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[BenchmarkReviews] Best CPU Cooler Performance - Q2 2008
http://benchmarkreviews.com/index.ph...d=163&Itemid=1
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Benchmark Reviews launched a quarterly roundup of CPU coolers beginning with the article Best CPU Cooler Performance - Q1 2008. That first article has been very successful and showed how well our collection of coolers performed, but I will be the very first person to admit that the methodology wasn't perfect. While it idea of testing each product with a common fan is good, it was decided that future articles would utilize the included stock fan in addition to a high-volume fan.
After publishing the first quarterly comparison article of the series, our methodology was adjusted to include test results with both reference and performance cooling fans. A follow-up article comparing the Vendetta 2 vs TRUE vs HDT-S1283 was later published using the new methods, and the results more accurately illustrated the performance an overclocking enthusiast might receive compared to someone who buys the product and uses it in the stock form.
Benchmark Reviews strives to offer the overclocker and hardware enthusiast community solid evidence reflecting the true performance of computer products through rigorous testing and evaluation. I personally understand that many readers who visit Benchmark Reviews have been involved with other community websites for years, and therefore take our test results personally. So now that our test process has been reworked, we have collected the most complete source of benchmark results possible and gathered in a controlled environment. The purpose of this second article of our series is to document performance and declare the best CPU coolers available as of Q2 2008.
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CPU
E8400 (4.1GHz / 1.33v) |
Motherboard
Gigabyte P35-DS3L rev 2 |
Memory
2x2GB mushkin XP2-8500 DDR2 1066 |
Graphics Card
XFX GeForce GTS 250 1GB Core Edition |
Hard Drive
WD Caviar Black 640GB |
Sound Card
Integrated |
Power Supply
Xigmatek NRP-MC751 750W |
Case
Antec Three Hundred |
CPU cooling
Xigmatek Thor's Hammer / D12SM-124B |
OS
Windows 7 Professional x64 |
Monitor
Samsung 2253BW |
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[BenchmarkReviews] Best CPU Cooler Performance - Q2 2008
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