Nexus VCT-9000 Silent Cooler Review
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Published: 9th July 2010 | Source: Nexus | Price: £49.98 |
Testbed
Intel Core i7 930 @ 2.80GHz
Asus Rampage Extreme 3 Motherboard
Corsair Platinum 6GB x10 ratio
Asus Radeon HD 5870 1GB GDDR5
Corsair HX850w
Windows 7 Ultimate x64
Results
On the basis that the VCT-9000 is a cooler orientated towards silence rather than all out performance, we weren't entirely sure what to expect. For now, we're going to let the graphs do the talking.
It's fair to say that we couldn't have expected miracles with a Core i7 930 with a fan spinning at just 500RPM on any cooler. With the Nexus VCT-9000, temperatures shot up to a slightly uncomfortable but safe temperature of 86*c. As one would imagine, the cooler was nigh on silent with it's fan set to low and with that in mind, we feel that the result is quite reasonable.
As we cranked the fan up to it's maximum speed of 1600RPM, a level of motor noise was noticeable although it was not intrusive. This however saw a staggering 25c drop in temperature to a much healthier 61c. At this fan speed, the Nexus is capable of matching the smaller Noctua NH-C12P's performance. Given the temperature drops witnessed from a 1100RPM increase, we can't help but wonder what the cooler might be capable of with a noiser but more effective fan.
Sadly the Nexus began to struggle as we applied our two preset overclocks of 3.60GHz 1.30V and 4.00GHz 1.35V. Neither of these were obtainable and so it seems that this cooler is not particularly suitable for overclocked Core i7 processors. The same would surely apply for Phenom II X4/X6 processors with voltages north of 1.4V.
That's all folks. Time for a conclusion
Most Recent Comments
This cooler is all about style and low noise, it really looks nice and stylish and I think it was designed for people who don’t overclock but are more concerned with appearance and quiet environment and the packing looks quite good too but 50 £ is asking too much if it was around 35 £ I think it will sell quite well and NEXUS is not a well known brand.
It's highly probable it works a ton load better on AMD. Usually when a cooler offers poor performance on Intel they are better suited to AMD and vice versa, good Intel coolers tend to put in a poor show on AMD cpus.
Without sounding like a misery guts this is my only complaint about cooler reviews here on OC3D. I know it's not possible for all of the testers to own two complete sets of kit but it is important to give a wider view of what the cooler is capable of accross the brands.
Any way, nice review as always
Without sounding like a misery guts this is my only complaint about cooler reviews here on OC3D. I know it's not possible for all of the testers to own two complete sets of kit but it is important to give a wider view of what the cooler is capable of accross the brands.
Any way, nice review as always
Infact yes, I think my analogy could well be correct. Coolers with direct contact heat pipes are usually wicked on AMD.
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Infact yes, I think my analogy could well be correct. Coolers with direct contact heat pipes are usually wicked on AMD.
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It's highly probable it works a ton load better on AMD. Usually when a cooler offers poor performance on Intel they are better suited to AMD and vice versa, good Intel coolers tend to put in a poor show on AMD cpus.
Without sounding like a misery guts this is my only complaint about cooler reviews here on OC3D. I know it's not possible for all of the testers to own two complete sets of kit but it is important to give a wider view of what the cooler is capable of accross the brands. Any way, nice review as always |
Well the Fenrir is amazing on LGA but not so good on AM2. The Scythe Mugen 2 is great for AMD but not so good on LGA and so on.
Honestly, I am beginning to notice this in Custom PC where they review about ten coolers a month (boring, but I suppose it gives them something to do
) and any cooler that is brill on LGA usually sucks on AMD.
In fairness though I know that the Intel CPUs are where it is at atm. So hardly any companies are going to make a cooler based around what it does on AM3. They're all going to go where the popular money is at I guess.
I'd be interested to see the insides of these CPUs and see how the core array is arranged
Honestly, I am beginning to notice this in Custom PC where they review about ten coolers a month (boring, but I suppose it gives them something to do
) and any cooler that is brill on LGA usually sucks on AMD.In fairness though I know that the Intel CPUs are where it is at atm. So hardly any companies are going to make a cooler based around what it does on AM3. They're all going to go where the popular money is at I guess.
I'd be interested to see the insides of these CPUs and see how the core array is arranged
Do bear in mind that it's difficult to compare temperatures across different processors. Even within a processor family, you will find processors that operate at very different temperatures. Sadly the inconsistency of heatspreader fittings and shape (flat, convex, concave) are far from gone!
As "all the rage" IHS removals were in the era of Athlon 64/Opteron S939 processors, it's certainly not something we see too often these days! It's rarely seen on Core i3/i5/i7's as the mounting clip on LGA sockets make it difficult to use the CPU again.
Ripping apart processors that aren't ours would most certainly go down like a lead balloon, but rest assured if I ever break one I'll take a razor blade to it and post photos just for you
As "all the rage" IHS removals were in the era of Athlon 64/Opteron S939 processors, it's certainly not something we see too often these days! It's rarely seen on Core i3/i5/i7's as the mounting clip on LGA sockets make it difficult to use the CPU again.
Ripping apart processors that aren't ours would most certainly go down like a lead balloon, but rest assured if I ever break one I'll take a razor blade to it and post photos just for you
the titan fenrir is a sold cooler for AMD procs,they can even handle hexcores (AMD)
I think AMD CPUs especially the phenom II are very sensitive to temperature and there’s not a lot you can do with them on air cooling, I had a phenom II 965 with a Titan Fenrir cooler I overclocked it to 3.8 GHz stable for two whole days on prime 95 but any higher and I just got those lovely blue screens so then I decided to water-cool it I choose the Swiftech H20-220 Compact to do the job and then I got it stable on 4.1 GHz that’s 300 Hz increase but with my current core 7 920 CPU 4.1 GHz is as far as I can go whether I use air cooling or water it’s the same and that’s why most CPU cooler manufactures target the core i7 and i5 the Intel CPU’s simply overclock better on air and some manufactures don’t even include brackets for the AMD like my Prolimatech Megahalems and if tom tried the Nexus VCT-9000 on the AMD 965 I think he will get really bad results.
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the titan fenrir is a sold cooler for AMD procs,they can even handle hexcores (AMD)
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Do bear in mind that it's difficult to compare temperatures across different processors. Even within a processor family, you will find processors that operate at very different temperatures. Sadly the inconsistency of heatspreader fittings and shape (flat, convex, concave) are far from gone!
As "all the rage" IHS removals were in the era of Athlon 64/Opteron S939 processors, it's certainly not something we see too often these days! It's rarely seen on Core i3/i5/i7's as the mounting clip on LGA sockets make it difficult to use the CPU again. Ripping apart processors that aren't ours would most certainly go down like a lead balloon, but rest assured if I ever break one I'll take a razor blade to it and post photos just for you |
Thanks for the reply. It makes sense.
Would deffo be interested in seeing the insides of a CPU. I should spend some time googling really and see if I can come up with anything.
That's me.
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After some digging I found what appears to be the internal core layout for both the I7 and the P2.
I7
http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i1...tiburon/i7.jpg
Phenom 2
http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i1...on/phenom2.jpg
So they're actually completely different as I suspected. I suppose that positioning of heat pipes will make the difference here.
I7
http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i1...tiburon/i7.jpg
Phenom 2
http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i1...on/phenom2.jpg
So they're actually completely different as I suspected. I suppose that positioning of heat pipes will make the difference here.
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After some digging I found what appears to be the internal core layout for both the I7 and the P2.
I7 http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i1...tiburon/i7.jpg Phenom 2 http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i1...on/phenom2.jpg So they're actually completely different as I suspected. I suppose that positioning of heat pipes will make the difference here. |
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