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The HSC-V62 was tested utilizing two different cases and motherboards. However, the temperature measurements obtained should be fairly accurate.

The first case was a stock desktop ATX case with poor airflow. The system was equipped with an MSI KN420-Pro nForce-based motherboard couple with an AthlonXP 1800+. The case was closed and the system was allowed to boot into Windows 2000 Professional. Temperatures were taken with the in-socket thermistor, monitored via Motherboard Monitor 5. Prime95 was run for two hours at 100% CPU utilization, with the room temperature a constant 71°F.

The second case was a Cooler Master 210 mid-tower ATX. The system was equipped with a Soyo K7V Dragon Plus motherboard couple with an AthlonXP 1800+. The case was closed and the system was allowed to boot into Windows 2000 Professional. Temperatures were taken with the in-socket thermistor, monitored via Motherboard Monitor 5. Prime 95 was run for two hours at 100% CPU utilization, with the room temperature a constant 71°F.

Case 1 Case 2
131°F 148 °F AMD AthlonXP 1800+ 104 °F 135 °F
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Evidently, the HSC-V62 performs admirably in both cases (pun intended). Even in a case with little or no additional airflow it still performed well. One thing to note is that it took between 3 and 5 minutes in both tests for temperatures to revert from full load back down to idle.

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