Sapphire Vapor-X CPU Cooler Review

With our Ivy Bridge i5 3570K at stock speeds the Sapphire Vapor-X is quite average in performance. It competes with several other coolers in the £30-40 region. Although like we always say the true test of cooling performance comes when you start to overclock, so lets see how the Sapphire Vapor-X handles 4.5GHz with 1.3 volts.

Here we can see the Sapphire Vapor-X starts to pull away from the majority field. With only four heat pipes the efficiency of this cooler is pretty good, as both the Scythe Mugen 3 and Be Quiet! Dark Rock Pro 2 had six heat pipes which explains their better performance.