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For testing today we will be using an Intel Core i5 660 based system cooled using a Silverstone NT07 CPU cooler (review following shortly). Ambient temperature was maintained at 22c for the duration of the tests.
Test System
- Chassis: In Win Dragon Slayer
- Processor: Intel Core i5 660
- Motherboard: Intel DH57JG
- Cooler: Silverstone NT07-1156
- Memory: 4GB (2x 2GB) Crucial Ballistix RAM
- Storage: Samsung SpinPoint F3 1TB 7200rpm (HD103SJ)
- Power Supply: Corsair TX650W
First of all we're going to look at the Dragon Slayer's airflow setup.
There is a single 140mm fan acting as an intake at the front of the main module alongside the 80mm hard drive cooling fan and one 140mm fan acting as an exhaust at the top of the chassis. There is also a 92mm fan acting as a rear exhaust.
We were pleasantly surprised by the temperatures we achieved. The Dragon Slayer was able to keep our Sapphire 5850 TOXIC five degrees cooler than the Thermaltake Level 10 (accounting for differences in ambient temperature). We decided not to record overclocked temperatures as the Silverstone cooler didn't leave us much headroom for overclocking.
I think the issues can be forgiven considering the price.
These guys always make products to tight price points, but im not so sure on this, it looks brash in a cool way, but the internals look quite cheap.
I like the looks of this from the front. the yellow bits ruin the appearance tho.
Not my cup of tea, but the pricing is reasonable. not much you can buy for that today in the tech world.
The front looks really industrial and I like the appearance. the PCI mounting bit looks like it needs to be ripped out and replaced with screws as noted by reviewer.
Quite a nice looking thing for a mini chassis. but I prefer these kind of cases to be longer and shorter. like the silverstone SG series.
Is the material strong on the front panel and side doors or does it bend easy?
Rather disappointed with the review. We finally get a case that is made for a M-ATX case and you insult us by putting in a mini itx board. Would have been nice to see the box “full” so we could get a decent look at what it can offer. So how’s about re-doing the review with a proper mother board, large video card and perhaps one of those self standing water cooling units. That would be a review.