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Introduction:
The Thermaltake Volcano 7 has been
a Hot seller from almost day one of its release , so shortly we will
find out why . I have already reviewed the 80mm fan with its
temp sensor that controls fan speed , and I was very impressed with
it . The heatsink itself is a blue anodized finish , and measures some
70x68mm with a copper insert on the bottom, as with the Volcano
6cu series .
Cooler Specs:
P/N : A1124 Fan
Dimensions: 80x80x25 mm Rated
Voltage: 12VDC Rated
Current: 0.18AMP - 0.45AMP Power
Input: 2.16W - 5.4W Fan
Speed: 2900rpm at 25deg C 5000rpm at 35deg C Max
Air Flow: 46cfm at 2900rpm 53cfm at 5000rpm Noise:
27db at 2900rpm 39db at 5000rpm A
closer look: 
Thermaltake
has certainly gone to a lot of trouble to mount a 80mm fan on to
this heatsink , a unique solution to say the least , and
perfectly functional . Im looking forward to testing this cooler . The
Test: I will be playing Wolfenstein for
1 hour , and then finish of with 3Dmark2001 , current room
temp is around 25deg C , Asus A7v133c MB - T-bird 1ghz @ 1066mhz. 
Well
here you can see the results of the first test , 45deg C @ 3590rpm
with a 25deg Celsius room temp , side cover on , and all my
case fans running . Now to see how effective the thermal sensor is I
will turn of my case fans and put the side cover back on . 
Ok
, with the fans in my side cover disabled the MB temp has gone up
7deg Celsius , but the cpu temp remains the same , and the fan rpm
has only gone up some 380rpm. Looks like the Thermaltake Volcano 7
can deliver increased performance under hotter
conditions , no wonder they are selling faster than Thermaltake can
make them . Conclusion: Thermaltake
have another winner here , already selling like the proverbial hot
cake , and very possibly the Gun Cooler to come out of 2001 , I
would not be surprised to see the Volcano 7 taking out some product
of the year awards . Thermaltake have managed to give the consumer
what they've needed , when they have wanted it for several
years now , making them a market leader in CPU Cooler design and
manufacture . A reputation that is well disserved , I assure
you , and the Volcano 7 will not disappoint . This cooler does
exactly what it was designed to do , maintain reasonably
stable cpu temperatures under increasingly hotter conditions , does
your cooler do that ? This
review was kindly sponsored by Nucleus Computers. |
