Introduction
Introduction
When I reviewed the T.I.T.I Dr Thermal TI-V77 back in September (review here), I found it to be an excellent Thermoengine clone, with a great clip design and stellar performance for the sound level. Their new TI-S86 series continues on the good points of their previous design, and incorporates new ones as well. Unlike the TI-V77, the TI-S86 goes down the more conventional 60mm HSF route, allowing them to bolt on what seems to be everyone’s favourite power-fan at the moment, the YS-Tech 40CFM screamer.
The S86 features the same textured fin radial design as its predecessor, but for better motherboard compatibility (I assume) it is slimmer. They have removed the copper core this time around, which was a major criticism I made of their of their previous cooler, since it 1) wasn’t flush with the rest of the cooler and 2) didn’t cover the core properly.
Again, the Dr Thermal boxes are impressive looking and professional, but it’s the contents that matter!
The base is nice and smooth, and lapping certainly wont be necessary. Notice the same T.I.T.I innovative clip design is evident here.
Test Setup
I opted for my new HSF review system, an Athlon 1.4GHz, since it offers more than a challenge to most coolers. The full specs are:
- AMD Athlon 1.4GHz Thunderbird CPU
- 256MB Cas 2 DDR RAM
- IBM Deskstar 60GXP 60 GB
- Soyo K7V Dragon Motherboard
- 19" Sony Multiscan GDM-400PS Monitor
- Windows XP Professional
- Lian-Li PC-60 case
The thermal compound used was Arctic Silver II. All temperatures were taken using a thermal probe. Idle temperature was measured by allowing Windows to boot up, and leaving the PC idle until the temperature stopped fluctuating. To measure the temperatures at full load, I used Genome @ home and allowed the CPU to run at full 100% load for 30 minutes. This was sufficient to bring the CPU to its maximum temperature under the cooler. Where possible, all heat sinks were subjected to the same test conditions (Same Genome @ Home work unit, same testing period) My usual ambiant temperature for cooler testing is 25°C plus or minus 0.5 degrees. Unfortunately today was cold, and I could only manipulate the central-heating to give either just under 24 degrees or way above 25°C. I opted for the former, and have taken this into account when evaluating this cooler.
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