2.66GHz

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.


The Havik gets off to a very good start. In its stock configuration, the delta temperature is 33C, 0.75C better than the 120mm Noctua NF-P12. Coupled with the SWiF2-120Ps, temperatures improve by another 0.75C thanks to the higher rotational speed. The most significant improvement comes from the NF-P14s which is surprising because like they stock 140mm NZXT fans, they operate at 1200RPM and produce similar noise levels. It suggests that the NZXT fans are not quite as efficient as Noctua’s offerings.

The Havik’s main competitions are the Thermaltake Frio and Thermalright Archon. In their default configurations, the Frio wins thanks to its higher RPM fan but lowering it to the same level as the NZXT’s reduces performance. The Archon’s single TY-140 fan is not enough to beat the Havik with its two fans.