Cooler Master Hyper 6+: Universal Heatpipe Tower
by Wesley Fink on February 14, 2007 12:02 AM EST- Posted in
- Cases/Cooling/PSUs
Overclocking
As cooling solutions do a better job of keeping the CPU at a lower temperature, it is reasonable to expect the overclocking capabilities of the CPU will increase. In each test of a cooler we measure the highest stable overclock of a standard X6800 processor under the following conditions:
CPU Multiplier: 14x (Stock 11x)
CPU voltage: 1.5875V
FSB Voltage: 1.30V
Memory Voltage: 2.20V
nForce SPP Voltage: 1.5V
nForce MCP Voltage: 1.7V
HT nForce SPP <-> MCP: Auto
Memory is set to Auto timings on the 680i and memory speed is linked to the FSB for the overclocking tests. This removes memory as any kind of impediment to the maximum stable overclock. Linked settings on the 680i are a 1066FSB to a DDR2 memory speed of DDR2-800. As FSB is raised the linked memory speed increases in proportion. The same processor is used in all cooling tests to ensure comparable results.
The Cooler Master Hyper 6+ reached 3.87 GHz, which is the second highest stable overclock yet reached on air cooling with this CPU. The CPU would boot at speeds of 3.9 GHz, but the system was not completely stable.
The Tuniq Tower 120 is still the fastest air CPU cooler we have tested so far, with the TEC/air hybrid Monsoon II at the top with this CPU at 3.96 GHz. The Hyper 6+did not outperform the Tuniq, but the performance was among the best measured with air coolers. The Cooler Master is clearly up to cooling and extending the overclock on your Core 2 Duo processor.
As cooling solutions do a better job of keeping the CPU at a lower temperature, it is reasonable to expect the overclocking capabilities of the CPU will increase. In each test of a cooler we measure the highest stable overclock of a standard X6800 processor under the following conditions:
CPU Multiplier: 14x (Stock 11x)
CPU voltage: 1.5875V
FSB Voltage: 1.30V
Memory Voltage: 2.20V
nForce SPP Voltage: 1.5V
nForce MCP Voltage: 1.7V
HT nForce SPP <-> MCP: Auto
Memory is set to Auto timings on the 680i and memory speed is linked to the FSB for the overclocking tests. This removes memory as any kind of impediment to the maximum stable overclock. Linked settings on the 680i are a 1066FSB to a DDR2 memory speed of DDR2-800. As FSB is raised the linked memory speed increases in proportion. The same processor is used in all cooling tests to ensure comparable results.
The Cooler Master Hyper 6+ reached 3.87 GHz, which is the second highest stable overclock yet reached on air cooling with this CPU. The CPU would boot at speeds of 3.9 GHz, but the system was not completely stable.
The Tuniq Tower 120 is still the fastest air CPU cooler we have tested so far, with the TEC/air hybrid Monsoon II at the top with this CPU at 3.96 GHz. The Hyper 6+did not outperform the Tuniq, but the performance was among the best measured with air coolers. The Cooler Master is clearly up to cooling and extending the overclock on your Core 2 Duo processor.
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Casper42 - Friday, April 6, 2007 - link
I bought 2 of these for a Dual Opteron setup back in September of 2005!!!What the hell took you guys so long to review them?
PS: For the haters that keep harping on the 100mm fan, you could make a 100 to 120 adapter out of a peice of sheet metal and a few power tools. If your so l334 that you have to have the super special $25 uber quiet 120mm fan, show your skills and make your own adapter.
Hell that gives me an idea. My father in law has a Digital Plasma Cutter, he could probably work out plans for such an adapter in a matter of a few hours and then crank them out from sheet alumn.
schlumpfi106 - Thursday, February 15, 2007 - link
Why is that a small complaint? It makes this cooler absolutely useless in my eyes. Not worth testing.
Missing Ghost - Saturday, February 17, 2007 - link
It's still better than integrated fans as found on many Zalman coolers.Macuser89 - Monday, February 19, 2007 - link
Why is an integrated or abnormal fan size bad. unless you want to change the fan for some reason, I can't think of anything.flipmode - Thursday, February 15, 2007 - link
FWIW, I would really like to see you guys test the Scythe Ninja. It should nip at the heels of the Tuniq, has a decent mounting system, a quiet fan, a good price, and wide availability.flipmode - Thursday, February 15, 2007 - link
That's silly, plain silly. Take you eyeball and point it at those serrations. Now, do you see a significant increase of surface area there? No - The "teeth" are a few millimeters square at best. A more plausible explanation is that they are there to reduce static pressure. The method has been used on other heatsinks - The Thermalright Ultra-120 and the Tuniq Tower for instance, but the serrated profile of this Coolermaster departs significantly from the profiles of the other two - so I wonder if my theory is correct or if the serrations exist for a completely different reason. But I'm quite comfortable asserting that they're not intended to increase surface area.stelleg151 - Wednesday, February 14, 2007 - link
my vote is to start using the QX6700 for OC testing, more heatMacuser89 - Thursday, February 15, 2007 - link
too much work... they have more data to compare with x6800.Gigahertz19 - Wednesday, February 14, 2007 - link
Jarred, WesleyYou guys should included the Thermaltake Typhoon VX in a future HSF review. It hasn't been out that long but is suppose to be one of the quietest coolers with awesome cooling. I remember reading its performance is very similar to the Zalman 9700 but the Typhoon VX can produce the same results yet remain much quieter.
Macuser89 - Wednesday, February 14, 2007 - link
Which is better, Copper or Aluminum for a heat sync? I would think Copper, but some say otherwise. And if Copper is better then wouldn't the Tuniq be better yet if they used copper fins as well.