Dino PC Dark Reign Review

1. Introduction2. The Dino PC Dark Reign3. Overview & Testing Methodology4. System: PCMark 75. System: 3DMark Vantage6. System: 3DMark 117. System: AllBenchmark Catzilla8. System: Unigine Heaven Benchmark9. System: Unigine Valley Benchmark10. Processor/Memory: SiSoft Sandra11. Processor: Cinebench R11.5 64 bit12. SATA 6Gbps Testing13. Real World: BluRay Playback14. Real World: Media Encoding15. Battlefield 3 (DirectX 11)16. Far Cry 3 (DirectX 11)17. Tomb Raider (DirectX 11)18. Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon19. Thermal Dynamics20. Acoustics Performance21. Power Consumption22. Conclusion23. View All Pages

We measure from a distance of around 1 meter from the closed chassis and 4 foot from the ground to mirror a real world situation. Ambient noise in the room measures close to the limits of our sound meter at 30dBa.

KitGuru noise guide
10dBA – Normal Breathing/Rustling Leaves
20-25dBA – Whisper
30dBA – High Quality Computer fan
40dBA – A Bubbling Brook, or a Refridgerator
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

Whilst idling the system's noise levels fell below the lower limits of our decibel meter. Once we loaded the system the noise levels increased, though we would not classify the system as loud. Based on our thermal results, coupled with these noise levels, it is clear the CM 690 III offers plenty of airflow.

The CPU fan is clearly the loudest component in the system, though under normal use it never spins up to 100%.

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