AMD Budget Coolers Shootout - Technical Ratings
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Technical Ratings of Autumn-Winter Models
Budget coolers that take part in our ratings:
Economic Charts
You should really read about our new procedure for integrated assessment of usability of cooling systems to get an idea before you browse the table of economic charts and overall ratings.
Table 1. Economic charts of cooling systems
| Model (modification) of a cooling
system |
Indices |
PFG
|
ARP** |
Integrated Assessment |
| Et |
NE
|
U
AC |
U
RM |
U
PC |
Ep* |
Bonus |
IAF
CS |
IAU
CS |
| Arctic Cooling Alpine 64 |
57
|
136
|
24
|
12
|
18
|
48
|
10 (PTC)
|
B
|
14.5
|
257
|
305
|
| Cooler Master DK8-8I32A-99 |
49
|
129
|
14
|
20
|
16
|
83
|
10 (PTC)
|
A
|
6
|
238
|
321
|
| Cooler Master CK8-8JD2B-99 |
58
|
115
|
16
|
20
|
16
|
88
|
10 (PTC)
|
B
|
8
|
236
|
324
|
| Cooler Master X Dream K640 |
50
|
141
|
16
|
22
|
20
|
34
|
10 (PTC), 5 (TCC)
|
A
|
14.5
|
264
|
298
|
| Cooler Master X Dream K641 |
49
|
132
|
16
|
20
|
16
|
56
|
10 (PTC)
|
A
|
9
|
243
|
299
|
| Foxconn NBT-CMAK8-1CN |
57
|
100
|
26
|
16
|
22
|
47
|
5 (BTC), 5 (TCC)
|
B
|
15
|
231
|
278
|
| Foxconn NBT-CMAK8-1T |
41
|
141
|
12
|
12
|
14
|
63
|
5 (BTC)
|
A
|
8
|
224
|
287
|
| Foxconn NBT-CMAK8-2T |
43
|
136
|
12
|
12
|
14
|
53
|
5 (BTC)
|
A
|
9.5
|
223
|
276
|
| GlacialTech Igloo 7300 Light |
55
|
141
|
22
|
24
|
22
|
61
|
10 (PTC)
|
B
|
11.5
|
274
|
335
|
| GlacialTech Igloo 7300 |
60
|
118
|
22
|
24
|
22
|
61
|
10 (PTC)
|
B
|
11.5
|
256
|
317
|
| GlacialTech Igloo 7300 Pro |
64
|
107
|
22
|
24
|
22
|
61
|
10 (PTC)
|
B
|
11.5
|
249
|
310
|
| GlacialTech Igloo 7210 Silent |
47
|
150
|
20
|
24
|
22
|
59
|
10 (PTC)
|
A
|
8.5
|
273
|
332
|
| GlacialTech Igloo 7210 Light |
53
|
136
|
20
|
24
|
22
|
59
|
10 (PTC)
|
A
|
8.5
|
265
|
324
|
| GlacialTech Igloo 7210 |
57
|
122
|
20
|
24
|
22
|
82
|
10 (PTC)
|
B
|
8.5
|
254
|
336
|
| GlacialTech Igloo 7220 Light
(E) |
53
|
136
|
16
|
26
|
25
|
59
|
10 (PTC)
|
A
|
8.5
|
266
|
325
|
| GlacialTech Igloo 7220 (E) |
58
|
122
|
16
|
26
|
25
|
82
|
10 (PTC)
|
B
|
8.5
|
257
|
339
|
| GlacialTech Igloo 7220 Pro
(E) |
62
|
102
|
16
|
26
|
25
|
82
|
10 (PTC)
|
B
|
8.5
|
241
|
323
|
| Speeze DolphinReef III |
54
|
125
|
20
|
20
|
18
|
39
|
5 (BTC), 5 (BMA)
|
B
|
18
|
247
|
286
|
| Speeze KestrelKing I |
54
|
94
|
16
|
16
|
14
|
88
|
10 (PTC)
|
B
|
8
|
204
|
292
|
| Speeze KestrelKing II |
57
|
92
|
20
|
16
|
15
|
61
|
10 (PTC)
|
B
|
11.5
|
210
|
271
|
| Thermaltake TR2 M14 SE |
57
|
125
|
14
|
20
|
20
|
52
|
10 (PTC)
|
B
|
13.5
|
246
|
298
|
| Thermaltake TR2 M6 SE |
47
|
136
|
14
|
20
|
12
|
48
|
10 (PTC)
|
A
|
10.5
|
239
|
287
|
| Thermaltake TR2 M17 SE |
58
|
125
|
18
|
20
|
16
|
58
|
10 (PTC)
|
B
|
12
|
247
|
305
|
| Thermaltake TR2 M19 SE |
50
|
113
|
16
|
20
|
14
|
63
|
10 (PTC)
|
A
|
8
|
223
|
286
|
| Titan Data Cooler DC-K8A825Z |
50
|
113
|
9
|
16
|
10
|
83
|
5 (BTC)
|
A
|
6
|
203
|
286
|
| Titan Data Cooler DC-K8A825Z/CU35 |
50
|
118
|
9
|
16
|
10
|
71
|
5 (BTC)
|
A
|
7
|
209
|
280
|
| Titan Data Cooler DC-K8D925Z |
57
|
122
|
11
|
16
|
18
|
82
|
5 (BTC)
|
B
|
8.5
|
228
|
310
|
| Titan TTC-K8ETB/825 |
50
|
107
|
12
|
16
|
11
|
71
|
5 (BTC)
|
A
|
7
|
201
|
272
|
| Titan TTC-K8DTB/925 |
51
|
113
|
12
|
16
|
12
|
53
|
5 (BTC)
|
A
|
9.5
|
209
|
262
|
| Titan TTC-K8ATB/825/SC |
51
|
90
|
12
|
9
|
9
|
43
|
5 (BTC), 10 (PAA)
|
A
|
11.5
|
1401
|
183
|
| Titan TTC-NK32TZ |
65
|
110
|
9
|
18
|
16
|
76
|
5 (BTC), 25 (PFG-C)
|
C
|
17
|
248
|
324
|
| *To calculate price efficiency of a cooling system, we use average retail prices (in Moscow) or recommended prices (for new products) for October 20, 2006. |
| **Average retail prices |
| 125% penalty for a very high noise level (from 50 dBA to 60 dBA) |
Here is the list of bonus abbreviations, used in Table 1.
PFG-C - bonus for professional fitness group C
PTC — preinstalled thermal compound
BTC — bundled thermal compound
TCC — thermal control circuit
PAA — power adapter, adjustable
BMA — bundled mounting accessories
Technical and economic ratings
Diagram 1. Usability rating of cooling systems, points
Diagram 2. Economic rating of cooling systems, points
Diagram 3. Functionality/Price Rating
Note
Functionality/price ratio (FPR) is calculated like this:
FPR = DM*(IAF)/(P/Rp), where
IAF stands for "integrated assessment of functionality of a cooling system" (IAF CS), Rp — reference price), P — average retail price of a cooling system, DM — denominate multiplier (0.1).
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