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To test how high the temperatures will rise, the tests were done so that the machine was cold started to the operating system and the temperature monitoring program was started. After the temperatures stopped rising the idle temperature was written down and PiFast is started and let to run for so long that there isn't any changes in the CPU temperature anymore.
Test info:- Operating system: Windows 7 RC
- Ambient temperature: 22°C
After doing the tests it seems that there isn't any difference in temperatures whether you put the case horizontal or vertical. The airflow inside the case is quite poor so after the PiFast test it took a very long time for the CPU to get back to the idle temperature measured first.
Noise
The fan in the PSU sounds a bit annoying and it's virtually the only thing in the case making the sound if we exclude all the other parts from the equation as you might be using solid state drives or just otherwise more quiet drives and/or you might have a fan on your CPU cooler.
Conclusion
Thermaltake Element Q is a small and good looking basic case. The installation of the components is very easy and doesn't take much time. The internal 3.5" drive place should have had some dampening on the bottom side as the bottom of the drive isn't really attached anywhere and it can move a bit (maybe 1 mm) horizontally and it might cause some extra noise if the spinning HDD resonates against the holder. It's good that there is a normal 5.25" drive bay instead of a slim drive place as you could install a third HDD inside the case if needed. There are also all kind of accessories you could use in 5.25" that might come in handy if you're not using an optical drive. As there is only one fan and it's in the PSU there isn't much airflow inside the case so if you decide to get this case and you're not going to use the expansion slot I'd suggest you to get one of those narrow radial fans that are attached to an expansion slot. It would help getting the warm air out of the case. All in all, if you're looking for a small case for a same kind of motherboard as used in the review or a newer Atom based one, this might be a good option. But for a more powerful setup this isn't a good option because of the lack of airflow and the room inside the case. |
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