For the purpose of this test I will be comparing the Titan Vanessa to my current cpu cooler a Thermalright XP90c coupled with a Ystech 90mm fan so it will be a tough test for the Titan as the Thermalright is a good cooler in it’s own right. TestRig CPU | Opteron 148 skt939 @ 2.9ghz | Motherboard | MSI K8N Diamond | GFX Card | ATI x700pro (pcie) | Sound | Onboard | CPU Cooler | Under Review | Main Memory | 2GB crucial ballistix | Non-removeable Disks | 1 x 160GB | Removeable Disks |
| Optical Drives | DVD-RW | Case | Thermalrock eclipse case | Monitor |
| PSU | Thermaltake purepower 680 | Case Fans | 1 x 120mm in (front), 1 x 120mm out (rear) |
To test the idle temperatures I just booted up the pc and left it running for approx 1 hour with just the normal background tasks running, for the load temperatures I ran folding at home and prime 95 at the same time, again this was left running for approx 1 hour First up the Thermalright, XP90c idles at a temperature of 37c and under load at 44c, now we know what the Titan Vanessa is up against time to install it. After removing the XP90c and cleaning off the thermal compound from my cpu I applied the thermal compound supplied with the Titan Vanessa and fitted the mounting plate to the heatsink retaining bracket. All was going well so far though I was starting to get a bit worried that the little cooler in the background of this picture was going to be in the way. 
It was a bit tight but the Titan Vanessa fitted, just! 
The mounting of the Titan Vanessa was pretty easy and the included screw driver was a god send, but doing the screws up on the fan side of the heatsink was somewhat a hit and miss affair as you cant see the threaded hole that they go into. So it was a case of do the 2 up that I could see loosely and gently move the heatsink around till they located, then do all 4 up once you have them all started. Having said that it was quicker to install than the XP90c was with its spring clip type set-up. 
I decided to use the pci slot mounting for the fan controller, as I did not have a spare 3½” bay because I have a fan controller in there already for my case fans. Refitting the speed controller was easy, though the screwdriver provided was too big for the little screws. Time to test it. 
Titan Vanessa with the fan on low speed (approx 1000rpm)
Idle 39c Load 46c. Titan Vanessa with the fan on high speed (approx 2100rpm)
Idle 37c Load 43c With the fan on low speed the pc is a lot quieter compared to the noise levels with the smaller fan on the XP90. Even with the fan on the Titan Vanessa set to max speed it’s not that much louder than when it is on low speed and it is certainly not what you would describe as an intrusive level of noise at all. Next Page Conclusion
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