Less Heat and Noise: The CoolIT Systems Eliminator CPU Cooler Review- Page 4/5
November 1, 2007
By
Theo Cevallos
Performance
Using the following system configuration, we'll use the Eliminator CPU Cooler and measure CPU temperatures with a motherboard utility, under stock speeds and overclocked to 2.7 GHz. In order to stress the CPU, Prime95 was used. To overclock the CPU, the bus speed was jacked to 337 MHz, while the core voltage was raised to 1.336V.
Testing System Configuration
Motherboard
ASUS P5B Deluxe WiFi-AP Edition
Processor
Intel Core 2 Duo E6400 2.13GHz
Video Card
XFX 7950GT Passive Cooled Edition
RAM
OCZ Reaper PC2-6400
Hard Drive
Seagate 250GB SATA 3.0Gb
Optical
LG DVD-ROM
OS
Windows Vista Ultimate 32-bit
Drivers
Intel INF 8.0.0.1010
Forceware 163.69 Graphics
The results are very impressive. The CoolIT Eliminator managed to reduce temperatures by up to 20 degrees C. The performance difference between low and mid settings isn't that remarkable, but the difference between low and high certainly is. Noise levels are actually quite acceptable even on the highest setting, but more so if you're playing a game or using headsets.