Logisys CS888UV: Glowing Acrylic!
by Purav Sanghani on November 5, 2004 12:05 AM EST- Posted in
- Cases/Cooling/PSUs
Benchmarking - Thermal
When benchmarking the CS888UV, we test the temperatures of key components including the actual CPU temperature, the actual temperature inside the heatsink, the temperatures of the DDR, Northbridge, Southbridge, HDD, PSU, and the ambient temperature inside the case, all during normal operation. During our testing, the PSU and CPU heatsink fans remain on to measure temperatures during normal system operations| Chaintech VNF3-250 AMD Athlon64 3200+ OCZ PC3200 DDR x 2 Zalman CNPS7000 Copper Seagate Barracuda 120GB SATA ATI 9800XT AGP8x OCZ 520W PowerStream |
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The thermal readings for the key components and points on the motherboard during operation were as follows:
Since we changed our test bed motherboard since our roundup in July, we could not effectively compare our results to the 4 cases that we reviewed at that time. Instead, we have begun with a clean slate as (we did with our metal cases) in order to improve our comparison of results of acrylic cases that we will look at in the future.
From the graphs, it is obvious that the cooling system of the CS888UV is performing well, keeping temperatures low for all components. At 46.2 degrees, our Athlon 64 3200 CPU is performing at its peak after 30 minutes of running time. Our OCZ DDR is also keeping cool at 32.3 degrees around the same time. Most noticeably, our result for the ambient temperature of the air inside the CS888UV is comparable to some of our best performing metal cases at 26.4 degrees. This further proves that the four 80mm fans are doing an excellent job at circulating air through the case.
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diehlr - Friday, November 5, 2004 - link
UGLY.Shinei - Friday, November 5, 2004 - link
Now, if only Macs were half as good as PCs... ;)I do agree that the G5 cases are dead sexy, though, and I'm curious why someone hasn't gotten the bright idea of putting out that A(B)TX case style (like the Temjins) with a G5-style case... Amazing cooling + hot looks + huge case == winner.
Orchid001 - Friday, November 5, 2004 - link
#1 I agree there are a lot of very bad pc cases out there (A lot do look like they are designed for/by 16 yr old metal fans), there are some exceptions, I have a shuttle case myself which I think looks great. PC case designers could take a leaf out of Apples book.SMT - Friday, November 5, 2004 - link
#1 - Um, Shuttle?Avalon - Friday, November 5, 2004 - link
Acrylic cases are so funny looking that I almost wish I had one...almost :PLocut0s - Friday, November 5, 2004 - link
Others have said it before but I'll say it again.What ever happened to the concepts of sleekness, style, and form? It seems like most of the case makers have hired 16 year old tone deaf heavy metal freaks. "Oh you know what would be cool man?! Make it transparent and glowy and shit!" or "Make it look like a transformer!". Whatever you may think of Apple (and I myself am NOT an apple guy) you have to admit they are one of the few remaining bastions of style and taste left. Where are the PC cases for the rest of us?
breakfastninja - Monday, May 3, 2010 - link
I just wanna say that I own a CS888CL and it only has three 80mm fans, not five. I actually cut a hole in the top of mine for a 120mm and dropped my system temps by 6 degrees.