SilverStone Technology Temjin 5
by Purav Sanghani on August 25, 2004 12:05 AM EST- Posted in
- Cases/Cooling/PSUs
Benchmarking - Sound
Though cooling is a major factor in choosing a good case, noise levels also effect the overall quality of the product. We tested the noise level of the TJ05 about 12" from the sealed case with the power supply, VGA, and CPU fans turned off to reproduce the noise of the case alone. Since the test bed power supply, VGA, and CPU heatsink fan were turned off, we were able to compare the TJ05 to the results of previous cases that we have tested.
Having dual 120mm fans, we expected the TJ05 to produce less noise than any of the cases on the board with 80mm fans. It did, however, only match the numbers of the last couple cases; the Enermax Sea Hawk came with only 1 fan (we installed one of our own to help equalize the playing field), and the Chenbro Xpider II came with a combination of a 120mm and a 80mm fan.
We assumed that the larger size aided in producing a much louder sound, since it had much more room to resonate.
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masher - Wednesday, August 25, 2004 - link
Why does the reviewer call a concave door "convex"?JustAnAverageGuy - Wednesday, August 25, 2004 - link
[i] "The TJ03 Nimiz was a monstrous product that had great features, such as a sliding removable motherboard tray, a seemingly endless potential for expandability,"[/i][i] "The Bad
- No removable motherboard tray
"[/i]
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Modal - Wednesday, August 25, 2004 - link
Wow, that's a really nice looking case. Great review, and thanks for picking a non-ugly case to review this time. :)Almost makes me wish I had waited until now to build my machine... I like that case a lot better than my current one.
ciwell - Wednesday, August 25, 2004 - link
Finally a case that does not burn out your retinas by looking at it. Great review.P.S. Is there a Thermaltake Tsunami Case Review in our near future? :D
Spacecomber - Wednesday, August 25, 2004 - link
I appreciate the inclusion of more pictures showing the case with the components installed. For example, seeing a full size motherboard installed gives me a better feel for the actual dimensions of the case, and I can see how easy it would be to work inside of it. The highlighting of the space between the bottom of the power supply and the motherboard is also important to me, since you sometimes have to worry about CPU heatsinks overhanging the edge of the board, depending on how close to the motherboard edge the socket is placed.Thanks for the review.
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skunkbuster - Wednesday, August 25, 2004 - link
at least it looks better than the last one that was reviewed here.oupei - Wednesday, August 25, 2004 - link
page 11, chart units should be "decibels"Operandi - Wednesday, August 25, 2004 - link
Agreed with #1...Deinonych - Wednesday, August 25, 2004 - link
Looks like the author edited the sentence, so n/m.Deinonych - Wednesday, August 25, 2004 - link
#2I agree. In context, it seems like the author meant to say "an entirely ALUMINUM chassis would have appealed more..."