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Installation & Testing
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The Hyper 48 was installed into my main Pentium
4 system, as outlined in the chart below. As the design of this particular
backplate has not changed since the Hyper 6, it was still a little interesting
getting it to fit properly on the motherboard. The P4 retention bracket once
again had interesting tabs on it, although not in the same pattern as was seen
with the Hyper 6. After the Hyper 6 review, Cooler Master told me it was fine
to use the stock P4 retention bracket if there was trouble getting the
included one to fit. So, with the Hyper 48, I used the stock P4 bracket. The
supplied screws don’t allow you to use the backplate with the stock P4
retention bracket…the screw holes just aren’t big enough. Aside from that the
only item that came close to interfering with the install was the northbridge
cooler. If you have a large one, the Hyper 48 might not install properly.
Other than that, the install was painless. I was even able to replace the OTES
cooling shroud and rear 120mm fan that had to be removed for the Silverstone
Nitrogon review.
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Processor |
Intel |
Pentium 4 3.0C |
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Motherboard |
Asus |
IC7-MAX3 |
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RAM |
Corsair |
TWINX4000Pro |
|
Video Card |
Powercolor |
Radeon 9800 256M |
|
Hard Drive(s) |
Western Digital |
3x Caviar 200Gig SATA |
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Audio Card |
Creative |
Audigy 2 Platinum |
|
CD/DVD Drive(s) |
Pioneer/Plextor |
DVR-108/708A |
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Chassis |
Cooler Master |
Cavalier 1 |
Our testing consisted of running the system for
an hour to get a baseline idle temperature, then running Prime95 and
Folding@Home simultaneously for the load temperature. Ambient temperatures
were as noted in the chart.
|
Manufacturer |
Model |
Idle (°C) |
Load (°C) |
Ambient (°C) |
Temp Change |
Construction |
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Swiftech |
MCX478-V |
30.1 |
47.7 |
24.7 |
17.6 |
Hybrid |
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Intel |
Stock |
29.9 |
46.8 |
25 |
16.9 |
Hybrid |
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Arctic-Cooling |
4ProL (High) |
32.8 |
47.1 |
25 |
14.3 |
Aluminum |
|
Arctic-Cooling |
4ProL (Low) |
35 |
51 |
25.4 |
16 |
Aluminum |
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Cooler
Master |
Hyper6 (High) |
30.1 |
37.5 |
24.8 |
7.4 |
Copper Heatpipe |
|
Cooler
Master |
Hyper6 (Low) |
30 |
39 |
25 |
9 |
Copper Heatpipe |
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XG Gamer |
Ice Age |
32.5 |
35 |
24.9 |
2.5 |
Aluminum |
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Cooler
Master |
Hyper48 |
31.9 |
44.5 |
24.9 |
12.6 |
Copper Heatpipe |
Considering how quiet the Hyper 48 is, these
numbers are very good. The only two heatsinks on this list which seriously
challenge in the performance department are the Ice Age, which is
substantially louder, and Cooler Master’s Hyper 6, which is much bulkier.
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