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Xtreme Gear HP-1216B Five Heatpipe Copper CPU Cooler Review

Manufacturer: Xtreme Gear
Product: HP-1216B
Date: Thu, Apr 22, 2010 - 12:00 AM
Written By: Shane Higgins -
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The Results


Xtreme Gear HP-1216B CPU Cooler

With the system running at stock settings the HP-1216B cooled our i7-920 to 60.75*C on high, almost 14*C cooler than the stock Intel HSF. On low however, it warmed up a fair amount to 68.25*C. That is still 4.5*C cooler than the stock cooler.

Xtreme Gear HP-1216B CPU Cooler

Stepping the heat up a little we have the system overclocked to 3.5GHz. With the HP-1216B on high it cooled our i7-920 to 67.5*C, 16*C cooler than stock and tied at load with the Noctua NH-U12P SE2. The idle temp, however, is almost 6* warmer than the NH-U12P SE2. With the HP-1216B on low it was just like the previous test, just slightly better than the stock Intel cooler by 4.5*C.

Xtreme Gear HP-1216B CPU Cooler

With the HP-1216B doing well at 3.5GHz I decided to give it a shot at 3.8GHz. With the system loaded up the HP-1216B was keeping our C0 stepping i7-920 at a toasty 82.75*C. I didn’t think about trying the low speed setting.

Next Page - Final Thoughts


Review Index
Page 1 - Xtreme Gear HP-1216B HDT CPU Cooler
Page 2 - A Closer Look at the HP-1216B
Page 3 - Installing the HP-1216B
Page 4 - Legit Reviews Core i7 Test System
Page 5 - The Results
Page 6 - Final Thoughts