Testing
The following system was used in testing:
Case: Raidmax Seiran
Motherboard: ASRock 890FX Deluxe5
CPU: AMD Phenom II X6 1100T Black Edition Thuban 3.3GHz
Memory: 2x4GB Kingston HyperX DDR3 1600
Video Card: Sapphire HD 5830 Xtreme 1GB
CPU cooling:
- NZXT Havik 140
- Arctic Cooling Freezer 13 Pro
- Thermaltake Frio OCK
- Cooler Master GeminII S524
- Cooler Master Hyper 612 PWM
- Cooler Master X6 Elite
Tests were conducted under idle and load states. The computer was left to sit after 30 minutes after being turned on to check the idle temperature. The load temperature was found by running the latest version of Prime95 which supports multi-core CPUs by default. Temperatures were obtained through SpeedFan.
CPU Cooler |
Idle (°C) |
Load (°C) |
Thermaltake Frio OCK – High |
35°C |
52°C |
Arctic Cooling Freezer 13 Pro |
35°C |
52°C |
Cooler Master Hyper 612 PWM |
29°C |
54°C |
Cooler Master GeminII S524 |
33°C |
54°C |
NZXT Havik 140 |
35°C |
54°C |
Thermaltake Frio OCK – Low |
37°C |
55°C |
Cooler Master X6 Elite |
36°C |
59°C |
As you can see from the results, the cooling isn’t that great and the worst we’ve tested with this system, 36°C on Idle and 59°C under load. I was truly expecting to see some significant cooling from this considering the angular design and honeycomb fins, but to my surprise this was not the case.