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Date |
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Oct 8th, 2002 |
| Category |
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Cooling |
| Manufacturer |
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Cooler Master |
| Author |
:
Tom Smith |
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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.
| 131°F |
148
°F |
AMD
AthlonXP 1800+ |
104
°F |
135
°F |
| Processor
Idle |
Processor
Load |
Processor
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Processor
Idle |
Processor
Load |
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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