Spire CoolGate 2011 CPU Cooler Review

The Test System

Today well be comparing the Spire Coolgate 2011 against a few other coolers that weve previously tested.

Here is a short list of the parts that make up the test system:

Intel Test Platform
Component	Brand/Model	Pricing
Processor	Intel Core i5-2500K	Click Here
Motherboard	ASUS P8P67 Pro	Click Here
Memory	Corsair Vengeance 8GB DDR3 1600MHz	Click Here
Video Card	EVGA GeForce GTX 470	Click Here
Storage Drive	Crucial C300 64GB SSD	Click Here
Power Supply	BFG Technologies EX-1000	Click Here
Chassis	Cooler Master HAF 932	Click Here
Operating System	Windows 7 Home Premium (64bit)	Click Here

Test Specs:

Here you can see the clocks and voltages that the system will be using for the overclocked tests.

For monitoring all temperatures I am using Coretemp. For idle temperatures, the computer was left unused for 15 minutes at desktop allowing it to settle. For load temperatures, prime95 was used, and ran for 20 minutes using the default blend setting. The CPU was tested at stock speeds with turbo enabled. Our overclocked tests were run at 4.8 GHZ using 1.46v to maintain stability. All tests were done using Arctic Cooling MX-2 thermal paste. Temperatures shown will be the average of all four cores. For those who are curious, the ambient room temperature is right at 74 degrees Fahrenheit or 23.3 degrees Celsius.