Aerocool Templarius Telum

[G-sus]

I was looking for something not expensive to replace my current case, I ran into this. At first I though it's too damn small, but it's actually a little bit bigger than my current one and it would fit my 5970 with room to spare. But a few things that really attracted me. First was the cooling potential, having 3 120mm fan mounts at the front, 3 in the roof, and 1 each at the back and bottom. Second was a tinted side window with no bloody fan mounts. At first I though that it's too dark, but it would actually look awesome with some lighting inside. And lastly it's just such a beautiful case, I can't stop thinking about Assassin's Creed while looking at it, especially that power button. It has such a nice aesthetic, if it was larger, say the size of a C70 or a 600T, I wouldn't even be thinking about it, I would be all over it. I haven't managed to find much about it, only 1 Russian review, which was quite good, but I can't shake off the feeling that it's too small, even though it's more than enough. With the 3 120mm fan mounts at the front, it should even fit a 360 rad there, the only thing limiting it is my 5970 which has that extended bracket at the back to support it, even so, I could fit a 50mm thick rad with a single set of fans. With a little imagination, I bet I could even squeeze in a 240 at the top to go along with the 360. On Aerocool's website the dimensions listed are 420(H)x185(W)x435(D), but on the Russian review they measured it and it's actually larger at 495(H)x190(W)x470(D). And finally, it's 45 quid at my local supplier, a little bit cheaper than a 200R. What do you guys think, would it make a good sleeper?

Here's the link to the official Aerocool site: http://www.aerocool.com.tw/chassis/templarius/334.html

 

[infernal008]

How is it for you?

Hello, I have seen the Templarius Telum in a local computer store in my country through their website and have not actually seen it in person. It has caught my attention for its simplicity, price and the cooling options.

Do you have the case in use for yourself?

If so, I am really considering in purchasing this case but it seems that reviews are not plenty in the internet even on forums. It just so happend that I have seen your post about it.

Can you answer my questions? It would help me greatly in deciding to purchase it. (Actually I am in to this case already but is just a little skeptical due to the lack of reviews on how it feels)

1.) Is the cooling performance good? (I live in a tropical country, which means we typically have hot weather everyday) And do you think after putting the necessary fans in the case, it would perform better?

2.) Since I live in a hot country, cpu and gpu temps are a little hot with about 50c. After putting fans in your system, have you seen significant temperature changes? I am focusing in cooling performance actually. And I am also considering in purchasing an aftermarket cpu cooler.

3.) Have you found out the exact dimensions of the case? Is the Russian review that you have talked about more accurate in the dimensions?

Thank you for your time in answering my questions. I just do not want to miss the opportunity of having a nice case to purchase.

Thanks!