Provided By: Sytrin
Price : $360
Review Date: May 12th, 2005
Written By: Daniel W.
With computer heatsinks and coolers become fancier
and fancier, one basic principal remains the same. The lower the
ambient temperature in the case, the cooler everything becomes.
The simplest and most common way to keep the case's temperature
down is by keeping fresh air circulating in and out of the case.
The limit of this; however, is quite apparent. No matter how big
or powerful the fans you use to circulate air through your case
are, the lowest temperature that the inside of your case can be
is that of the temperature outside your case.
With those simple principals in mind, the key to a
cooler system is to be able to cool the incoming air down to temperatures
lower than that of the outside ambient temperature. This in turn
will make everything in your computer cooler, not just the CPU.
It is with this goal that Sytrin has released the Nextherm ICS 8200
Intelligent Midi Tower. Just how does the Nextherm ICS 8200 achieve
better system cooling? Read on and find out.
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Packaging:
Sytrin's Nextherm ICS 8200 comes packaged in a monstrous
full colored retail box. On the front and back of the box is the
name of the product along with a 3/4 shot of the enclosed case,
a profile shot of the "PC Air Conditioner" and the case
features.
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One of the box's sides has a list of the Nextherm
ICS 8200's features.
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Inside, the case is enclosed in a plastic bag and
held in placed by pieces of Styrofoam.
Features:
- Advanced System Level cooling, "Air-Conditioning Cooling"
to provide extra cooling power - 120 watts
- Compact perforated air-inlet design to maximum cooling performance
- Integrated monitoring system combo - LCD panel & dialed
gauge for real-time tracking of temperature & power consumption
usage
- Powerful 460w power supply built-in
- Tool-less design for easy assembly
- Easy access dual USB2.0, IEEE1394 (Firewire), audio & speaker
ports
- Retractable foot stand
- Classy & contemporary appearance
Specifications:
- Color: Black
- Dimensions: 500mm (D) x 202mm (W) x 435mm (H)
- Weight 15.50 KGS (34.17 lb)
- Material: SECC Chasis
- Motherboard support: ATX, Micro ATX
- Drive Bays: four 5.25” and two 3.5”, all exposed
- Cooling System:
- Intake – PC AirCon Cooling System, 3400RPM/38dBA/cooling
power: 120W
- Exhaust: 90x90x25mm fan, 2200RPM/25dBA
- Front Top I/O: two USB 2.0, one IEEE 1394 (Firewire), two audio
- Power Supply:
- Compliant with the ATX-12V and EPS-12V standard
- Support for INTEL P4 and AMD Athlon 64/FX CPUs
- SATA connector supported
- PCI-Express connector supported
- Two independent 12V output rails supply to MB/CPU and drives
- Smart thermal control design - dual fans built-in for ultra
cooling & automatic fan speed adjusting according to the
temperature variation inside power supply
- Power consumption signal output
- Active PFC (Power Factor Correction)
- Multiple protections against over power, short-circuit,
over-current, overload, and over-temperature
- Efficient connector & cable management
- Safety approvals: UL, TUV, SIMKO, CB.
EMC approvals: CE, BSMI, CISPR22 CLASS B, FCC PART 15 SUB
PART J CLASS B at system load
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