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Test system
NZXT Beta EVO
AMD Phenom II X4 940BE CPU
CoolIT ECO Advanced Liquid Cooler
Asus M4A79 Deluxe
NVIDIA 8600 GTS 256mb PCI-e
8GB Patriot DDR II 800
Corsair HX850 PSU
WD Black 640GB SATA II 32mb cache
LG SATA DVDRW
Software
Windows Vista Ultimate x64 SP2
Everest Ultimate 5.30
MSI KOMBUSTOR
To test the Beta EVO we are going to use Everest Stress Test as well as MSI Kombuster aka Furmark. Our test are run for 3 cycles of 30 minutes each for consistency and then averaged to obtain our final results.
After running our series of Everest testing our results were better then we were expecting. We were thinking the temperatures would have been higher taking into consideration that there is only 1 fan drawing cool air into our test system.
Furmark really only seriously stresses the GPU in our test system. This will be reflected in the numbers found in the chart below.
Once again the temperatures were quite respectable. 75c is not that high a reading for a NVIDIA 8600GTS considering the fan was on automatic and never surpassed 40% in the fan ramp up cycle
Overclocked System 3.61 GHz
After overclocking our test system to 3.61 GHz we saw our idle CPU temperature increases 4 degrees to 34 Celsius and an additional 7 degrees under load reaching a very respectable 48 Celsius.
Running our test system @ 3.61 GHz we saw our idle CPU temperature increases 4 degrees to 34 Celsius and an additional 7 degrees while running Kombustor peaking at 42 Celsius. The cooler on the video cards must be doing its job because our GPU only increased 2 degrees peaking at 77 Celsius.
Good review Steve, t he case looks decent, but that thermaltake reviewed here yesterday seems a better deal.
Shame they are using such thin metals on the chassis, I dont think id buy another case like this, I had one last year and it was poor. ill spend more this time and aim higher.
I quite like the shape, but the metal thinness puts me off. nice review
Well at least the hack on their server hasnt put them off sending out samples 🙂 Good review steve. bit surprised on the material thinness as other people said. I had a cheap antec chassis and I noticed the same issue when building the system, the flexing. I think id spend more money on a better chassis next time.
Seems an OK product, but the market is so competitive now. I cant see this selling wonderfully. Thermaltake and Silverstone have some great, low cost chassis out lately.
Anyone seen this available in europe?
People need to understand that when cases like this are released at such a budget, corners will be cost. its normally on materials – such as t his. seems a fine case for the price. would suit a young kid or someone on a tight budget.
I think id give this one a miss. looks ok, but think people need to spend more to get something decent. would be good for a second build. or testing rig/server at home.
I am not sure I like the looks of this,. the insides are good however, which would be more important at this price point.
I gotta be honest, I think this is a really ugly looking case. not much work went into the appearance.
@ Tri Color – what do you think is ugly? I had a good look at the pictures steve took and it looks fine to me. not sure I buy into the ridges at the top, but apart from that, it seems ok.
Its just a really ugly looking front fascia. the vented bits look out of place and the shape and posture of the overall design. Its not very pretty. I appreciate the cost but it would put me off buying it.
We were given price updates. You can get it for $60 from NZXT or as low as $45 @ Tiger Direct
Good review, great case! I used this case for my SLI build (2 x GTX260, AMD 955BE, 6gb DDR2, CoolerMaster Hyper212+) and I couldn’t be happier. True, the metal is a bit thin, but I’m not using the case to hold up my car when changing a flat, so it’s a non-issue. For the price (I paid US $29 after rebate plus free shipping), this case can’t be beat! It would be nice if they included more than the single front 120mm fan……