Manufacturer: Thermalright Price: $ 80 US Author: Steve Date: 11/09/2010

[ Testing Methodology ]

Both the idle and stress tests are run for 20mins and then the lowest/maximum values are recorded. Prime95 is used to place all four cores under 100% load for the 20 minute period. The room’s ambient temperature is kept at a constant 21 degrees. When testing the coolers we remount them onto the CPU three times and record the idle/load data. Each time the thermal paste is wiped clean from both the CPU and the heatsinks base. The best result is displayed rather than the average of all the recorded data. The heatsinks that come with their own fan are naturally tested with that particular fan. The heatsinks that do not come with a fan are all tested with the same fan(s), that fan(s) being the Thermalright TR-1212PSL which operates at between 1000-1800 RPM. For testing purposes we lock the fan in at 1500 RPM and monitor this speed throughout the testing process. Heatsinks that take 140mm fans use the Xigmatek XLF-F1453 (supplied and recommended by Prolimatech) and this fan is rated at just 1000 RPM. At this speed the fan moves 63.5 CFM while working at a whisper quiet 16dBA. At the time of writing this, these fans are retailing for roughly $13 US. Because we record the temperatures using EVEREST Ultimate Edition, the same version is used every time with the same motherboard using the exact same BIOS revision. Furthermore, the same Intel Core i7 965 Extreme Edition processor overclocked to 3.70GHz is also used each time. Also please note that all tests have been conducted using vertical motherboard orientation, positioned upright in a traditional tower computer case. Furthermore, the heatsinks that feature heatpipe technology are positioned so that heatpipes span horizontally. Test System Specs Hardware - Intel Core i7 965 Extreme Edition (Overclocked @ 3.70GHz) - x3 2GB G.Skill DDR3 PC3-12800 (CAS 9-9-9-24) - Seagate 500GB 7200-RPM (Serial ATA300) - Radeon HD 5870 (1GB) - Asus P6T Deluxe (Intel X58) Software - Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate (64-bit) - ATI Catalyst 10.10

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ProX	Posted on: 11/10/2010 12:16 PM OMG massive and I thought the Prolimatech coolers were big. Nice review by the way.

Neo1	Posted on: 11/10/2010 02:55 PM Epicness is what that is If I got one of these I would attach a third 140mm fan just for good measure

Bossco

Posted on: 11/10/2010 10:53 PM wow I do not recall ever seeing such a massive cooler that thing is amazing.

Canned Heat

Posted on: 11/11/2010 06:42 PM Called it.