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BitFenix Shinobi XL Chassis Review

Today’s test system will give us a good idea of how well this case works in terms of thermal and acoustic performance.

Processor: AMD Phenom X4 965 Black Edition @ 3.9 GHz.
Motherboard: ASUS M4A785TD- M Evo
CoolerAkasa Venom Voodoo CPU Cooler
Memory: 4GB Corsair DDR3 1600MHz
Graphics Cards: AMD Radeon 6450 HD (GPU @ 850 MHZ, Memory Clock @ 1000 MHz)
Power Supply: Akasa Venom Power 750W
Boot Drive: OCZ Vertex II 60GB SSD (OS only)

OS: Windows 7 Home Edition 64bit
Digital Sound Level Noise Decibel Meter Style 2

Firstly, we are using the stock fan configuration, which includes 2*230mm and 1*120mm fans as well as the power supply intake and exhaust. Fully kitted out you can fit 3*230mm fans , 1*140mm and 2*120mm fans into this case, or an impressive 9*120mm fans.

The 2*230mm fans clearly seem to be doing the trick in keeping our components cool – this performance is very impressive, and is very competitive with other larger cases.

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5 comments

  1. I plan on buying this, its a great case. just got myself a new gigabyte motherboard and a 3770k. exciting !

  2. I never really liked the look of their cases if I was being honest, very plasticky looking.