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To test the performance of the Raijintek Adios, Thermis and Ereboss, we built a powerful X79 based system on an open test bench to push the cooler to it’s limits. As we were testing on an open test bench, we directed a Be Quiet! Shadow Wings 120 mm fan at the VRM circuitry to better simulate the airflow generated in a case.
Test System
- Processor: Intel Core i7-3930K.
- Motherboard: Asus P9X79.
- Memory: 16 GB (4 x 4 GB) Mushkin Blackline 1600 MHz.
- Thermal Paste: Arctic Cooling MX-2.
- Graphics Card: AMD Radeon HD 7950.
- Graphics Card (noise tests): HIS Radeon HD 5550 Silence.
- Power Supply: Seasonic Platinum P1000W.
Software
- Prime 95 (64-bit).
- CPUID Hardware Monitor.
Overclocking
We manually overclocked the i7-3930K to 4.3 GHz by increasing the multiplier to 43x, leaving the baseclock set at 100 MHz. We set Load Line Calibration to ‘High’, and increased the CPU Current Capability to 130% with a minor voltage increase to 1.35V.
