How much will the CPU temperature drop with my Intel Core2 processor?
It really depends on the kit configuration, type of processor, ambient conditions. However, adding the MCW6500-T to an H20-220 Apex Ultra kit and comparing the system thermal performance to the same kit but with the stock Apogee GT cooler provides valuable information as to how the device might improve the cooling performance as shown in the graph below. How to read the graph: the Y axis shows the difference in temperature between the ambient air and the “case temperature” i.e. the temperature measured at the junction between the MCW6500-T cold plate and the processor integrated heat spreader. The X axis shows the processor heat load. For example at an arbitrary value of 25°C ambient air and zero CPU heat load (origin of the X axis) the blue curve returns +25-50= -25°C “Case temperature” . Click on the image below to enlarge the graph In this graph, we can see that the MCW6500-T yields lower temperatures than the high-end H20-220 Apex Ultra kit at up to 155 Watts constant heat load dep
