DeepCool V6000 VGA Cooler Review

Test ProceduresWe decided to compare the DeepCool V6000 against three VGA coolers that we have previously had experience with, the Arctic Cooling Accelero Twin Turbo Pro VGA Cooler, Thermalright’s T-RAD² VGA Cooler and the Icy Vision Rev. 2 from Gelid. The Thermalright T-RAD² will be using a single Scythe Kaze Jyuni “Slip Stream” 120mm fan as we found this to be the most effective all round cooling setup.

Testing method:

• Stable recorded GPU, VRM and GPU (MEMIO) temperatures from a 15 minute idle test
• Stable recorded GPU, VRM and GPU (MEMIO) temperatures from a 15 minute load test
• Maximum recorded GPU, VRM and GPU (MEMIO) temperatures from a 30 minute gaming test
• The cooler’s fans are set at 100% speed unless otherwise stated
• All tests are repeated to check the consistency and reliability of the results
• Delta temperatures are used in the charts to provide more accurate results
• Maximum recorded noise output at 100% fan speed
• The supplied thermal paste is always used to make the results a fair interpretation of the cooler’s stock performance
• A +/- 1 degree Celsius margin of error is incorporated by our CPU/GPU temperature recording method
• A +/- 0.1 degree Celsius margin of error is incorporated by our ambient temperature recording method

Test system:

• MSI P67A-GD65
• Intel Core i7 2600K
• 4GB Corsair Dominator DDR3 1600MHz
• XFX Radeon HD 4870 1GB
• Intel Stock LGA1155 CPU Cooler
• 128GB Kingston SSDnow V100 (OS)
• Corsair TX650
• NZXT Phantom Case
• Supplied DeepCool thermal paste

Comparison used:

• Arctic Cooling Accelero Twin Turbo Pro VGA Cooler with supplied Arctic MX-2 thermal paste
• Thermalright T-RAD² with a single Scythe Kaze Jyuni “Slip Stream” 1900RPM 120mm fan
• Gelid Icy Vision Rev. 2 VGA Cooler with supplied Gelid GC-2 thermal paste

Software used:

• Windows 7 Professional 64-bit
• HWMonitor
• GPU-Z
• MSI Kombustor
• Battlefield: Bad Company 2