Akasa Infiniti Zor Case

 

In order to test the Akasa Infiniti Zor, we used the following hardware:

 

 

Load testing results were taken by running HD benchmark within Everest Ultimate, 4x Prime 95 runs for the CPU and ATI tool artefact scan for the GPU.

 

During testing it became apparent that with the cases default configuration the cooling power really wasn’t there. Even running Crysis for 10 minutes or so left our Northbridge temperatures hitting the shut down temperature of 70 degrees, whilst the GPU was hitting as much as 85! It became obvious that getting a full 20 minute torture test from the case was going to end in broken hardware or the pc shutting down half way through.

With this in mind, we decided to fill the top two 120mm fan slots to improve cooling performance. We used Akasa fans that shift around 40cfm virtually silently, meaning they are close in spec to the pre-installed fans provided. With these installed, we managed to get the following results:

 

 

 

As you can see, the temperatures are far from impressive. The CPU temperatures may look fairly good, but considering the size and power of the cooler used, they are pretty poor.

Unfortunately this case cannot be considered as a hub for a quiet PC. While the fans may be quiet, the lack of rubber to absorb hard disk noises meant that the PC was very loud. This is partly down to the use of the Raptor Hard disks, however when testing the A+ Black Pearl, which uses rubber, they were much, much quieter. The second point to note is the side panel; which is not a very secure fit. Even though the case was mounted of a desk, walking across the office would cause the side panel to rattle- an annoying disturbance.