BeanTech: BT85, Continued

06:00 - Wednesday 17 December 2003 by David Stellmack
Source: Tom's Hardware – Keywords: 2003, winter, case, review, part, 2

Table of content:
28 – BeanTech: BT85, Continued
  1. 1 – Introduction
  2. 2 – Bezel, Bezel... Match My Case!
  3. 3 – Bezel, Bezel... Match My Case!, Continued
  4. 4 – The Review Process
  5. 5 – Antec: Performance One Series P160
  6. 6 – Antec: Performance One Series P160, Continued
  7. 7 – Antec: Performance One Series P160, Continued
  8. 8 – Antec Solution Series: SLK3700-BQE
  9. 9 – Antec Solution Series: SLK3700-BQE, Continued
  10. 10 – Antec Solution Series: SLK3700-BQE, Continued
  11. 11 – AOpen A600 Series: A600B
  12. 12 – AOpen A600 Series: A600B, Continued
  13. 13 – AOpen A600 Series: A600B, Continued
  14. 14 – Aspire: X-Alien
  15. 15 – Aspire: X-Alien, Continued
  16. 16 – Aspire: X-Alien, Continued
  17. 17 – Aspire: X-Dreamer II
  18. 18 – Aspire: X-Dreamer II, Continued
  19. 19 – Aspire: X-Dreamer II, Continued
  20. 20 – Athenatech: 400 Series
  21. 21 – Athenatech: 400 Series, Continued
  22. 22 – Athenatech: 400 Series, Continued
  23. 23 – Athenatech: 7800 Series
  24. 24 – Athenatech: 7800 Series, Continued
  25. 25 – Athenatech: 7800 Series, Continued
  26. 26 – BeanTech: BT85
  27. 27 – BeanTech: BT85, Continued
  28. 28 – BeanTech: BT85, Continued
  29. 29 – BeanTech Igloo Series: IGLOO 12
  30. 30 – BeanTech Igloo Series: IGLOO 12, Continued
  31. 31 – BeanTech Igloo Series: IGLOO 12, Continued
  32. 32 – Casetek LAN PARTY Dreamer: CK1021
  33. 33 – Casetek LAN PARTY Dreamer: CK1021, Continued
  34. 34 – Casetek LAN PARTY Dreamer: CK1021, Continued
  35. 35 – Casetek LAN PARTY Dreamer: CK1021, Continued
  36. 36 – Cooler Master: ATC-201B-BXT
  37. 37 – Cooler Master: ATC-201B-BXT, Continued
  38. 38 – Cooler Master: ATC-201B-BXT, Continued
  39. 39 – Cooler Master: ATC-201B-BXT, Continued
  40. 40 – Cooler Master Wave Master: TAC-T01-EK
  41. 41 – Cooler Master Wave Master: TAC-T01-EK, Continued
  42. 42 – Cooler Master Wave Master: TAC-T01-EK, Continued
  43. 43 – Cooler Master Wave Master: TAC-T01-EK, Continued
  44. 44 – Enermax CS-5171LBFS-B
  45. 45 – Enermax CS-5171LBFS-B, Continued
  46. 46 – Enermax CS-5171LBFS-B, Continued
  47. 47 – Fong Kai FK-333ATX
  48. 48 – Fong Kai FK-333ATX, Continued
  49. 49 – Fong Kai FK-333ATX, Continued
  50. 50 – Inwin IW-S564G-ATX
  51. 51 – Inwin IW-S564G-ATX, Continued
  52. 52 – Inwin IW-S564G-ATX, Continued
  53. 53 – Inwin X Series IW-X710
  54. 54 – Inwin X Series IW-X710, Continued
  55. 55 – Inwin X Series IW-X710, Continued
  56. 56 – Jeantech Butterfly Series 2011
  57. 57 – Jeantech Butterfly Series 2011, Continued
  58. 58 – Jeantech Butterfly Series 2011, Continued
  59. 59 – Jeantech Butterfly Series JN424SB
  60. 60 – Jeantech Butterfly Series JN424SB, Continued
  61. 61 – Jeantech Butterfly Series JN424SB, Continued
  62. 62 – Lian Li PC-6077
  63. 63 – Lian Li PC-6077, Continued
  64. 64 – Lian Li PC-6077, Continued
  65. 65 – SilverStone Technology Lascala Series / SST-LC01
  66. 66 – SilverStone Technology Lascala Series / SST-LC01, Continued
  67. 67 – SilverStone Technology Lascala Series / SST-LC01, Continued
  68. 68 – SilverStone Technology Lascala Series / SST-LC01, Continued
  69. 69 – Superpower Superb Series KC2301B
  70. 70 – Superpower Superb Series KC2301B, Continued
  71. 71 – Superpower Superb Series KC2301B, Continued
  72. 72 – Thermaltake Xaser III Lanfire Series: VM2000AD
  73. 73 – Thermaltake Xaser III Lanfire Series: VM2000AD, Continued
  74. 74 – Thermaltake Xaser III Lanfire Series: VM2000AD, Continued
  75. 75 – Thermaltake Xaser III VM3000A: Skull Series
  76. 76 – Thermaltake Xaser III VM3000A: Skull Series, Continued
  77. 77 – Thermaltake Xaser III VM3000A: Skull Series, Continued
  78. 78 – Conclusion: An Extraordinary Number Of High-Scoring Cases Makes Picking ...
  79. 79 – Conclusion, Continued

BeanTech: BT85, Continued

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The cooling for the BT85 is handled by four fans with a fan bus style speed control that is located in the bottom left of the case. This fan bus control can control up to two fans. In our case, we used it to control the two fans in the front of the case. The other two fans are in the side panel and rear of the case. The airflow through the case is good and the cooling was effective. The BT85 had no problems passing our cooling tests with our test setup.

A look at the front-mounted ports on the BT85 as well as the front mounted fans.

The hard drive bays in the BT85 are grommeted to help reduce shock and vibration and to make the case quieter. The BT85 requires the use of the special enclosed screws to attach the hard drives to the hard drive cage.

The BT85 includes two front-mounted USB 2.0 ports with connections to the motherboard. In addition, the BT85 also offers a single 1394/Firewire connection that must be routed outside the case, as the enclosed cable does not support attachment to the motherboard.

After reviewing the BT85, the biggest question we have is, "Where are all the thumb screws?" No thumb screws are offered to secure the PCI/AGP cards, for example. This is a shame, and quite a puzzling oversight by the BeanTech folks. Still, this acrylic case is one of the best that we have seen and we prefer its pre-assembled nature to the ones that users have to build. It is easier to spot potential damage and easier to get your system installed and running when you don't have to build the case. At least for the time being, we will stick with our favorite aluminum cases until someone comes out with a transparent aluminum case that offers the durability not found in the acrylic models. If you are in the market for an acrylic case, however, it doesn't get much better than the BT85.


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