If there’s anything strange about technology these days, it’s the fact that although components such as CPUs keep getting smaller and smaller, somehow the heatsinks that keep them running cool keep getting bigger and bigger. Is it just overkill by the manufacturers bent on the “bigger is better” motto hoping to make a quick buck by basing prices on the square inches a heatsink is comprised of, or is it actually warranted for these high performance chips?

Today we’ll be taking a look at the tiny, all copper Gladiator 3 heatsink from the folks at OCZ. For those of you who didn’t know, OCZ does indeed make more than just high performance memory, expanding their services off into areas such as thermal compound and even water cooled components. When stacked up against most of the common coolers on the market today, this unit would definitely be dwarfed in the shadows due to its size. Will its meager 60x60x30mm core allow it to go toe to toe with the big boys or will the CPU under its care succumb to an early heat related death? Read on while we look and see what the tiny titan has in store.