Benchmark - Thermal
Describing the cooling equipment that comes with a case just doesn't cut it for us. We need to see how it actually performs, to determine if it is actually as effective as what the manufacturer's say. We have hand-picked a full system that we believe is the current system setup for the average user.
PC Mid-Tower Test Bed |
Chaintech VNF3-250
AMD Athlon64 3200+
OCZ PC3200 DDR x 2
Zalman CNPS7000 Copper
Seagate Barracuda 120GB SATA
ATI 9800XT
OCZ 520W PowerStream |
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The thermal readings for the key components and points on the motherboard during operation were as follows. The numbers in each square represent the temperature of that particular section of the case in degrees celsius.
Raidmax 268WSP Click to enlarge.
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Linkworld 3131G Click to enlarge.
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AsiaPro 8654BL Click to enlarge.
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Foxconn TK-09 Click to enlarge.
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Chenming 301KEBL Click to enlarge.
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Codegen 6209 Click to enlarge.
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Powmax CP769PL Click to enlarge.
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Linkworld 3210 Click to enlarge.
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Hold your mouse over each case to see hardware. |
Raidmax 268WSP Click to enlarge.
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Linkworld 3131G Click to enlarge.
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Hold your mouse over each case to see hardware. |
AsiaPro 8654BL Click to enlarge.
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Foxconn TK-09 Click to enlarge.
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Hold your mouse over each case to see hardware. |
Chenming 301KEBL Click to enlarge.
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Codegen 6209 Click to enlarge.
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Hold your mouse over each case to see hardware. |
Powmax CP769PL Click to enlarge.
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Linkworld 3210 Click to enlarge.
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Hold your mouse over each case to see hardware. |
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semo - Tuesday, February 1, 2005 - link
what is up with anadtech and cases...it is either ugly and flashy and expensive or ugly and flashy and expensive and cheap looking or just plain cheap.
and like arfan said... where do you buy these things? here in the uk there are cheap cases, but almost non of the reviewed
suggestions for next case reviews:
cooler master cm stacker
antec P160
i know we all know these are gd cases but its a start imo
ocyl - Tuesday, February 1, 2005 - link
Agreed with Jynx980 here. I am getting tired of all those flashy cases in the market nowadays.Jynx980 - Tuesday, February 1, 2005 - link
Guess I'll be the first one to say somthing positive about this article. It a good roundup for entry level cases. Nice to know what ranks high up when your building something for a friend or family member who really doesnt need a $50-$75 case.kcma - Tuesday, February 1, 2005 - link
OFMG!!!so much ugliness in 1 article!!!
agreed with #4, please do yourself a favor... save some money and stay away from this ugliness by buying a Dell.
aeternitas - Tuesday, February 1, 2005 - link
I'm sorry, but if you are gonna go with something as cheap as these cases, I doubt youll be putting a whole lot of quality inside, thus I reccomend those people to just get a dell.nourdmrolNMT1 - Tuesday, February 1, 2005 - link
this article likes to keep disappearing on me.intriging.
MIKE
arfan - Tuesday, February 1, 2005 - link
there is bad link when i clik to Benchmark-Sound. Please fix it, thxarfan - Tuesday, February 1, 2005 - link
No one in list is available in my country :( We usully buy case only with U$$ 25-40