It seems like there’s not a week that goes by where we, as consumers, are introduced to at least one new heatsink in an ever crowding market. Some are targeted towards the hard overclocking crowd, promising to help shave precious degrees of heat off of their CPU versus the competition. Others are just pure eye candy, offering a pleasurable view but lacking the brawn underneath to deliver any type of effective cooling. Then we have the hybrids, offering owners a pleasing packaging and style while still proving to be effective at combating thermal temperatures. Today we’ll be looking at the newest offering from Cooler Master, the Jet 7, a heatsink that offers both distinguishable style as well as what we hope proves to be quality cooling temperatures.

Some of you may be looking at the Jet 7 and thinking that it looks vaguely similar to the Aero 7+ that I reviewed back in July. The Jet 7 basically builds upon the standards set in place by it's older brother. Cooler Master took the feedback they got from the Aero line of coolers and went back to the drawing board to make revisions in what we hope will ultimately result in a better cooling package for the user.

As you can see in the graphic below, the resulting airflow from the Jet 7 is identical to that of the Aero 7. The “squirrel cage” design allows air to be blown down across the entire base of the heatsink, allowing for heat to be dissipated directly at the center versus the “dead area” that typical axial fans create.

So does the Jet 7 really bring anything new to the table in terms of cooling capacity versus the Aero 7+, or is it just a new updated fashion make-over for an already quality product? Read on and let’s find out.