-- Some
Testing and Results
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The main selling point of this unit is that it
cools, but at the same time absolutely makes no noise. Our
test will compare this unit's cooling abilities with our other
budget coolers we have ran into on GT.
Note: We have since changed our temperature
measuring from using the onboard sensor on the motherboard, to using
the CompuNurse,
an external temperature probe. This probe is situated
right next to the CPU slug, so it provides the most precise
temperature reading as possible.
Our
installation was made on our AMD T-Bird test rig. It consists
of:
- IWill KK266 Socket A
Motherboard
- AMD Thunderbird 800 (Arctic
Silver)
- Crucial PC133 128MB CL2 Sdram
- EVGA GF2 MX 32MB AGP Video Card
- Windows 98SE
For our tests, we recorded the temperature of the
cpu at idle and at full load. Full load consists of running Distributed.net's
RC5 and MadOnion's
3D Mark 2001 Benchmark programs.
Here are the results in comparison to the GW FKP and
the OCZ Glacier 2:
|
Global
Win FKP-32 |
Idle |
Full Load |
| Ambient Temp. |
27C |
27C |
| AMD Tbird 800 |
35C |
37C |
AMD Tbird 800 @
1003
1.85V |
41C |
45C |
|
OCZ
Glacier 2 |
Idle |
Full Load |
| Ambient Temp. |
27C |
27C |
| AMD Tbird 800 |
30C |
32C |
AMD Tbird 800 @
986
1.85V |
34C |
38C |
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1CoolPC
Socket AHO |
Idle |
Full Load |
| Ambient Temp. |
27C |
27C |
| AMD Tbird 800 |
36C |
39C |
AMD Tbird 800 @
1003
1.85V |
42C |
49C |
From the numbers, the cooler trails behind the GW
FKP by a few degrees in the idle and full load test. While it
did reach a higher temperature than the Glacier 2, it did allow us
to overclock the 800 to the normal 1003mhz. Can it be that the
Glacier just did not dissipate enough heat fast enough? The
temperatures tell us otherwise, but we tried it twice and the
Glacier 2 did not let us do it on both counts.
To test if the fan was a limiting factor in lowering
the temperature for the Socket AHO, we place a black label Delta
6800rpm fan on the top. Let's see if this drops the
temperatures a bit more for the Socket AHO.
|
Socket
AHO w/Delta Fan |
Idle |
Full Load |
| Ambient Temp. |
27C |
27C |
| AMD Tbird 800 |
32C |
33C |
AMD Tbird 800 @
1003
1.85V |
39C |
42C |
Now that is something! Replaced the 21cfm fan
with the high performance 38cfm Delta fan and the temperatures shot
down. A definite eye opener for this small worker.
Not exactly the highest performing heatsink in
comparison to the all coppers, but it does complete the job without
an insanely loud fan. This unit is nearly whisper quiet when
on, a definite plus in my book.
Thanks goes out to Bart from 1Cool
PC for providing a different cooler to us than the regular ear
splitting variety!
Pros:
- Very light and compact
- Easy to use clip
- Whisper quiet!
Cons:
- Thermal Pad very difficult to remove
- Not meant for the extreme oc'er
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