CM Storm Scout II Chassis Review

1. Introduction2. Packaging and Bundle3. CM Storm Scout II External4. CM Storm Scout II Internal5. 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: Akasa Venom Power 750W
Boot Drive: Kingston HyperX 3K 120GB

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

In terms of thermal performance, this isn't a bad result, especially with our AMD Phenom X4 965 running at 3.9 GHz. However, we did notice that our motherboard temperature had risen by a whole 7 degrees, which suggests there isn't enough airflow going through the case to remove all of the produced heat.

This is because the case only has 1 x 120mm fan fitted at the rear, which means air will be sucked into the case from the closest vents at the side. Fitting 2 x 120mm intake fans at the front would solve this as the air would have to pass over the motherboard to escape the chassis.

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