tK FuRY

The backside cooler does nothing, if something maybe .5C-1C

That is true, i love the Megatron's mounting system


In my particular setup, when I installed the Megahalem, my temps stayed basically the same , maybe 1-2C higher than IFX.

If you have the case and time to lap the cooler, the IFX will win heres a picture for fun. (IFX14)

Intel Burn Test Maxed out @ 58C with Ambients 23C
with P95 i barely top over 45C
4.3GHz @ 1.34Vcore.

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DiHydrogenMonOxide

Depends what fans, low cfm fans: the ifx wins; high cfm fans the ifx plateaus and the mega wins.

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[CENTER]Highest stable Q6600 OC=3.7GHz
Highest unstable Q6600 OC=4.0GHz
Highest 3DMark06=16.7k

ArmenianLegend

stick in 3 140mm quiet fans and the mega gets owned

gerikoh

hmmm are you sure? so you don't have the backside installed then? have you tried it with a quad?

coz the ifx-14 is only $62, and comes with a free ifx-10. while the megahalems is $60 and the ifx-10 costs $20. i could save $20 if the main ifx-14 without the backside cooler is sufficient enough to hold out against the megahalems. but if it doesn't, i'll be willing to pay $80 for the megahalems+ifx-10.

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Ultimate Quad Core Clock for Clock Benchmarks:

**The Prolimatech Club**

Thesis/HTPC Notebook: Puma's Cartwheel

nub

Is this based on performance with a Core2 cpu or with an i7? If it is based on testing with a Core2, there might be different results with an i7. It is worth testing again.

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