Cooling Performance

Well, now that we know how easily it went onto the board, lets take a look at what it was sitting on top of for this round of hot seat...

• Asus A7V mobo
• AMD Athlon 800 @ 1GHz (1.85V and this will be one of the last times I reference this processor :( Poor baby.)
• 256MB Crucial 2-2-2

The Candidates

• Dr. Thermal w stock 70mm fan onboard
• Thermoengine w Delta 37 cfm fan onboard
• Volcano 6Cu

Finally, The Tests

CPU at idle for half hour temps recorded from:

• Motherboard thermistor as shown in Motherboard Monitor
• Compunurse on CPU core
• Motherboard temp in Motherboard Monitor
• Room temp from external thermometer

Results

>> Pros & Cons/Conclusion

Article Options    Post/View Comments    Find Lowest Price    Print This Article    Read/Write User Reviews    E-Mail This Article

Article Navigation Introduction/Design Installation Cooling Performance Pros & Cons/Conclusion

Did you like this review?