CCL Athena Aura (i5/1070) System Review

Dominic Moass June 20, 2017 Featured Tech Reviews, Gaming PC, PC, Reviews

Thermal dynamics

To measure idle temperatures, a reading was taken after having Windows open on the desktop for 30 minutes. A reading under load was taken with Prime 95’s SmallFFt test running alongside 3DMark Fire Strike.

Ambient: 20C

The CPU peaking at 64 degrees is to be expected considering the chip has not been overclocked. A peak of just 65 degrees for the GPU is particularly impressive, though, and is definitely a testament to the Strix card's cooling solution.

Acoustics

The Athena Aura does idle slightly louder than I would like as it is audible at all times, though it is not overly loud or offensive. The flip-side of that is it hardly gets any louder when gaming, so overall its acoustics are just fine. Perhaps a slightly smarter fan curve would've eliminated some of the idle noise, but I can't complain too much.

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