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For our tests we will be using an Phanteks PH-TC14PE to cool the Intel Core i7 3770K CPU in the Antec GX700. Our test system also features an AMD Radeon HD 7950 graphics card. We overclocked the system to 4.8 GHZ for our tests using a voltage of 1.36V.
Test System:
- Processor: Intel Core i7 3770K.
- Motherboard: Biostar HiFi Z77.
- Cooler: Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro.
- Thermal Paste: Arctic Cooling MX-4.
- Memory: 4GB (2x 2GB) Kingston HyperX Genesis.
- Graphics Card: AMD Radeon HD 7950.
- Power Supply: Corsair GS800.
- System Drive: Kingston HyperX 3K 240 GB.
- Monitor: Viewsonic VX2260WM.
Software:
- Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium (64-bit).
- CPUID Hardware Monitor.
- Prime95 64-bit.
- Furmark V1.9.2.
To test the thermal performance of the Antec GX700 we loaded our test system for 15 minutes using Prime95 and Furmark and recorded the maximum temperatures reached using CPUID Hardware Monitor. We then restarted the system and left it for 15 minutes before recording idle temperatures.
Room temperature was maintained at 12 degrees C for the duration of our tests.
These results are impressive considering the test system. We do feel that the system would benefit from the addition of some intake fans, however.
To conduct our noise level tests, we replaced the graphics card in our system with a AMD Radeon HD 5550 Silence which was passively cooled. We also momentarily disconnected the fans on the CPU cooler so we were only taking into account the noise generated by the fans in the case.
We can see from this graph that the noise level performance of the case is impressive, remaining unobtrusive throughout the duration of our tests.
I dont think it is the most attractive looking case, but I am sure it will target a niche audience who liked the corsair case too.
Unusual design indeed, but i like it. bargain price, have to hand it to antec in that regard. shame about the expansion slot covers.