Testing Configuration and Benchmarks Used
ASUS X99-A II with Koolance CPU-390CI CPU water block in its default orientation
ASUS X99-A II with Koolance CPU-390CI CPU water block in its alternate orientation
To validate the performance of the water blocks under comparison, the water blocks were tested with the CPU running at stock and at a known stable overclocking speed using an X99-based motherboard so that comparative results could be provided for Haswell-E based systems. The benchmark tests used should give you a good understanding of the tested water block capabilities so that you, the reader, can make a more informed purchasing decision.
Test System Setup | |
CPU | Intel X99-based system Intel Core i7-5960X Stock – 3.0GHz, 30 x 100MHz Base Clock Max Overclock – 4.50GHz, 45 x 100MHz Base Clock |
Motherboard | ASUS X99-A II |
Memory | 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 | Intel 730 240GB SSD Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB SATA III HD |
Sound Card | On-board sound |
Video Card | NVIDIA GTX 780 3GB |
DYI Water Loop | XSPC Photon 170 Tube Reservoir with D5 pump XSPC RX480 V3 Radiator Water blocks tested:
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Video Drivers | NVIDIA 353.62 |
Power Supply | Corsair HX750 |
Operating System | Windows 10 Pro x64 |
Thermal Paste | MG Chemicals 860-60G Silicone Heat Transfer Compound |
Coolant | Distilled Water with PK-Nuke |
The 64-bit Windows 10 based test bench used for Intel X99 LGA2011-v3 board testing includes an Intel Core i7-5960X CPU, 32GB of DDR4-2666 memory, an NVIDIA GTX 780 3GB video 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 v5.30.4000
- EVGA OC Scanner X v3.6.1.2
Great Review!
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Great Review!
Cosmetic mistake:
The link to the second page, in the end of the first page,reads: Continue reading our review of the EK Supremacy MX CPU waterblock!
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