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Results
*Note, testing was done out of case.
Analysis
If we look over the results, it’s clear than there isn’t much difference between the new and old cooler once we remove their respective stock fans and clip on the same fan (San Ace H1011) with load temperatures the same, with only the idle tests in favour of the latest EVO edition, but the difference could be down to variables. However we try to elimate this via testing each cooler three times which includes a remounting and applying TIM.
Once we look at the main difference between the two coolers (the fans), the results tell us that the latest EVO fan is better than the orginal Fenrir fan, albeit not much. With both fans at their limits, the EVO’s fan is only 1C better off than the older fan on our load testing of the Intel Core i7 930 overclocked to 4.20GHz attaining 76C compaired to 77C. However, as the limit of the EVO fan is 2200RPM, this was 100RPMs faster than the older stock fan which could be said the reason why it was better, if only just.
Things change when we dial down the coolers fans to a sensible level of around 1200RPM for quiet (but effective)cooling. The EVO’s fan on our load testing gave us a decent 85C which was 2C lower than the older fan. Moreover, idle testing was 1C better off in favour of the EVO fan. It could be said the 9 blades and better static pressure that Titan state does prove to provide better cooling through the dense fins of the Fenrir heatsink. To attain 85C temperatures on the load testing with the older fan, we had to ramp up the fan to around 1400-1500RPM and more added noise.
While temperatures are one thing, noise levels are another. Compared to the older fan, the new EVO fan is quieter and more bearable at higherRPMs. At 1200RPM, the EVO fan remained vertually silent to the extent that we’d find it hard to replace the EVO’s stock fan as it performs so well.
