Test Setup

For cases with CPU cooler clearance of 65mm or less, we use our super low-profile mini-ITX test kit. which includes:

• CPU AMD A10-6700K (stock speed)
  
• Graphics card Nvidia GeForce GTX 980 3GB
  
• Motherboard MSI A88Xi AC
  
• RAM 4GB G.Skill Ripjaw DDR3 1,600MHz
  
• SSD OCZ Arc 100 240GB
  
• PSU Fractal Design Integra M (ATX); Corsair SF Series SF600 (SFX)
  

• CPU cooler Noctua NH-L9a

The CPU fan is fixed at full speed while the graphics card fan is locked at 70 percent speed, and the system is loaded using Prime95 26.6 and Unigine's Heaven 4.0 benchmark. We use HWMonitor and GPU-Z to monitor the temperatures, taking the maximum values after 15 minutes - enough time for the readings to plateau.

Cooling Performance