NZXT Nemesis and Nemesis Elite
by Purav Sanghani on February 5, 2005 4:25 PM EST- Posted in
- Cases/Cooling/PSUs
Benchmarking - Thermal
Describing the cooling equipment that comes with a case just doesn't cut it for us. We need to see how it actually performs to see if it is actually as effective as what the manufacturer's say it is. We have hand-picked a full system, which we believe is the current system setup for the average user.| PC Mid-Tower Test Bed | |
Chaintech VNF3-250 |
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The thermal readings for the key components and points on the motherboard during operation were as follows. The numbers in each square represent the temperature of that particular section of the case in degrees celsius:
Nemesis
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Nemesis Elite
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It was obvious from the beginning that the Elite model would perform better in our thermal benchmarks, since it had three total 120mm fans whereas the steel model of the Nemesis had only two. The ambient air in the Elite model was 1-2 degrees cooler, on average compared to the steel model. And we can safely assume that the extra case fan made a difference, since it is proven that aluminum has no effect on thermal conditions.
Take a look at the temperature readings of each critical component in our test rig.
Nemesis
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Nemesis Elite
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Though not as drastic as the ambient air, the temperatures of each component were, on average, about 1 degree lower when testing the Elite model. Again, the extra case fan managed to help out a bit. The missing fan at the front of the steel case added a few degrees to the HDD during peak churning times as you can see from our results.
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ImJacksAmygdala - Sunday, February 6, 2005 - link
Well to Asus's credit they actually were able to make an uglier case than this one...http://usa.asus.com/products/pccomponents/chassis/...
kcma - Sunday, February 6, 2005 - link
sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo tacky...what is up with ugly tacky expensive cases... and ugly tacky cheap cases? it's official, anandtech has no taste, i click on these case reviews just to laugh at their bad taste...
BLHealthy4life - Sunday, February 6, 2005 - link
#18: that is HILARIOUS!#30: Yes you can possibly make a case this ugly...and they did.
Every year cases are getting more freaking ugly and extreme in design.
I just stick with the basic Lian-li designs...even some of the Lian-li cases are getting pretty damn ugly.
Like a few others, I did not even read the article after I saw the ugliest case I've ever seen in my life.
TinyTeeth - Sunday, February 6, 2005 - link
How can you possibly make a case this ugly?Griswold - Sunday, February 6, 2005 - link
Oh my God! My eyes... must wash my eyes..aaaargh!stephenbrooks - Sunday, February 6, 2005 - link
Erm, why does this article appear truncated? When I view the last page, it ends:"[...] then why spend $120 on something similar? We may surprise many of you with our final decision. For those who enjoy these custom-modded cases from the factory, then aesthetically"
That's it! Were the words after that censored? :p
Bonesdad - Sunday, February 6, 2005 - link
Thanks, Anand, for putting a stop to this...I wanna see some "adult" cases...not lego cases.Gholam - Sunday, February 6, 2005 - link
It's official, someone managed to beat Thermaltake in the "make the ugliest case possible" contest.darkteb - Sunday, February 6, 2005 - link
uglydarkteb - Sunday, February 6, 2005 - link