While situated in a room where background noise was kept to a minimum, we placed the sound level meter equal distances from our test system to measure the total noise output by the complete test system for each cooling configuration at 100% fan speed.
Xigmatek’s Aegir isn’t the quietest cooling solution we have dealt with but considering its performance, price tag and target audience, the acoustic output isn’t unreasonable. Looking at the 56dbA noise output when using the Cooler Master V6GT, we get an insight into why its performance may be slightly better; high performance but noisy fans.
Great review, and nice CPU cooler.
I may miss it, but I would find it easier to fully compare the CPU temperatures to real life instead of test bench if you would include the room temperature at which the measurement were made.
Other than that the methodology is always perfect 🙂
What is the clearance like between the fan and the Dimm slots? Would you be able to fit larger modules like the G.Skill Ripjaws or Corsair Vengeance below the fan?