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Corsair Nautilus 500 Water Cooler Review
| Manufacturer: | Corsair |
| Product: | Nautilus 500 Water Cooler (Part # CWCN500) |
| Date: | Mon, Feb 27, 2006 - 12:00 AM |
| Written By: | Nathan Kirsch - |
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Intel Performance Numbers
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Component |
Brand/Model |
Live Pricing |
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Processor |
Intel Pentium Processor 955 |
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Motherboard |
ASUS P5WD2 Premium |
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Video Card |
BFG Tech 7800GTX |
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Hard Drive |
Seagate Barracuda 7200.7 |
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Cooling |
Corsair Nautilus 500 |
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Power Supply |
OCZ 600W Powerstream |
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Operating System |
Windows XP Professional |
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Testing Procedure:
All testing was done on a fresh install of Windows XP Professional build 2600 with Service Pack 2 and DirectX 9.0c. All benchmarks were completed on the desktop using ASUS Probe while the system was running Folding @ Home, Sandra Burn-In, and Super Pi. Room temperature was kept at 20C during all testing.
First up is the idle temperatures!
The Nautilus 500 was able to beat our the HydroCool 200EX by 1C when set to high and they performed the same on low speed. Will the same be true at load? let's find out.
Under full load we see the Nautilus 500 come in 2C lower than the HydroCool 200EX, which is a good thing. On low it also performs 1C better than the HydroCool 200EX.
Next Page - Areas Of Concern
| Review Index |
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Page 1 - Water Cooling For Under $159.99
Page 2 - The Corsair Pod Page 3 - Nautilus500 Versus The HydroCool 200EX Page 4 - What Comes With the Nautilus500 Page 5 - Installing the Nautilus 500 Page 6 - Intel Performance Numbers Page 7 - Areas Of Concern Page 8 - Final Thoughts and Conclusions |
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