Coolink SWiF2 Fan Round up and Chillaramic Thermal Compound Review
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Coolink SWiF2 Fan Round up and Chillaramic Thermal Compound Review - Testing |
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Written by PR0F GIGGLES
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Test Setup:
- CPU: Q6600
- CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-C12P
- Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-965P-DS3
- Memory: 2 x 2GB Kingston
- OS: Windows XP Home SP3
- Video Card: MSI Geforce GTS 250
- Power Supply: Nexus RX-1K 1000 Watt
Testing: For the testing of the Coolink SWiF2-120P I will be using it on my CPU Cooler while at the same time testing out the Coolink Chillaramic Thermal Compound. First I will test the fan that came with my CPU Cooler and then I will remove that and mount the SWiF2-120P on my CPU Cooler and record the temps. With this new temp I will then remove the cooler and remove the thermal compound and use the Coolink Chillaramic and then again record the temps. Hopefully nobody will be confused by what I did. The ambient temp in the room will remain a constant 18° CPU Cooler Fan Fans | Noctua NF-P12 | Coolink SWiF2-120P | State | Idle | Load | Idle | Load | CPU | 14°C (57°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 11°C (52°F) | 17°C (63°F) |
Thermal Compounds Compounds | Tunic-TX3 | Coolink Chillaramic | State | Idle | Load | Idle | Load | CPU | 11°C (52°F) | 17°F (63°F) | 12°C (54°F) | 18°C (64°F) |
From this we see that while the Coolink SWiF2-120P did a great job over the previous fan and that the numbers speak for themselves. The chilliramic was just edged out by a single degree by the tunic compound. While I found the Tunic-TX3 made for great cooling it was simply too hard to work with. While I did find that the Coolink Chilliramic was as easy as spreading warm butter on toast. In the end I decided to keep with the Chilliramic and will continue to use it for some time for those two simple reasons.
For the testing of the SWiF2-1201 and the 80P I will be using them as rear exhaust fans to see how much warm air they can remove from the case.
Exhaust Fans Fan | Coolermaster Stock Fan | Coolink SWiF2-1201 | Coolink SWiF2-80P | State | Idle | Load | Idle | Load | Idle | Load | Temp | 20° | 22° | 19° | 20° | 21° | 23 |
So from these numbers we can see that these fans did really well. Some of you may think “well the SWiF2-80P didn’t do as well as the stock fan” and that’s because it’s only an 80 mm fan instead of a 120 mm. Normally I wouldn’t have tested an 80 vs. a 120 but it would have been far too much work to install all of my components in a case that has an 80 mm fan just for one little test. Any ways like I said the 1201 did great while looking amazing in my case (the green just pops under the blue LEDs in my case) and the 80P made for a great exhaust and since it’s also a PWM fan it would make for an even better CPU Cooler fan.
Let’s move on to my final thoughts:
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