Thermaltake Tsunami: A Complete Visual Overhaul
by Purav Sanghani on September 10, 2004 12:00 PM EST- Posted in
- Cases/Cooling/PSUs
Benchmarking - Thermal
When benchmarking the Tsunami Dream, we test the temperatures of key components including the actual CPU temperature, the actual temperature inside the heatsink, the temperatures of the DDR, Northbridge, Southbridge, HDD, PSU, and the ambient temperature inside the case, all during normal operation. During our testing, the PSU and CPU heatsink fans remain on to measure temperatures during normal system operations.Chaintech VNF3-250 |
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The thermal readings for the key components and points on the motherboard during operation were as follows:
The dual 120mm fans with the single side mounted 90mm fan performed well in the Tsunami as they kept temperatures of all components and the ambient system temperature down and lower than any of the other cases in the chart. The power of these fans did come with a price, however, in sound...
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DonB - Friday, September 10, 2004 - link
Front panel needs a whackin' big ol' spider emblem, if you want it to look REALLY nice!themelon - Friday, September 10, 2004 - link
the harddrive cage on my 2 slk3700's is in an identicle position to the pictures in this review.JohnnyCNote - Friday, September 10, 2004 - link
No, just what happens when I don't look closely. I wish they had a way to delete messages on this thing....cobalt - Friday, September 10, 2004 - link
Hello WaveMaster #2. :)ciwell - Friday, September 10, 2004 - link
"Never mind, it was for a different case... "That was rich. :-D
JohnnyCNote - Friday, September 10, 2004 - link
Never mind, it was for a different case...JohnnyCNote - Friday, September 10, 2004 - link
Sorry for the blank posts...JohnnyCNote - Friday, September 10, 2004 - link
"With a price tag of around $100"Yeah, where? I clicked on the "AnandTech Deals" thing at the top of the page and saw nothing below $150....
JohnnyCNote - Friday, September 10, 2004 - link
JohnnyCNote - Friday, September 10, 2004 - link