Okay, I have now moved my hardware to the P182, where I am employing the HR01 without the airduct. Temps are 5-6°C higher than before. Do you mean 5~6°C difference either in idle or in load (I guess the passive cooled CPU in load may be a challenge)? If so, I think it's pretty acceptible to not u...

Great thanks to you guys!

Personally I think the major limitation of Solo is that its PSU is on the top and doesn't have a seperate air flow for PSU (otherwise it will be perfect to me), while recent cases prefer to place the PSU to the bottom and breath fresh air from the bottom. If we are going to build an extremely quiet ...

I have a RC-534, and tried mod on it by attaching a soundproof foam to the side panel. It's painful and doesn't have obvious effect. According to SPCR's review, it's a great case (though the design is not quite appreciated) for moderate configuration. So move on to pick up the Sileo only, Coolermast...

I use this setup to cool my C2D E8400. The difference in cooling performance with and without the airduct wasn't as dramatic for me as it was for the PCG guys, but that's to be expected with the much cooler C2D. Thanks a lot for your feedback! One thing I'm uncertain is: Once we connect the fan wit...

According to xbitlabs http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/coolers/display/antec-psu-roundup_4.html , this PSU is cooled with an Adda AD0812HS-A70GL fan (80x80x25mm, 3010rpm), which is running at 1200rpm when idle (according to SPCR's review on EA-430, the fan starts from 4.3V & 22dB). I'm also discussi...

Today I also saw the Anandtech review including fan speed and noise testing. The fan speed can be as low as 330rpm in idle and even 900rpm at full load, though it's a 14cm fan and the noise can be larger given the same speed. Can't wait for SPCR's review, since Enermax has a 500W model suitable for ...

It's very difficult to find a good passive PSU. I think you can consider some extremely quiet PSU whose fan speed is <500rpm, they are indeed inaudiable, such like Nexu Value 430 and Enermax Eco 80+. Also if your budget is allowed, a semi-passive PSU such like X-650 (fan will not turn on below 200W)...

Hello Netmask254, The H50 is very silent, at least for me, I did not hear any noise from it.. Originally the H50 is designed to push air IN, so hot air remain inside the case... I tried swaping the temperature difference was not that big, but if i remember it right i was around 5 to 7 more... The p...

I occasionally saw this interesting product on Thermalright's webpage. It connects the passive CPU cooler with the system 12cm fan, therefore the system fan can drain air pass through the cooler. http://www.thermalright.com/new_a_page/product_page/fan/product_tr_fan_duct.html With this duct, it's po...

I think your fan speed is too slow (note the original fan speed is 3000rpm) and very dangerous when it's in full load. If you connect that fan to motherboard and make it run@1000rpm or slower (e.g. 800rpm) using a fan controller, it's ok. But if you connect it to the original socket on PSU, its spee...

Yes, after you open up your PSU, it voids your warranty. How are you liking the enermax magma? I found this fan's speed (2200rpm) is mostly similar with original fan (I'd like to make the fan controlled by PSU itself rather than connecting it to the motherboard). Though it's not formally reviewed b...

After reducing my CPU fan to ~450rpm and use a case fan@800rpm (and passively cooled HD3650 VGA card), I found the noise of this PSU becomes obviously perceivable. Perhaps after two years use in an air full of dust (Beijing), it's louder than it should be (I can hear the noise@2m). Therefore, I deci...

I know this thread is a bit old, but precisely because of this, I would like to ask Kate how's been the experience with the H50 so far. I'm considering using it for my workstations. I would also love a professional review by SPCR! I still use it, but in another computer, I like it since its quiet, ...

I need to set up a HTPC for the TV, it needs to be very quiet meanwhile don't need to be very powerful. I dislike Atom platform for its poor performance, instead a decent CPU such like Intel E7400 (or wait for 32nm product of next year) which is capable of soft decoding 1080 (plus a passive VGA card...

I found a recently published FT02 review in Chinese. Though it doesn't have english version, the pictures are clear & show more details. Enjoy it!

http://www.chiphell.com/2009/1209/128.html

In China, I know it's sold at the early of last month, and many guys have got it. I didn't see a formal review of it yet, but heard some complains about its noise. I mean, by default (three 18cm fans@700/1000 rpm) it can't be a quiet case. Wait for SPCR's review (or Raven 2) with proper reduction of...

Olle P wrote:

netmask254 wrote:...some reponse regarding the top fan noise issue from Antec?

What noise?
I bet that to the vast majority of users this is a non-issue and therefore needs no "fix". It's still relatively quiet compared to the competition.

Cheers
Olle

Ya, that's what I'm worried about

After P183 is released for months, does any one heard some reponse regarding the top fan noise issue from Antec? And do they have a plan to fix it? The worst case may be they don't think it a flaw at all, I guess.

http://www.jonnyguru.com/modules.php?name=NDReviews&op=Story2&reid=169 During testing, seems like the fan is off until 300W, it's very amazing though they are using an open-box testing. "Now, the company also told us temperature will determine the fan speed, so the fan may not turn off in a particu...

http://www.jonnyguru.com/modules.php?na ... 2&reid=169

During testing, seems like the fan is off until 300W, it's very amazing though they are using an open-box testing.

I'm not sure the cooling of a fully packed hard drive cage will be too problematic - it's not as if the air from that fan has to pass through them in order to cool anything else and they are mounted vertically, whereas in the Raven 2 the bottom drive will block the airflow to the others. Am I right...

It's a beautiful case with relatively conventional appearance(comparing with Raven) and an awesome internal design. I do like it very much!

The only question is when it is to be released and when SPCR can get one for review

...But for a moderate system used by silencers (no top VGA, e.g. E8400 + HD4670), whose full load power consumption is no larger than 200W, and the idle (when browsing webpage & listening music, in most time) power consumption is 60~80W, the efficiency is a bit embarrassing. You haven't looked at t...

netmask254, the RAVEN RV02's HDD rubber mounts are much bigger than those on the RV01. They do literally suspend the hard drives inside the cage and are soft enough that we recommend against shipping the RV02 installed with hard drives (unless some form of securing mechanism can be put in place dur...

It's an excellent PSU, but the power is too much to me. I agree it is very cost-effective with superb performance. But for a moderate system used by silencers (no top VGA, e.g. E8400 + HD4670), whose full load power consumption is no larger than 200W, and the idle (when browsing webpage & listening ...

Glad to see SST guy in this topic, I have a question regarding Raven 2's HDD mounting: There is a feature decription mentioned that "Updated hard drive suspension system to prevent drive noise" ( http://www.silverstonetek.com/raven/products/index.php?model=RV02&area=usa ), and some silencers here ha...

1. Low noise (high insulation) The RV02 and FT02 (also the RV01 and FT01) are extremely quiet due to very little direct pathways for the sound to escape from inside the system to the user (unless you are standing right on top of it). The HDD cage has grommets and the case is built out of steel. The...

I read that article too, and they recommend the latest RE4-GP as one of the best except lack of NCQ support. Though no noise testing (xbitlab always does a very professional review except noise :-)), from the WD webpage I found this disk belongs to the GreenPower series and has the same noise specif...

CFM is Ait=r Velicity x Cross Sectional Area, and provided you have a sifficiently large Cross Sectional Area you can achieve almost any CFM while retaining low Air Velocity and hence low Noise. Peter Thanks a lot for your reply! But I still don't quite understand HOW higher Air Velocity generates ...