Corsair Special Edition White Graphite Series 600T Review

Testing:

To test the Corsair Special Edition White Graphite Series 600T, temperatures will be recorded for the CPU, GPU, chipset, hard drives, and the overall system temperature during load and idle phases. Load will be simulated by Prime95 small FFTs and HD Tune for one hour, with maximum temperatures recorded by RealTemp. The GPU load will be the maximum value recorded by Catalyst Control Center after five loops of 3DMark06’s Canyon Flight test. For the idle temperature readings, I allowed each setup to remain idle for one hour, and the minimum value achieved during this period will be recorded. Each case is tested as is from the factory, including the fan configuration. The fan configuration for this Corsair case is left in its default configuration of one front 200mm intake, one 200mm top exhaust, and one 120mm rear exhaust. I will be running the fans at full speed for these tests.

Testing Setup:

• Processor: Intel i7 920
• Motherboard: MSI Eclipse SLI
• Memory: Mushkin Ridgeback 12800 6-8-6-24
• Video Card: XFX HD6970
• Power Supply: Mushkin Joule 1000W Power Supply
• Hard Drive: Seagate 1TB SATA
• Optical Drive: Lite-On DVD-RW
• OS: Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit
• Ambient Temperature: 25 °C
• CPU Heatsink: Noctua NH-U12P
• Case: Corsair White Graphite Series 600T

Comparison Cases:

• Corsair Obsidian 650D
• NZXT H2 Classic
• Cooler Master Storm Enforcer
• Thermaltake V9 BlacX
• Sentey Burton
• Cooler Master HAF 932

Well, it looks like the Corsair Special Edition White Graphite Series 600T seemed to lean toward the upper end of the graphs. Not terribly disappointing, as the spread between the worst and best results are really quite slim. For the test, I used the plexiglass side panel. I am confident that if I had used the mesh insert with even just one or two 120mm fans, I would have seen some lower numbers on the GPU and chipset. Anyways, I've got plenty else to share, so check out the conclusion on the next page where I'll wrap up this review.