Antec P180 Case Research!

[foodfightr]

System Info:
Pentium D 820
Intel Desktop Board
Season S12 PSU
Scythe Ninja Fanless (Applied with AS5)

Test Condition
Dual Prime Torture Test (Both CPU's at 100% load.)
Temperatures were measured after five minutes of torture testing.
Each test was performed under IDENTICAL conditions.
All tests were conducted with the side panel off.

Temperature, Fan / Setting, (Ending Fluctuation)

Back (Intake Fan) Only:
62C Tri-Cool High (+/-1)
66C Yate Loon
66C Tri-Cool Medium (+1)

Top (Exhaust Fan) Only:
61C Tri-Cool High (+1)
65C Tri-Cool Medium (+/-2)
68C Yate Loon (+1)

Back (Intake) & Top (Exhaust) Fans:
60C Tri-Cool High
62C Yate Loon
62C Tri-Cool Medium

Test Results
The intake and the exhaust perform almost identically alone.
The Antec Tri-Cool fans often fluctuate, the yate loons are fairly consistent.
The Antec Tri-Cool fans on high setting are EXTREMELY loud.
On medium setting, the Tri-Cool fans are slightly louder (barley) than the Yate Loons.

 

[VooDooAddict]

Originally posted by: foodfightr

All tests were conducted with the side panel off.

Leaving the side pannel off will not be a good representation of the true airflow and temps for when you have the side on. Especially with the P180 (I'm sure someone will corrent me if I'm wrong ).

Also, What was the room's temp?

 

[Rommels]

What he said...
Why would you run it with the panel off, do you use it like that everyday?
And room temp. is always nice...
When my room is cold my P180 temps are lower, if it is hoter they are hoter...

 

[peleejosh]

re do the test with the side panel on, and get room temp, also put a fan as intake in the front and test that as well

 

[KBTuning]

yeha this was a bogus test.... redo w/ side on.... its not that hard to slide the panel on and off on this case.... i take mine off atleast 4 times a day.