Thermolab Baram CPU Cooler Review

The Test System

To test the Baram, we ran it on our Intel Core 2 Quad test platform, which was then run at default and overclocked settings. As a baseline all coolers will be compared to the stock Intel cooler; we will also compare it to the other recently tested air coolers. All of the temperatures were obtained by using Core Temp 0.95 after sitting at idle for 30 minutes and then again under 100% load for 30 minutes. To obtain 100% load, I ran four instances of Super Pi 32m calculation with the affinity of each set to a different core. I used two profiles to test all of the coolers, and they are listed below. 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.

The Intel LGA 775 Test platform:

Intel Test Platform
Component	Brand/Model	Live Pricing
Processor	Intel Core 2 Quad Q6660	Click Here
Motherboard	Intel 975XBX2	Click Here
Memory	Kingston HyperX PC2-9200	Click Here
Video Card	ATI Radeon X1950	Click Here
Hard Drive	Western Digital Caviar 250GB	Click Here
Case	Ultra M998	Click Here
Power Supply	PCP&C Silencer 750 Quad	Click Here
Operating System	Windows Vista Ultimate 64-Bit	Click Here

Profile 1: The Normal User (No Overclocking)

• CPU Multiplier: 9x
• CPU voltage: 1.2000V
• FSB Voltage: 1.20V
• FSB: 1066MHz
• Memory Voltage: 2.20V
• Final CPU Frequency: 2.4GHz

Profile 2: The Average Enthusiast (Mild Overclocking)

• CPU Multiplier: 9x
• CPU voltage: 1.435V
• FSB Voltage: 1.30V
• FSB: 1336MHz
• Memory Voltage: 2.24V
• Final CPU Frequency: 3.0GHz