The Test: A Worst-Case Scenario with the H7 Quad CPU Cooler

Thinking of this as a worst-case scenario, we're going to push the H7 quad CPU cooler to its limits to see how it performs. This isn't a fair test, and we wouldn't expect the cooler to handle such extreme conditions. However, we'll still monitor the temperatures closely to see how well the cooler handles high temperatures.

The Test Setup

We've set up our test system with an Intel 9700K CPU, which is a powerful processor that can easily heat up. We've also overclocked the CPU to 4 GHz across all 10 of its cores and have used a standard fan curve set from the BIOS. The goal is to see how well the H7 quad cooler can handle such high temperatures.

The Results

Unfortunately, the results aren't ideal. As soon as we applied heat to the system, the temperature shot up to around 90 degrees Celsius. This was alarming and quickly caused our CPU to thermal throttle. We didn't want it to go any higher than that because this is a really expensive CPU, and we don't want to risk damaging it.

We decided to back off the test right away once the CPU started thermal throttling. The temperature across at least one of the cores was 105 degrees Celsius. This tells us that 4 GHz for the H7 quad isn't going to happen. We'll have to adjust our expectations accordingly.

The Next Test: Stock Voltage and Frequencies

Since we couldn't push the system hard enough without underclocking the CPU, we decided to run the test at stock voltage settings and frequencies across the board. This was the only way to keep the system stable without sacrificing performance. We also enabled Turbo Boost technology 3.0, which will allow a single core to reach upwards of 4.5 GHz.

However, even with Turbo Boost enabled, we couldn't get all cores to reach 4 GHz. Across the board, the standard frequency was 3.8 GHz. We ran this test for 30 minutes and were pleased to see that the H7 quad cooler performed well without any issues.

The Cooler's Performance

We were impressed by the H7 quad cooler's performance, considering its size is not as large as some other high-performance air coolers on the market. The cooler was able to keep our CPU temperatures under control while maintaining a relatively low noise profile. We measured 20 watts of Delta between the CPU and the cooler, which kept us under 90 degrees Celsius.

To put this into perspective, if we had used a TDP cooler matching the TDP of the H7 quad, we would likely have been just on the edge of thermal junction at around 100 degrees Celsius. This is not an ideal scenario, but the H7 quad cooler performed well considering its size and cooling capacity.

The RGB Functionality

One feature that's worth mentioning is the RGB functionality. We've got our phone about the same distance away from our face as it is from the cooler, which puts us close to the fan curve's noise level. The stock fan curve was barely audible under full load, which tells us that this cooler is designed to be quiet and unobtrusive.

We also noticed that the RGB lighting can be customized through NZXT CAM software, which makes for a seamless experience with our PC build. We didn't delve too deeply into the customization options in this video but are happy to see how well the cooler integrates with our system.

Conclusion

The H7 quad cooler from NZXT performed well in our test, considering its size and cooling capacity. While we couldn't push the system hard enough without underclocking the CPU, it still managed to keep our temperatures under control. We're impressed by the cooler's performance and noise profile, making it a solid choice for anyone looking for a reliable air cooler.

With a price tag around $150, this cooler is on the higher end of the spectrum but feels well-made and durable. We're always excited to see how well-cooled our CPU stays while still maintaining a reasonable noise level.

If you're in the market for an air cooler, we recommend checking out the H7 quad Lumi or the regular Cryo Reek H7. Let us know what you think about these coolers and your next air cooler purchase in the comments below.

"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: encryo rig has an excellent reputation no doubt from their low profile small form-factor c7 to their top flow c1 mammoth to the r-1 cinderblock these are all excellent coolers in their own rights and I've reviewed and built with all of them linked in this video's description by the way but for those looking into affordable yet beefy air cooler some would say maybe the best bang for the buck the cryo rig h7 probably comes to mind priced at only 35 USD it's an excellent alternative to the ever-popular hyper 212 Evo it sports one less heat pipe than the Evo but a considerably larger heatsink now in this case Craig has yet again outdone themselves maybe not so much with the price of the product but with the looks and the performance both of those are much better with the new rendition of the h7 cooler them about to show you and that is the quad looming in a nutshell the Keurig h7 quad Lumi boasts four heat pipes versus three in the previous model the same beautiful thinner a and multi-zone RGB lighting paired with a white LED fan this is one of the best-looking tower coolers on the market in my opinion and for an average asking price it could be better I'll admit it's boasting a 160 watt thermal design of 20 watts from the previous h7 cooler full Ram high compatibility with any chipset out of the box and support for any socket type including the latest a m4 series for horizon with a nickel plated copper base and 40 aluminum fins it'll handle any consumer grade CPU on the market even overclocked it's also extremely quiet but when we venture into enthusiast grade territory I'm not talking about 7700 K 1800 X I'm talking about AI 970 900 X territory that kind of CPU how well does this cooler hold up we all know by now how hot the 7900 X runs and that's why it's the perfect candidate for this stress test so what happens if we stick a 160 watt TDP cooler on top of 140 watt CPU overclock across the board to 4 gigahertz remember a coolers required TDP for any given CPU tends to increase exponentially as we linearly increase v core and frequency now we're talking about a 10 core 23 CPU here all 10 cores overclocked to 4 gigahertz apiece we're talking about massive power consumption jumps and as a result a lot of heat being dumped from the CPU so think of this as a worst case scenario the h7 quad looming this is by no means a fair test it's not supposed to be but this will handle any consumer grade overclock period ok 7700 K 1800 X you name it any overclock you can get with an equivalent 120 maybe even 240 Mille a IO you should be able to get with the h7 and keep temps in a similar range so with the given settings the I 970 900 X at 4 gigahertz across all 10 of its cores and a standard fan curve set from the bios the results in I 264 were well they didn't do too well at 4 gigahertz I'll just say that so right away the temperature shot up to around 90 degrees which was a bit alarming and very quickly we reached a threshold at which our CPU began to thermal throttle only about 2% I didn't want it to go any higher than that because this is a really expensive CPU and I don't want to ruin anything so I backed off the test right away once it started thermal throttling I figured that was that was enough temperature across at least one of the cores was 105 degrees Celsius so yeah 4 gigahertz for the h7 quad Lumi on the i9 is not gonna happen so the next thing we did was really the only other thing we could do without underclocking the CPU that was run it at stock voltage settings and its stock frequencies across the board now there is turbo boost enabled on the CPU actually turned on turbo boost technology 3.0 which will allow a single core to reach upwards of 4 point 5 gigahertz just a single core though not across the board now but that of course didn't happen when we stressed all of the course equally in i-264 so in a few instances a couple of cores would reach 4 gigahertz but across the board 3.8 gigahertz was the standard and I ran that test for 30 minutes and the cooler did pass with flying colors these results shouldn't be too surprising now 160 watt TDP cooler etapa CPU require 140 watt cooler is that's a green light it's ok that 20 watt Delta is actually what kept us under 90 degrees Celsius I would say that if we had a TDP cooler matching the TDP the CPU then we'd probably be just on the edge of t-junction at around 100 degrees or so I've got to say though I am still very impressed by the h7 quad movies performance this is not a super beefy air cooler but it's it's a decent size and I expected that it would do okay it's stock I didn't think it would really allow for much overclocking Headroom granted most a iOS still won't allow for much overclocking Headroom with the nine and I talk about that in this video right here okay so I've got my phone about the same distance away from my face as it is from the cooler and this is under full load so this is while I 264 is running it's been running for about thirty minutes now and you really can't hear the cooler at all and this is what the stock fan curve so if you're wondering about how loud the cooler gets under load especially in like a worst-case scenario like this with a very hot CPU no it's not a lot at all and that's a very good thing so if you've had any doubts about the CPU coolers ability to keep your CPU well cool all the while maintaining a relatively low audio profile those doubts shouldn't exist anymore all in all I've got to say this is one heck of an air cooler look it's a bit pricey I understand that anything about 50 bucks for around a hundred and forty hundred and sixty watt TDP cooler is a bit pricey but you're paying not only for the coolers ability to dissipate heat but also the RGB functionality and the cohesion between the cooler and NZXT scam software I didn't talk much about this in the video because it's pretty much a straightforward is changing the LED config on in kraken x 62 or the NZXT hue plus but it is nice to see in zxt and cryo a kind of working together here to bring you one just really fluid and well-made product as always you can find links to the h7 quad Lumi and the regular cryo reek h7 in this video's description let me know the comments below what you think about both and what your next air cooler purchase might consist of if you like this video be sure to give it a thumbs up thumbs down for the opposite be sure to click the subscribe button if you haven't already stay tuned for more content like this on the channel this is science studio thanks for learning with uscryo rig has an excellent reputation no doubt from their low profile small form-factor c7 to their top flow c1 mammoth to the r-1 cinderblock these are all excellent coolers in their own rights and I've reviewed and built with all of them linked in this video's description by the way but for those looking into affordable yet beefy air cooler some would say maybe the best bang for the buck the cryo rig h7 probably comes to mind priced at only 35 USD it's an excellent alternative to the ever-popular hyper 212 Evo it sports one less heat pipe than the Evo but a considerably larger heatsink now in this case Craig has yet again outdone themselves maybe not so much with the price of the product but with the looks and the performance both of those are much better with the new rendition of the h7 cooler them about to show you and that is the quad looming in a nutshell the Keurig h7 quad Lumi boasts four heat pipes versus three in the previous model the same beautiful thinner a and multi-zone RGB lighting paired with a white LED fan this is one of the best-looking tower coolers on the market in my opinion and for an average asking price it could be better I'll admit it's boasting a 160 watt thermal design of 20 watts from the previous h7 cooler full Ram high compatibility with any chipset out of the box and support for any socket type including the latest a m4 series for horizon with a nickel plated copper base and 40 aluminum fins it'll handle any consumer grade CPU on the market even overclocked it's also extremely quiet but when we venture into enthusiast grade territory I'm not talking about 7700 K 1800 X I'm talking about AI 970 900 X territory that kind of CPU how well does this cooler hold up we all know by now how hot the 7900 X runs and that's why it's the perfect candidate for this stress test so what happens if we stick a 160 watt TDP cooler on top of 140 watt CPU overclock across the board to 4 gigahertz remember a coolers required TDP for any given CPU tends to increase exponentially as we linearly increase v core and frequency now we're talking about a 10 core 23 CPU here all 10 cores overclocked to 4 gigahertz apiece we're talking about massive power consumption jumps and as a result a lot of heat being dumped from the CPU so think of this as a worst case scenario the h7 quad looming this is by no means a fair test it's not supposed to be but this will handle any consumer grade overclock period ok 7700 K 1800 X you name it any overclock you can get with an equivalent 120 maybe even 240 Mille a IO you should be able to get with the h7 and keep temps in a similar range so with the given settings the I 970 900 X at 4 gigahertz across all 10 of its cores and a standard fan curve set from the bios the results in I 264 were well they didn't do too well at 4 gigahertz I'll just say that so right away the temperature shot up to around 90 degrees which was a bit alarming and very quickly we reached a threshold at which our CPU began to thermal throttle only about 2% I didn't want it to go any higher than that because this is a really expensive CPU and I don't want to ruin anything so I backed off the test right away once it started thermal throttling I figured that was that was enough temperature across at least one of the cores was 105 degrees Celsius so yeah 4 gigahertz for the h7 quad Lumi on the i9 is not gonna happen so the next thing we did was really the only other thing we could do without underclocking the CPU that was run it at stock voltage settings and its stock frequencies across the board now there is turbo boost enabled on the CPU actually turned on turbo boost technology 3.0 which will allow a single core to reach upwards of 4 point 5 gigahertz just a single core though not across the board now but that of course didn't happen when we stressed all of the course equally in i-264 so in a few instances a couple of cores would reach 4 gigahertz but across the board 3.8 gigahertz was the standard and I ran that test for 30 minutes and the cooler did pass with flying colors these results shouldn't be too surprising now 160 watt TDP cooler etapa CPU require 140 watt cooler is that's a green light it's ok that 20 watt Delta is actually what kept us under 90 degrees Celsius I would say that if we had a TDP cooler matching the TDP the CPU then we'd probably be just on the edge of t-junction at around 100 degrees or so I've got to say though I am still very impressed by the h7 quad movies performance this is not a super beefy air cooler but it's it's a decent size and I expected that it would do okay it's stock I didn't think it would really allow for much overclocking Headroom granted most a iOS still won't allow for much overclocking Headroom with the nine and I talk about that in this video right here okay so I've got my phone about the same distance away from my face as it is from the cooler and this is under full load so this is while I 264 is running it's been running for about thirty minutes now and you really can't hear the cooler at all and this is what the stock fan curve so if you're wondering about how loud the cooler gets under load especially in like a worst-case scenario like this with a very hot CPU no it's not a lot at all and that's a very good thing so if you've had any doubts about the CPU coolers ability to keep your CPU well cool all the while maintaining a relatively low audio profile those doubts shouldn't exist anymore all in all I've got to say this is one heck of an air cooler look it's a bit pricey I understand that anything about 50 bucks for around a hundred and forty hundred and sixty watt TDP cooler is a bit pricey but you're paying not only for the coolers ability to dissipate heat but also the RGB functionality and the cohesion between the cooler and NZXT scam software I didn't talk much about this in the video because it's pretty much a straightforward is changing the LED config on in kraken x 62 or the NZXT hue plus but it is nice to see in zxt and cryo a kind of working together here to bring you one just really fluid and well-made product as always you can find links to the h7 quad Lumi and the regular cryo reek h7 in this video's description let me know the comments below what you think about both and what your next air cooler purchase might consist of if you like this video be sure to give it a thumbs up thumbs down for the opposite be sure to click the subscribe button if you haven't already stay tuned for more content like this on the channel this is science studio thanks for learning with us\n"