Performance Benchmarks
Ever wondered if you should bother upgrading from the bundled Intel reference cooler? In our opinion, it's well worth the little effort involved.
Installing the Deepcool Lucifer sees under-load temperature fall by as much as 32 per cent on a stock-clocked Intel Core i7-4770K.
A cooler as large as this is best suited to overclocked systems, where Lucifer's thermal capabilities hold up well. With the CPU overclocked to 4.4GHz, under-load temperature remains below 65ºC. Very healthy indeed and a smidge cooler than Corsair's Hydro Series H75.
We will continue to add other high-performance coolers to our benchmarks over the course of the coming months, so if there are any in particular you would like to see tested, please do get in touch and let us know.
There isn't a great deal in it when comparing noise levels between the high-end air- and liquid-based coolers. Corsair's Hydro Series H75 is a tad quieter under load, but the Deepcool Lucifer - with only one fan and no pump - has the edge when idle. Both are a marked improvement over reference.
