System setup and thermal performance:

• CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo E6400 @ 3.00GHz
• Motherboard: eVGA 650i Ultra
• HDD: Seagate ST3320620AS
• VGA: Nvidia 7950GT
• PSU: Ultra X-Finity 500W

In order to test the thermal performance of the case, we took temperature measurements while the system was powered and working placed on its motherboard box and then compared them with the readings we got when the system was installed inside the case, fully assembled. We used two external thermal sensors to take readings from the video card (back of the chipset) and ambient temperature. The chipset and CPU temperature readings are taken from the motherboard sensors. Finally, the hard disk drive temperature reading is taken from the internal HDD sensor, via the speedfan utility.

Idle readings were taken after the system was left at the windows desktop for 10 minutes.  Load readings were taken after running Prime 95 and PcMark05 concurrently for one hour. Both case fans are running normally at full speed.

The thermal performance of the Revoltec Rhodium is not ground breaking, but it can perform exceptionally well while both of the installed fans are completely silent. The airflow should be sufficient for any home system; however the fans might have to be replaced with faster 120mm fans if you plan to use an eATX motherboard in this case. Overall, the Rhodium did well at keeping every temperature within nominal levels and providing the disk drive with extra cooling.