GlacialTech Igloo 5610 CPU Heatsink Review

The next step was to pop open a can of Monster and do work on this thing with the new Turok game.  I used the same software to measure the temperature of the CPU at 2 different times: After 30 minutes of idle running, and after running Turok for 2 hours nonstop.  This I did with both the PWM and the Silent.  The results were quite surprising.

Here are the specs of the machine used to test the Igloo Cooler.  Room temperature was 63 degrees and temperatures were taken using onboard motherboard sensors via Everest Ultimate.

• Intel Core2 Duo Quad 2.4Ghz
• 2GB Geil DDR3 PC6400
• 2x 500GB SATA HDD
• Sony BluRay/DVD combo drive

	GlacialTech Igloo 5610 Performance Results cooler idle °C load °C Noise (dB) Apack Zerotherm BTF90 21.8 33.1 51.9 Rosewill RCX-Z3 23.3 35.5 45.9 Sunon Waturbo 30.6 42.6 57.5 Scythe Katana II 32.5 44.7 45.9 Thermalfly I75DUH 37.8 49.2 48.7 GlacialTech Igloo PWM 25.1 37.3 59.5 GlacialTech Igloo Silent 30.2 41.8 44.7

The Silent quickly trumped the PWM in noise reduction, with the PWM being noisy as hell when it sped up to cool my CPU down, and the PWM pwned the Silent when it came to temperature control.  Either way, I saw at least a 6 degree drop from my original cooler, and decided to leave the Silent running in my system.  In the long run, it really is up the the buyer and their level of expertise.  I personally am going to stick with the GlacialTech Igloo 5610 Silent.

	REPORT CARD : GlacialTech Igloo 5610 CPU Coolers category rating comments Quality 4 Good construction and welding Innovation 4 Heatpipes are the norm now Performance 3 Decent performance, but not the best Installation 4 Requires motherboard removal. Value 3 Decent cooler with decent price. FINAL VERDICT: 4 out of 5 stars