Moneual Sonamu G100: Back to the Future
by Dustin Sklavos on June 7, 2011 12:01 AM EST- Posted in
- Cases/Cooling/PSUs
- mid-tower
- Moneual
Noise and Thermal Testing
Since the Moneual Sonamu G100 is fairly well ventilated, testing using only the Intel Core i3-530's IGP should result in reasonable heat and noise output. The only fan that has to work full bore all the time is the 60mm exhaust fan, but we're talking about a grand total of less than 100 watts needing to be dissipated under load.
Thermals are generally better on the slightly more expensive SilverStone FT03, but that's to be expected: the FT03 isn't just more expensive, I've also seen it cool two NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580s in SLI. It's designed to handle substantial thermal loads. Still, the G100 puts in a reasonable performance, though the RAM gets a bit warm, likely because it's buried under wayward power cables.
Noise levels in the G100 also stay relatively low, but that's to be expected given the single 60mm fan and efficient hardware. This case isn't designed for heavy duty performance hardware, but for its intended purposes it gets the job done and it does so quietly.
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Myrandex - Tuesday, June 7, 2011 - link
Loved the lolwatts, someone needs to come up with a formula to go from lolwatts to actual watts :)bobbozzo - Tuesday, June 7, 2011 - link
ILS ratings work well too... "If Lightning Strikes"Colin1497 - Tuesday, June 7, 2011 - link
I have one on my home theater that I have set up to turn off several things when the TV is switched off, and on my PC it turns of some accessories when the PC goes off or into standby. No extra switch touching required, and I think the difference in cost wasn't that much from a similar UPS without the functionality.jdonnelly - Tuesday, June 7, 2011 - link
http://www.amazon.com/Smart-Strip-Protector-Autosw...And you could get a better case for the remaining $110.
Icabus - Tuesday, June 7, 2011 - link
Looks more like a gaming console than a computer case to me.mlcloud - Tuesday, June 7, 2011 - link
I'm just surprised the editor didn't snap halfway through and start raging over the case. Glad he kept his cool.Dustin Sklavos - Tuesday, June 7, 2011 - link
You weren't there when I was working on the review. My personal Facebook is littered with...well, take a guess and then make it twice as graphic.Gabriel Torres - Wednesday, June 8, 2011 - link
I made a in-depth review of the power supply that comes with this case. The efficiency is between 71% and 78% and it can deliver only up to 220 W, above that the unit burns. A real piece of junk... So much for a "green" case. Check it out:http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/article/Logisys-PS3...
Zap - Friday, June 10, 2011 - link
Thanks, Gabriel. I'll go read it for the lulz.Seriously though, the actual layout of the chassis isn't too terrible. I have two similar cases that I purchased through Athena Power a decade ago that are almost the same layout except with two differences. One is that they were aluminum (with plastic face). The second is that nothing blocks the slot area, so you can use however big a graphics card as you can find an SFX PSU to power. At one time I was running a GeForce 7900 GTO in mine, with an Enermax 320W SFX PSU (20A +12v continuous, 24A peak) and an overclocked Athlon 64 4000+.