My Second Quiet PC - Antec Solo Build
Posted: Tue Dec 27, 2011 10:37 am
My second quiet PC build, after much info learned from SPCR.
I drilled out the rivets on the Solo case that hold the side brace, and using thread cutting screws have it set up so the PSU can be removed without the MB.
The Nexus 120mm CPU & Exhaust and 92mm Intake fans are all under-volted with a Diode Bus (visible on the back of the PSU) and a two speed switch providing 7.2v low and 9.6v high.
All but the fan speed wire was removed from the Nexus fan motherboard connectors, power is via the molex connectors after the fan bus and monitoring is via Speed Fan.
The Zalman VF1000 is probably overkill for for the Radeon HD 4670 but I found one cheap, its quieter than the stock fan unit at 5v and should easily move to another card later.
Have not tried the Antec suspension HD mounting yet, as the thick silicone mounts make my WD 1TB nearly silent with only slight seek noise being audible.
I'm not sure if I even need the (not shown) Nexus 92mm intake fan, as the WD 500GB drive that's not getting any air from it runs as cool as the 1TB drive that is.
Full details at the bottom, comments welcome.
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Antec Solo Case
Corsair CMPSU-450VX PSU
Nexus DF1209-SL3 Intake / D12SL-12 Exhaust Fans
Gigabyte - 1GB Radeon HD 4670 / Zalman VF1000
Gigabyte GA-MA770T-UD3P Motherboard
AMD Phenom II 550 X4 (All Cores Unlocked @3.4ghz)
Megahalems / Nexus D12SL-12 Heatsink and CPU Fan
WD 1TB and 500GB 7200 rpm Sata Drives
2X GSkill 2GB DDR3 1600 Memory
Asus DRW-24B1ST Sata Burner
I drilled out the rivets on the Solo case that hold the side brace, and using thread cutting screws have it set up so the PSU can be removed without the MB.
The Nexus 120mm CPU & Exhaust and 92mm Intake fans are all under-volted with a Diode Bus (visible on the back of the PSU) and a two speed switch providing 7.2v low and 9.6v high.
All but the fan speed wire was removed from the Nexus fan motherboard connectors, power is via the molex connectors after the fan bus and monitoring is via Speed Fan.
The Zalman VF1000 is probably overkill for for the Radeon HD 4670 but I found one cheap, its quieter than the stock fan unit at 5v and should easily move to another card later.
Have not tried the Antec suspension HD mounting yet, as the thick silicone mounts make my WD 1TB nearly silent with only slight seek noise being audible.
I'm not sure if I even need the (not shown) Nexus 92mm intake fan, as the WD 500GB drive that's not getting any air from it runs as cool as the 1TB drive that is.
Full details at the bottom, comments welcome.
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Antec Solo Case
Corsair CMPSU-450VX PSU
Nexus DF1209-SL3 Intake / D12SL-12 Exhaust Fans
Gigabyte - 1GB Radeon HD 4670 / Zalman VF1000
Gigabyte GA-MA770T-UD3P Motherboard
AMD Phenom II 550 X4 (All Cores Unlocked @3.4ghz)
Megahalems / Nexus D12SL-12 Heatsink and CPU Fan
WD 1TB and 500GB 7200 rpm Sata Drives
2X GSkill 2GB DDR3 1600 Memory
Asus DRW-24B1ST Sata Burner