Gelid Tranquillo 5 – the fifth revision of the legendary cooler

Key Features

Tranquillo coolers from Gelid Solutions have been very popular in the past for their solid cooling efficiency at an affordable price. Recently, the fifth revision of this cooler was launched, offering a change in overall design and featuring a matte black finish. Price-wise, however, the Gelid Tranquillo rev. 5 is a direct competitor to some very solid coolers of late and so I am very curious to see how it fares against them in today’s review.

Conclusion and evaluation

Gelid Tranquillo rev. 5 evokes somewhat mixed feelings in me. It is not a bad cooler, but its efficiency is rather average by today’s standards. Although the cooler failed one test with a thermal output of 210 W, but I don’t necessarily see this as a negative, according to the official data the Gelid Tranquillo rev. 5 is only rated up to TDP 150 W. Still, I had slightly higher expectations from it.

Visually, it is a pretty good cooler, although I would have appreciated nicer processing of the top surface with covering the ends of the heatpipe. As a nice bonus, there is also a five-year warranty.

However, the biggest problem of the Gelid Tranquillo rev. 5 is its current competition. Unfortunately, this cooler doesn’t offer anything that its rivals can’t do better or cheaper, and so it risks falling into the grey of mediocrity, which is a bit of a sad fate for a previously very popular cooler.

English translation and edit by Jozef Dudáš

• Contents
• Key Features
• Measurement methodology
• Results – 36 dBA
• Results – 39 dBA
• Results – 42 dBA
• Results – maximum speed
• Conclusion and evaluation