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Installation & Testing
For
a case without a tool free system, the install was very easy. The case was
easy to dismantle and allowed free access to wherever you needed to go. For
this review, I installed the Raidmax 420W power supply that came with the
Virgo.
Test System –
• Abit NF7-S Rev 2 Motherboard
• AMD Athlon XP 2500+ Barton
• Asus Geforce4 Ti4200 Video Card
• Corsair XMS 2700 DDR-RAM
My standard testing consists of running the system for an hour at idle to
obtain a baseline temperature, then loading the processor for another hour
with Folding@home to obtain a load temperature. Both measurements were taken
with an ambient room temperature of 25°C, +/- .5°C
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Idle Temp |
Load Temp |
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29ºC |
30ºC |
These
numbers are much better than the similar setup of the Virgo. The only big
difference between the two was the location of the 80mm fan and the addition
of the vents on the top edge of the Armor Case top panel. These simple
changes netted a five to six degree improvement. I still think removal of
the rear vents will improve these numbers even more and it will also
eliminate turbulence…the main cause of noise in a fan.
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