The tests were performed in a controlled air conditioned room with temperatures maintained at a constant 23c – a comfortable environment for the majority of people reading this.Idle temperatures were measured after sitting at the desktop for 30 minutes. Load measurements were acquired by playing Crysis Warhead for 30 minutes and measuring the peak temperature. We also have included Furmark results, recording maximum temperatures throughout a 30 minute stress test. All fan settings were left on automatic.
The ASUS Strix Cooler is fantastic – when gaming, the temperature was held at 50c. This rose to 57c when stressing with the purely synthetic Furmark.
We are sometimes asked why we bother adding in Furmark results. Our belief is that it gives a rough indication of a ‘worst case scenario'.