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Testing The Hyper212
Testbed
Processor |
Intel Core 2 Duo E6550 |
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Motherboard |
Gigabyte GA-X38-DQ6 |
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Memory |
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Graphics Card |
Gainward Bliss 9600 GT |
Methodology
The three coolers were tested using OCCT 2.0 for 1 hour at both stock settings and with the Intel Core 2 Duo processor overclocked to 2.8 GHz. I did not include noise levels as I do not have the equipment to test that, but overall, the Scythe Katana 2 and CoolerMaster Hyper212 were both very quiet, even with 2 fans installed on the Hyper212.
With The Processor At Stock Clock Speed
) CoolerMaster Hyper212 (1 Fan) |
) CoolerMaster Hyper212 (2 Fans) |
) Scythe Katana 2 |
) Intel Stock Cooler |
With a single fan running, the CoolerMaster Hyper212 had virtually the same performance as the Scythe Katana 2 with a peak temperature of 44 °C. Adding a second fan to the Hyper212 though gave it an advantage of 5 °C, dropping the processor's peak temperature to just 39 °C. That is a head above the performance of the Scythe Katana 2 and especially the Intel stock cooler which had a peak temperature of about 47 °C, which is 8 °C higher.
With The Processor Overclocked
) CoolerMaster Hyper212 (1 Fan) |
) CoolerMaster Hyper212 (2 Fans) |
) Scythe Katana 2 |
) Intel Stock Cooler |
Even with the processor overclocked, the results were pretty much the same.
The CoolerMaster Hyper212, armed with a single fan, had the same performance as the Scythe Katana 2 with a peak temperature of 47 °C. Adding a second fan to the Hyper212 gave it an advantage of 4 °C, dropping the processor's peak temperature to 43 °C. The Intel stock cooler remained the poorest performer, delivering a peak temperature of 51 °C.
