Thermalright Venomous X CPU Cooler Review
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The Legit Reviews Core i7 Test System
Here are the parts that make up the Legit Reviews Core i7 test system:
Intel Test Platform | ||
Component | Brand/Model | Pricing |
Processor | Intel Core i7 920 | Click Here |
Motherboard | Intel DX58SO | Click Here |
Memory | Kingston DDR3 3GB 1333MHz ValueRAM | Click Here |
Video Card | ATI X1950 XTX | Click Here |
Hard Drive | Western Digital 250gb SATA | Click Here |
Power Supply | PC&C Silencer 750 Quad | Click Here |
Chassis | Ultra M998 | Click Here |
Operating System | Windows Vista Ultimate (64bit) | Click Here |
To test the coolers I ran them on our Intel Core i7 test platform, which was then set to run at both default and overclocked settings. As a baseline all coolers will be compared to the retail boxed Intel cooler.
The previous coolers tested are:
- Asus Triton 81
- Cogage True Spirit
- Cooler Master V10
- Cooler Master V8
- Corsair H50
- Noctua NH-C12P
- Noctua NH-D14
- Noctua NH-U12P
- Noctua NH-U12P SE2
- Scythe Mugen2
- Spire TherMax II
- Stock Intel
- Swiftech Apogee GTZ
- Swiftech Apogee XT
- Thermalright Ultra 120 eXtreme 1366
- Thermaltake ISGC-300
- Thermaltake ISGC-400
- Thermaltake SpinQ
- Titan Fenrir
- Vigor Monsoon III LT
- Zalman 10X Extreme
All of the temperatures were obtained by using Core Temp v0.99.3 after the system sat at idle for 30 minutes and then again under 100% load while running Prime95 (64bit) v25.8 for 30 minutes using the blended test. The room temperature was kept a constant 72 degrees Fahrenheit (22c) for all benchmarking. All of the coolers were tested with Arctic Silver Lumiere as the thermal interface material.
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