As you can see, the Mars runs cooler at Idle than the Stock AMD. The stock cooling does however perform slightly better in a loaded situation and in the amount of time it takes for the CPU core temperature to return to idle from a load. Based on these results, we can see this heatsink is going to offer similar thermal performance to that of a stock cooler. However, we all know that sheer cooling isn't all there is to this game, it's also about how quietly you cool. Round two!

We'll not be over-modest either: practically all interesting coolers (both budget and High-End models) were thoroughly tested and reviewed. We've done titanic job. Our objective to respond promptly to market peripeteia and provide objective analytical information to our readers is completed. But it's not the reason to rest on our oars. Even having obtained a charge of Xmas spirits, we should take into account that the industry is constantly moving on, no breaks, weekends, holidays, or vacations. So today we'll get back to our day-to-day life and focus on the latest budget products for AMD that appeared this winter ? Igloo 7310 series from GlacialTech and Thermaltake TR2 R1. We'll not forget about the freshly reviewed Speeze CopperReef, which was not included into the previous shootout. This article will also include our updated ratings. OK, let's start the ball rolling!

As processor technology evolves, the aftermarket responds with more advanced products to keep pace with advances in CPU design. Air-cooling is by far the most user friendly and cost effective solution and the PC enthusiast has a wide range of products to choose from in this arena. Over the past few years, we've seen quite a change in the way manufacturers use existing materials and technology in innovative ways to engineer better cooling solutions. The use of heatpipes, for instance, was a pretty radical departure from traditional cooling but is quite commonplace today. Spire is a company that has been in this game for 15 years or so, and we're going to take a look at one of their newer offerings in this review. The Fourier IV cooler makes use of copper fins as well as four copper heatpipes (hence the name) to move heat away from the processor. It has a unique look owing to the non-standard fan placement and Spire suggests that it can be used without the fan to cool the CPU passively. Let's put it through its paces and see how it does.