Logisys CS888UV: Glowing Acrylic!
by Purav Sanghani on November 5, 2004 12:05 AM EST- Posted in
- Cases/Cooling/PSUs
Benchmarking - Thermal
When benchmarking the CS888UV, 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 AMD Athlon64 3200+ OCZ PC3200 DDR x 2 Zalman CNPS7000 Copper Seagate Barracuda 120GB SATA ATI 9800XT AGP8x OCZ 520W PowerStream |
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The thermal readings for the key components and points on the motherboard during operation were as follows:
Since we changed our test bed motherboard since our roundup in July, we could not effectively compare our results to the 4 cases that we reviewed at that time. Instead, we have begun with a clean slate as (we did with our metal cases) in order to improve our comparison of results of acrylic cases that we will look at in the future.
From the graphs, it is obvious that the cooling system of the CS888UV is performing well, keeping temperatures low for all components. At 46.2 degrees, our Athlon 64 3200 CPU is performing at its peak after 30 minutes of running time. Our OCZ DDR is also keeping cool at 32.3 degrees around the same time. Most noticeably, our result for the ambient temperature of the air inside the CS888UV is comparable to some of our best performing metal cases at 26.4 degrees. This further proves that the four 80mm fans are doing an excellent job at circulating air through the case.
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Zepper - Monday, November 29, 2004 - link
Clear cases are only for store and show displays - they have little or no EMI/RFI containment/rejection..bh.
The Beave - Sunday, November 7, 2004 - link
#7, I agree. And who reviews a UV reflective case and doesn't shine a UV light on it to see how it looks? I don't care if the manufacturer didn't include one, it's the main reason anyone would buy this case in the fist place, and the reviewer didn't even try to do it. One of the worst hardware reviews I've EVER read.KristopherKubicki - Friday, November 5, 2004 - link
WooDaddy: Dont forget Lian Li either.Kristopher
SMT - Friday, November 5, 2004 - link
That's gotta be the most impractical case design ever. This case is to computers what the Peavey Dan Armstrong is to guitars.stephenbrooks - Friday, November 5, 2004 - link
Well... This case is clearly for novelty value and is probably not designed with competing with the best technically spec'd metal cases in mind. I think it achieves what it's supposed to do pretty well - kind of a cross between a PC and a lavalamp-like glowy room oddity.Slik - Friday, November 5, 2004 - link
meh, I don't like where the fans are placed on this case; but Acrylic cases in general are great looking if you set them up properly.I also wouldn't expect an acrylic case to crack on you, If you manage to crack it then you're already handling your computer case way too rough.
Its a matter of personal preference, like steel and aluminum there are good looking cases and ugly cases; This being one of those ugly cases. :)
LoneWolf15 - Friday, November 5, 2004 - link
The side fan design is simply horrible. It maximizes cable clutter, for one. Mounting two side fans in the middle? It doesn't take an engineer to understand that it would make a lot more sense to put one fan over the CPU area where it gets hottest, and one fan in a top blowhole as hot air rises to the top of the case. Routing cables for these would also be far cleaner. Logisys also had enough space to make front and rear 120mm fan mounts, and blew it. Just as much airflow with less noise, and less power consumption.michael2k - Friday, November 5, 2004 - link
#5But if Macs were half as good as PCs, Apple would have to lower their prices accordingly :P
WooDaddy - Friday, November 5, 2004 - link
#1 Agreed...It looks like the only company to really come out with Apple like designs is SilverstoneTek. We should make a thread tracking the coolest (not by temperature) cases that break the norm for PC cases... including the demon/transformer/car looking cases. I'm a 28 dude and I don't want my case looking like a fisher-price, mattel reject.
bldckstark - Friday, November 5, 2004 - link
Jeez. Leave the mechanical design to the mechanical guys. I am almost positive that the reason they have 10 screws in the panel is to minimize thermal distortion of the acrylic at operating temps. If they had used 4, you would have complained about the gaps and warpage (and EMI leakage) that occurred every time the case heated up. Also, no one wants to use the red washers I agree, but the washers are there to minimize the probability of cracking and to help with vibration and sound issues. These are all valid reasons NOT to buy an acrylic case, but not reasons to rip on them either. I've seen better $35 cases than this one.