Aerocool X-Predator Evil Black Edition Gaming Chassis Review

1. Introduction2. Packaging and Bundle3. Aerocool X-Predator External4. Aerocool X-Predator Internal5. Aerocool X-Predator System Installation6. Testing Methodology and Performance7. Acoustical Performance8. Closing Thoughts9. View All Pages

Today’s test system will give us a good idea of how well this case works in terms of thermal and acoustic performance.

Processor: AMD Phenom X4 965 Black Edition @ 3.9 GHz.
Motherboard: ASUS M4A785TD- M Evo
Cooler: Akasa Venom Voodoo CPU Cooler
Memory: 4GB Kingston HyperX DDR3 1800MHz
Graphics Cards: XFX Radeon 5450 HD (GPU @ 700 MHZ, Memory Clock @ 650 MHz)
Power Supply: Antec TruePower 650W
Boot Drive: Kingston HyperX 3K 120GB

OS: Windows 7 Home Edition 64bit
Pyle Digital Sound Level Meter PSPL25

We are using the default fan configuration, which is just 1 x 230mm intake fan at the front, and 1 x 230mm exhaust fan at the top of the chassis. As the top of the chassis can be opened or closed we took two sets of readings. Both fan controllers were set to full speed for these tests.

The first conclusion we can draw from these results is that there clearly a noticeable difference in ventilation between the top of the chassis when the vent system is open and closed. With the top of the chassis open, all system temperatures were reduced. Graphics card temperatures were reduced by 4 degrees and processor temperatures were reduced by 5 degrees.

While this is not a huge margin it is certainly noticeable and in some instances may allow the processor cooling fan to spin lower, generating lower noise emissions.

The overall thermal performance is quite good, but not a challenge to the market leaders. That said there is the provision to connect another five fans.

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