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HEATSINK TESTGHOST S1


SetupThe Ghost S1 was tested with an Intel Core i7-8700K Coffee lake- 12 threads / 3.7GHz (4.7Ghz Turbo) , GIGABYTE Z370N WIFI - ITX / Z370, 16 GB Corsair Vengeance, Samsung 950 PRO M.2 (front mounted), ASUS GTX 1070, Corsair SF600 and bottom mounted 120 x 25 mm fan from Noctua, NF-F12 PWM set at a constant 800 RPM

All heatsinks were mounted with heat pipes as vertical as possible.

MethodIn order to create generate more comparable results, the BIOS CPU fan settings were set to “Normal” for all test runs and heatsinks. Fan settings as follows:

• 0 ⁰C – 0%• 19 ⁰C – 27%• 29 ⁰C – 40%• 39 ⁰C – 54%• 50 ⁰C – 68%• 64 ⁰C – 100%

Fan curve for all heatsinks:

This is by no means optimal for any one heatsink in terms of balance between noise to heat dissipation but it creates an even playing field for comparison of both temperature build up and noise levels. In theory the temperatures should stay pretty close to each other among heatsinks that are able to dissipate enough heat.

TestWith every heatsink the CPU and GPU was loaded synthetically using 3Dmark FireStrike Extreme including demo. Tests take approx. 9 minutes, HWinfo was used to log sensors every 2.11 seconds, after the load was removed, another 2 minutes of cool down was logged. Noise has been measured 30 cm away from the CPU-side of the case.

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SUMMARY

HEATSINK TEST: GHOST S1


Scythe Big Shuriken 2 Rev. B + NF-A12x15 PWM BeQuiet ShadowRock LP + NF-A12x15 PWM

ZALMAN CNPS8900 QuietNoctua NH-L9x65

Noctua NH-L12 (bottom fan only)Cryorig C7

THE LINEUP




Scythe Big Shuriken 2 Rev. B + NF-A12x15 PWM

Total height: 61 mmFan distance from side wall: 7 mmRAM clearance: 39 mmRPM: 450 ~ 1850 RPM ±10 %

BeQuiet ShadowRock LP + NF-A12x15 PWM


Cryorig C7


Noctua NH-L12 (bottom fan only)


Noctua NH-L9x65


ZALMAN CNPS8900 Quiet


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Cryorig C7


Noctua NH-L9x65


RESULTS




Average CPU temp 41.0 ⁰CMAX CPU temp* 64.8 ⁰CPeak fan power 75%Average noise ** 25,7 dB

Powerful combo

Efficient and quiet, barely audible, good quality



Harder installation

Messy installation with poor quality, poor RAM clearance and noisy

Cryorig C7


Noisy

The noisiest cooler in the test with nervous and annoying RPM fluctuations



Favorite

Superior layout for the Ghost with a 25mm thick fan far away from the side wall, dead quiet. Good quality

Noctua NH-L9x65


Pass

Does a good job cooling but less room for over clocking and creates some turbulence noise. Good quality



Stable & quite

The most temperature and noise stable cooler in the test, low noise fluctuations

RESULTS

* Peak fan power reached during test ** Measured 30 cm (1 ft.) from CPU side of case



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Big Shuriken Cryorig C7 NH-L12 NH-L9x65 ShadowRock LP ZALMAN

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