BitFenix Outlaw Case Review - PAGE 4

Testing Setup:

• CPU: Intel Core i7 920
• Cooling: Corsair H100
• Video Card: XFX Radeon HD 6970
• Motherboard: MSI X58 Platinum
  
• Memory: 12GB Mushkin Blackline DDR3 1600
• HDD: Seagate Barracuda 1.5TB 7200.11
• PSU: Thermaltake ToughPower 1200W

Comparison Cases:

• BitfFenix Shinobi
• Corsair 400R
• Microcool Banchetto 101
• NZXT Source 210 Elite
• NZXT Tempest EVO

Testing:

For testing I maintained an ambient room temperature of 70°F and used HWMonitor to monitor each component's internal temperature. The idle temperatures were taken after the computer remained on, but with no operating load for an hour. The load tests were taken after 30 minute tests of Prime95 and Furmark were performed. For HDD testing HDTune was used.

When it came to thermal efficiency the Outlaw delivered mixed results. Both the processor and hard drives were adequately cooled, so at least in those areas the Outlaw scored high marks. However, when it came to the graphics card and chipset, the inverted design proved to be less efficient. Our test system is partly to blame there though, as our MSI X58 chipset tends to run on the hot side, and since the GPU is above the chipset the heat coming off of it was blocked. This in turn increased the temperature of both the GPU and chipset. Adding a few additional case fans can fix this, but at the stock configuration the Outlaw is not going to be the most efficiently cooled case on the market.