Cooler Master Hyper TX3
Feb 17th, 2010 | By JaredThe following system was installed and used to gather temperatures:
CPU: Intel E8400
MB: Biostar TPower I45
RAM: G.Skill PI Black PC6400
Video: XFX HD4890 1GB
PSU: Ultra X3 1000W
HD: WD 250GB SATA
DVD-Rom: Lite-On 18x DVD Burner – SATA
OS: Microsoft Windows 7
Ambient Temperature: 22-24C
Comparison Coolers:
Cooler Master Hyper TX3
Stock Intel HSF
Zalman CNPS9900LED
Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus
For idle temperatures, the system was allowed to stand at idle for 3 hours before temperatures were taken. To achieve load temps, two instances of Orthos blend were run for three hours and the average peak temperature was recorded. Voltage readings were taken from the BIOS and temperature readings were taken using Everest Ultimate.
Under stock settings on the E8400, I have to say that I was pleasantly surprised by the Hyper TX3’s performance. It was only behind the Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus and Zalman CNPS9900LED by a few degrees.
Next I increased the voltage a little to 1.28v to see how the Hyper TX3 fares with a little more heat.
Results here are again a nice surprise, the two larger coolers separate themselves a little bit more, but the TX3 really does more than an adequate job.
All of the testing was done with the PWM fan set on high and I didn’t find the Hyper TX3 to be noticeable at all. Of course you can always swap in your favorite fan or adjust the PWM settings.
