Performance

AMD Athlon XP 1700+ (1.75v), with
MSI KT3 Ultra2-R
Lian-LI PC65
Prime95 is run for 20 minutes
Room temperature is maintained at ~23C/74F

Pretty self-explainitory I'd think. Obviously, as fan speed increases, the temperature lowers. If your CPU needs are modest, low speed is fine. Of course, we know everyone here does more than type Word documents...

I rounded up some coolers of similar size, such as the Swiftech MCX462 and the Volcano 9. I attached an 80mm Smart Fan 2 to both coolers, and allowed them to run full speed. The noise level is comparible to the Volcano 7+ at full speed, so I felt this would be a good test to see the performance under the best circumstances.

Although the Swiftech pulls ahead of the pack, it's also quite a bit more expensive than the Volcano 7+. That being said, the Volcano 7+ does very well for itself, though your ears will pay the price. I may have gotten used to quieter solutions this past year, and I have little tolerance for high noise levels these days.

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