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Core i7 3770K Baseline test

Testing The Coolers

Time to test. Today's tested cooler will work absolutely great with any processor from low to high-end (Core i3/Core i5/Core i7 quad-core and even six-core included up-to 130W) at default operating frequencies, of course there's room left for overclocking as well. 

Core i7 3770K Baseline IDLE Temperatures

Let's have a look at the results for the system in its default non-overclocked state. Below, the IDLE temperatures, thus your processor is doing barely anything to nothing. Just sitting and waiting in your system.

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None of the coolers obviously have any issue whatsoever in IDLE with the Core i7 3770K not overclocked. But you can already see a pattern though. 

Core i7 3770K Baseline LOAD Temperatures

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Now let's have a look at the processor's LOAD temperatures (in the non-overclocked state). We measure in a 21 Degrees C ambient room temperature. Ambient temperatures do effect the cooling performance, albeit a little bit.

Mind you that we included Liquid Cooling solutions as well, not 100% fair in a heatpipe comparison, but since these LCS kits have become so popular we do want to show you the numbers in a complete picture.

Guru3D's Rule Of Thumb On CPU Load VS Cooling Temps:

  • Anything at roughly 50 Degrees C or lower we consider enthusiast class cooling
  • Anything in-between 51 to 60 Degrees C we consider performance cooling
  • Anything in-between 61 to 70 Degrees C we consider mainstream cooling
  • Anything above 71 Degrees C we consider average cooling

Overall fine results. Let's immediately deal with sound and noise levels shall we, next page please.

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