NZXT Whisper Classic Series Case Review

Testing:

To test this NZXT Whisper, I’m going to be comparing the CPU, GPU, chipset, and hard drive temperatures with other full tower cases on the market. These cases include the Thermaltake VH6000BWS Armor+, Sigma Unicorn, Enermax Uber Chakra, and the NZXT Tempest. Each of the cases were tested with the same hardware so there won’t be any variables except for the actual case. To achieve load temperatures, I ran OCCT to challenge the CPU, chipset, and memory. 3DMark06 was used for the GPU. And HD Tune was used to test the hard drive. CoreTemp, SpeedFan, and HDTune’s temperature readouts are what I’ll be using to collect the scores for the tests. All temperatures are in Celsius and lower readings are better in every test.

Testing System

• Processor: Intel Q9450 Core 2 Quad @ 333x8
• Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-X48-DQ6
• Memory: Mushkin Redline XP2 PC2-8000 5-5-5-12 2 x 2GB
• Video Card: Asus EN8800 GT
• Power Supply: Mushkin 800W Modular
• Hard Drive: Seagate 750GB SATA
• Optical Drive: LG DVD+/-RW Burner
• CPU Cooler: OCZ Vendetta 2
• OS: Windows Vista Ultimate Edition
• Ambient Temperature: 22 degrees Celsius

Comparison Cases:

• Case 1: Thermaltake VH6000BWS Armor+
• Case 2: Enermax Uber Chakra
• Case 3: Sigma Unicorn
• Case 4: NZXT Tempest

The NZXT Whisper performed almost spot on with the Enermax Uber Chakra. However, this one, as expected, was dead silent in doing so. I literally could only hear the slight buzzing of my CPU cooler but other than that, absolutely no sound wave made its way to my ears.