ThermalTake Frio CLP0564 CPU Cooler
Aug 31st, 2010 | By JaredThe following system was installed and used to gather temperatures:
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CPU: Intel E8400
MB: Biostar TPower I45
RAM: G.Skill PI Black PC6400
Video: HIS HD 5870 iCooler V Turbo 1GB
PSU: Ultra X3 1000W
HD: WD 250GB SATA
DVD-Rom: Lite-On 18x DVD Burner – SATA
Case: Cooler Master HAF932
OS: Microsoft Windows 7
Ambient Temperature: 22-24C
Comparison Coolers:
Thermaltake Frio
Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus
Noctua NH-D14
Noctua NH-C12P SE14
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.
I tested the Frio with fans set to the highest and lowest setting. There is obviously varying degrees of speed in between but this should give us an idea of the range. First up was to see how the Frio performs with the CPU at stock.
With the fans set at lose the Frio hangs with the NH-C12P SE14 and Hyper 212 Plus and set to high knocks on the door of the NH-D14. It’s clear the Frio performs well with stock settings.
Next I upped the voltage a little to 1.33v to see how the Frio fares with a little more heat.
With a bit more heat involved we see very similar results to what we saw with stock settings. With the Frio fans set to the maximum speed it nearly matches the NH-D14.
This is quite impressive but it does come with one small note, the Frio is noticeably louder than all the other heatsinks used for comparison with both fans set to high. With the fans set to low I couldn’t hear the Frio over anything else during the test. If a little noise doesn’t bother you then no big deal, but if it does luckily you can adjust the fans to a level of sound and performance that will suit you.