Performance

To test the Big Typhoon’s performance, we used Artic Silver 5 and allowed the paste to thoroughly set before testing. The stock AMD heatsink was tested using the factory-applied thermal paste. Idle temp was determined with computer sitting at the desktop (with MBM 5 running) and recording the lowest temp after 30 minutes. Load temp was determined with Prime95 running, using MBM 5 and recording the highest temp after 30 minutes. Temperatures are recorded in Celsius degrees, and room temperature was monitored using a standard mercury thermometer and recorded at 26C (± 1°C).


At idle the Big Typhoon barely edges out the XP-90C, but under load it beats the XP-90C by three degrees.


The overclocking results are even more impressive, as the Big Typhoon beats the XP-90C by three degrees at idle, and a whopping seven degrees under load. With the Big Typhoon I was able to get the Opteron 148 stable up to 3.05GHz.