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


Testing the cooler on the overclocked H100 generated a similar pattern of results as before. Starting with the cooler and its pre-applied thermal paste, two fans at full speeds yields a delta of 50.5C increasing to 52C when the speed is reduced to 2000RPM. At 1300RPM, the temperature increases by a further 2.5C. Changing to the standard ChillFactor II thermal paste once again results in slightly worse performance. In high performance mode, the delta temperature increases by 2C compared to the pre-applied thermal paste results. Reducing the fan speed increases the delta temperature by 2C and finally in quiet mode, we see the worse performance at 57.25C delta. The NF-P12s which are comparable to quiet mode speed produce marginally better results and the Coolink fans drop temperature by a further 1C, not as substantial as its effect on other coolers. The best results are produced when the H100 is teamed with 4 fans.