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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Locut0s - Tuesday, August 31, 2004 - link
As usualy another great review. Looks like this may be the case for my next system! Not to advertise another site but there is another good review of this case online for those who want more information and another opinion, though equally positive:http://www.pcunleash.com/bbs/zboard.php?id=MyItemR...
PuravSanghani - Saturday, August 28, 2004 - link
#30: If you feel there are typos and issues in the article, please do point them out and we will do our best to try and resolve them. Thanks.Mday - Saturday, August 28, 2004 - link
There are various typoes and issues with this article. Other than that... I give the article a 6.8/10.DonB - Thursday, August 26, 2004 - link
"Next case to review: Thermaltake Tsunami. ;) "We badly need an updated power supply review too. Most recent one from searching for "power" on the home page appears to be "2003 Power Supply Roundup Part II: Better Faster Cheaper" from Jul 31st, 2003.
johnsonx - Thursday, August 26, 2004 - link
OK, fair enough...masher - Thursday, August 26, 2004 - link
The 12cm fans I have start at 3000 rpm, and go down from there. They're louder at 12v than nearly all 8cm fans, though you're correct this isn't true for all fans.But you're still missing the point-- the reviewer is blaming the CASE for the noise, despite a cooling figure that obviously shows the fans are pumping much more air than those its being judged against.
johnsonx - Thursday, August 26, 2004 - link
#25:12cm fans are almost invariably quieter than 8cm fans without any special effort. I don't know why you seem to think otherwise. I agree that if you were to run them at the same rpm, then yeah, a 12cm will be louder. But 12cm fans are almost always set at a fairly low rpm (in the low 2000 range), while 8cm fans tend to go 3500rpm and up (way up, the really noisy ones closing in on 6000rpm).
Perhaps you are thinking that all fans run the same speed at full voltage? No, they run at whatever speed they were made to run.
masher - Thursday, August 26, 2004 - link
#20, Sure you can devolt a 12cm fan and get more airflow for less noise than an 8cm...but the reviewer didn't do that, now did he? He ran them full speed, chortled with glee at its resultant good cooling numbers, then expressed shock and awe that it was no quieter than a case equipped with smaller fans. Come again?The fans CAN be quieter...they don't start out that way. The reviewer doesn't seem to understand why not.
PuravSanghani - Thursday, August 26, 2004 - link
jm0ris0n: The designer of the TJ05 also designed the Wavemaster which results in the similarities.Zepper - Wednesday, August 25, 2004 - link
Apparently, jm0.., you didn't actually READ the review....bh.