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Today we have built a high end system based around the Core i7 3930K Extreme Edition processor overclocked to 4.8ghz.
Processor: Intel Core i7 3930K
Motherboard: ASRock P9X79 WS
Cooler: Corsair H100 Liquid Cooler.
Memory: Corsair 8GB GTX8 DDR3 @ 2400mhz.
Graphics Card: AMD HD7870.
Power Supply: ADATA 1200W.
Drives: Patriot 240GB Pyro SE SSD & Crucial C300
Windows 7 Enterprise Edition 64bit
Thermal Diodes
Raytek Laser Temp Gun 3i LSRC/MT4 Mini Temp
Digital Sound Level Noise Decibel Meter Style 2
Firstly let us have a look at the chassis design and airflow, as it comes ‘out of the box’.
Cool air is forced in from the front of the case, over the drives and across the rest of the components. As described earlier in the review we are using the Corsair H100 instead of the top 120mm preinstalled fan. The Corsair H100 and the rear mounted case fan are both exhausting warm air from inside the case.
We have placed thermal diodes into 5 case positions. 1: at the top of the case, beside the optical drive bay. 2: beside the CPU cooler, next to the exhaust fans. 3: Next to the drive bay rack. 4: In the very center of the chassis, next to the graphics card. 5: close to the power supply, underneath the lower section of the motherboard.
Ambient room temperatures were maintained at 23c throughout.
The Intel Core i7 3930K was overclocked to 4.8ghz with 1.47 voltage.
Considering there is no side panel case fan added, the results are very good. The processor never hit 80c under load. Adding another one or two fans would reduce the temperatures further, although we don't imagine many people buying this case would be using such a high end system build.
