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CoolerGuys CoolerGuys Windtunnel II Case Review
Date Posted: Mar 10 2001
Author: Joe
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CoolerGuys Windtunnel II Case Review By: Joe

Coolerguys.com - WindTunnel II LAN Gamer Case

Inside the WindTunnel II -

That's the inside. Now first thing you notice is the color of the metal.  This IS steel. But it has a different anti-rust/corrosion coating then most cases. ( the dull gray on most cases).  It gives the metal an almost oiled look.  Since most cases do not use this method of coating it can cause people to think its not the same material as other cases.

Well in fact its NOT the exact same material as other cases. Its a thinner gauge steel then most cases use. This makes the case incredibly light.  With that comes a loss in strength.  Yes you can bend this metal ( if you are strong) by hand in some areas.

Most of the strength points or areas that need to maintain some strength are rolled and doubled up.

Overall its not a big concern, as they did do an impressive job of making the case solid with such thin metal. The side panels and the bottom are my only concern.  When I was hauling the machine full of gear to the MidWestFrag, I noticed if I put my hand on the bottom it flexed quite a bit. The side panels are not a worry, but are weaker and could bend or be bent easier I think.

When this case is all put together its nicely solid, and at a fraction of the weight of a normal Enlight or AOpen case.

All the edges were rolled over so there was hardly a place to cut yourself.  The inside looks very close to what my Enlight 7237 for space inside. ( except not as long as the Enlight)

The Sanyo 92mm fans have filters on the inside to help keep yer gear grit free. ( god knows there's enough grit at a Lan, and I am not talking about dust.) These 92mm Sanyo's spin at 2900RPM and can move 55.1CFM. These fans are a high static pressure then Sunon's and are quieter.  This case has a pretty good balance of static pressure but is slightly over pressured which is ok as it keeps the dust out of your drives and off your boards.

The 60mm;s are actually really thin compared to many of the 60mm's out there. But they also have 2x the blades then the bigger 60mm's have.  After talking to Todd at Coolerguys he said they tested with a single 80mm and also with Delta Black labels. The single 80 didn't not perform as well as the dual 60's ( duh), and the Black Labels were deafening

Yes those are 2 speakers.  They are NOT PC speakers. They are a tap off the Line out from your sound card that when you don't have anything plugged into the sound jack on the front of the case they SHOULD play.  We will get into all this in the modding section, but over all, they are a flop as is. NO sound card out right now has the power to amp those speakers.

But all is not lost, I fixed that :)

The PSU is nothing to write home about, but it is better then what has been used in the past ( Deer brand) This is a modest 300Watt PSU, and seems to power along a real power hungry rig with no problem.  For someone with a LOAD of HD's or some power eating device like a Pelt you will want to go for a bigger Enermax PSU instead, but for most people this 300watt that comes with it is more then enough.

You may want to watch out if you are going to run a high end Tbird, as this PSU BARELY makes the minimum spec for the 5V+ amps and I believe its 1 amp below the ATX 2.03 spec on the 12V+ side for the Tbirds.

The whole front panel is hooked up via a 50 pin DB connection. that breaks out into the different ports.

Its very stupid proof as there is no thinking needed, just plug in one side, and then plug in the other.

If you look carefully, the screws to bolt the male and female DB headers together are lil flat blade screwdriver bolts not the nice thumbscrews we have all become accustomed to. You do need to bolt it on as you don't want it to come off mid game or something and loose yer sound, USB and PS2.

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