Sentey Burton (GS-6500) Chassis
May 11th, 2011 | By ChrisPushing down the large power button instantly brought the system to life, but only for a few seconds. After some quick investigating, I realized that the power button had become stuck due to a combination of its size and unruly wobble. After popping it back into its proper position, I pushed it down again, and it happened again. I learned that it only needs to be pushed very slightly, as to not let it jam itself in place. However, when it stays powered on, it’s hard to miss the attractive blue glow from the LED fans and it’s high-gloss finish.
The following system configuration will be used to test the Burton’s cooling capabilities:
- ASUS P5WD2
- Intel Pentium D 925 @ 3.00GHz w/ OCZ Gladiator Max HSF
- Firestix 4x1024MB @ 800MHZ
- Powerman 300w PSU
- nVidia 8500gt
- Western Digital 3.5″ 500GB Caviar Green
- Windows 7 Home Premium
For the test, I will have the entire system idle for two hours. After the two hours are done, I will load up Everest Ultimate Edition, and record the temperatures of the CPU, hard drive, and ambient temperature. Then, I will run the Everest System Stability test for two more hours, and record the temperature again. The Sentey Burton will be tested against the following chassis’:
- No chassis
- Sentey GS-6400 Arvina
The ambient room temperature is 23 degrees Celsius
Here are the results:
The system casually rests as I monitor its temperatures. As you can see, there isn’t very much variance in the temperatures. The motherboard ambient and CPU temperatures have next to no change when compared across the board; but keep in mind that if the Sentey chassis can keep the CPU just as cool as it would be if it wasn’t enclosed within an airflow restricted case, something must be working exceptionally well. In fact, the Burton trumps that arena in every detail, proving that an active hard drive cooler is indeed necessary, as it maintains a temperature six degrees cooler than no chassis.
Kicking up the temperatures with Everest, the trend continues. While there isn’t any change between the motherboard ambient and CPU temperatures, the hard drive is still kept at a cool temperature within the Burton, maxing out at an acceptable 29 degrees.
During the tests, all fans were set to run at 100% for optimal cooling. However, common sense would dictate that high speed fans will create whine and air rush. This is an easy conclusion to come to, the Burton does not follow this trend. All fans ran quietly and smoothly, with the inevitable, expected small rush of air accompanying it.