Thermaltake Element V
Aug 2nd, 2010 | By StevenThe following system was installed and used to gather temperatures:
- CPU: Intel Xeon 3060 (Core 2 E6600 equivalent) @ Stock clocks
- HSF: Intel Stock HSF
- MB: Asus P5k Premium
- RAM: Corsair DDR2-1000
- Video: BFG GeForce 210
- PSU: Thermaltake TR2 430w
- HD: Western Digital Caviar Blue 320Gb
- OS: Microsoft Windows 7
Comparison Cases:
- Thermaltake Element V
- Thermaltake V3 Black Edition
- Danger Den Torture Rack (open air chassis)
- Antec P180
Ambient temperature was maintained at twenty degrees Celsius. For idle temperature readings the system was allowed to stand at idle for three hours before temperatures were taken. To achieve full load temperature, OCCT was run for three hours and the average peak temperature was recorded. Voltages remained the same during testing at 1.21 Volts. All temperature readings were taken using OCCT.
All four cases are within a few degrees Celsius at idle, but let’s see how the Element V fares under full load.
Impressive results, the Element V either ties the top performer or beats out the competition while under load. Thermaltake’s large fans move copious amounts of air and when coupled with a low restriction case our components run comfortably cool.