Case airflow appeared to actually assist the tower cooler handle temps with the examined eleventh Gen Core i9 processor (energy limits had been enforced, therefore the temps solely within the 60s), and despite the airflow increase (I’m assuming) the comparatively small measurement of this enclosure affected load temps with the RTX 2080 FE card I used, however to not any giant diploma (get it?).
On to noise ranges, and this was attention-grabbing. At idle, after I had the system configured because it was for the thermal testing seen above (CPU cooler set to 100%, different followers at “efficiency” preset), idle noise was a really noticeable 36.2 dBA (measured with the meter 12 inches from the entrance of the case). Then again, complete system noise solely rose barely above this below a gaming load, hitting 36.7 dBA on the meter.
Once I set the CPU fan to the identical “efficiency” profile as the opposite followers, idle noise was barely audible, registering at simply 30.7 dBA – once more with my meter positioned 12 inches from the entrance of the case. Below a sustained load this technique will once more rise to the mid 30s, however what about with the case followers at 100% – one thing I by no means noticed with my testing?
If you happen to actually wish to push air by the five hundred FX, setting the case followers to 100% leads to a relatively low 38.4 dBA noise degree, which isn’t solely quite a bit lower than I used to be anticipating, however most likely the next quantity than you’ll ever hear given the very shut proximity of my meter to the entrance of this excessive airflow case (except you might be pointing your ear on the case from 12 inches away).
Given this manageable noise output, even with the case followers up all the way in which, I most likely ought to have examined thermals with all followers at 100%…
