Lord Kryo Puts His Hands on 17 Coolers

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Sound Level - Whistler Or Noise? Continued

Page 1: Often Ignored - Perfect Cooling Of The CPU
Page 2: Evaluation Of The Cooling Effect - The CPU Temperature
Page 3: Weighing It Up - The Maximum Is 300 Grams!
Page 4: Thermal Conductivity - Discussing The Heatsink Material
Page 5: Engineering Art - The Design Of A Fan
Page 6: Do Revolutions Matter?
Page 7: Sound Level - Whistler Or Noise?
Page 8: Sound Level - Whistler Or Noise? Continued
Page 9: Standard PCs Are Only Equipped With Cheap Coolers
Page 10: Single Results: 17 Coolers To Be Tested
Page 11: EKL 20704001006 And 20704001007
Page 12: Elan Vital FSCUG 3
Page 13: Global Win FNP50 And FOP32-I
Page 14: Intel (Boxed Socket 370)
Page 15: NoName Standard Cooler
Page 16: Thermaltake Aircooler And Titan TTC-M5AB
Page 17: Taisol
Page 18: Alpha PAL6035MFC
Page 19: Conclusion: Optimal Cooling Is Always A Compromise

Sound Level - Whistler Or Noise? Continued

The results show it clearly: The cooler with the best cooling, the Swiftech MC370-0A, is also the loudest one with 57 dBA. The cheap standard cooler is a real whistler producing only 42 dBA. A good compromise would be the one from Elan Vital. This cooler offers the lowest noise level among all test candidates with 44 dBA but it provides good cooling at the same time. Another good cooler comes from Intel with 46 dBA, which is excellent, too. The following table shows the results of all coolers.