Cooler Master Vortex TX

Cooler Master Vortex TX

Posted 08/23/2005 at 6:06pm | by

VortexTX.jpgWe’ve come to expect superior performance from Cooler Master, but the Vortex TX let us down. We thought that with its solid-copper heatsink, 184 fins, and 92mm fan, it had the chops to get the job done. We were wrong. In fact, the Vortex TX proved to be more of a CPU warmer than a cooler.

Although extremely quiet during testing, its performance was downright dreadful. AMD and Intel CPU temps at idle and under load were either the same—or much hotter—with the Vortex TX than they were with stock cooling solutions. Like the other Cooler Master products, it uses PWM to vary fan speed according to CPU temps, but we never reached that plateau so the fan spun at 2200rpm at all times.

Sure, the unit is easy to install and it operates quietly, but do you think we’d recommend a cooler that performs worse than the stock unit? As if!
--Josh Norem

AMD @ idle AMD @ load Intel @ idle Intel @ load Sound output (dBA)
Vortex TX 36 59 42 67 63
Stock cooler 36 52 42 57 67

Month Reviewed: September 2005
Verdict: 5
URL: www.coolermaster.com

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