The heat sink is an important part of what we as enthusiasts/overclockers do with our computers. On one end of the spectrum you have the group wants to run the processor at stock speeds and gain the benefits of a larger more capable cooling solution, with the ultimate goal of dropping the CPU temperature lower than what the stock Intel or AMD solutions are capable of, all for a modest price. On the other end of the spectrum are the group that go straight for liquid nitrogen and phase change solutions, where costs can be measured almost in cubic dollars. Somewhere in the middle you have high-end air cooling and liquid cooled solutions, where pricing is not always indicative of cooling capacity. But then again, the same can be said of a budget cooling solution. The Gelid Tranquillo is a tower-style heat sink that follows the current design trend. With a name like 'Tranquillo' one would assume this heat sink fan combo from Gelid will be a low noise cooling solution. The only way to find out is to put it through its paces. Let's take a look and see if the Tranquillo lives up to the name while still providing enhanced cooling of the CPU.