This is still a work in progress but I wanted to share the results I have so far.
I tested at two settings (3.5ghz & 4.0ghz) on the same system, and two different fan speeds (50% & 100%). In green you will find the temps at 100% fan speed, and the red is the additional temp when running at 50%.
Here is my testing methodology:
CPU is cleaned wtih Arctic thermal paste remover and purifier each time the cooler is removed. MX-4 paste was used for all tests and applied in the same fashion (a small pea amount in a short line).
Ambient temperature monitored using a digital thermometer with an additional sensor placed above the intake fan. For ambient temperatures, I took the temperature recorded on the desk not by the test bench.
HW Monitor and Prime 95 was the software used. 15 minutes of stress testing on Prime 95 with maximum temperature taken from HW Monitor.
Test bench is an open air bench with Silverstone ST50F-P power supply, Asus B85M-Gamer board, Intel i5 4690k CPU, and 2x4g Kingston HyperX Savage DDR3 2133mhz. SSD was OCZ Trion TR150 240g. No external fans were used, and the PSU fan position was away from the motherboard.
edit 4/18: Updated the charts and condensed to one, with tabs for the different clock speeds. Some coolers with specific fan configurations were added, 4.3ghz test results were added, Noctua NH-D9L & NH-U9S were added.
A list of "coming soon" coolers:
Arctic Freezer 11LP
Arctic Alpine 11 GT
Coolermaster V200 / Vortex 211P
Gelid Slim Silence-I
ID-Cooling IS-40
ID-Cooling VC-45
ID-Cooling DK-03 Halo
InfiPlus i95
InfiPlus i135T
Jonsbo HP400
Phanteks PH-TC90LS
Scythe S950N
Scythe Kozuti
Silverstone AR05
Silverstone AR09
Silverstone AR10
Thermaltake Slim X3
I tested at two settings (3.5ghz & 4.0ghz) on the same system, and two different fan speeds (50% & 100%). In green you will find the temps at 100% fan speed, and the red is the additional temp when running at 50%.
Here is my testing methodology:
CPU is cleaned wtih Arctic thermal paste remover and purifier each time the cooler is removed. MX-4 paste was used for all tests and applied in the same fashion (a small pea amount in a short line).
Ambient temperature monitored using a digital thermometer with an additional sensor placed above the intake fan. For ambient temperatures, I took the temperature recorded on the desk not by the test bench.
HW Monitor and Prime 95 was the software used. 15 minutes of stress testing on Prime 95 with maximum temperature taken from HW Monitor.
Test bench is an open air bench with Silverstone ST50F-P power supply, Asus B85M-Gamer board, Intel i5 4690k CPU, and 2x4g Kingston HyperX Savage DDR3 2133mhz. SSD was OCZ Trion TR150 240g. No external fans were used, and the PSU fan position was away from the motherboard.
edit 4/18: Updated the charts and condensed to one, with tabs for the different clock speeds. Some coolers with specific fan configurations were added, 4.3ghz test results were added, Noctua NH-D9L & NH-U9S were added.
A list of "coming soon" coolers:
Arctic Freezer 11LP
Arctic Alpine 11 GT
Coolermaster V200 / Vortex 211P
Gelid Slim Silence-I
ID-Cooling IS-40
ID-Cooling VC-45
ID-Cooling DK-03 Halo
InfiPlus i95
InfiPlus i135T
Jonsbo HP400
Phanteks PH-TC90LS
Scythe S950N
Scythe Kozuti
Silverstone AR05
Silverstone AR09
Silverstone AR10
Thermaltake Slim X3
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