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Aerocool NightHawk Duo ARGB

Darksaber

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The NightHawk Duo ARGB is the solid version of the AirHawk Duo ARGB utilizing an acrylic front instead of a metal mesh design.With essentially the same styling, it offers a quieter operation at the cost of thermal performance to cater to those who want as much visibility and cool RGB fans but prefer silence above all else.

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Maybe Aerocool should rename themselves to AeroCook
 
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Even two 200mm fans are near useless when directly behind a solid panel. When are those manufacturers gonna learn ...
With a mesh front this could be a reasonable case.
 
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This is good case and a fair price.
Over a 10C difference in CPU temps, and a 6.6C difference in GPU temps versus exactly the same case with a different front panel.

And yet "Doesn't cool as effectively as the mesh version" is somehow not even listed as a con in the conclusion of the review.

You know, when I saw TPU start including temp and noise testing in their reviews, I perhaps foolishly presumed that meant Darksaber would, you know, actually take any notice of the information coming out of the testing. What a shame he's still resolutely determined to just act as an awards mill, giving praise to products that clearly don't deserve it and glossing over their flaws entirely just to keep the sample train rolling.
 
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