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
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Linkworld 3131G
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AsiaPro 8654BL
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Foxconn TK-09
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Chenming 301KEBL
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Codegen 6209
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Powmax CP769PL
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Linkworld 3210
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Raidmax 268WSP
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Linkworld 3131G
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AsiaPro 8654BL
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Foxconn TK-09
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Chenming 301KEBL
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Codegen 6209
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Powmax CP769PL
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Linkworld 3210
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Linkworld 3210 cont'd Benchmark - Sound
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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, thx
  • arfan - Tuesday, February 1, 2005 - link

    No one in list is available in my country :( We usully buy case only with U$$ 25-40

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