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| by Michael "SKYMTL" Hoenig | July 28, 2007 | ||
| Cooling Performance Cooling Performance System Used: AMD X2 3800+ @ 2.6Ghz Arctic Cooling Freezer 64Pro 2GB Corsair XMS @ 520Mhz DFI Lanparty SLI-DR Expert EVGA 8800GTS SLI Samsung Spinpoint 250GB Silverstone Decathlon 650W Room Temperature: 23.7°C All of these test results were recorded after 1 hour of the computer staying at idle speed and then again after one hour of playing Company of Heroes. The front fan which was installed was a Zalman 120mm operating at 1800rpm. Idle Cooling Performance  Load Cooling Performance  It should now be extremely apparent why the front 120mm fan is recommended. Granted, two 8800-series space heaters were installed making this a somewhat extreme condition but as you can see, the cooling performance lags with only one 120mm fan installed. A second fan (in this case a $9.00 Zalman 120mm) does wonders for the cooling performance of this case even though it will take up a bit of interior room. | ||
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