NZXT Tempest EVO review

1. Introduction2. NZXT Tempest EVO Packaging & Exterior3. NZXT Tempest EVO Internal4. The System Build5. Testing Methodology6. Performance Results7. Closing Thoughts8. View All Pages

The AMD Phenom II X6 1055T used in our test system run at a default speed of 2.8 GHz, but since we know KitGurus don’t run their hardware at stock speeds we have bumped our CPU up to a nice 3.5 GHz. Keep in mind that these CPU’s have a built in Core Performance Boost feature which can be turned on or off in the BIOS. With this enabled it will further increase our clock speed up to 4.11 GHz when 3 or less of the cores are active.

Test System

NZXT Tempest EVO

Processor: AMD Phenom II X6 1055T @ 3.5 GHz Stock
Motherboard: GIGABYTE 890GPA-UD3H 890GX AM3
Graphics Card: Asus EAH5850 1 GB
Memory: 4 GB G-Skill Ripjaws DDR 3 1600
Power Supply: Silverstone Strider Plus 850W
Hard Drives: WD Black SATA II 640 GB & WD SATA II 500 GB
Optical Drive: LG DVDRW
Operating System:  Windows Vista Ultimate X64 SP2

The shot below shows out speed with the core performance boost enabled.

For today’s testing we are going to run the Everest Stress Test for three 30 minute cycles and three 30 minute cycles of the latest MSI Kombuster; which is basically Furmark branded for MSI. Furmark pushes the graphics hardware as far as possible and even though it is not a ‘real world' gaming application, it will stress the system to the limits.

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