Raidmax Blackstorm Mid-Tower Case Review

1. Introduction2. Packaging and Bundle3. Raidmax Blackstorm: Exterior4. Raidmax BlackSotrm: Interior and Installation5. Testing Methodology and Performance6. Closing Thoughts7. View All Pages

To test the Raidmax Blackstorm we will be using the AMD Phenom II X6 1090T CPU in conjunction with an ASRock Fatal1ty Professional 990FX motherboard. To cool the CPU we will be using a Noctua C12P SE14.

Test System

Chassis: Raidmax Blackstorm
Processor: AMD Phenom II X6 1090T
Motherboard: ASRock Fatal1ty Professional 990FX
Cooler: Noctua C12P SE14
Memory: 4GB Kingston HyperX Genesis DDR3
Storage: Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB
Power Supply: NZXT Hale 90 750W
Graphics Card: AMD Radeon 6670

Windows 7 Home Premium (64-bit)
Everest Ultimate Edition
Prime 95
Furmark

For our temperature tests, we used Prime95 and Furmark to load the system for 15 minutes and then recorded our results.  We then restarted the system and left it idling at the desktop for 15 minutes before recording the results.  The ambient temperature was maintained at 18c for the duration of the tests.

The temperatures we recorded were slightly higher than what we would expect considering the components in our test system.

For our noise level tests we replaced the AMD Radeon HD 6950 graphics card with a passively cooled HIS Radeon HD 5550 Silence.  We also turned off the CPU fan momentarily so we could be sure that the noise generated was only from the case fans.

Despite not recording a very high reading in the noise level test, the front fan in the Blackstorm seems to make a very irritating clicking noise which is extremely distracting.

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