• CPU: Q6600
• Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-965P-DS3
• Memory: 2 x 2GB Kingston
• Video Card ATI Radeon EAH 4550
• Power Supply: Thermaltake Litepower 450W
• Hard Drive: Seagate 500GB SATA
• Optical Drive: LG DVD-RW With Lightscribe
• OS: Windows XP Home SP3

Testing:

For testing I will be using our standard test of recording the idle and load temps of the CPU. To get the CPU temp up I will be using Prime 95’s burn-in test. The ambient temp in the room will remain a constant 23°C (73°F) to ensure a fair test for all of the coolers partaking in this test. I will be putting the Evercool Buffalo Heat Pipe CPU Cooler against my Noctua NH-C12P Cooler and a Nexus LOW-7000 Cooler. I will be running this test with my CPU at a stock clock of 2.4 GHz and overclocked to 3 GHz.

So from these results you can see what I meant when I said that looks can be deceiving. When I first saw the Evercool Buffalo CPU Cooler I had little to no faith that it would give me even a half decent result, but from these temps I have to say that this cooler put me in my place. Me and Munk couldn’t believe the numbers that this cooler gave us so we had to re-run the test and sure enough it delivered the same results. While not leading the pack with the lowest temps this cooler is should certainly be near the top of your list of choices, and if the temps don’t make you want to put it there, then maybe you should take another look at the price we found for it again.

Let’s move on to my final thoughts: