Chenbro Gaming Bomb II: Anyone for Upscale Gaming?
by Purav Sanghani on December 14, 2004 12:05 AM EST- Posted in
- Cases/Cooling/PSUs
Benchmarking - Thermal
Today, we begin applying our new thermal benchmarking methodology to mid-tower cases. In the past, we have measured the temperatures of only the key components of our test bed, which provided only a little insight on how well the cooling systems in each case worked. Our new process not only shows the temperatures of the components installed, but also the temperature of the ambient air around each component.| PC Mid-Tower Test Bed | |
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 numbers in each square represent the temperature of that particular section of the case in degrees celsius:
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The warmest regions in the GB2 are around the CPU, PSU, and chipset areas. From the lower temperatures at the front of the case it is safe to assume that all of the warm air is being pulled towards the back of the case and out through the PSU as well as the rear 120mm exhaust fan.
Here are the temperatures of the various key components in the system. Temperatures have been taken directly off of the surface of the hardware this time for an accurate reading of actual component temperatures.
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We measured the temperature of the CPU's heatsink at 35 while the core runs as hot as 51 degrees under a few minutes of constant 100% CPU load. The VGA card's heatsink ran extremely hot as we have observed in past instances at about 52 degrees while the GPU's core ran at 67 degrees while running a graphically intense application. The front intake fan kept our 120GB Barracuda at 36 degrees throughout our benchmarks which kept us happy.
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Filibuster - Tuesday, December 14, 2004 - link
Looks like an overpriced Antec P160 ripoff.arswihart - Tuesday, December 14, 2004 - link
just get a PC-60 with door fan/windowkarlreading - Tuesday, December 14, 2004 - link
1st up: guys why are most of u stripping flesh of the reviewer. reviewers job well done IMHO.2nd up: Nice case. personally, in the past, i have looked at the gaming bomb as a cheapo, tacky orange piece of crap. this is stylish, VERY stylish. specially like the handels on the top of the case, almost gives it a apple G5 flava, and whilst i not a fan of the G5 ( or apple in general ) they do look sweet;)
however, the price of the case does appear a tad bit expensive: 240 U$D, even with the very poor dollar, makes this case £134 UKP, now i got my coolermaster black widow for £80, and thats pushing my personal envelope for a case, budget wise. definatly a case for those who are truly hardware addicts, especially when the usd price put it at mpore that a decent 6600GT, and a lot of people would rather have a nice-ish video card then a swanky case. might hurt sales a bit. i reccon chenbro should launce a case that looks the same, but has cheaper internal features, to get it out at a price point where the majority can afford it, then, it would be a Class A case.
karlos
Gholam - Tuesday, December 14, 2004 - link
Frankly, I don't see the point of spending $240 on this, when HEC 6A series cases cost as little as $60, PSU included. Hell, a CM Stacker costs $170 and is worlds better than this thing.kcma - Tuesday, December 14, 2004 - link
OMFG!!! a case review that doesnt review a BUTT UGLY TACKY AS HELL case!!!avijay - Tuesday, December 14, 2004 - link
#1 I agree with your suggestion completely. Some facts and figures on the fans will be mighty helpful. Also Purav, I know this case didn't have a PSU with it, but in the future if cases have one, can you review those as well please, if not with the case review then on its own. Also, would it be possible to see a roundup of 400W+ PSUs anytime in the near future. I've looked through many a PSU. Liked some, and not so much others. Sometimes, its nice to be able to look at reviews as they tend to have a more information than the average review at say newegg or somewhere like that. Infact I'd say reviews for case fans and CPU HS/Fan will also be very welcome.Poser - Tuesday, December 14, 2004 - link
"So, the question on everyone's mind is, 'is the Gaming Bomb II worth the money?' In our honest opinion, the GB2 is one of the best cases that we have seen in Chenbro's product line."I'm not sure if that quote was a deliberate dodge, or just bad writing. Either way, it was pretty ugly to read.
Zepper - Tuesday, December 14, 2004 - link
Avert your eyes - tortured language ahead:"Instead, we received a case that had the looks of something for which only an enthusiast would feel comfortable spending." ... and there's more.
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. When you can get a similar Kingwin for under $100. ??? Sorry, looks aren't worth $150.!
.bh.
mongoosesRawesome - Tuesday, December 14, 2004 - link
Finally a case reviewed here that isn't butt ugly. Too bad its 240 bucks.Try reviewing cases someone would actually buy for a change.
Degrador - Tuesday, December 14, 2004 - link
Hmm... I guess I was just expecting a little more out of the GB2. Makes me feel a bit better about the Stacker I bought though.