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Now it comes down to the moment of truth, temperate testing. All tests were
run under Windows XP Pro w/ SP1 installed. All temperatures listed were
taken via Motherboard Monitor, which pulls its information from onboard
sensors. While there is a possible margin of error of a few degrees using
this method, it still gives you a very good idea where you stand when it
comes to your PC temperatures and hotspots. The idle temperature was measured
after a clean reboot of the system and left to idle for the period of one
hour with no other services, screensavers, or any other applications running.
The full load temperature was obtained after running a continuous loop of
Botmatch-all (UT2K3) paired with Folding@Home (running at High Priority)
for a 1 hour period. You’ll also notice on the chart that I have both
stock and overclocked results, the overclock was the result of running the
CPU @ ~ 2100Mhz (12x172Mhz @ 1.75V). I decided to put it up against it’s
brother the MCX462+. This is almost an identical twin save the peltier.
I kept it cool with the same Vantec Tornado 80 fan to put them on an even
playing field. Let me apologize in advance for not recording the MB temps
but room temperature stays an even 21C.
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I imagine I could have easily gotten more speed on the overclock if I had
spent the time tweaking BIOS settings, etc., but I decided to go with what
worked. As you can see, going with an extreme setup, can definitely provide
you with some very satisfying numbers. I imagine that you could cut down
on a bit of noise by going with a quieter fan, but I wouldn’t go much
lower as Swiftech does note to use something capable of at least 60cfm to
ensure the heat generated by the Peltier gets dissipated. You may want to
check out our review of the Thermaltake SmartFan 2 as it produces 75CFM@48db.
7db is quite a bit less noisey and it also comes with a rheostat so you
can dial it down even farther.
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