Thermaltake Volcano 11
I finally got my hands on the Thermaltake Volcano 11 HSF on Friday. Following the procedures and using Arctic Silver 3, I mounted the copper monster - I used the supplied PCI bracket to manually control the fan speed (that can range from 1600 rpm all the way to 5500 rpm) then, it was on for some readings… Well, let me tell you that the fan at max (5500 rpm) the noise level if absolutely unbearable… The most acceptable level I found was around 3400 rpm so I used this level for my readings in comparison to my old trusty Globalwin WBK38 running at 4300 rpm.
Idle temperatures
WBK38 @ 39C, Volcano 11 @ 40C
Max Load temperatures
WBK38 @ 43C, Volcano 11 @ 42C
hmmm, that’s kinda weird; the idle temp is 1 degree higher in the Volcano 11 than the Globalwin WBK38; at max load (using CPU Burn-in) the temps are 1 degree lower… spinning the fan at maximum (5500 rpm, although the specs state that 4800 rpm is the max) the story changes but not as much I would have thought; 39C idle, and 41C at max load - the noise at this level is something like a harrier jet taking off from within your room!
The results are interesting to say the least, I’ll be looking into it in more detail and I might even repeat the installation process just in case…
*UPDATE: Dan’s data reviews the Volcano 11
chris on May 11th 2003 in Uncategorized
One Response to “Thermaltake Volcano 11”
[jc] responded on 12 May 2003 at 2:09 pm #
Well, with another jet taking off from your room you better make sure the door is shut or you might wake someone up