CPU: e2160 @ 1.8ghz
Mobo: Zotac 9300 WiFi ITX
GPU: ION @ 450mhz/1200mhz
RAM: 2gb Geil ULL PC6400 DDR2
HDD: 80gb WD 5400rpm laptop HDD
Optical drive: NEC slimline laptop DVDRW
CPU cooler: Akasa AK-956SF heatsink

I used OCCT to monitor temperatures and generate full load stress during testing.


Low fan speed results @ stock.


Medium fan speed results @ stock.


High fan speed results @ stock.

At stock speed the Antec returned good results across the board especially when it came to the ION GPU. The fan was silent at the low setting with medium being only slightly more intrusive. Only high fan speeds were edging beyond acceptable levels.

It’s CPU temps were higher than those recorded with the ISK 300-65 but i think that comes from a combination of the exhaust fan in the ISK being right next to the CPU cooler and the fact the Akasa cooler actually had its own fan fitted when resident in the ISK. I’m sure the heatsink isn’t designed to run in the way i had it installed but the fact it coped in silence was very impressive.

I also tried to run overclocked settings with the CPU @ 3ghz and GPU @ 580mhz/1400mhz. Unlike the ISK’s 65w PSU that failed under full load conditions with these clocks the Mini Skeleton-90’s 90w PSU coped admirably with no restarts, instability or other issues.


Low fan speed results @ OC'd speeds.


Medium fan speed results @ OC'd speeds.


High fan speed results @ OC'd speeds.

The temperatures here ultimately mirror (plus a few degrees) the results at stock clocks. It was nice to see that, although warm, the PC would happily run at fully overclocked speeds with the main tri-cool fan running at its lowest ‘silent’ setting!