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Testsystem and testroutine

Testsystem

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Mainboard	ASUS P6T Deluxe
Processor	Intel Core i7 920 2.66 GHz 4C / 8T
Memory	Kingston HyperX 3 x 1 GByte
Graphics card	Gigabyte GTX 285
Hard disk	Samsung Spinpoint F1 640 GByte
Power supply	Seasonic Platinum SS-520FL2

Testroutine

The CPU is being evaluated using Real Temp and with Prime95 we reach nearly 100% load on the CPU. For measuring the noise level we use a Voltcraft SL-200 decibel meter, which is positioned one meter from the CPU cooler with the fan mounted.

• 2.66 GHz 12 volts load
• 2.66 GHz 7 volts load

Page 1 - Testsystem

Page 2 - Results 2.66 GHz 12 volts

Page 3 - Results 2.66 GHz 7 Volts

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