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Battle of the Titans II: Swiftech MCX478-V vs Thermalright SP-94

Cooling/CPU Cooling by jmke @ 2003-11-18

Little over a year ago we put Swiftech?s greatest against Alpha?s best. The MCX4000 vs PAL8942 review is more then a year old. And it is time again to find out who?s the king of the Pentium 4 aircoolers.

Results Zalman vs MCX478-V

Results Zalman vs MCX478-V:

Again we have the CPU running at default speeds, remember our room temp is kept steady at 22°C.

Zalman Low = Rheostat turned to most silent position
Swiftech Low = using the 80mm NMB silent fan

Zalman High = Rheostat turned to loudest position
Swiftech High = using the 80mm Vantec Tornado

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The difference between these 2 heatsinks is almost none existent, using the "Low" settings the Zalman has a very small lead, but when we switch over the "High" setup we see the Swiftech pull ahead. This difference is without a doubt due to the extreme power of the Vantec Tornado.
Overall we see equal performance by both contenders here.

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Both heatsink perform almost identical turning in results that are again below 20°C over the room temperature.

What heatsink to buy? What are the advantages of each one?
Let's get it all sorted out in the conclusion ->

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