Well, kind of small Definitely not micro sized, like say the Intel NUC.quest_for_silence wrote:capecodbackup wrote:One of the few that meets all my criteria. Small. Cool. Silent. Powerful.
"Small"?
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- Mon May 19, 2014 11:10 pm
- Forum: General Gallery
- Topic: Corsair 250D MiniITX - Spacious - Silent
- Replies: 21
- Views: 21265
Re: Corsair 250D MiniITX - Spacious - Silent
- Mon May 19, 2014 9:52 pm
- Forum: General Gallery
- Topic: Corsair 250D MiniITX - Spacious - Silent
- Replies: 21
- Views: 21265
Re: Corsair 250D MiniITX - Spacious - Silent
Congrats. That is one seriously awesome build. One of the few that meets all my criteria. Small. Cool. Silent. Powerful.
Nicely done.
Nicely done.
- Tue Jul 09, 2013 6:27 pm
- Forum: Quiet Prebuilt, SFF and Barebones Systems
- Topic: This may be the Holy Grail of silence
- Replies: 37
- Views: 40837
Re: This may be the Holy Grail of silence
I went ahead and sprung for an i7 2.3Ghz Mac Mini. I am extremely happy with the silence. I have light bulbs that make more noise! That said, I do not do much with it and I also use fan control software because I think it runs too hot if left to Apple's devices. This little machine, with 16GB Ram an...
- Tue Jun 04, 2013 8:31 am
- Forum: Quiet Prebuilt, SFF and Barebones Systems
- Topic: BRIX: Gigabyte's NUC equivalent?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 9829
Re: BRIX: Gigabyte's NUC equivalent?
I am very interested in how silent this is. Also, there are a few cases being made by third parties for this new "NUC" sized mainboard. Forget who, Silverstone maybe?
I want the 65 watt Haswell version
I want the 65 watt Haswell version
- Wed Mar 20, 2013 3:52 pm
- Forum: Quiet Prebuilt, SFF and Barebones Systems
- Topic: This may be the Holy Grail of silence
- Replies: 37
- Views: 40837
Re: This may be the Holy Grail of silence
It is not removable but there is a version supposed to come out next month with i5.
I am looking for a desktop (power desktop) replacement, so no Atom for me!
I am looking for a desktop (power desktop) replacement, so no Atom for me!
- Wed Mar 20, 2013 12:44 pm
- Forum: Quiet Prebuilt, SFF and Barebones Systems
- Topic: This may be the Holy Grail of silence
- Replies: 37
- Views: 40837
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http://www.geek.com/articles/chips/tran ... -20130129/
Yes, that does look awesome. Will it run the i5 though? Time will tell all here. Which will run cooler? Fan or no fan? That is always the question here at SilentPCreview!
Yes, that does look awesome. Will it run the i5 though? Time will tell all here. Which will run cooler? Fan or no fan? That is always the question here at SilentPCreview!
- Tue Mar 19, 2013 11:54 pm
- Forum: Quiet Prebuilt, SFF and Barebones Systems
- Topic: This may be the Holy Grail of silence
- Replies: 37
- Views: 40837
Re: This may be the Holy Grail of silence
That is the one I saw. SilverStone is correct. Looks awesome. Stock case has a fan too. But still had heat issues. At least one of the versions did.
- Tue Mar 19, 2013 11:13 pm
- Forum: Quiet Prebuilt, SFF and Barebones Systems
- Topic: This may be the Holy Grail of silence
- Replies: 37
- Views: 40837
Re: This may be the Holy Grail of silence
Last I heard was that a new version with USB 3 was coming in April. Hopefully they have solved any and all heat issues by then too Its always about the heat. There have been some excellent after market cases for it, do not have links at this time. I think one was Lian-Li.
- Thu Jan 31, 2013 1:18 pm
- Forum: General Gallery
- Topic: Soundless and powerful Streacom FC5-based system
- Replies: 5
- Views: 11432
Re: Soundless and powerful Streacom FC5-based system
Very nice build. Congrats!
- Wed Jan 30, 2013 8:22 am
- Forum: Quiet Prebuilt, SFF and Barebones Systems
- Topic: This may be the Holy Grail of silence
- Replies: 37
- Views: 40837
Re: This may be the Holy Grail of silence
I am not sure that it is as I have not seen/used one.
A. It is SMALL.
B. Which is really A, it is cool according to specs.
C. It takes advantage of the brand new Intel mainboard.
D. They say a Core i5 is coming, which would give it very excellent power.
A. It is SMALL.
B. Which is really A, it is cool according to specs.
C. It takes advantage of the brand new Intel mainboard.
D. They say a Core i5 is coming, which would give it very excellent power.
- Tue Jan 29, 2013 8:19 pm
- Forum: Quiet Prebuilt, SFF and Barebones Systems
- Topic: This may be the Holy Grail of silence
- Replies: 37
- Views: 40837
Re: This may be the Holy Grail of silence
Good to know there are at least two of us left
- Tue Jan 29, 2013 7:00 pm
- Forum: Quiet Prebuilt, SFF and Barebones Systems
- Topic: This may be the Holy Grail of silence
- Replies: 37
- Views: 40837
Re: This may be the Holy Grail of silence
Excellent point. I was just reading about that. And must say that the possibility of that occurred to me when I first saw the layout. Too may chips in too small an area equals overheating. I could circumvent that easily as I like to use Ethernet. May be the last person who does
- Tue Jan 29, 2013 4:24 pm
- Forum: Quiet Prebuilt, SFF and Barebones Systems
- Topic: This may be the Holy Grail of silence
- Replies: 37
- Views: 40837
This may be the Holy Grail of silence
http://www.tomshardware.com/news/Tranqu ... 20731.html
I am very interesting in this. If it was a core i5 I would not even hesitate.
I may be building this just to have silence and small and fairly powerful all in the same space
I am very interesting in this. If it was a core i5 I would not even hesitate.
I may be building this just to have silence and small and fairly powerful all in the same space
- Sun Jan 20, 2013 2:04 am
- Forum: General Gallery
- Topic: Streacom FC-8 Evo Quiet build
- Replies: 4
- Views: 4771
Re: Streacom FC-8 Evo Quiet build
Holy smokes! It looks like someone has finally built my dream silent PC. Nice work. So that is an i7 with a passive cooler. Wow. I would only be using that, with built in video like you, and a 512GB SSD I already have. I also would use a Noctua fan as I like them and they are silent. 2 questions: 1....
- Thu Dec 27, 2012 8:33 pm
- Forum: General Gallery
- Topic: Silent Lian Li PC-A04
- Replies: 34
- Views: 42875
Re: Silent Lian Li PC-A04
Really nice machine! Thanks for sharing. Great pics.
- Thu Dec 27, 2012 8:25 pm
- Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
- Topic: LianLI PC-S80 a no-go for silent&liquid Cooling?
- Replies: 8
- Views: 3964
Re: LianLI PC-S80 a no-go for silent&liquid Cooling?
Bitfenix Prodigy has room for cooler.
- Thu Dec 27, 2012 1:41 pm
- Forum: General Gallery
- Topic: Near-Silent mITX SG07 w/ Acoustipack, HR-02, GUP Smart Drive
- Replies: 13
- Views: 20304
Re: Near-Silent mITX SG07 w/ Acoustipack, HR-02, GUP Smart D
Very nice! I was thinking of that board in a silverstone case, the SG 08 I think it is. Xeon CPU is interesting. It fits a "real" ATX PSU, super! I happen to have a very nice spare PSU. I do not put CDrom's in anymore so that would be good for airflow I think. I also would only have a single SSD in ...
- Wed Dec 26, 2012 12:34 am
- Forum: The Silent Front
- Topic: Does SPCR seem way too obsessive compulsive about noise?
- Replies: 77
- Views: 71207
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Why would anyone willingly accept stress inducers, i.e. sources of extra noise, into their home when it can as easily be avoided with a modest investment of effort and money? Only fools, only fools... People didn't ask to have the noise of the modern world, it got pushed on everyone little by littl...
- Tue Dec 25, 2012 6:20 pm
- Forum: Quiet Prebuilt, SFF and Barebones Systems
- Topic: If Intel would make the NUC a few inches taller...
- Replies: 2
- Views: 4771
Re: If Intel would make the NUC a few inches taller...
Nice little project. Congrats! I just like a small, quiet yet super fast computer that has a huge thermal envelope so I do not have to worry about heat ever no matter what. I am very curious to see what other companies do with this form factor. Lately I have been pondering this: http://www.silversto...
- Tue Dec 25, 2012 1:06 pm
- Forum: Cases and Damping
- Topic: Need suggestions for Silent MiniITX case
- Replies: 7
- Views: 8470
Re: Need suggestions for Silent MiniITX case
I am seriously considering http://www.silverstonetek.com/product.p ... 17&area=en
I can use my own very quiet PSU.
And good room for a nice Noctua CPU cooler.
I can use my own very quiet PSU.
And good room for a nice Noctua CPU cooler.
- Sun Dec 23, 2012 8:55 pm
- Forum: Quiet Prebuilt, SFF and Barebones Systems
- Topic: If Intel would make the NUC a few inches taller...
- Replies: 2
- Views: 4771
If Intel would make the NUC a few inches taller...
and put an i5 in it, I would add a nice Noctua fan and have the PERFECT computer. Also just big enough for a 2.5 SSD so one would have more options. It would still be the smallest computer around
Small, quiet, powerful. A man can dream
Small, quiet, powerful. A man can dream
- Fri Nov 05, 2010 12:22 am
- Forum: General Gallery
- Topic: Another Solo Build
- Replies: 23
- Views: 13092
Re: Another Solo Build
If you want quiet, an SSD will be your best friend. really. It is amazing.
- Wed Oct 06, 2010 11:18 pm
- Forum: Cases and Damping
- Topic: Antec Solo a decent case ?
- Replies: 18
- Views: 9614
I have never ever regretted my Antec Solo case and I agonized for weeks over what case.
http://picasaweb.google.com/capedave.bell/NewHeatSink#
I love it!
http://picasaweb.google.com/capedave.bell/NewHeatSink#
I love it!
- Wed Oct 06, 2010 11:13 pm
- Forum: General Gallery
- Topic: My Solo build (Q9450, X-400, AC S1)
- Replies: 3
- Views: 4418
I have a similar setup with same case. I put the HD outside for backup and SSD inside 120GB. So silent I truly feel like th4re is no need whatsoever for further energy spent on silencing. I have found the holy grail. One Noctua CPU fan and one Noctua case fan and the P{SU fan hardly ever comes on. M...
- Wed Oct 06, 2010 11:07 pm
- Forum: General Gallery
- Topic: Another Solo Build
- Replies: 23
- Views: 13092
- Wed May 19, 2010 2:04 pm
- Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
- Topic: Ever ship a PC with a tower heatsink?
- Replies: 15
- Views: 8737
- Sun May 02, 2010 7:44 am
- Forum: General Gallery
- Topic: Windowed P180 Mini [Q6600 + R5770 + 2.6TB storage]
- Replies: 36
- Views: 34046
- Sat May 01, 2010 10:30 am
- Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
- Topic: HDD Reliability - Best Buys? Musts to Avoid?
- Replies: 14
- Views: 8767
I have always used this philosophy. Good to see someone finally put it into words :) "Always research your drives to know the number of platters More platters gives you more heat, power draw, noise, susceptibility to shock damage, a generally less reliable drive overall. Buy 1 platter or 2 platter d...
- Sat May 01, 2010 10:28 am
- Forum: General Gallery
- Topic: Windowed P180 Mini [Q6600 + R5770 + 2.6TB storage]
- Replies: 36
- Views: 34046
- Mon Apr 26, 2010 7:25 am
- Forum: General Gallery
- Topic: Update on my solo build...
- Replies: 5
- Views: 4144
It is a GigaByte board H55M USB3 with 4GB RAM, Core i-650 chip and I use the built in graphics that come with that board and chip combo. Antec SOLO case, Black. I use a Corsair 128GB SSD and currently my CDROM drive is external. It really has exceeded my expectations. Of course, I have Windows 7 64 ...