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Performance

Temperature data was obtained by directly reading the Athlon64 thermal diode with a MAX6655 reader which offers an accuracy of 0.125°C. The CPU, cabling, diode reader setup has been calibrated in a water bath over a 0°C - 75°C range. Room temperature was kept at 20°C, data has been normalized if necessary.

Idle means Windows sitting at the desktop for 30 minutes. Load is after 30 minutes of Prime95. The different clock/voltage settings are representative of an un-overclocked, medium overclocked and heavily overclocked system.

Cooling performance on all three load settings is quite weak. However, as long as the temperatures stay in an acceptable range and the system is stable at the high load setting, I see no reason to be worried about that. There is certainly room for improvement in new revisions of this cooler.

Using the included fan controller allows you to freely choose between cooling performance or silence. On the 50% setting, which we achieved by running the fan at 6V supplied by an external lab PSU the cooler is very quiet. Together with its rather low profile this might be a viable choice for a home entertainment system.