Logisys CS888UV: Glowing Acrylic!
by Purav Sanghani on November 5, 2004 12:05 AM EST- Posted in
- Cases/Cooling/PSUs
Benchmarking - Sound
The other performance meter when reviewing cases is noise levels. We measure the noise level of the CS888UV 12" away from the closed chassis with the power supply fan turned off. Take a look at our results.
As we mentioned earlier, the four 80mm fans combined produced a tremendous amount of noise. The side panel mounted fans produced enough noise for us to call it a night and unplug them. It would have been nice for Logisys to implement a fan control knob somewhere on the case as a measure of cutting down noise levels. At 66dBA, the CS888UV came in at last position on our sound benchmark's list, producing an immense 20dBA more sound than the ClearPC Secret Agent, and about 17dBA more than the CS888CL, also by Logisys, which produced a mere 49dBA. The types of fans installed in the CS888UV made a whole world of difference in this sound category.
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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.