*Arctic Silver 5 was used on all heat sinks/water blocks.
Testing
Idle temperatures are measured at 15 minutes of inactivity. Load temperatures
for the GPU are measured with rthdribl
v1.2 running for 15 minutes. Load temperatures for the CPU are measured with
Orthos (Large,
in-place FFTs) running for 15 minutes. Room temperature is 24c.
Temperature - GPU (Video Card)
Stock VGA cooler idle
45c
Stock VGA cooler load
70c
Zalman V700-AlCu idle (max fan)
41c
Zalman V700-AlCu load (max fan)
60c
AQUAGATE Viva idle
38c
AQUAGATE Viva load
48c
As you can see from the results, the GPU performance for the AQUAGATE Viva is
incredible. The temperature dropped 22 degrees compared to the stock VGA cooler!
Temperature - CPU Stock speeds
Scythe Ninja - idle @ 1.86ghz
29c
Scythe Ninja - load @ 1.86ghz
45c
AQUAGATE Viva idle @ 1.86ghz
32c
AQUAGATE Viva load @ 1.86ghz
52c
Temperature - CPU Over-clocked
Scythe Ninja - idle @ 3.325ghz
33c
Scythe Ninja - load @ 3.325ghz
59c
AQUAGATE Viva idle @ 3.325ghz
33c
AQUAGATE Viva load @ 3.325ghz
61c
The CPU performance is decent, however, the Scythe Ninja still performs better
at stock and over-clocked speeds.
