FrostyTech Synthetic Temperature Test Platform Results
	Mfg.	Model	Ambient Temp.	27mm large copper block	15mm small copper block		27mm large copper block	15mm small copper block	Thermal pad	No. Fans	Fan Noise	Clip force
				50W	50W		100W	100W
1	Arkua	628	23.9	42.7	42.1		58.9	62.3	none	1	med	med
2	Thermal Integration	TI-V77L	26.5	39.1	44.4		57.5	63.6	grey	1	med	med
3	Sibak	AC02625B	23.2	41.3	59.0		43.2	64.7	none	1	loud	med
4	Swiftech	MCXC370	21.4	38.3	43.4		53.5	65.7	none	1	med	med
5	Sibak	AC06725TH	22.5	42.9	46.2		61.7	67.7	none	1	Very loud	med
6	Coolermaster	HHC-001	21.7	40.0	44.8		56.3	68.1	none	1	loud	easy
7	Tocools	Crown	23.2	38.8	53.2		47.9	70.2	none	1	loud	stiff
8	Dynatron	DY1206BH-625	23.2	40.0	55.1		47.6	70.4	none	1	loud	stiff
9	Cho-Liang	CB0307U17	23.0	40.4	45.8		57.5	70.3	none	1	med	stiff
10	Vantec	CCK-6027D	27.4	45.4	49.6		64.9	73.4	none	1	med	med
11	Coolermaster	HSC-V62	21.4	47.4	52.8		61.7	74.5	none	1	quiet	easy
12	Cybercooler	P5750	23.3	43.4	49.2		63.5	74.9	none	1	loud	med
13	Swiftech	MCX370	22.3	42.0	46.1		60.3	75.6	none	1	med	hard
14	NengTyi	XPC5000	23.9	46.5	49.1		69.1	76.1	none	1	med	med
15	Spire	5F263	22.6	44.7	51.8		64.3	76.2	white	1	low	med
16	GlacialTech	Igloo 2400	23.0	42.6	50.0		58.8	76.3	silver	1	med	stiff
17	Titan	TTC-CU5TB	24.2	46.2	51.2		61.8	76.4	none	1	loud	stiff
18	Taisol	CGK760092	23.4	42.7	51.3		61.2	77.5	pink	1	low	med
19	Cho Liang	CB0315U17	28.5	46.9	56.0		64.2	77.5	none	1	med	med
20	Spire	5T235	22.3	43.0	50.3		62.8	78.1	white	1	med	med
21	Zalman	CNPS6000-Cu	24.8	46.4	53.8		65.6	78.2	none	1	very low	easy
22	Ajigo	MF014-021	27.8	47.6	54.0		65.6	78.5	grey	1	med	med
23	Ajigo	SF017-011	27.2	47.5	55.1		65.7	78.9	grey	1	med	med
24	AVC	112AM1	24.8	46.6	52.9		70.1	79.6	none	1	low	stiff
25	GlacialTech	Igloo 2310	23.5	44.9	53.7		66.7	80.8	silver	1	med	very stiff
26	Sibak	AE01625B	23.5	40.8	54.4		57.1	81.0	none	1	loud	easy
27	Coolermaster	HHC-L61	21.5	47.2	48.3		71.2	82.3	none	1	quiet	easy
28	Thermaltake	Volcano 6cu+	26.5	40.3	55.3		58.6	84.4	carbon	1	loud	med
29	JMC Products	400023	23.1	44.5	65.2		55.3	85.2	Chomerics T725	1	low	easy
30	Sibak	AT01515B	23.0	45.1	64.6		60.1	95.2	none	2	med	stiff
31	Verax	P14	26.1	56.9	67.4		81.6	101.2	none	1	none	easy
32	Verax	P11T	26.1	61.2	69.7		90.9	102.7	none	1	none	easy
				50W	50W		100W	100W

Okay there are few things to keep the numbers in perspective when you look at the above list of reference heatsinks. Yes, the performance of the Verax P14 is pretty... well... low. The spec sheets peg this cooler at AthlonXP 1900+ cooling levels but I would honestly be a bit hesitant to endorse that.

Okay, so the numbers tend to paint a pretty interesting picture here. Yes, thermal performance on the 100W test die is just within spec for the AthlonXP 1900+ whose maximum recommended thermal die temperature is 80degrees. Would we feel safe using the P14 on it? Probably not. However, the upside to this heatsink is that if you are willing to let your processor run at a higher temperature range (so long as crashing doesn't occur) you can actually get away with a practically silent actively cooled heatsink that doesn't take up much space.

Use on a VIA Eden processor is probably a hell of a lot more interesting though. The Eden can operate with just a passive heatsink but it does get a bit toasty after a while. The beauty of those systems is the very low noise factor, and it is here that I think the Verax P14, or even just the Verax fan would do really well to add a little extra cooling prowess.

By all accounts Verax have a very revolutionary design on their hands that does solve the low noise requirements of many consumers, but moving above that 50W test level brings the temperatures up to an area that is not comfortable for us, or most people. Using just the fan in a powersupply would be really advantageous as the level of cooling most 300W powersupplies typically need is not as extreme. Verax literature even mentions that because of the way the fan operates, it is a little better suited to the closed spaces of a powersupply.

So the bottom lines looks like this; use in a powersupply or on VIA's Eden processor (we're taking just the fan here) is a definite yes. Use of the Verax P14 on an Athlon XP makes us a bit worried, and so I'd have to say no, unless you are comfortable with your chip running at elevated temperatures to achieve the low noise gains.