Ikonik Optimus 1200 Review

Testing:

Testing as usual was a simple set of tests designed to show how well the case performs in situations where the computer is idle or under a load. I will have to generate a load on the components of the system and record temperatures. The same goes for idle testing where I allow the computer to idle for an hour before recording temperatures. To stress for load on the CPU and Chipset, I will be using Prime 95. For the GPU and hard disk, I will be using Folding@Home and HDtune. Temperatures are recorded with a combination of HwMonitor and RealTemp for core temperature(s). Of course it goes without saying that lowest (coolest) is best.

Testing System:

• Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 Wolfdale @ 3.00GHz
• Motherboard: DFI Lanparty UT P45-T2RS
• Memory: OCZ Reaper HPC DDR2-1066 2x2GB
• Graphics Card: VisionTek HD 4870 512MB
• Power Supply: OCZ GameXStream 600W
• Hard Drive: 1 x Seagate 320GB SATA 7200.10
• OS: Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit
• Ambient Temperature: 24° Celsius

Comparison Cases:

• Thermaltake Element T
• Thermaltake Element G
• CoolerMaster Storm Sniper Black Edition
• Thermaltake Element V
• NZXT M59 - 001BK
• In Win IronClad
• Ikonik Zaria A10
• Xion AXP970
• Corsair 600T
• In Win Dragon Rider

As I sort of expected, the Optimus didn't perform as well as any of the other cases in four out of eight tests. While, in the other half of the tests, it came in at around the average temp. Not too bad for only one fan I suppose.