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Battle of the Titans: Alpha PAL8942 vs Swiftech MCX4000

Cooling/CPU Cooling by jmke @ 2002-09-18

Ladies and Gentlemen, Welcome to Madshrimps for another exciting edition of reviewing sensation. In the black corner wearing an 80mm fan, the undisputed champion of the world, Mister Alpha PAL8942. In the silver corner is the challenger, 2 times heavyweight champion of the world, now getting ready to make a come back after a long time of absence, ladies and gentleman, Mister Swiftech MCX4000. Let’s get ready to rumble…

The Refere(nc)e + Results

The Referee:

I used the standard Intel cooler for reference, so results from this default device are included in the results!

Madshrimps (c)

ALU cooling power from Intel, silent and hot

The Results:

P4 1.8@1.8Ghz using 1.5v Madshrimps (c)

The difference between the standard Intel and the top performer is only 4°C

P4 1.8@1.8Ghz using 1.5v Madshrimps (c)

Here you can clearly see the cooling power of the Swiftech, in 3 minutes it is already back at it´s idle temp.
The difference with the Alpha is already quite noticeable

P4 1.8@2.7Ghz using 1.7v Madshrimps (c)

The Swiftech pulls away from the other 2 while the Alpha is almost having problems remaining under 50°C.

P4 1.8@2.7Ghz using 1.7v Madshrimps (c)

The Intel cooler really dissipates heat at a very slow rate.
The Alpha is a lot more efficient but still loses to the Swiftech

The conclusion and some extreme overclocking can be found on the next page...

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