Thermaltake Armor A30 Small Form Factor Case Review

1. Introduction2. Packaging and Bundle3. Thermaltake Armor A30: Exterior4. Thermaltake Armor A30: Interior and Installation5. Testing Methodology and Performance6. Closing Thoughts7. View All Pages

To test the Thermaltake Armor A30 we will be using the Intel Core i3 2105 CPU in conjunction with an Asus P8H67-M EVO motherboard..  To cool the CPU we will be using an Arctic Cooling Freezer 11 LP

Test System

Chassis: Thermaltake Armor A30
Processor: Intel Core i3 2105
Motherboard: Asus P8H67M EVO
Cooler: Arctic Cooling Freezer 11 LP
Memory: 4GB Kingston HyperX Genesis DDR3
Storage: Kingston SSDNow V+100 128 GB
Power Supply: NZXT Hale 90 750W
Graphics Card: AMD Radeon 6670

Windows 7 Home Premium (64-bit)
Everest Ultimate Edition
Prime 95
Furmark

For our temperature tests, we used Prime95 and Furmark to load the system for 15 minutes and then recorded our results.  We then restarted the system and left it idling at the desktop for 15 minutes before recording the idle results.  The ambient temperature was maintained at 20c for the duration of the tests.

The Armor A30 managed to cool our test system effectively which is shown in the results.

For our noise level tests we replaced the AMD Radeon HD 6790 graphics card with a passively cooled HIS Radeon HD 5550 Silence.  We also turned off the CPU fan momentarily so we could be sure that the noise generated was only from the case fans.  The Armor A30 turned out to be quieter than the minimum 30 dB sensitivity on our noise level meter so we were unable to accurately measure the result. In real world terms, the case is very quiet.

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