SHARKOON TK5m RGB Review – Compact budget case for ATX motherboards

1 - Introduction and unboxing 2 - Technical data and features 3 - Installation 4 - Temperatures 5 - Summary and conclusion

Volume and thermal behavior

Of course, the current test system is used again for the temperature measurements. In the case of this regular layout open case, the system was equipped with the Scythe Mugen 5 ARGB air cooler. The room temperature was around 21.2°C during the test. The case fans are not PWM-controlled, but directly connected to 12V from the power supply, which is why no information about the speed can be given. Another disadvantage of this connection option is the high noise level because the fans continuously run at maximum speed.

Furthermore, I use Cinebench R23 and Red Dead Redemption 2 for testing. For both scenarios, a run time of 30 minutes was chosen and temperatures were logged.

CPU Torture

After 30 minutes of Cinebench R23, the CPU temperature had settled at around 65°C while both fans on the Mugen 5 were spinning at around 900 rpm and the case fans were spinning at full speed.

Gaming

During the half hour of Red Dead 2, the graphics card settled at around 65°C after a few minutes.

While the processor hung in the mid-50s. During the entire test period, the case fans were by far the loudest component of the system.

Overall, the TK5m efficiently conducts the waste heat of the components out of the case, although this is of course also gained by the high speed of the case fans. At 3°C lower room temperature, the TK5m reached similar temperatures as the recently tested Fractal Design Pop Air – that’s not groundbreaking, but it’s respectable considering the price.