Silverstone Technology NT07-1156 HSF
Nov 28th, 2010 | By SimonThe following system was installed and used to gather temperatures:
- Control
- CPU: Intel 661
- MB: MSI H55M-ED55
- RAM: Crucial 4GB kit (2GBx2), 240-pin DIMM, DDR3 PC3-10600 memory module
- Video: Integrated
- HD: Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB
- Case: Silverstone LC19
- PSU: 120W FSP Group (integrated into LC19)
- OS: Microsoft Windows 7
- Ambient Temperature: 21-22C
- Comparison Coolers:
- Silverstone NT07 1156
- Stock Intel 1156 Cooler (version with copper insert)
To achieve full load, OCCT was run for two hours and the average peak temperature was recorded. I would then kill the OCCT process and let the system idle for another two hours before recording the idle temperatures. Temperature readings were taken with HWMonitor Pro.
The NT07-1156 is only designed for 95W dissipation and my i5 661 cranks out 97W under full load. Given this situation I’m impressed how well the NT07-1156 held out. Under full load the NT07-1156 falls slightly behind the Intel stock cooler. However, given the small size, it’s obvious that the NT07-1156 would be beaten by something twice the size. In some tests where I put the NT07-1156 against larger Arctic Cooling coolers, the difference was larger but the NT07-1156 definitely held its ground for a petite cooler.
From a noise perspective, in an open air environment, the fan was quite quiet with just a faint hum. Under full load the 90mm fan is definitely more audible. In a HTPC machine like the LC19, some foam dampening will help muffle the sound and make it impossible to hear from a few feet away. One of the challenges in building such a small cooler is the fact that smaller fans that move large volumes of air make more noise than their larger 120mm cousins.