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[Quakindude]

Originally Posted by fstroupe

Wow...I received better performance from the Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro, the Kingwin Heatpipe Direct Touch, and the OCZ Vendetta.

All three are smaller, lighter, and cheaper.

Each test was done with AS5 not yet cured, and each temp dropped 1C to 2C after curing.

I don't really see how you can compare the two reviews TBH. Matt had his P4 overclocked to 4.2GHz with 1.425V running into it and you had a Q6600 to 2.92GHz probably running voltage around 1.33-1.35V or so. My Q6600 hits 2.92GHz with 1.33V.

Not quite an apples to apples comparison IMHO.

My Q6600 @ 2.92GHz using a TT Big Typhoon loaded is 45°C with 1.33V and 21.1°C ambient. Taking into account the differences in our ambient air temps, it's obvious that the Freezer 7 Pro is outperforming my cooler.

[fstroupe]

Yeah, actually I think that during both reviews, Vcore was like 1.1375. But, in my initial tests on the Freezer (to see if it worked as well as the Freezer 64 Pro) I cranked the Vcore to around 1.45 and was seeing maybe a few degrees higher.

I think I paid $18 bucks for the Freezer 7 Pro, it was on sale at the Egg. That is one helluva bargain.

Ambient temperature makes a lot of difference. More than you think it should.