Huge high end CPU-Cooler roundup - 'Battle of the Heatpipes'

Bastieeeh · Feb 20, 2007

First things first: It's a german article I want to point out.
But don't let the unpronounceable cluster of letters fool or even hesitate you. You are looking for a comprehensive comparison of some of the best air cpu coolers like the Scythe Infinity, Thermalright Ultra 120, Zalman CNPS 9700, just to name a few? Then head on, it's only a simple click away.

You are still puzzled and prefer an english translation? Here you go! But I have to warn you, the translation is somewhat messed up...

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D_o_S · Feb 20, 2007

While this is interesting, it is NOT news... it is a review, and would be posted in our dedicated section at the top of each day's newsposts...

Bastieeeh · Feb 20, 2007

In my opinion if I stumble across a very comprehensive article, written in such a detail like this one, it's worth more than only to be noted in the review section. It does not violate the news posting guidelines and it's of a much greater value than a simple press release of let's say Scythe or Swiftech that there is a new product in their lineup. Don't worry, I won't mention the XYZ cooler review written by Nick Noname from around the block.
If you guys insist on me to stop it I will, but I think it's best for our readers to highlight such good reads.

Jadawin · Feb 20, 2007

Btw, the Titan Amanda lost, because they said it's loud and expensive. I own one and it's just as silent as my Scythe Ninja Plus before. And they only measured ONE of the two fans of the Amanda and then calculated how loud two of them would be, which I find wierd. Anyway, it still shows that all the doubts about the Titan Amandas cooling power are wrong (best cooling results), which I knew all along, owning one

kakazza · Feb 20, 2007

They clearly stated WHY they didn't measure it with the Amanda. Read it again.

Jadawin · Feb 20, 2007

I am German, so I did understand the article perfectly well. I still find it weird to calculate the noise and then use that result to judge the cooler. It's a totally different method than with all the other coolers and as such not comparable at all.

WarEagleAU · Feb 20, 2007

FX62 stock cooler is nice, but it doesnt really cool all that well. Apack is nice too, though I never heard of them. I agree this is news detailing reviews, but still news none the less. Thanks Bast.

Scavar · Feb 20, 2007

I had an easier time figuring out the German I think then the translation hehe.

I think it was news worthy, it had some good stuff involved in it.

SK-1 · Feb 20, 2007

I can only get the first page to translate.What coolers won?

Bastieeeh · Feb 20, 2007

The drop down menu doesn't work properly. In order to see the results-page either click yourself through the whole article-translation page by page ('further'-button at the bottom) or hit these two pages right here.
Both the Scythes and the Zalman are the top three.

Processor	Dual Xeon 2.8GHz
Motherboard	Asus PCH-DL
Cooling	Alphacool NexXxoS XP and Dual Laing
Memory	4GB Samsung
Video Card(s)	Sapphire X800XT
Storage	8x Hitachi 7K250 Raid 5 and 2x WD Raptor74GB Raid 0
Display(s)	Eizo 21" FlexScan T966 CRT and S1910 LCD
Case	Lian Li PC-V2100B
Audio Device(s)	Creative SB Audigy 2 ZS
Power Supply	Tagan 480W TG480-U01

Processor	AMD Opteron 144
Motherboard	DFI Lanparty nF4 SLI-DR Expert
Cooling	Watercooled - Alphacool Nexxxos XP, BIX2, Eheim HPPS
Memory	2x 512MB OCZ PC 3200EL Platinum Rev.2 (TCCD)
Video Card(s)	2x Gainward GeForce 6800 Ultra (430/1200)
Storage	4x WD Raptor 740GD in RAID 0
Display(s)	Eizo FlexScan L768
Case	CM Stacker
Audio Device(s)	Audigy 2
Power Supply	Silverstone Zeus ST65ZF

Processor	Dual Xeon 2.8GHz
Motherboard	Asus PCH-DL
Cooling	Alphacool NexXxoS XP and Dual Laing
Memory	4GB Samsung
Video Card(s)	Sapphire X800XT
Storage	8x Hitachi 7K250 Raid 5 and 2x WD Raptor74GB Raid 0
Display(s)	Eizo 21" FlexScan T966 CRT and S1910 LCD
Case	Lian Li PC-V2100B
Audio Device(s)	Creative SB Audigy 2 ZS
Power Supply	Tagan 480W TG480-U01

Processor	Intel Core i7 6700K @ 4,8 GHz
Motherboard	Asus Z170 Pro Gaming
Cooling	Alpenfön Brocken 2
Memory	32 GB G.Skill DDR4-3000
Video Card(s)	Asus DirectCU II R290
Storage	1 TB HD + 180 GB SSD + 500 GB SSD
Display(s)	Philips BDM4065 39,95" Ultra-HD
Case	Antec P280
Audio Device(s)	Onboard HD sound on 5.1 system
Power Supply	Silverstone SST-ST85F-GS Strider Gold Series - 850 Watt
Software	Windows 10 Pro x64

Processor	Intel Core i7 6700K @ 4,8 GHz
Motherboard	Asus Z170 Pro Gaming
Cooling	Alpenfön Brocken 2
Memory	32 GB G.Skill DDR4-3000
Video Card(s)	Asus DirectCU II R290
Storage	1 TB HD + 180 GB SSD + 500 GB SSD
Display(s)	Philips BDM4065 39,95" Ultra-HD
Case	Antec P280
Audio Device(s)	Onboard HD sound on 5.1 system
Power Supply	Silverstone SST-ST85F-GS Strider Gold Series - 850 Watt
Software	Windows 10 Pro x64

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Processor	AMD Ryzen 5 "Gen 2" 2600X
Motherboard	AsRock X470 Killer Promontory
Cooling	CoolerMaster 240 RGB Master Cooler (Newegg Eggxpert)
Memory	32 GB Geil EVO Portenza DDR4 3200 MHz
Video Card(s)	ASUS Radeon RX 580 DirectX 12 DUAL-RX580-O8G 8GB 256-Bit GDDR5 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video C
Storage	WD 250 M.2, Corsair P500 M.2, OCZ Trion 500, WD Black 1TB, Assorted others.
Display(s)	ASUS MG24UQ Gaming Monitor - 23.6" 4K UHD (3840x2160) , IPS, Adaptive Sync, DisplayWidget
Case	Fractal Define R6 C
Audio Device(s)	Realtek 5.1 Onboard
Power Supply	Corsair RMX 850 Platinum PSU (Newegg Eggxpert)
Mouse	Razer Death Adder
Keyboard	Corsair K95 Mechanical & Corsair K65 Wired, Wireless, Bluetooth)
Software	Windows 10 Pro x64

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Processor	E6600(Desktop), T7300(Laptop)
Motherboard	EVGA 680i(Desktop), IFL90(Laptop)
Cooling	Akasa EVO 120(Desktop), No idea(Laptop)
Memory	G Skill PI 8GB 4x2gb(Desktop), G Skill 3GB 1GB/2GB(Laptop)
Video Card(s)	8800GTS 640mb(Desktop), 8600m GT(Laptop)
Storage	3x250GB 1x500GB(Desktop), 1x320GB(Laptop)
Display(s)	Acer AL2216W 22"(Desktop), 15.4"(Laptop)
Case	Cosmos 1000(Desktop), PowerPro J 10:15(Laptop)
Audio Device(s)	CreativeX-Fi/Z-5500(Desktop), Realtek/No idea(Laptop)
Power Supply	PC Power and Cooling Silencer 610w(Desptop), shrug(Laptop)
Software	Windows Vista Ultimatex64 with tweaks(Both)
Benchmark Scores	I'm too lazy to benchmark anything.

System Name	Red Matter 2
Processor	Ryzen 5600X
Motherboard	X470 Gaming Pro Carbon
Cooling	Water is Masterliquid 240 Pro
Memory	GeiL EVO X 3600mhz 32g also G.Skill Ripjaw series 5 4x8 3600mhz as backup lol
Video Card(s)	Gigabyte Gaming Radeon RX 6800
Storage	EVO 860. Rocket Q M.2 SSD WD Blue M.2 SSD Seagate Firecuda 2tb storage.
Display(s)	ASUS ROG Swift PG32VQ
Case	Phantek P400 Glass
Audio Device(s)	EVGA NU Audio
Power Supply	EVGA G3 850
Mouse	Roccat Military/ Razer Deathadder V2
Keyboard	Razer Chroma
Software	W10