Testing Configuration and Benchmarks Used
To verify that the cooler kit operates up to specs, the Cooler Master Nepton 240M AIO CPU cooler was tested with the CPU running at stock and at a known stable overclocking speed using Z87 and X99-based motherboards, so that comparative results could be provided for both Haswell and Haswell-E based systems. The results are presented for the cooling kit under review as well as the XSPC Raystorm D5 Photon RX480 water cooling kit, Cooler Master Glacer 240L AIO CPU cooler, Corsair H100i AIO CPU cooler, and the Noctua NH-D15 CPU air cooler for performance comparison purposes. The benchmark tests used should give you a good understanding of the cooler's capabilities so that you, the reader, can make a more informed purchasing decision. The comparison coolers were selected based on their superior performance capabilities.
| Test System Setup | |
| CPU | Intel Z87-based system Intel Core i7-4770K Stock – 3.5GHz, 35 x 100MHz Base Clock Overclocked – 4.68GHz, 28 x 167MHz Base Clock Intel X99-based system Intel Core i7-5960X Stock – 3.0GHz, 30 x 100MHz Base Clock Max Air Overclock – 4.25GHz, 34 x 125MHz Base Clock Max Liquid Overclocked – 4.50GHz, 36 x 125MHz Base Clock |
| Motherboard | MSI Z87 MPOWER ASUS X99-A |
| Memory | Intel Z87-based system Corsair Vengeance Pro 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 modules Stock – 1600MHz, 9-10-9-27-1T Overclocked – 1780MHz, 9-10-9-27-1T Intel X99-based system Corsair Vengeance LPX 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 modules Stock – 2133MHz, 15-17-17-35-2T Overclocked – 2666MHz, 15-17-17-35-2T |
| Hard Drive | Samsung 840 EVO 250GB SSD Intel 730 240GB SSD Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB SATA III HD |
| Sound Card | On-board sound |
| Video Card | Intel Z87-based system NVIDIA GTX 570 1.25GB Intel X99-based system ASUS Poseidon GTX 780 3GB |
| CPU Cooling | Cooler Master Nepton 240M CPU cooler Cooler Master Glacer 240L CPU cooler Corsair Hydro Series™ H100i Extreme Performance CPU Cooler XSPC Raystorm D5 Photon RX480 V3 WaterCooling Kit Noctua NH-D15 CPU Air Cooler |
| Video Drivers | NVIDIA 335.23 |
| Power Supply | Corsair 650 Corsair HX750 |
| Operating System | Windows 7 Ultimate x64 |
| Thermal Paste | MG Chemicals 860-60G Silicone Heat Transfer Compound |
| Coolant | XSPC Raystorm D5 Photon RX480 V3 kit Koolance LIQ-702 High Performance Liquid Coolant |
The 64-bit Windows 7 based test bench used for Intel Z87 LGA1150 board testing includes an Intel Core i7-4770K CPU, 16GB of DDR3-1866 memory, an NVIDIA GTX 570 1.25GB video card, and a Samsung 840 EVO 250GB or Intel 730 240GB SSD drive. Using the selected components gives us the ability to demonstrate the cooling system's capabilities rather than that of the system components.
The 64-bit Windows 7 based test bench used for Intel X99 LGA2011-v3 board testing includes an Intel Core i7-5960X CPU, 32GB of DDR4-2666 memory, an ASUS Poseidon GTX 780 3GB graphics card, and an Intel 730 240GB SSD drive. Using the selected components gives us the ability to demonstrate the cooling system's capabilities rather than that of the system components.
Benchmark Tests used for evaluation:
- AIDA64 Extreme Edition v4.30.2900 (Intel Z87-based testing)
- AIDA64 Extreme Edition v5.00.3300 (Intel X99-based testing)
- EVGA OC Scanner X v3.4.0.1
Were you able to tell if the
Were you able to tell if the holes stripped easily? From my experience, even hand tightening the screws will strip the holes on the radiator.
Didn’t have issues with the
Didn't have issues with the radiator fan screw holes….
Nope. (c) Swiftech-god.
Nope. (c) Swiftech-god.
Is this a bot? Every post is
Is this a bot? Every post is exactly the same: baseless insulting of whatever company was being mentioned, in favor of some other “godly” alternative. I just wonder why someone would take the time to produce a shitposting bot.
That’s truly hilarious to
That’s truly hilarious to read, coming from a typical 4channer kindergarten troll that uses “Anonymous” nickname on this site. Scram already, kiddo.
Agreed.
Agreed.
Excellent review as always
Excellent review as always Morry! Under pricing you have Cooler Master Glacer 240L listed with links to the 240M
Thank you for the heads up.
Thank you for the heads up. Its been fixed…
Please review the thermaltake
Please review the thermaltake 360 mm Ultimate 3.0,
plus I would love to see a rig with noctua premium fan difference for the whole rig, I have seen upto 5 degrees lower and at lower power and less noise.
I second the excellent
I second the excellent review, keep up the good work Morry 🙂
If you have a case that can
If you have a case that can at least support the size of a noctua u14 cooler than paying more for an AIO water cooling solution is foolish. The u14 tests within 1-2 degrees of the big d15 and the d15 hangs right in with the water cooling at a much quieter and cheaper price and the u14 is only 75 dollars.