DimasTech Bench/Test Table Easy V2.5 Case Review

Up for review today we have DimasTech’s impressive Bench/Test Table Easy V2.5 Case. Follow the link to see how it does!

Product on Review: DimasTech Bench/Test Table Easy V2.5
Manufacturer: DimasTech
Street Price: 119.99 Euros

Today we have something rather special up for review – the DimasTech Bench/Test Table Easy V2.5.

DimasTech are an Italian company that produce high performance extreme cooling products orientated around phase change hardware. As with the product in this review they also produce a range of high performance bench testing tables for hardware test purposes.

First up – a little info from the company itself…

DimasTech SNC was created to serve a market segment interested in Enpowering performance of PCs microprocessor. In recent years the practice of testing, modding and extreme overclock have broken new ground with regard to optimizing PC performance, but introduces new problems, related to the overheating of the CPU.

DimasTech SNC is part of this reality by offering professional extreme cooling solutions and technologically advanced, superior efficacy cooling solutions compared to those commonly offered by the market. Phase Change Cooling represents a very powerful cooling solution, suitable for extreme overclocking conditions or special needs of testing.

DimasTech SNC offers solutions, support and advice on any matter relating to the cooling for the PC , the client can find the best solution suitable to the needs presented. The dynamism and expertise allow DimasTech SNC establish itself as a manufacturer of cooling systems for PCs, Test Station / BenchTable and as a consultant for every need of cooling.

The Bench/Test Table Easy V2.5 is a reworking of the highly reviewed V2. It’s been designed for both enthusiast and extreme test usage so it’s going to be interesting to see how it settles into each role.

Let’s take a look at the bench tables specifications…

Specifications

Bench made from sheet metal 1.5 mm
CNC laser cutting
Powder or Enamel, basic phosphatic
Totally “Made in Italy”
Marked “Made in Italy” on the back of the Bench/Test Table
Compatible with ATX and Full ATX motherboard and Micro ATX, XL-ATX, Mini ATX
Installation of up to 3 devices 5.25 inches
Installation of up to 3 hard drives (3.5 inch) 4 or more floppy disks with no floppy drive
Support for sockets with fan ventilation area 120×120
Support for ventilation area opposite 120×120 video card fan
Latest keys wired for power and reset switches, (n ° 2)
Holes on the front and back of the motherboard to allow the passage of cables and pipes for watercooling downstairs
PSU supports positioned on the front or back of the Bench/Test Table
Compatibility with power supplies up to 22cm in length
Lateral support for the installation of all types of radiators on the market (HwLab, Thermochill, TFC, Etc)
Rear space for installation of a compact liquid cooling system
Thumb Screws step M3 and 6-32 (American pitch UNC)
Support for 120×120 mm fan for cooling systems in SLI/Crossfire
Rubber feet * Ram fan support 120×120 mm
Lower drawer with sliding tracks and fixation with screws knurled side
Placement supported devices on slots
Personalization side of the body with the basic version of the Bench/Test Table
Adjustable positioning device support
Supports for adjustable radiator over the back of the Bench/Test Table
Screws also knurled nuts
Total elimination of the use of instrumentation outside the Bench/Test Table
Fully compatible for mounting versions of media and Bench/Test Table Hard V1.0 and V2.0
Full compatibility with the new Bench/Test Table Hard V2.5
Prepared for 4 passes for watercooling pipes or fittings on the back of the motherboard
Possibility assembly front USB port (DimasTech USB Cable is available as an accessory – see section Accessories)

Package contents:

DimasTech Bench/Test Table Easy V2.5
Support for hard disks and optical drives
Support ballast
Support expansion cards
Fan support 120x120mm
Ram fan support 120x120mm
Support for 120×120 mm fan for cooling systems in SLI/Crossfire
A complete kit of screws and fasteners for the thumb screws to support expansion cards
10 spacers for the motherboard
1 sticker DimasTech
Istallation Manual

Dimensions:

455mm depth x 440mm width x 210mm height (height considering the pins and do not consider the spacers supporting motherboard, 25mm)

Packaging and contents

The case arrived in a very sturdy box. It’s a simple affair with only the DimasTech logo emblazoned on two opposing sides of the packaging.

Packaging box.

Once open the box, we see the case’s parts, build manual and a square of polystyrene protecting the components within.

The polystyrene packing and instruction book.

Upon removal you can see the base portion of the case. I was surprised that it essentially filled the packaging… it’s definitely not a small case!

The case was nicely cocooned by the packaging.

Within the case itself we find a polystyrene block containing all the additional parts supplied with the bench table. Carefully cut channels give each component a safe home during transit – they also make it easier to identify and tick off all the components on the parts list found in the installation manual.

The carefully packaged extras.

Indeed, when DimasTech include additional parts they really go to town as you can see. You get a staggering selection of solid fan mounts for cooling specific parts of whatever system you choose to install. There’s a bending fan mount, a PSU mount (with padding foam), 3.5″ and 5.25″ mount frames for the system drives and a PCI backplate frame. For securing all this in place DimasTech have supplied a gaggle of screws, bolts and thumbscrews. Lastly I must also mention the front panel components – DimasTech have provided very high quality ‘Bulgin’ style Power and Reset switches and a lone USB connector.

Quite a selection of goodies!

The case

DimasTech have produced a very handsome case in the Bench/Test Table Easy V2.5. It can be purchased in a variety of colours allowing the buyer to tailor the case perfectly. A very nice touch as far as I’m concerned!

Out of the box you can see how the lower portion of the case can be easily removed for simple component installation.

The bare frame of the case.

This is done by removing six thumbscrews – once unsecured the tray simply slides out.

The lower tray slides out for installation.

Here is the tray – although somewhat difficult to make out you might be able to see the variety of mount points available to the user. This means that your choice of PSU, HDD and optical drive location is incredibly flexible.

The lower tray.

Moving back to the case top we can see that the top and sides are one piece of sheet metal. All of the cable routing holes are CNC laser cut-outs. The standard of workmanship is simply excellent and DimasTech should be proud of what they have created.

The beautifully CNC’d top section of the case.

The right hand side panel is form over function. More of a viewing window if you will.

The side viewing porthole.

If you look closely at the base of this window you’ll see that the case name has been carefully laser cut from the sheet metal.

Up close you can see the laser cut detail.

The case continued

In a similar fashion, DimasTech have laser cut the design and build location of the case into the rear lip of the Bench/Test Table Easy V2.5 – most people will never see this portion of the case during normal use so it’s more of a badge of honour and a sign of the pride DimasTech has in its products.

Made in Italy.

Moving to the left side of the case we see what can only be described as the most perfect triple rad cut-out ever! DimasTech have carefully designed the Bench/Test Table Easy V2.5 to accommodate a selection of the most popular radiators on the market. It will happily accept radiators models up to 120.3 from HwLab, Thermochill, TFC, etc.

The radiator mount.

The top of the case is the business end – with a plethora of carefully CNC’d holes to allow cable routing and motherboard install as well as PCI frame and fan frame mounting. It’s going to be interesting to see how the Bench/Test Table Easy V2.5 manages with a full system install.

The motherboard tray.

The small front panel is a basic layout consisting of a power and reset switch hole and a single USB mount position. Simple – yes. But probably about as much as you’d need.

Power, reset and USB.

To the far right of those is DimasTech’s logo sticker.

DimasTech badge.

Last but not least is the base of the case. Four soft rubber feet are supplied and can be easily screwed into place by hand. They are quite soft so as well as stopping any unfortunate scratches may also offer some vibration damping to help keep the installed system quiet.

Case feet.

Installation

Test set-up

Processor: AMD Phenom II 555 Dual Core and 1055T Hex Core
Motherboard: ECS A885GM-A2
Memory: 4GB Corsair 1600MHZ C7 DDR3
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hiper-TX3
Optical Drive: NEC Optiarc DVDRW
Graphics: Gainward GTX260 896MB PCI-e
Hard Disks: Samsung Spinpoint 160GB and Western Digital 250GB
PSU: Hiper Type-R 580W PSU

Build and installation

I began with the PCI backplate. This was secured using a screw and bolt method – DimasTech have designed it to allow the backplate to slide a few centimetres in each direction. This not only allows the possible use of Extended ATX boards and the additional PCI slots that they inherently possess but it also allows the fine adjustment needed to align the PCI slots in the first case. This is a very useful feature since I have come across a few cases in my time whose PCI slots were a millimetre or two out – when this is the case it can put undue stress on the cards being installed.

Movable PCI backplate.

Next I tried the various fan mounts – the same screw and bolt approach is needed here for all but the flexible fan mount. The flex mount is actually pre-threaded so it simply screws into whichever location you desire.

Lots of fan flexibility.

The motherboard standoffs provided by DimasTech are large to say the least. At 2.5cm tall they provide a chunk of clearance from the Bench/Test Table Easy V2.5’s top. The primary function of these is to allow sufficient mounting clearance for extreme cooling solutions. Phase cooling needs particularly large mounts due to the thickness of insulation and sealant layers to counteract the onset of condensation during sub zero operation.

The DimasTech’s very large motherboard standoffs.

The power and reset buttons are easy to install. The CNC’d mount holes are the perfect fit and once in place some threaded collars secure the buttons to the case. The USB connector simply screws into place and is once again a perfect fit.

Front panel is uncluttered.

Here you can see the motherboard in position ready for all other components to be installed – clearance for components is good and everything fits securely.

Motherboard in place.

Installation continued

Moving to the lower reaches of the case we are able to mount the PSU bracket. It’s not the toughest construction and is a touch flimsy in my opinion. If a user were regularly installing and uninstalling PSUs then care should be taken not to fatigue the mount – however, for the majority of users I’m sure it will be perfectly fine.

The lightweight PSU mount.

Here you can see the Hiper PSU in place – the supplied foam cushion isn’t a perfect fit but it can be cut by the user to perfectly match their PSU’s footprint. The mount system is again a screw and thumb bolt arrangement and works well.

PSU in place.

The drive bay install is equally straight forward and as mentioned earlier the choice of install location is varied.

Front bays offer easy access and flexible positioning.

Here you can see the DVD and HDDs installed. DimasTech have provided thumb screws with matching threads so installation once again is made very straightforward.

Drives installed.

With everything installed you can see everything has its place. You can see the space on offer as it makes the full ATX ECS motherboard look like an MATX model.

The size of the case makes ATX look MATX.

The open design meant temperatures were always impressive even without additional fans. In the event of extreme overclocking I would of course add fans but for this set up ease of access was gained due to not needing additional cooling.

Great temperatures.

Conclusion

The Bench/Test Table Easy V2.5 is an incredibly impressive case and priced at around 120 Euros it offers a considerable amount of quality and a great many features not to mention flexibility.

Of course the user base of a product like this may be somewhat limited compared to \’normal\’ enclosed designs but for a high performance open/test bench style case I\’d find it difficult to imagine how any great improvements to the design could be added.

The excellent DimasTech Bench/Test Table Easy V2.5

Pros

+ Excellent flexibilty
+ Beautiful design
+ Effective cooling
+ Not cheap however the price does reflect quality in my opinion
+ Ability to accept high end components with ease
+ Air/Water/Phase Cooling ready
+ An almost fully thumbscrew design
+ Strong high quality construction
+ Choice of colour finishes

Cons

– PSU mount seems somewhat flimsy

All in all I can thoroughly recommend the DimasTech Bench/Test Table Easy V2.5 to any user looking for an easy access high performance open enclosure. It\’ll happily cope with high performance systems and it ability to utilise air, water or even more exotic cooling set-ups only adds to its overall impressiveness!

As a result I\’m happy to award the Bench/Test Table Easy V2.5 Vortez\’s Gold Award for excellence.