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Testing The X-Dream
The following system was used to test the performance of the Cooler Master HAC-V81 X-Dream cooler :-
The Test Bed
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CPU
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1.467GHz AMD Athlon XP 1700+ Thoroughbred-B core |
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Motherboard
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ECS K7VTA3 KT333 Motherboard |
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RAM
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256MB Apacer PC2700 CL2.5 DDR SDRAM |
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GPU
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Creative Radeon 9000 Pro (64MB DDR SDRAM) |
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Hard Disk
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40GB Maxtor DiamondMax 7200 RPM |
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DVD-ROM
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LITE-ON 16X DVD-ROM |
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CD-RW
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LITE-ON 24X12X40X CD-RW |
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Thermal Probes
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ICute Guardian Led temperature monitor (Double) |
Testing Methodology
For the Idle temperature, the system was left running just Windows desktop for 5 - 10 minutes. The lowest temperature attained was recorded.
For Full Load temperature, SiSoft Sandra 2002's Burn-In Wizard was used to max out the CPU by running 10 rounds of CPU Arithmetic and CPU Multi-Media Benchmark. The highest temperature attained was recorded.
Both Idle and Full Load temperatures were tested using Maximum and Minimum fan speed settings.
Fan speeds were recorded via the motherboard BIOS.
We also tested the stock cooler that came with the AMD Athlon XP 1700+, which is the Cooler Master DP5-6H11.
The Results
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Cooler Model
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RPM | Idle (°C) | Full-Load (°C) | ||
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CPU
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System
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CPU
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System
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DP5-6H11
(stock cooler) |
~ 4400 |
35.2
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34.2
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41.7
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34.6
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HAC-V81
(low speed) |
~ 2800 |
33.7
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34.4
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37.5
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34.8
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HAC-V81
(high speed) |
~ 5000 |
31.0
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33.0
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34.9
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34.8
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