Aerocool Strike-X ST Review

👤by David Mitchelson Comments 📅22-02-12
Thermal Performance Testing
Typically we would be using the AMD X6 system for case reviews but since the Strike-X ST is such a large chassis we thought it would be a better idea to show its full potential by using an XL-ATX system inside. We’ve only just started to build a list of XL-ATX comparisons so the list of comparable cases for this form factor at the moment isn’t as large as our standard ATX database of results.

Inside Strike-X ST there are 3 pre-installed fans positioned in traditional airflow regions - apart from the top fan which has been placed further forward than a typical case would have it aligned. (It isn't over the CPU cooler).

To discover the thermal performance of the Strike-X ST I will record idle temperatures after 20 minutes from a cold boot. I will then stress the system and temperatures will again be monitored after 30 minutes have elapsed. Fan controller will be set to high for all fans.

For the purpose of accurate analysis the idle and load temperatures for CPU and GPU will be recorded and the range between idle and load will be calculated to determine how efficient cooling is.

NOTE: Ambient temperature is 20C

System Components

CPU Intel Core i5 2500K
Motherboard MSI Big Bang Marshal (P67)
Graphics ZOTAC NVIDIA GTX 480 AMP
Memory 8GB Kingston HyperX Genesis 1600MHz CL9
HDD Samsung Spinpoint 500GB SATA-II
PSU FSP AURUM GOLD 650M

Noise

Strike-X ST has quite an airy chassis meaning that the side panels have thin perforated mesh and therefore noise can escape easily. Though the front and top fans can be controlled using the knobs on the front panel the rear exhaust doesn’t have such luxury and with it being rated at 1500RPM the noise of this fan can be clearly heard.





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