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Posted:=20
2004-03-03 Written By: =
Rob=20
'DoGMaN' Parks Price: =
Approx=20
$120 Supplied by:Yeong=20
Yang
Introduction
Yeong Yang has been building quality PC =
enclosures for some time. With the =
rise in=20
popularity of small form factor and space =
saving=20
PCs Yeong Yang has released a new line of =
micro=20
ATX cases. We will be examining the =
YY-A206=20
'Casper' unit.
The Casper is small and clean looking =
with=20
fine, refined lines. This is the =
kind of=20
case I could see using for a small HTPC or =
MP3=20
player. The cool bluish plastic =
bezels glow=20
when the light hits them just the right =
way. =20
Our unit came with a bold silver metallic=20
finish. While this wouldn't have =
been my=20
first choice if purchasing one, it does =
look=20
pretty cool.
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The Casper comes with one feature I =
found very=20
interesting. The hard rive activity =
LED is=20
connected to a piece of clear acrylic laid =
into=20
the front bezel. When the hard drive =
is=20
accessed, the inlay lights up making it =
look like=20
a single line spectrum analyzer. It =
is=20
really very sweet.
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The internal 3.5" drive bay mounts via =
a=20
retention clip that locks into place when =
pushed=20
in fully. This makes accessing the =
drives=20
much faster and easier. There are =
also two=20
screws that can be used to hold the =
bracket firmly=20
in place.
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The interior of the Casper is a little=20
cramped. While I was able to use my =
Swiftech=20
MCX462-V heat sink, it was pressed up =
against the=20
power supply on the top edge. While =
I don't=20
think the contact would effect performance =
much,=20
it does show the tight fit one may =
encounter when=20
trying to use a larger heat sink.
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The power supply that ships with the =
Casper is=20
rated at only 200W. This is very =
very small=20
by today's standards. Running a =
Nvidia=20
nForce2 IGP based board with only one hard =
drive,=20
CDRom and floppy posed no problem for the =
rather=20
meager 200W Ever Power unit. While =
the rails=20
did drop a little from the nominally rated =
output,=20
the voltages were well within reason at=20
load. Never dropping more than 0.11v =
below=20
nominal.
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