Thermaltake Spedo Advance Chassis
Test Setup
Published: 17th September 2008 | Source: Thermaltake | Price: £130.39 |
Test Setup
In order to test the Thermaltake Spedo Advance chassis I have used a standard set of hardware. The hardware has been listed below:
During testing I want to predominantly assess the effectiveness of the Thermaltake Advanced Thermal Chamber (A.T.C) on the main components of the system above. Furthermore, we will be looking at how much noise the Thermaltake Spedo Advance chassis emits during testing.
During the (A.T.C) testing I will be taking temperature measurements from the PSU, GPU, CPU and HDD areas of the chassis using a Scythe Kama Meter and four thermal probes. Idle and load temperatures will be taken with and without the Advanced Thermal Chamber baffling in the case. Idle temperatures will be taken 20 minutes after the computer has been turned on to allow temperatures to acclimatise, and load temperatures will be taken 30 minutes after playing Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare. Ambient temperatures during testing ranged from 26.8 - 27.2 deg Celsius.
Noise readings will be taken approximately 30cm's away from the chassis, and again noise readings will be taken with and without the Thermaltake (A.T.C) baffling. This will give us an idea as to how noisy the chassis is and whether the (A.T.C) baffling has any effect on case noise. All fans have been connected to 4-pin molex connectors on the power supply instead of the motherboard in order to prevent the motherboard controlling fan speed by PWM.
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Most Recent Comments
the xaser and the armor+ are still the best made thermaltake cases out there to my opinion. and these 2 are in par with cooler master cases to, wich is good. but it is true that lian li is still be best branch for cases, becouse of the finishes they have on their cases, but it also comes with a big price ofcource.Quote
The case has actually grown on me as I stated in the review, and as you said it does have an industrial look to it. I think that look adds to the appeal somewhat.
Even though the screwless expansion card holders are plastic they do feel very solid and not likely to snap or crack. I too would have preferred modders mesh over the louvres.
While I can't comment on the Armor+, the Xaser VI is so bloody heavy. I found the weight difference between the Spedo and the Xaser VI to definitely fall in the favour of the Spedo.
Thanks for the feedback too guys - tis muchly appreciated
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Originally Posted by Diablo
I have concerns over the screwless expansion card connectors and the use of plastic. Another thing I dislike is the placement of the PSU and the use of louvres not of mesh.
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I'm not fussed by the squares personally. But considering that you can see into the back of the motherboard tray via the side panel, they sort of become a necessity. As for the thumbscrews, I really like the ones on the Spedo as opposed to those on the Xaser VII like the idea of the plastic squares on the back of the mobo, but at the end day it is only wire you are covering up. I also notice they've changed the thumbscrews on the back of the case...the worst feature of the Xaser VI
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Originally Posted by name='Robert'
the xaser and the armor+ are still the best made thermaltake cases out there to my opinion.
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Thanks for the feedback too guys - tis muchly appreciated
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Originally Posted by name='Robert'
the xaser and the armor+ are still the best made thermaltake cases out there to my opinion. and these 2 are in par with cooler master cases to, wich is good. but it is true that lian li is still be best branch for cases, becouse of the finishes they have on their cases, but it also comes with a big price ofcource.
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Just wonderidng, does thev case have a removable mobo tray...that was an excellent thing on the xaser that cut down RMA stripping time by about an hour
That's good news about the screwless holders, on the Xaser, I just stripped them off because they didn't work with the 280GTXs or the DX2...bit of a pain. Also the screwless 5.25 won't fit shorter (without 2 screw holes) components like the Pico ITx or most fan controllersQuote
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However the case leaves a bit to be desired by the look of it. The Thermal areas thing clearly doesn't work and 50 something decibels is really obnoxiously loud. The looks are fairly subjective so I won't comment, aside from saying it has quite a nice industrial look (from the pics...maybe not in the flesh).
I have concerns over the screwless expansion card connectors and the use of plastic. Another thing I dislike is the placement of the PSU and the use of louvres not of mesh.
I like the idea of the plastic squares on the back of the mobo, but at the end day it is only wire you are covering up. I also notice they've changed the thumbscrews on the back of the case...the worst feature of the Xaser VI
Speaking from experience with Thermaltake cases, they are not as bad as they used to be and while they lack the finish of Lian li, they aren't as bad as everyone says. Still wouldn't buy this one though.Quote