Four Spire Coolers vs. Four Overclocked Kentsfield Cores

Xbit Labs has a lengthy rundown on four separate cooling solutions that were exposed to some different configurations.

This next round of our CPU cooler tests fell on a week of scorching hot weather when the thermometer reported 32°C and higher, when people would drink pails of water and other liquids per day, and when a slightest puff of the wind seemed like God’s grace. It’s hard to live in such weather but it is good for the hardware reviewer’ work: if a cooler passes tests successfully under such conditions, its stable operation at lower ambient temperatures is guaranteed.