A First Look at the HTPC Case Genre with the Ahanix D.Vine 4

Benchmarking - Thermal

When benchmarking the D.Vine 4, we test the temperatures of key components including the actual CPU temperature, the actual temperature inside the heatsink, the temperatures of the DDR, Northbridge, Southbridge, HDD, PSU, and the ambient temperature inside the case, all during normal operation. During our testing, the PSU and CPU heatsink fans remain on to measure temperatures during normal system operations.

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The thermal readings for the key components and points on the motherboard during operation were as follows:

From the results, it is obvious that the D.Vine 4 did not have the best cooling system compared to any mid-tower chassis. But since this is our first look at the HTPC arena, we will have to wait and see how its performance compares to other HTPC cases as far as thermal tests go.