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| The Serenity SPCR Edition has been improved with no
increase in price. It is amazingly, substantially quieter than the original
reviewed below — which is also a very quiet machine. See the new review
here: Puget Serenity, SPCR
Edition v.2 |
Puget Custom Computers is not a newcomer to SPCR. Back in 2005, Puget sent
us a Pentium M system system that was passively water-cooled, very speedy for
its day, expensive, and as low in SPL as we could measure back then. The next
year, we reviewed a more conventional C2D PC from Puget that was nearly as quiet
as the previous system but far less costly. Both of these systems were impressive
in their neat, tidy execution, attention to detail, and the secure quality of
their packaging.
The customized Serenity
system Puget recently submitted for SPCR-certification
is best described as a highly capable, energy efficient general purpose PC.
The key components are an Intel i7-860 processor, ATI HD5750 video card, Intel
X25-M 160GB 2nd generation solid state drive, and four gigabytes of RAM running
64-bit Windows 7 in a silence-optimized Antec P183 case. Here's a summary of
the system components:
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Puget Serenity PC
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Motherboard
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Asus P7P55D-E Pro |
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CPU
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Intel Core i7-860 - 2.8GHz 8mb 95W Socket
1156 45nm |
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RAM
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2 x Kingston Value DDR3-1333 2048mb |
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Video Card
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PowerColor Radeon HD5750 1gb Silent |
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Hard Drive
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Intel X25-M 34nm Gen2 160gb Solid State
Drive |
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Hard Drive
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WD Caviar Green 1.5 tb |
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Optical Drive
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Pioneer 22x DVD-RW SATA |
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Case
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Antec P183 |
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Power
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Antec CP-850 |
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CPU Cooler
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Gelid Tranquilo |
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Fans
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Quiet Case Fans Upgrade Kit |
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Case Mods
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AcoustiPack Acoustic Composite Sheets |
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OS
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Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit |
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Warranty
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Lifetime Labor, 1 year parts |
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Price
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Starts at $1250.00
As tested, June 2010: $2542.00 |
The Antec CP-850 is a unique extremely quiet power supply designed specifically
to work in the P183 case, and all the fans (except for the 120mm stock fan on
the Traquilo cooler) are proven Scythe S-Flex models. The component choices
are well thought out, and the end result should be a very quiet, speedy computer.
The sample system came in a huge box. The PC was inside a second carton, the
original carton of the Antec P183 case, with shock damping on the corners. The
double-boxing and double shock-damping made this Puget PC virtually impossible
to damage in transit. Finally, the interior of the PC was also packed full with
custom-fitted foam to ensure that no internal components can get loose in transit.
Huge heavy carton took up a lot of the front hallway.
The Puget Serenity was in a second carton, which was shock mounted in
the first carton. At the top was a box containing accessories.
Those accessories included every unused part from every component in the
PC, along with a folder of detailed documentation. Details such as every
assembly, testing, software installation, and packing/ shipping step performed,
signed off by each person responsible — as well as results on all
the burn-in tests and various performance benchmarks — were provided.
It's one of the most thoroughly documented computers we've encountered.
A loud sticker on the front panel of the Puget Serenity warns the user
to open the case and remove additional packing before powering up.
This is the custom-fitted packing foam that must be removed from inside
the case. It ensures that parts like the video card or CPU heatsink cannot
fall loose and bounce around inside in transit. |
Serenity
PC page at Puget Custom Computers
Serenity
SPCR Edition
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