The results have been arranged in terms of the fan configuration that yields the best results for each cooler. However, it is important to take into account that many coolers come with their own fans and changing those increases the costs significantly, so the “out of the box” cooler configurations have been highlighted in red each group.

4GHz


This is where the three heat pipes become the limiting factor. Comparing different fan setups, we see the same trends as before. The single default fan ends up marginally ahead of the two Noctua fans whereas the 140mm fan and higher RPM ones produce better results. The SWiF2-120Ps are only marginally ahead of the NF-P14s, again highlighting the heatsink’s preference towards lower RPM fans. Idle delta temperatures were 14C regardless of the fan configuration.