System configuration 2:
• CPU: Intel Pentium 4 630 (N0 core)
• Motherboard: Asus P5WD2-E Premium
• RAM: 4 X 512MB Corsair Value Select PC2-4300
• HDD: Seagate ST 3120026AS 120GB SATA
• VGA: MSI X700Pro PCI-E 128MB
• PSU: Hiper Type-R 580W
For
testing, I decided to test the coolers with the included
Nano Blue thermal grease. I placed a layer on the
CPU and left the system working in order for the thermal
paste to stabilize for about 100 hours each time.
I tested both coolers at stock speed and under a 35%
overclock. Also, since they feature adjustable fans,
I took thermal readings at both the highest and lowest
possible speed of the fans. CPU load was achieved
by running two instances of Prime95 for 30 minutes.
The idle temperature measurements were noted after
the system was resting at the windows desktop for
30 minutes. Ambient temperature is 22 degrees Celsius
at the time of the test. Cool-&-Quiet is disabled.
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As you can see from the above graphs,
the Vanessa coolers are both very competitive and
will also work very well with their fans running
at the slowest possible speed. The Vanessa L-Type
performs very well when running at full speed, most
probably to its massive size. The S-Type does not
fall much behind and can easily compete with the
competition’s coolers, although it cannot
reach the performance of the L-Type especially under
large load. The Intel Stock Cooler is missing from
the final graph simply because as you can imagine,
it is unable to hold a decent operating temperature
at this speed.
