OCZ Tempest Heat Sink Fan Cooler

The Test System

If purchase a retail box Intel Conroe or Allendale processor this is how the system is going to look. The Intel fan does a great job keeping a stock processor cool, but we are going to test both stock and overclocked settings to see how the OCZ Tempest does. Since we recently tested the Aerocool Xfire we will also include it in the graphs to help show our readers what a competing air cooling solution can do.

Here is the Intel Test Platform:

Intel Test Platform
Component	Brand/Model	Live Pricing
Processor	Intel Core 2 Duo E6300	Click Here
Motherboard	ABIT AWD9 MAX	Click Here
Memory	2GB Corsair PC2-8888 Dominator	Click Here
Video Card	ATI X1900XTX	Click Here
Hard Drive	Western Digital 250MB	Click Here
Cooling	Aerocool Xfire & OCZ Tempest	Click Here
Power Supply	Corsair 620W PSU	Click Here
Operating System	Windows XP Professional	Click Here

The way we mounted the OCZ Tempest cooler it will blow air across the heatpipe heatsink that abit used on the A9WD-Max motherboard and surrounding areas. The retail boxed Intel heat sink would do the same thing, but the airflow isn’t enough to really impact board surface temperatures. The Tempest looks great and uses tried and true blue LED’s with a clear fan that will be sure to look good in a case with general mods.