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NoMoreNoise · Post by **NoMoreNoise** » Fri Oct 22, 2004 3:42 am

It's supposed to be quiet - but what do I know ?

AMD Athlon 64 2800+
Antec Sonata
Corsair Value Select PC3200 1024MB Kit (2x 512MB)
MSI K8N Neo Platinum
Nec ND-3500 16x DVD±R9
Samsung P80 160GB 8MB S-ATA
Sapphire Radeon 9600XT 128 MB
Zalman CNPS7000B-Cu

sthayashi · Post by **sthayashi** » Fri Oct 22, 2004 10:05 am

I'm not going to vote because it's a nice system, but the case is bad for airflow. It's workable, but there are better options in terms of case cooling.

The drive may resonate within the case (that will happen with any other case unless you suspend it), and the video card will be audible unless you're getting the Sapphire Ultimate (i.e. fanless) card.

The stock power supply is relatively quiet, but hardly the quietest out there.

NoMoreNoise · Post by **NoMoreNoise** » Fri Oct 22, 2004 10:12 am

Hi !
I was planning on the fanless Sapphire card and using bungee cord to suspend the drive....
I have looked through different threads on the Sonata here in the SPCR forums and with a front bezel mod the airflow shouldn't be that bad ?

What other case would you reccomend ?

sthayashi · Post by **sthayashi** » Fri Oct 22, 2004 10:33 am

NoMoreNoise wrote:What other case would you reccomend ?

I don't discount asthetics, and I've yet to come across a case that looks as good as the Sonata.

But I recommend these cases if you can find them in your area.

NoMoreNoise · Post by **NoMoreNoise** » Fri Oct 22, 2004 10:44 am

The Fong Kai is not sold by anyone in Norway unfortunately. I have been drooling over this case for some time now.

As for the SPCR recommended list; The only cases available her in Norway from the list are the Antec's and the Chenbro (yuck!).

What about the Nexus Breeze ?

Tibors · Post by **Tibors** » Sat Oct 23, 2004 8:13 am

If you search these forums for "Nexus Breeze", you can find lots of comments about that case. Both possitive and negative.

P.S. Don't forget to select the second radio button on the search page. Otherwise you get too many results (about other Nexus products).

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