Rosewill Thor v2: The God of Cooling and Silence?
by Dustin Sklavos on August 24, 2011 2:15 AM EST- Posted in
- Cases/Cooling/PSUs
- Full-Tower
- Rosewill
Noise and Thermal Testing, Stock
When I did get the Rosewill Thor v2 up and running, I had fairly high hopes. I'm a major proponent of side intake fans, and the bigger the better. While the ventilation may at least superficially suggest a louder case, I've found that the vastly improved airflow usually negates it. I tested the Thor v2 with its fan controllers at both their highest and lowest settings; for other cases that have fan controllers, I included the most balanced results from their testing.
In the metrics that count, Rosewill's enclosure comes out swinging, offering some of the lowest temperatures we've ever measured. This is also one of the first cases I've seen where there's a very measurable difference in thermal performance between high and low fan settings, but even the low setting puts in a respectable showing.
That low setting isn't just fairly cool; it's quiet, too. The series of giant 230mm fans apparently move quite a bit of air without making much of a racket. From the looks of it, the Thor v2 has a healthy amount of thermal headroom, so let's test it with our overclocked settings.
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bobbyh - Wednesday, August 24, 2011 - link
Great review, I might have to pick one of these up for a new build.And first!
piroroadkill - Wednesday, August 24, 2011 - link
It gives you the option to disconnect the top fan and close the top vents, which is actually important for some people - if you own a cat, it'll love sitting on the top of your warm PC. Top vents aren't always a blessing.piroroadkill - Wednesday, August 24, 2011 - link
Oh, that's not even to mention the possibility of spilling beer into it.Blaze-Senpai - Wednesday, August 24, 2011 - link
Could always install one of those 40mm server fans and rev it past 9000, if that don't scare your cat then somethings wrong :3Can I get one in literally half the size though? I only want a Micro ATX build s:
Dustin Sklavos - Wednesday, August 24, 2011 - link
Surprisingly I have yet to see my cat perch on top of my FT02. She mostly settles for perching on the subwoofer or the scanner.OwnedKThxBye - Wednesday, August 24, 2011 - link
I also think being able to close the top vent is a great feature. Will be looking at this case when building the next system.Typo on page 3: "I wound up either accidentally or deliberately popped them out"
Great Review!
jonup - Wednesday, August 24, 2011 - link
I cant agree more with you. Disconnecting the fan and closing the vents is what I would do. I might even put some sound dampening material undernit it. From my experience with mini P180 are horrible for acoustics - I can hear the airflow from every single fan inside my case.jonup - Wednesday, August 24, 2011 - link
"From my experience with mini P180 are horrible for acoustics "should read:
"From my experience with mini P180 "top vents" are horrible for acoustics "
Mitch101 - Wednesday, August 24, 2011 - link
Lots of cat owners here. Anyone for dog slobber in the top?mooseunc - Wednesday, August 24, 2011 - link
It could also be so that you can close the vents when powered off to prevent dust or the aforementioned pet hair/liquids/etc from getting inside. Sure it might be cool if they auto opened when powered on, like some sort of jet exhaust, but it's only cool until it breaks.