entire PCB of most graphics cards.

Tacens has given the Visio aluminum fins with an irregular profile, much as Zalman does in its designs. This increases the transfer of heat to the environment. The fins are quite rigid. This is good, because you often come across fins that are so thin that they easily bend and break.

The heart of the heatsink is composed of 4 copper heatpipes 6 mm (0.24″) in diameter. Along with the aluminum plate in which they’re embedded, they form the unit’s base. We liked the good finishing that Tacens has given the Visio’s base. It’s very uniform, something you don’t always see in this type of base. However, they haven’t given it a mirror finish. The heatsink’s anchors protrude from the base, so when you install it, you only have to position it in the right place on the GPU and screw it in.

The Visio’s fan is fairly large – 80 mm (3.15″). It combines good cooling with silent operation. Tacens has provided two options for powering it, using either a Molex connector or a 3-pin connector.

The fan’s most notable specification relates to its rifle bearings. They’re an evolution of the traditional roller bearings and provide better life expectancy and less operating noise.