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AWD Ignis Aqua 290X 250D Mini ITX PC Review

To test the USB 3.0 capabilities of the system, we use one of the fastest drives we have – the Patriot SuperSonic Magnum 256GB. We reviewed this way back in February last year.
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The Gigabyte Z87N-Wifi Motherboard delivers excellent performance from the USB 3.0 ports. It can deliver a sequential read result of almost 315 MB/s.
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ATTO performance is never as high as CrystalDiskMark, however the results are excellent, hitting a peak of 270 MB/S in the read test.

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2 comments

  1. That big bubble tho…

  2. I think with the size (or lack there of) of this build; I’d be using 3/8″ tubing, to make sure there’s no chance of kinks forming along some of those tight bends.
    Also; it looks to have a DDC pump, if that’s the case, how much airflow is it actually going to get before it overheats in that little corner of the chassis?

    I do like the fact that the system comes with a custom loop instead of one of those (awful) AIO systems.