Cooler Master V10 CPU Cooler Review

Phenom Performance Results

While the Q6600 numbers are not what you call bad, they really only hinted at what this beast is capable of. Our gut instinct was further reinforced when we took a look at how much extra power the V10 was using and it was no where near 70 watts. To help further test this behemoth and see what it truly is made of we dusted off the DFI 790FX motherboard and popped in the fireball 9750. Here is what we found.

Please note: As the CPU sensor in our 9750 is less than accurate we are foregoing the overclocking of this chip as the results seem to get worse the higher the OC.


When all was said and done, the V10 was still not registering 70 watts of extra power usage, but the results do speak for themselves none the less. After all, this is the famous quad core which nearly killed our Vendetta 2 HDT cooler and was only able to handle the thermal load by sticking a 38mm 103CFM fan on to keep it from melting into a puddle of aluminum and copper! Heck, the V10 was barely bothered by the heat and really seemed to thrive under the loads placed on it! It may still not be in the same league as a Boreas….but then again it’s not in the same price range either.

Just remember, as heat load increases this cooler will get better and better by leaps and bounds as the TEC module increases output. This is why the results are not that good with a stock-clocked, lower TDB quad core chip such as a Q6600.