OCUK Titan Riptide X99 System Review

1. Introduction2. OCUK Titan Riptide X99 System3. High Res Gallery4. Testing Methodology5. 3DMark116. 3DMark7. SiSoft Sandra8. Cinebench R11.5 64 bit9. Cinebench R1510. SSD & HDD Performance11. USB 3.0 Bandwidth Testing12. Grid AutoSport (1440p)13. Tomb Raider (1440p)14. The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt (1440p)15. Grand Theft Auto 5 (1440p)16. Metro Last Light Redux (1440p)17. Thermal Dynamics18. Acoustics Performance19. Power Consumption20. X99 V Skylake (OCUK systems)21. Closing Thoughts22. View All Pages

We measure from a distance of around 1 meter from the closed chassis and 4 foot from the ground to mirror a real world situation. Ambient noise in the room measures close to the limits of our sound meter at 28dBa.

Why do this? Well this means we can eliminate secondary noise pollution in the test room and concentrate on only the video card. It also brings us slightly closer to industry standards, such as DIN 45635.

KitGuru noise guide

10dBA – Normal Breathing/Rustling Leaves
20-25dBA – Whisper
30dBA – High Quality Computer fan
40dBA – A Bubbling Brook, or a Refrigerator
50dBA – Normal Conversation
60dBA – Laughter
70dBA – Vacuum Cleaner or Hairdryer
80dBA – City Traffic or a Garbage Disposal
90dBA – Motorcycle or Lawnmower
100dBA – MP3 player at maximum output
110dBA – Orchestra
120dBA – Front row rock concert/Jet Engine
130dBA – Threshold of Pain
140dBA – Military Jet takeoff/Gunshot (close range)
160dBA – Instant Perforation of eardrum

The system can be heard in a quiet room – not too intrusive, but clearly audible. Under heavy load the noise levels increase a little, peaking at almost 38dBa.

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