- Joined
- Jan 12, 2001
- Location
- Kansas, USA
Well, since I already had a GlobalWin FOP38 in service (see my signature), I decided to see how it handle a battle for air cooler heavy weight championship crown of my household.
The FOP38 already kicked my ol' Golden Orbs buttocks by cooling the CPU 4-5 degrees under load conditions. The newcomer is an Alpha PAL6035 and I had high expections of this cooler (plus I was getting tired of the noise of that Delta fan).
For total stability when running these test, I throttled my P-III back from the usual 700/1050 clock speed to 1015 MHz @ 1.9v. Ambient temp was 20 degrees C. Temps taken after 15 minutes of Unreal demo loop.
Since the Alpha got beat up, I tried the test again using the 38 cfm Delta fan from the FOP. Guess What? GlobalWin FOP38 is still reigning king!
Alpha w/stock fan -- MB=36 CPU=41
Alpha w/Delta fan -- MB=35 CPU=40.5
GlobalWin FOP38 -- MB=33 CPU=39
Can't wait to try the 80mm Sunon high output fan that I have ordered. It's rated 42.5 cfm which is better than the Delta fan and 10 db quieter than the Delta fan.
The FOP38 already kicked my ol' Golden Orbs buttocks by cooling the CPU 4-5 degrees under load conditions. The newcomer is an Alpha PAL6035 and I had high expections of this cooler (plus I was getting tired of the noise of that Delta fan).
For total stability when running these test, I throttled my P-III back from the usual 700/1050 clock speed to 1015 MHz @ 1.9v. Ambient temp was 20 degrees C. Temps taken after 15 minutes of Unreal demo loop.
Since the Alpha got beat up, I tried the test again using the 38 cfm Delta fan from the FOP. Guess What? GlobalWin FOP38 is still reigning king!
Alpha w/stock fan -- MB=36 CPU=41
Alpha w/Delta fan -- MB=35 CPU=40.5
GlobalWin FOP38 -- MB=33 CPU=39
Can't wait to try the 80mm Sunon high output fan that I have ordered. It's rated 42.5 cfm which is better than the Delta fan and 10 db quieter than the Delta fan.