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Post by Bones on Apr 18, 2021 2:57:18 GMT -5
Installed it and I'm more than pleased with it. Did some comparison shots and runs between it and the old cooler, a Scythe Big Shuriken which isn't a bad cooler in itself. Shots of the results. Note these show minimum and max temps seen with each, before and after the runs were done and also look at the time according to the clock, I let it do these for about 10 minutes each. Took about an hour total for me to swap coolers and it shows the difference in when these were done respectively.     |
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Post by Bones on Apr 18, 2021 4:16:55 GMT -5
Shot of the cooler in the system.  |
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Post by freeagent on Apr 18, 2021 6:46:44 GMT -5
Pretty sweet man!
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Post by Bones on Apr 18, 2021 19:19:37 GMT -5
Yes it is.
Another plus is I have my fans set for "Silent" yet the cooler does better than the old one did set for "Standard".
It really seems to live up to the hype.
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Post by freeagent on Apr 18, 2021 20:14:23 GMT -5
Awesome! I am finding my fans to be a little more annoying then they used to be and am now switching them out. I have 4 PWM fans in my system now lol and it is nice to have some peace and quiet.. so I get where you are coming from there  Good stuff man, glad you are happy with it! Now you can let er rip and not have to worry about summer temps  |
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Post by ShrimpBrime on Apr 19, 2021 17:54:16 GMT -5
Not sure how to comment. I have like a butt load of questions.... lol.
So the Cpu was at defaults?
Any AVX2 testing?
Prolonged load results?
Thermal Paste used?
And I'm sorry for all the questions. I am super curious to know more!
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Post by Bones on Apr 19, 2021 19:07:14 GMT -5
Not sure how to comment. I have like a butt load of questions.... lol. 1: So the Cpu was at defaults? Any AVX2 testing? Prolonged load results? Thermal Paste used? And I'm sorry for all the questions. I am super curious to know more! 1: Just above default speed with stock voltage, maybe a bit less. 2: No. 3: I ran it for 10 minutes as shown using the CPU-Z stress test. 4: Noctua NT-H1. I will say I need to do more testing with other stuff but at least compared to the old cooler it's doing much better. However do bear in mind it's still a form of aircooling. For the money, so far it's been worth the expense to get it, no worries over if it's up to task or not in this machine. |
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Post by ShrimpBrime on Apr 19, 2021 19:28:02 GMT -5
Not sure how to comment. I have like a butt load of questions.... lol. 1: So the Cpu was at defaults? Any AVX2 testing? Prolonged load results? Thermal Paste used? And I'm sorry for all the questions. I am super curious to know more! 1: Just above default speed with stock voltage, maybe a bit less. 2: No. 3: I ran it for 10 minutes as shown using the CPU-Z stress test. 4: Noctua NT-H1. I will say I need to do more testing with other stuff but at least compared to the old cooler it's doing much better. However do bear in mind it's still a form of aircooling. For the money, so far it's been worth the expense to get it, no worries over if it's up to task or not in this machine. What is default speed? 3.7ghz 1.212v? Or PBO enabled or something? The stock cooler with lower ambient temps (65F) passed 4.3ghz all threads IBT. It looks like this cooler could easily replicate that. I'm kind of impressed so far. But yes, love some more testing and screenies!! |
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Post by Bones on Apr 20, 2021 1:59:25 GMT -5
What is default speed? 3.7ghz 1.212v? Or PBO enabled or something? The stock cooler with lower ambient temps (65F) passed 4.3ghz all threads IBT. It looks like this cooler could easily replicate that. I'm kind of impressed so far. But yes, love some more testing and screenies!! Default for a 2700x is 3.7 and I have this going at 3725. It's funny how this board does, unless you tweak it in a certain way the stock clock always applies and the speed goes up and down like a yo-yo, that drives me nuts just seeing it.
I'll have to set it up with some Prime 95 and see how it does overall, complete with temp monitoring.
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Post by Bones on Apr 20, 2021 4:43:32 GMT -5
OK - Did some Prime 95 testing for seeing where temps would be after a longer period of testing under conditions well beyond what nearly any daily used machine would ever see in practice. CPU speed set for 4.0 in the BIOS and CPU voltage set manually for 1.30v's in the BIOS as well.    I stopped it after an hour because that amounts to an actual stability test of the machine, not for checking to see how hot it gets which is what I was after. The cooler showed no signs of heat soak/heat creep meaning it was 100% handling the heat load placed on it, maintaining an acceptable/workable temp for the CPU for the duration of testing done. I used the heavier (Not heaviest) type of testing since that is well beyond what could realistically be expected of a daily machine to ever run into, instead I kept it kinda real but still above what one would expect to take on. Hope this is better, more complete info about it. |
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Post by ShrimpBrime on Apr 20, 2021 5:58:27 GMT -5
83c is a very decent temp. Well under throttle temps.
Not really about realistic load, but cooler capability. So you pour in the heat and get a result.
We already know the cpu in a realistic setting doesn't need a big cooler, so this can help justify an upgrade.
But, Bones, if you want realism, run some game benches. *(not 3D benchmarks) maybe escape from Tarkov or something.
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Post by dr4g00n on Apr 20, 2021 9:57:48 GMT -5
Looks like a pretty decent cooler but I don't really get the appeal over existing tower coolers, especially at the price point it's at.
ATM it costs $80 more than a NH-D15 (ship not inc.) up here in Canada for about the same level of cooling and the Noctua is already what I'd call an expensive cooler.
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Post by Bones on Apr 20, 2021 10:52:45 GMT -5
83c is a very decent temp. Well under throttle temps.
Not really about realistic load, but cooler capability. So you pour in the heat and get a result. We already know the cpu in a realistic setting doesn't need a big cooler, so this can help justify an upgrade. But, Bones, if you want realism, run some game benches. *(not 3D benchmarks) maybe escape from Tarkov or something. I know that, this is why I didn't let it go for more than an hour. Didn't make sense to just keep pushing it when it had already acheived the results you'd want to see.
All I can do here guys are some tests and show what happened.  |
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Post by ShrimpBrime on Apr 20, 2021 15:24:45 GMT -5
83c is a very decent temp. Well under throttle temps.
Not really about realistic load, but cooler capability. So you pour in the heat and get a result. We already know the cpu in a realistic setting doesn't need a big cooler, so this can help justify an upgrade. But, Bones, if you want realism, run some game benches. *(not 3D benchmarks) maybe escape from Tarkov or something. I know that, this is why I didn't let it go for more than an hour. Didn't make sense to just keep pushing it when it had already acheived the results you'd want to see.
All I can do here guys are some tests and show what happened. For sure, and you're doing a fantastic job as always!! Have you tried this cooler passively by any chance? Just curiosity... |
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Post by freeagent on Apr 20, 2021 15:34:41 GMT -5
Thats a good question, or even on a table out in the open would be pretty sweet
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Post by Bones on Apr 20, 2021 16:18:53 GMT -5
I believe it's design makes it fan dependent and my rig isn't setup to support passive cooling so I can't test it that way.
The fans are virtually quiet with the system set for silent mode and they only ramp up if they have to, according to BIOS settings.
With what I've been doing they've yet to ramp up to an audible level, aside from my testing of course.
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Post by freeagent on Apr 20, 2021 17:19:52 GMT -5
In that case I wonder what happens when you put leaf blowers on it..
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Post by zila1 on Apr 20, 2021 17:47:19 GMT -5
That cooler would work well with the new Nvidia Graphics cards that blow upward. They would make a good pairing. And it gives a very different look thru a glass case. A lot of folks will buy these coolers on looks alone.
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Post by freeagent on Apr 20, 2021 18:03:49 GMT -5
It does look unique that's for sure. That was one thing I liked about my last cooler with the red fan. Not many had it, yet it performed as good or better than others are using. Now with my new cooler it looks like a D series.. but she packs a solid punch while doing it quieter. I will probably never remount my old coolers to this cpu again lol.. I have to trim down my pic to make it fit in my avvy
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Post by ShrimpBrime on Apr 20, 2021 18:47:33 GMT -5
In that case I wonder what happens when you put leaf blowers on it.. Don't temp him, he has the fans for it  |
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Post by freeagent on Apr 20, 2021 19:39:23 GMT -5
Its one way to get out of dusting.. or blowing the dust that's already there around to make it look like you dusted  |
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Post by Bones on Apr 20, 2021 20:18:28 GMT -5
In that case I wonder what happens when you put leaf blowers on it.. Don't temp him, he has the fans for it You know I do - Including a gas powered leaf blower.  |
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Post by ShrimpBrime on Apr 21, 2021 9:00:43 GMT -5
Lol hell yeah!
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Post by austin86 on Mar 16, 2022 11:00:14 GMT -5
Shot of the cooler in the system. <button disabled="" class="c-attachment-insert--linked o-btn--sm">Attachment Deleted</button> Dose the sound card really need a fan? |
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Post by Bones on Mar 16, 2022 12:43:23 GMT -5
Shot of the cooler in the system. <button disabled="" class="c-attachment-insert--linked o-btn--sm">Attachment Deleted</button> Dose the sound card really need a fan? This one does. Has a problem about getting too warm and it starts clipping audio. In fact many of these cards have it but Creative decided to almost completely encase the card with little ventilation making the issue as is. It's the same basic idea behind an amp needing a little cooling since that's really all the card is - A mini-amp. Removed the window and mounted the fan where it is now - Clipping went away. |
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