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Test Setup
CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 (1.3v @ 4.4ghz)
Motherboard: h81i
Memory: Corsair Dominator 2133mhz
Graphics: ASUS GTX 770
Cooler: Noctua C14s
Thermal Paste: Noctua NT-H1
Storage: Corsair Neutron 128GB
PSU: Evga 500W
Thermal performance
Thermal performance is judged on four factors overall; the idle temperature at stock and overclocked speeds, as well as the loaded temperatures at stock and loaded speeds. During the testing, whether that be the idle or loaded testing, the system is either in idle or full load for a duration of five minutes before any readings are taken. The average temperature across all four cores is then noted down and used as the results. All room temperatures are recorded beforehand as well as during the test to ensure that the delta temperature is as accurate as possible.
The below temperatures have been benchmarked using a 4770k. It is worth noting that we tested the C14S on our Pentium G3258 which was clocked to 4.4ghz to create a similar heat that the 4770k would under load at around 3.9ghz, whilst not an exact measurement it does show that the C14S can handle a modest tweak in the voltage supplied to the CPU. But please take into consideration the rest of these benchmarks have been conducted on a 4770k.
