23 ° C ambient temperature with an Intel i5 2500k @ 3,3ghz processor on an ASUS P8P67 Deluxe motherboard
31 ° C in idle at 100% fan
36 ° C at browser usage and Windows Media Player with automatic speed (at the time at 660 revolutions / min)
50 ° C at one hundred percent CAPACITY VIA Prime95 !!! As this capacity is extremely rare occurrence even unlikely
The temperature is nevertheless so low, it is worth not even "zock temperatures", which never show 100% utilization record.
These temperatures begging but quasi by overclocking or not?
Are permitted according to Intel 72.8 ° C. We are sometimes so free and "tolerate" and 73 ° C, okay? Here we go!
3.4GHz ... 3.5GHz ... 3.6 Ghz ... only at 55 °?!?
Well then we bounce it out to 4.0 GHz smooth! Hey cool 63 ° C!
But not enough!
4.32 GHz ~> 65 ° c ...
4.43 GHz ~> 66 ° c ...
4.53 GHz ~> 68 ° c ...
4.63 GHz ~> 70 ° c ...
4738.8 MHz FINALLY no not ..
4841 MHz, but now !!! 73 ° C!
4.8GHz instead of 3.3GHz Now that's impressive is not it? And that for a fan in this price range. This cooling capacity is one loose in the 50 and over priced.
So much for the power of the radiator (the most important).
Let's come to the volume and the installation.
Installation:
I must honestly say that I know the installation quite aufn 'bag went. Not necessarily,
because you first need to understand the whole structure, but simply all performing is annoying.
If I install this somewhere cooler in the PC business at work and would computers,
I'd probably think every time, "ohh of again ..".
Nevertheless, I have to tell you that it is still acceptable, because it's done so usually not often.
As a rule, once off the thing and is good. That's why I do not mind this point and would not prevent me from re-purchase.
Noise level:
So to all is only observed as your motherboard is set.
Since I have an Asus MB and associated software have absolute control over virtually everything, everything is tailored to my requests for me.
When a so-called "stress test" makes as Prime95 to utilize a component 100% and then the fan to 100% set FANSPEED, then you hear him, yes.
But even then, the sound is still something of harmless. Since the but again does not match a rule and I just like to give examples safe, it should be mentioned.
In normal operation, you do not hear him, the other components are either identical or drown.
Other:
It is thermal grease and supplementary material for mounting a second fan to the heat sink available. And of course the other stuff to fasten the cooler.
The entire cooler has a height of 15.8 cm. This is pretty much the limit for many Tower. In my Cooler Master Elite 430, it fits like a glove.
Buy recommendation