RoundUP: 23 SuperCoolers tested (extreme TDP, lapping, moding, 250CFM+)

[poparamiro]

First of all guys, thank you for any critics, observations and appreciations, i put a lot of passion and "soul" in this test but of course it is far from perfect.

All the coolers have remounted, retested, if necessary lapped, modded for the best performance.

Regards the IFX:

The arhitecture of IFX-14 is not good for top performance nor for the best fannless comportament. Very thin fins and of course very little distance between them is not a good fanless construction, to point few arhitecture problems. The fact that hot air is ventilated from one side to the other in case of dual or trifan configuration is another deficience. I try to bypass this problem and i do this (both fans are blowing in) but the results did not get better.

About his weight: compare the Ifx with Z600 an you will understand what i mean. A good cooler have thick fins, it is essential for a good capacity of thermal absorbtion.

Just do this: take a True and the Ifx, modd them (retention and lapping) and put them on a high tdp configuration (not dual core, not P4), quad or i7 with ~1.5 or more volts. Do a prime 95 or a linx session on a 3000 or more rpm and see the results.

I test the ifx with every configuration possible, i even test two different Ifx's to be soure that is no problems or defects involved.

On low rpm thoug is performs better, the gap between True and him is getting small.

At the end please bear in mind that my coolers are modded, (if there was problems) so you can't compare results with the same coolers but stock.
I try to do the test the best that i can and i like all of them because 90% of the coolers are my personal property, bought from my own pocket.

Thank you again and all the best
With respect
Ramiro