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For our temperature tests we decided to use our Macbook Pro 13 laptop. This is ideal for evaluating the performance of the Infinite Evo because it has numerous temperature sensors distributed throughout the chassis and also runs quite hot thanks to the rather underpowered fan.
We saw improvements of a few degrees for the major components when the fans were set to low and when on high the temperatures reduced another couple of degrees, which was very beneficial to the overall operating temperature of the laptop.
With our noise level tests, we powered down the Macbook so that we were only taking into account the noise level of the cooler itself. With most desktop components, we measure the sound level from a meter away from the PC case as that is about how far most people sit from their base unit. But with laptops, people are generally a lot closer so we measured the noise level from 0.5m away.
We were quite disappointed with the overall noise level of the Infinite Evo. The fans most certainly aren't silent even when on the lowest setting. We wouldn't be so disappointed if it was just the whooshing air making a noise (as that is quite bearable) but the fans used seem to have noisy motors, even when they are spinning at the lowest speed. If you crank the fans up to the maximum speed they become significantly more noticeable. At the lowest speed, we recorded a figure of 32.3 dBA and at the highest speed we recorded a figure of 36.1 dBA.
