Weltenbauer RK50 in the test

The company Weltenbauer from Wiesbaden has been a specialised dealer for 2D and 3D software for over 15 years and, in addition to Hewlett Packard computers, also offers workstations and render servers from its own production. We had the entry-level model RK50 sent to us for testing and took a closer look at it.

The Weltenbauer RK50 midi tower case was delivered well packed in a shipping box and was ready for use immediately after unpacking. The scope of delivery includes the classic standard keyboard from Cherry, a Microsoft mouse and a small accessory set containing the screws installed in the case and a set of small cable ties. Case The mid-tower case comes in black brushed aluminium with an additional cooling opening on the top of the case, but without 5¼ slots at the front. Instead, there are two USB 3.0 ports, power and reset buttons and two sockets for headphones and a microphone at the top front of the case.

Inside, the first thing you notice is the compact CPU water cooler from Intel, whose relatively small heat sink uses a fan to dissipate the heat from the rear of the case. There is still space on the top of the case to mount a cooler twice the size - good to know if you want to overclock the CPU or replace it with a more powerful model with higher cooling requirements at a later d...


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