Dosen't put ad hard drive in the front bracket prevent air intake? No. In this case you should place any drives in the front bracket and have the bottom completely free of anything but your GPU. As I said in the first post, I don't use a GPU, but only Skylake intagrated graphic and I have 1x3-5" hd...

Is this case prone to vibrations? 3,5" HDDs can cause that low humming sound but noticeably less than with the Q11 since the U2 is way more sturdy. Use 2,5" Drives and mount them in the front bracket - no bad vibes. Also the side panel mounting system is superior. Dosen't put ad hard drive in the f...

I had the slightly bigger Q11. The case looks great, build quality is ok. The aluminum is pretty thin and prone to vibration. Really?! In my office I have a cheap oem mATX aluminium and plastic case: hdd is quiet and doesn't vibrate. Jonsbo U2 would take the same desktop space but it has a lot bett...

It looks like Lian-Li has introduced an upgraded model: PC-Q04

http://www.lian-li.com/en/dt_portfolio/pc-q04/

Hi, I'd like to build a new system with a new Skylake i3-6100 or i5-6400 with integrated gpu. I also want do use 1 (or two) 3.5" wd green hard disk and 1 (or two) 2.5" ssd. I prefer a small case because I'm planning to relocate to a new house (so I can't know the space of the new desk). What do you ...

Pappnaas wrote:Looks like surfing, listening to music and running spotify in the background...

If that is how you mostly use your system, no need to go i5.

You're right, but i also use rawtherapee, a powerful raw editor / converter.

Olaf van der Spek wrote:Do you do a lot of multi-threading?
Your money, your choice. i5 is fine

This is my system activity (a sort of Windows task manager for Gnu/Linux kde):

Yes, you're right, but I-5 is much better in multithreading.

Hi, one is a 1gb CaviarGreen WDC WD10EZRX , one is a SAMSUNG HD501LJ (7200rpm). Am I wrong to keep two hard disk? IMHO yes, you are. I see no reason to keep old HDDs of a total of 1.5 TB when you can buy a single 2TB 2.5". You are willing to throw good money at stuff for silence but want to keep com...

[hard disks] 5400, 7200, 10000 or 15000rpm? Why two? Will you suspend the HDDs or mount them normally? Hi, I'd like to use two hard disk of my acutal build (the one with Antec Sonata 500 and Core2Duo E8400): one is a 1gb CaviarGreen WDC WD10EZRX , one is a SAMSUNG HD501LJ (7200rpm). Am I wrong to k...

This is what is important, in order:

1) Cost (cheaper is better); 2) Quietness; 3) Technical aspects; 4) Aesthetics

Hi, after a lot of research, I've found two candidates: 1) Micro Atx: Nanoxia Deep Silence 4 (80 €), a sort of a revision of Fractal Design Define Mini 200 x 380 x 480 (W x D x H) plus: sturdied, better airflow, quieter, good cable management, nice look minus: bigger, not good quality check 2) Mini ...

quest_for_silence wrote: case: Lian-Li PC-Q18

Hi, don't you think the fan on the front will intake a too much dust? My room has a lot of dust. My Antec Sonata 500 has a fan behind the front mask and it has a filter. Also it's too expensiev (150 euro).

Thanks

Hello, I want to buy a new system with Core i-5 cpu to do photo editing, internet browsing, stream hd videos, etc. My old system is built around a Core2Duo E8400 in an Antec Sonata 500 under my desk; I'm happy with this case, but I'd like a smaller one (in a year or two I'll come to a new home, so I...

Atmosper wrote: The reset button on my SOLO broke after about 1.5 years.

And then...what did you do?

Hi,
how good is the Asus P5K pro?

Thanks

Hi,
I've read some user reviews and forum posts around some websites. It seems some Antec cases (Sonata Solo, Designer 500 and Plus 550) have easy breakable power and reset button.

Is it true? Has Antec fixed this design error yet?

Thanks