Chillblast Fusion Master Intel Skylake Gaming PC Review

KitGuru noise guide

10dBA – Normal Breathing/Rustling Leaves
20-25dBA – Whisper
30dBA – High Quality Computer fan
40dBA – A Bubbling Brook, or a Refrigerator
50dBA – Normal Conversation
60dBA – Laughter
70dBA – Vacuum Cleaner or Hairdryer
80dBA – City Traffic or a Garbage Disposal
90dBA – Motorcycle or Lawnmower
100dBA – MP3 player at maximum output
110dBA – Orchestra
120dBA – Front row rock concert/Jet Engine
130dBA – Threshold of Pain
140dBA – Military Jet takeoff/Gunshot (close range)
160dBA – Instant Perforation of eardrum

We measured acoustic performance in a slightly different environment to previous reviews, so these results cannot be directly compared, as the background noise was 38dBa. However it does show that at idle the Fusion Master only increased this to 41dBa, which indicates very quiet normal performance. Subjectively, in use, the system appears to be silent.

For the load measurement, we ran Prime 95 to maximise the load on all CPU cores and the fans did indeed spin up. In this situation, it was (subjectively) quite noticeable, but not too much to be a problem. In games, we noticed the fans did not spin up all the time in this way.

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