BitFenix Prodigy review

Written by Antony Leather

September 6, 2012 | 10:55

Tags: #best-mini-itx-case #mini-itx #prodigy #small-form-factor

Companies: #bit-tech

BitFenix Prodigy Cooling Performance


Due to the fact this is a mini-ITX case, we haven't been able to use out usual test hardware and as such, our results, and therefore cooling scores aren't directly comparable to any of the micro-ATX or full-size cases we've reviewed. We'll be adding to these results from now on though.

Our test kit includes:
  • CPU: Intel Core i5-2500K overclocked to 4.4GHz using a vcore of 1.3V.
  • Graphics card: GeForce GTX 570 1.3GB
  • Motherboard: Asus P8Z77-I Deluxe
  • RAM: 4GB Kingston DDR3 1600MHz memory
  • PSU: Enermax Eco 82+ 620W PSU
  • CPU cooler: Zalman CNPS 8900 low-profile cooler
While some cases can house larger coolers, for the results to be comparable, we needed to pick a cooler than was going to fit in as many cases as possible. We therefore opted for a low-profile cooler. This will give a good idea of how well the case is able to remove heat from the system - our primary concern in case testing, although you can probably expect to achieve better results by using a larger cooler if the case in question supports it.

The graphics card fan was locked at 70 per cent speed ad the system was loaded using Prime95 and Unigene's Heaven benchmark. We used Realtemp and GPU-Z to monitor the temperatures, taking the maximum values when the readings had plateaued.

Case performance - CPU Delta T

Arranged by CPU Delta T

  • BitFenix Prodigy
  • Silverstone FT03-Mini
  • Lian Li PC-TU200
    • 43
    • 48
    • 48
    • 58
    • 49
    • 63
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
°C, lower is better
  • CPU delta T
  • GPU delta T

Case performance - GPU Delta T

Arranged by GPU Delta T

  • BitFenix Prodigy
  • Silverstone FT03-Mini
  • Lian Li PC-TU200
    • 43
    • 48
    • 48
    • 58
    • 49
    • 63
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
°C, lower is better
  • CPU delta T
  • GPU delta T

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