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Today we have built a high end system based around the Core i7 3930K Extreme Edition processor overclocked to 4.8ghz.
Processor: Intel Core i7 3930K
Motherboard: ASRock P9X79 WS
Cooler: Corsair H100 Liquid Cooler.
Memory: Corsair 8GB GTX8 DDR3 @ 2400mhz.
Graphics Card: AMD HD7870.
Power Supply: ADATA 1200W.
Drives: Patriot 240GB Pyro SE SSD & Crucial C300
Windows 7 Enterprise Edition 64bit
Thermal Diodes
Raytek Laser Temp Gun 3i LSRC/MT4 Mini Temp
Digital Sound Level Noise Decibel Meter Style 2
Firstly let us have a look at the chassis design and airflow, as it comes ‘out of the box’.
Cool air is forced in from the front of the case, over the drives and across the rest of the components. As described earlier in the review we are using the Corsair H100 instead of the top 120mm preinstalled fan. The Corsair H100 and the rear mounted case fan are both exhausting warm air from inside the case.
We have placed thermal diodes into 5 case positions. 1: at the top of the case, beside the optical drive bay. 2: beside the CPU cooler, next to the exhaust fans. 3: Next to the drive bay rack. 4: In the very center of the chassis, next to the graphics card. 5: close to the power supply, underneath the lower section of the motherboard.
Ambient room temperatures were maintained at 23c throughout.
The Intel Core i7 3930K was overclocked to 4.8ghz with 1.47 voltage.
Considering there is no side panel case fan added, the results are very good. The processor never hit 80c under load. Adding another one or two fans would reduce the temperatures further, although we don't imagine many people buying this case would be using such a high end system build.
I think that colour is really beautiful, but the case looks too small for what I would need. they planning on doing this colour with the bigger case in their range?
yeah I like that colour scheme a lot. very sexy indeed.
I like it, but im concerned with their build quality. I saw a NZXT case at a recent event in london and it didnt seem up to the standards I would expect from a company like this.
Anybody else notice that they made this newly recolored version much crappier than before? Before it came with a 5 fan controller and the side panel had 2 120mm and a 200mm fan optional as opposed too 1 140mm and a side window… and the other crap they made worse in this specially colored version O.o
@spenguin… u talkin about the big brother
but i would also like to know.. did they really change nothing but the color??? still no dustfilters or anything?? But on the pics it seems like there is no Blue led-fan anymore?
Any other changes but the color for this rerelease?