Stormforce Crystal RTX 2070 Super (Ryzen 5 3600) Gaming PC

1. Introduction2. CPU & Storage performance3. Thermals, Noise and power consumption4. 3D Mark and Gaming performance5. Closing Thoughts6. View All Pages

Thermals:

To test the cooling performance of the Stormforce Crystal I ran AIDA64 and Unigine Heaven for 10 minutes. I tested the CPU & GPU at the same time to ensure that the cooling is sufficient to keep the thermals of both under load simultaneously.

The idle temperatures I saw from this PC are pretty good. The CPU runs a little warmer than I usually see but its not really an issue as it will have no effect on performance. Under load the temperatures are spot on.

The Coolermaster case looks quite restrictive but there seems to be no problem and both the CPU and GPU stay reasonably cool. This is likely thanks to the AIO cooler on the R5 3600 and the Asus Dual aftermarket cooler on the GPU.

Noise levels:

I measured fan noise levels using a sound meter while the PC was idle with no programs open, and then during stress testing to get a reading with the system under load.

The decibel levels I recorded coming from the Crystal are higher than I normally see from Desktop PC's. The idle levels and under load levels are pretty similar which makes for noticeable fan noise constantly while the PC is turned on.

The noise comes from the Cooler Master fans and the front three fans run at 100% speed constantly because Stormforce opted to use a Molex adapter instead of a fan controller. This won't be a problem if you're a headset user but I did find it to be pretty annoying and easily avoidable.

Power Consumption:

The Stormforce Crystal has a 750W FPS ATX PSU that was created specifically for Stormforce and comes with a 85% efficiency rating.

While Idle I took a reading of 80.3W and then while under load the Stormforce Crystal used 350.6 Watts. This shows that the 750W power supply selected for this system is a good choice as PSUs are most efficient between 40-60% load. The 85% efficiency rating on this PSU is the equivalent to a 80 plus silver PSU which isn't the best available but it is a good balance between price and performance for this system.

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