Spire TherMax Pro CPU Cooler

Testing

Idle temps were measured by Everest after the rig sat idle for 30 minutes. Load temps were attained by running the latest version of Prime95 Torture Test, Large FFTs, for 30 minutes. Ambient room temperature was 72F.

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I really didn’t know what to expect since this is the first time I’m testing this processor’s temps, but these temps definitely aren’t bad for a 90mm cooler. But, as always, the real test is after the CPU is overclocked.

I overclocked the CPU from the stock 2.8gHz to a 25% overclock of 3.28gHz. I also cranked the Vcore up to AMD’s recommended max of 1.425v.


Spire TherMax Pro CPU Cooler

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42 comments
  1. “Ambient room temperature was 72F.” I think you should be consistent and report the temperatures all in the same unit. Kind of confusing, at first i misread and thought u tested at like extreme temperatures.

  2. “Ambient room temperature was 72F.” I think you should be consistent and report the temperatures all in the same unit. Kind of confusing, at first i misread and thought u tested at like extreme temperatures.

  3. No, i know how to convert from farenheit to celcius (Farehneit-32 * 5/9), just saying he should have put everything in celsius to stay consistent. If you look at his graphs they are celsius, and if you're skimming through, the 72F throws you off.

  4. It does affect the temperatures of the cpu though, because if the ambient temperature is higher, less heat can be transferred from the sink to the environment and therefore, it will be less efficient.

  5. It does matter, because the ambient temperature changes the efficiency of the heatsink to dissipate heat to the environment

  6. No, i know how to convert from farenheit to celcius (Farehneit-32 * 5/9), just saying he should have put everything in celsius to stay consistent. If you look at his graphs they are celsius, and if you're skimming through, the 72F throws you off.

  7. It does affect the temperatures of the cpu though, because if the ambient temperature is higher, less heat can be transferred from the sink to the environment and therefore, it will be less efficient.

  8. It does matter, because the ambient temperature changes the efficiency of the heatsink to dissipate heat to the environment

  9. What I meant to say is that it doesn't matter if the ambient temperature is in Fahrenheit or Celsius; that is irrelevant. The temperature results of the cooler is what matters most.

    This isn't a review about whether or not the ambient temperature should be mentioned in Fahrenheit or Celsius LOL

  10. What I meant to say is that it doesn't matter if the ambient temperature is in Fahrenheit or Celsius; that is irrelevant. The resulting idle and load temperatures when using this cooler is what matters.

    This isn't a review about whether or not the ambient temperature should be mentioned in Fahrenheit or Celsius LOL

  11. What I meant to say is that it doesn't matter if the ambient temperature is in Fahrenheit or Celsius; that is irrelevant. The resulting idle and load temperatures when using this cooler is what matters.

    This isn't a review about whether or not the ambient temperature should be mentioned in Fahrenheit or Celsius LOL

  12. It does affect the temperatures of the cpu though, because if the ambient temperature is higher, less heat can be transferred from the sink to the environment and therefore, it will be less efficient.

  13. It does matter, because the ambient temperature changes the efficiency of the heatsink to dissipate heat to the environment

  14. What I meant to say is that it doesn't matter if the ambient temperature is in Fahrenheit or Celsius; that is irrelevant. The resulting idle and load temperatures when using this cooler is what matters.

    This isn't a review about whether or not the ambient temperature should be mentioned in Fahrenheit or Celsius LOL

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