Test Method

We strapped on a single 120mmx38mm San Ace 9G1212H1011 fan, widely considered one of the best fans on the market due to its under-volting ability (lower RPM) and high static pressure (perfect for heatsinks). This fan can produce up to 99CFM at full speed. This is in line with our past reviews preformed on the same setup.

Load testing gives the real indication of performance levels. For this we used OCCT and set each test to run for 30 minutes. The maximum temperature was taken from CPUID Monitor. We also took into account the RPM level of the fan. We tested the fan at it’s lowest and highest RPM to see the difference in cooling performance (using a fan controller).

For this review, we choose to cut out the nitty-gritty and jump straight into load testing only. As this cooler is aimed at the overclocker market, we only used an overclocked AMD system with a fresh copy of Windows 7 64Bit Ultimate. The Phenom II 705e chip was not unlocked as doing so would prevent us from monitoring temperatures within the Windows environment.

Cool & Quiet was disabled in the BIOS as well as any other energy saving features. OCZ Freeze was the thermal interface material of choice.

Test System

• AMD Phenom II X3 705e @ stock 2.5Ghz w/ 1.2v & @ OC 4.0Ghz w/ 1.5v
• Gigabyte GA-MA790FXT-UD5P
• Sapphire HD 4670 512MB Ultimate
• 2GB Super Talent Project X @ 1600Mhz 7-6-6-18
• 320GB WD AAKS Caviar Blue
• Corsair VX 450W w/ Sharkoon 1000 “Golf Ball”
• Windows 7 Ultimate 64Bit

The Results

All tests were run a minimum of 3 times (each run was followed by a remounting of the heatsink) and only best results are represented. Previous results are featured below from past reviews on the AM3 platform – same procedure was used today.

*Please note. Testing was done out of case.

Overclocked Load

Analysis

Referring to the overclocked load testing, the Titan Fenrir is on par with Thermalright’s brand new Venomous X on low RPM, and only within 1°C away from it on high RPM. These results are mighty impressive for a cooler boosting how affordable and wallet-friendly it is.  At the time of this review pricing cam in at £27.01 Inc VAT from Aria PC. Don’t forget, that although we didn’t test the Fenrir’s stock fan performance, the cooler does ship with a fan unlike Thermalright’s Venomous X. The fan itself is certainly no slacker might we add as it’s capable of 2200RPM on full throttle, which will substantially drop the temperatures for that last ditch benchmarking run! As you can see from above, the Fenrir is 2°C better off on low RPM versus the more expensive Prolimatech Mega Shadow, and 1°C ahead on high RPM. Definitely a great bang for buck cooler by any means as the Mega Shadow now retails for a whopping £60 Inc VAT!