Aspire X-Navigator: A High End Gaming Chassis
by Purav Sanghani on October 26, 2004 12:05 AM EST- Posted in
- Cases/Cooling/PSUs
Benchmarking - Sound
The other performance meter when it comes to cases is noise levels. We measure the noise level of the X-Navigator 12" away from the closed chassis with the power supply fan turned off. Take a look at our results.
At 62dBA, the X-Navigator is the loudest case that we have reviewed yet and it is obvious why. When we first powered up the system, we did not connect the 120mm exhaust fan on the side panel to the power supply. Our sound meter reported levels of about 50dBA, which would place it as the fourth loudest case that we have looked at out of the eleven total cases. But when we connected the side panel fan, sound levels jumped to around 62dBA, which did not surprise us at all. All fans ran at full speed and since there were a total of five fans, nothing could dampen the sound produced by them. This is a huge tradeoff to being one of the coolest running cases on our charts.
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Locut0s - Tuesday, October 26, 2004 - link
Perhaps the second paragraph on the first page should be italicized. It's not obvious at first that it's clipped from the company line. For a second it seemed like the article was being written by Aspire.Locut0s - Tuesday, October 26, 2004 - link
SKiller - Tuesday, October 26, 2004 - link
There seems to be a picture missing on page 2.Great looking case. Would be perfect if it had:
A. Tool-less design (for drives & expansion cards.
B. Quiter fans (and have the front intake be 120mm).
C. A more elaborate side panel. Something with an unusual shaped window and maybe etched, UV sensetive design/picture.
D. Maybe a 'No PS' option for about $120.