Testing
The following system was used in testing:
Case: NZXT Tempest EVO
Motherboard: XFX 680i LT SLI
CPU: Q6600 @ 2.4 GHz
Memory: 2x2GB OCZ SLI Ready DDR2 800 MHz
CPU cooling:
– Masscool 8W553
– SilenX iXtrema IXC-120HA2
– Thermaltake DuOrb
– Titan Cool Idol
– Cooler Master GeminII S
– Cooler Master Sphere
– Cooler Master Hyper 212
– Zalman CNPS9300 AT
– Vantec AeroFlow FX 92
– Vantec AeroFlow FX 120
– Xilence Xilent Blade Pro
– Thermaltake MaxOrb EX
– Thermaltake SpinQ
– Noctua NH-C12P
– Thermaltake BigTyp 14 Pro
– Cooler Master V8
– Titan Fenrir TTC-NK85TZ
– Thermaltake TMG IA1
– Cooler Master V10
– Thermaltake ISGC-100
– Thermaltake ISGC-200
– Thermaltake ISGC-300
– GlacialTech Igloo 5610 Plus Silent
– Thermaltake ISGC-400
– Cooler Master Hyper TX3
– AeroCool DCC-C900
– Thermaltake SpinQ VT
– Xtreme Gear HP-1216B
Video Card: XFX 9800 GTX+ Black Edition
Tests were conducted under idle and load states. The computer was left to sit after 30 minutes after being turned on to check the idle temperature. The load temperature was found by running the latest version of Prime95 which supports multi-core CPUs by default. Temperatures were obtained through SpeedFan.
CPU Cooler | Idle (°C) | Load (°C) |
Thermaltake SpinQ VT – High | 27C | 38C |
Xtreme Gear HP-1216B – High | 30C | 41C |
Thermaltake SpinQ VT – Low | 31C | 43C |
Xtreme Gear HP-1216B – Low | 32C | 44C |
Titan Fenrir TTC-NK85TZ | 37C | 47C |
Thermaltake TMG IA1 – High | 36C | 48C |
Cooler master V8 – High | 38C | 50C |
Cooler Master V10 | 39C | 51C |
Thermaltake ISGC-300 – High | 39C | 51C |
Thermaltake TMG IA1 – Low | 39C | 52C |
Cooler Master V8 – Low | 41C | 52C |
Thermaltake MaxOrb EX – High | 43C | 53C |
Thermaltake SpinQ – High | 43C | 57C |
Noctua NH-C12P | 41C | 54C |
Thermaltake ISGC-300 – Low | 41C | 54C |
Cooler Master Hyper TX3 | 42C | 54C |
Cooler Master Hyper 212 | 44C | 54C |
Zalman CNPS9300 AT | 41C | 55C |
Thermaltake ISGC-400 – High | 42C | 55C |
GlacialTech Igloo 5610 Plus | 43C | 55C |
Thermaltake MaxOrb EX – Low | 45C | 55C |
Thermaltake ISGC-200 | 42C | 57C |
Thermaltake BigTyp 14 Pro – High | 42C | 58C |
Vantec AeroFlow FX 120 | 43C | 58C |
Thermaltake ISGC-400 – Low | 44C | 58C |
Thermaltake SpinQ – Low | 45C | 58C |
Titan Cool Idol – High | 44C | 59C |
Cooler Master GeminII S | 45C | 59C |
Vantec AeroFlow FX 92 | 46C | 60C |
Thermaltake BigTyp 14 Pro – Low | 42C | 61C |
AeroCool DCC-C900 | 45C | 61C |
Cooler Master Sphere | 46C | 61C |
Xilence Xilent Blade Pro | 47C | 61C |
Titan Cool Idol – Low | 45C | 62C |
SilenX iXtrema – 2x Fans | 44C | 64C |
Thermaltake ISGC-100 | 50C | 65C |
SilenX iXtrema – High | 44C | 66C |
Thermaltake DuOrb | 47C | 67C |
SilenX iXtrema – Low | 45C | 69C |
The HP-1216B performed pretty well for a brand that I’ve never heard of. Under low fan speeds the idle temperature reached 32C and under load reached 44C. The high fan speeds showed lower temperatures with idle conditions reaching 30C and load conditions reaching a high of 41C. This is the second best cooler we’ve tested on this system.