Best CPU Cooler Performance – Q4 2008

From my experience, 2008 has been a very good year for CPU coolers. We’ve tested the OCZ Vendetta 2 to perform as well or better than coolers twice its price, and we’ve discovered that the Thermaltake V14 Pro can deliver top cooling performance while looking good. But heading into 2009 we must bid farewell to the LGA775 platform, which has been the home to many of our most popular products, and welcome in the new LGA1366 socket for the Intel Core i7 CPU & X58 platform. This Best CPU Cooler Performance – Q4 2008 article will be the last foreseeable socket T series round-up from Benchmark Reviews, unless something really big changes the landscape.

Page 1  -  Best Cpu Cooler Performance – Q4 2008
Page 2  -  Thermally Conductive Element Reference
Page 3  -  Coolit Domino Alc
Page 4  -  Glacialtech Ufo V51
Page 5  -  Thermaltake Spinq Cl-P0466
Page 6  -  Thermaltake V1 Ax Cl-P0508
Page 7  -  Titan Fenrir Ttc-Nk85tz
Page 8  -  Zalman Cnps9900 Led
Page 9  -  Tim Application And Surface
Page 10 – Testing Methodology
Page 11 – Test Results: Stock Cooling Fan
Page 12 – Test Results: High-Output Fan
Page 13 – Cpu Cooler Final Thoughts
Page 14 – Best Of Q4 2008 Conclusion