CoolerMaster Aero 7

[KH85]

hey all i was looking around and found THIS! does anyone know when they will be out in the UK? and are they good or not? from what i seen on that site they look pretty good (not as in looks - but hey it looks good as well!) they are surposed to cool pretty well and the speed controller on the front of the case would come in pretty handy

Thanks in advance

KHGamez

 

[boyRacer]

its looks revolutionary... but it's still the same tradeoff between noise and cooling efficiency... the other reviews i've read say they can't bear the noise when at full speed.

 

[Tab]

I wish they had a better heatsink unit, I wonder how it performs with a 1600+ Tbred @ 1.75 2600rpms. I need to replace this Themertake POS

 

[KH85]

the noise would be BAD when it is on FULL but when it is on full then you would be doing something that needs it on full ie playing a game, so turn up them speakers and the noise will no longer be there that is the way i am looking at it atm....

BUT

i will try one and post the results on here to tell you all if they are good or not

 

[Woodie]

I like the looks, and more so the performance. I have room in my case, so I'm thinking about it. US-$40 isn't the cheapest, though. I think it lends itself to ducting cooler outside air directly to one of the intakes. Maybe not.

 

[Tab]

Are their any reviews that use actual processors and not strange artifical testers?

 

[blade]

Originally posted by: Tabb
Are their any reviews that use actual processors and not strange artifical testers?

Sure, very few do otherwise.

Got the Aero7 in today so I haven't done much testing. Here are some pics.

The heatsink design is nothing new, though it is a bit larger than their previous heatsinks. Main thing is the unique fan. Coolermaster specs say it goes from 1900-4500 rpm's. Mobo monitor says 1529-4687. It is only quiet at around 2500 rpm's. After that it gets loud, like a blow dryer. Though not nearly as bad as most delta fans. And far more tolerable than a tornado fan. Mainly there is no noticable high pitched sound. But still too loud for me past 3000 rpm's.

Some slight testing so far, and keep in mind I just installed it today . For max load temp I ran the prime 95 cpu torture test for at least 45 minutes. Had a SK7/stealth in my second system in a lanboy case/xp1700+, it keeps the cpu at:

Idle - 38c
P95 - 42c

Freshly installed Aero7 in same system running at 2556 rpm's, the lowest speed I could not hear it:

idle - 38c
P95 - 43c

Now running it full blast:

idle - 34c
p95 - 37c


I took the fan off and tested it with it not on the heatsink. Unfortunately the airflow is not even. Looking at this picture, the airflow is strongest on the left side and is definitely not centered. It would have been more effective had the airflow been centered, naturally.


But, I like the fan. It does have great potential and Coolermaster is on the right track with it. Imagine a fan like this on a SLK800 or SK7. But, how to fit it is for another time.

 

[KH85]

Thanks Guys....

looks as if it might be a good one

can anyone tell me when it will be avaliable in the UK?