Thermaltake Volcano 7+: Impressions

[Riedlrob]

Hi everybody,

i just got my new volcano 7+ HSF and wanted to share my impressions and
testing results with you.

Before i had the Tiger Miprocool which kept my system

AMD Thunderbird 900@1000
3x128MB PC133CL2 Infineon
5 Harddisks IDE all IBM@7200rpm
4 CD and DVD drives
Abit KT7 Raid Motherboard

at 40° C idle and around 50° C under full load.

Yesterday i installed the volcano 7+ using some Arctic Silver III.
Installation went without a hitch. The HSF fits tight, although it hooks just
on one nose of the socket.

I tried all three speed settings of the fan and measured the temperature
using the onboard diode with VIA Hardware Monitor reading the results.

Ambient temperature was always 25°C and never exceeded that, case was
closed.

Idle temperatures were

Fan low setting: 35°C
Fan med setting: 32°C
Fan hi setting: 29°C

for putting the CPU under "pressure" i used the program NERO with the
SVCD plugin to convert a MPEG1 file to a MPEG2 file. CPU load was
at 100% constantly. OS was W2K Pro.

Fan low setting: 41-42°C
Fan med setting: 38°C
Fan hi setting: 36°C

At medium setting i just hear the fan working, at low i really cannot hear
it, cause the case fans are louder anyway
The hi setting is just not acceptable anymore......

I am really impressed with this fan and can only recommend it to everyone
who wants great cooling without a thunderstorm blowing through his/or her
case.

Have a nice day..... and greetings from cold Austria!!!!!

 

[Ryan abandoned account]

Nice. Did you pay $50 for it?

 

[Akira13]

I love my V7+. I don't think I've ever exceeded 45C at load (hours of playing JK2) on the lowest fan setting. I run an Athlon XP 1700+ (not oc'd). Check my specs for more info.

 

[Riedlrob]

Hi Ryan,

i did pay 36? for the HSF, 10? for 3g of Arctic Silver III and also 10? for
the Athlon XP Copper Shim. All bought at a local trader in Austria.

Greetz Akira13, i like my V7+ also veeeery much. Not only superior cooling
but also grrrrreat looking

Have a nice day guys!

 

[The Dancing Peacock]

I like the volcano 7, my friend put it on his xp1900 he got from frys. He was getting around 42C under load. It was nice and quiet. For 25 bucks from Frys, not a bad hsf. I do like the look of it too.

 

[Don66]

I really like mine.
Bought it from someone on the board, he gave me a great deal on it.
It works alot better than stock retail, my temps dropped between 10 and 15 degrees F*.