CoolIT Domino ALC Review
Testing Methodology
Test Setup
Intel E6650
Gigabyte GA-X38-DQ6
4G OCZ ReaperX PC8500
Diamond HD4870
NZXT PP-800 PSU
NZXT Tempest case
Testing Methology
Our testing for CPU coolers differs from the testing we have included in our case reviews. All CPU coolers are tested with our Intel E6550 C2D running at the stock settings of 2.33GHz and a moderate 20% overclock of 2.8GHz. Tests are run under both settings using the OCCT stress test for 1 hour (mix). We also use the lowest recorded temp as “idle” and the highest temp (peak) as “load” for both cores. We do not use Vcase instead we use the core temps themselves.
Domino A.L.C Modes of Operation
There are 3 settings available Quiet, Performance and High that we will be testing on our test system. These are easily selected by toggling through them with the push button switch located on the right side of the Domino. We ran our tests with the NZXT Tempest side panel and fan removed to provide more airflow to the Domino. Upon preliminary testing we found this provided a coolant temperature drop of 2-3C. With that said and done let’s move onto the results!
Test Results
This graph shows the results of the Domino at all 3 performance settings as well as comparing them to all the coolers we have previously tested with this methology.
The following table shows the idle and load coolant temps for each Domino test.
Highest Overclock Achieved
As we have noted in other CPU cooler tests and extensive testing of this CPU the maximum FSB is 7x438 or 3.066GHz and does not change with the Domino. We feel this is a flaw in the die but we did note very low temperatures using this cooler at this overclock as shown below. The idle and load coolant temps for this test were 22C and 25C respectively.
