Try Chieftec Smart WH-01B. It's 1mm steel, large and heavy, it has 8x5,25" bays. No holes on the left side should be quite efficient at reducing noise leak out Plus Chieftec's high quality and understated elegance all around
http://www.chieftec.com/WH01.html
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- Sat Oct 02, 2010 2:09 pm
- Forum: Cases and Damping
- Topic: Cases w/ max # 5.25"bays for HDD suspension
- Replies: 18
- Views: 8426
- Fri Sep 24, 2010 6:11 am
- Forum: Cases and Damping
- Topic: Antec Solo a decent case ?
- Replies: 18
- Views: 9612
- Thu Sep 23, 2010 10:28 pm
- Forum: Cases and Damping
- Topic: Antec Solo a decent case ?
- Replies: 18
- Views: 9612
fitting a 120mm fan as a front intake instead of 2x92mms I'd say that is not an improvement. Two quiet 92mm fans push the same amount of air as one single 120mm while covering larger area - which in fact is their purpose in Solo's drive bay. My case has a single Slipstream@700RPM and two Nexus 92mm...
- Thu Sep 16, 2010 11:17 pm
- Forum: General Gallery
- Topic: Another Solo Build
- Replies: 23
- Views: 13074
such a nice shinny case Yes, it's nice and shiny but also scratch and dust magnet. There is a simple trick to preserve its original looks: car wax :) A simple carnauba wax will get rid of minor scratches and preserve the shine. The sooner applied the better. I've polished mine with car wax a year a...
- Wed Sep 15, 2010 2:32 am
- Forum: General Gallery
- Topic: Druneau's NSK3480 i5/HR-02 Build
- Replies: 38
- Views: 81769
- Tue Sep 14, 2010 3:06 am
- Forum: Cases and Damping
- Topic: Idea for next update to P18X line - red LEDs
- Replies: 61
- Views: 21384
- Mon Aug 30, 2010 11:59 pm
- Forum: Power Supplies
- Topic: How to duct PSU w 120/140 mm fan?
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1786
Have you had a look at Arctic Cooling's offerings? http://www.arctic-cooling.com/catalog/main.php?cPath=38 Unfortunately, no SPCR article available at this time, but other sites claim it is quiet and efficient: http://www.hardwareheaven.com/reviews/700/pg1/arctic-cooling-fusion-550r-psu-introduction...
- Mon Jul 26, 2010 1:34 am
- Forum: Cases and Damping
- Topic: New Arctic Silentium T11
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3509
A separate chamber for the GPU isn't entirely pointless. In fact, I wanted to do this in my Solo for some time now, just to try it out. Think about it - a large, passive cooler in a wind tunnel with a slow 120mm fan pushing air. This might work! This still doesn't save this AC case. The design is si...
- Mon Jul 26, 2010 1:18 am
- Forum: General Gallery
- Topic: P150 Gamer system - somehow it all fits
- Replies: 8
- Views: 5452
when i had it and an 8800GTS, the 8800GTS started overheating and artifacting. i attributed it to the case. That was perhaps a rushed opinion. My 8800GTS (G80!) has been working for two years with no temp issues. Solo isn't perhaps the most breathable case, but it is just enough :) The card idles a...
- Mon Jul 12, 2010 4:05 am
- Forum: General Gallery
- Topic: Solo Bedroom PC
- Replies: 41
- Views: 40287
- Wed Jul 07, 2010 5:45 am
- Forum: CPU Cooling
- Topic: quietest CPU cooler that doesn't clog w/ dust?
- Replies: 14
- Views: 6348
- Wed May 19, 2010 1:03 am
- Forum: SPCR Article Discussion
- Topic: Fan Test System, 2010
- Replies: 89
- Views: 62512
Wow! I was just toying with the idea of swapping the Slipstream for Nexus, but looks like it bests Nexus at the speed I'm currently using (700RPM) by a tiny margin! And they're practically equal at other speeds :) Great news, thanks! PS. It is really hard to find Nexus products in Poland, whereas Sc...
- Thu Apr 22, 2010 3:07 am
- Forum: Cases and Damping
- Topic: Antec Solo upgrade soon?
- Replies: 71
- Views: 47410
- Thu Apr 22, 2010 2:38 am
- Forum: Cases and Damping
- Topic: Antec Solo upgrade soon?
- Replies: 71
- Views: 47410
That, I think, might be asking a lot of Antec. Maybe... but they shouldn't rest on laurels. If we don't ask for better fans, no improvement shall come. I think that we all agree that TriCools are suboptimal choice when it comes to case fans. Since their representative is present on the forum, maybe...
- Thu Apr 22, 2010 12:10 am
- Forum: Cases and Damping
- Topic: Antec Solo upgrade soon?
- Replies: 71
- Views: 47410
In addition to the above ideas (I partly disagree with some of them), I would like to suggest: 1. Bundling the case with a higher quality fan - the TriCools have been obsoleted by modern quality fans. Maybe outsourcing fans from YateLoon is a good idea? 2. Making a round hole in the back instead of ...
- Fri Apr 09, 2010 11:34 pm
- Forum: SPCR Article Discussion
- Topic: Another SPCR recommended list: Cases
- Replies: 123
- Views: 269838
I'm glad to see that the Solo is still the best choice in the world of quiet computing. I disagree with some opinions about future updates... Unless they change it to accommodate normal video cards (10.5") they shouldn't even bother. 10.5" isn't a normal video card - it is an oversized nvidia-style ...
- Mon Mar 29, 2010 11:23 pm
- Forum: CPU Cooling
- Topic: Need CPU Cooler Recommendation, possibly case fan as well
- Replies: 25
- Views: 6269
:D Ces , you can be very convincing... and I can be quite stubborn :) I think you've already grasped the gist of the problem here - silence is in the ear of the listener. A cooler with three fans? That might be a bit on the loud side and it is the very scenario where the Noctua takes the lead. Furth...
- Mon Mar 29, 2010 7:30 am
- Forum: CPU Cooling
- Topic: Need CPU Cooler Recommendation, possibly case fan as well
- Replies: 25
- Views: 6269
But at really high thermal loads, loaded up with fans, it does not appear that there is anything out there in the air cooling realm that can pull the same weight as the D14. Have you seen the SPCR's own article here? http://www.silentpcreview.com/article1018-page3.html This shows that at really hig...
- Mon Mar 29, 2010 1:12 am
- Forum: CPU Cooling
- Topic: Need CPU Cooler Recommendation, possibly case fan as well
- Replies: 25
- Views: 6269
I agree with quest_for_silence . It is a bit hasty to say that Noctua is the only one. There's also the Mugen 2, which ships with a better fan: the PWM Slipstream, which is on par with the reference Nexus - see the review. Noctua's fans were disappointing in the SPCR review. And there's IFX-14, whic...
- Sat Mar 13, 2010 3:15 am
- Forum: Cases and Damping
- Topic: Dampening materials - can it silence HD noise?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2050
- Fri Mar 12, 2010 12:05 am
- Forum: Cases and Damping
- Topic: Upside down PSU in Solo?
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2297
I agree with frenchie, there's likely to be very little clearance - perhaps too little. I was thinking about doing this but I can't even squeeze my finger between the PSU and the top of the case. A straight-through PSU would be better in a Solo, because it can be ducted to the front of the case... L...
- Thu Mar 11, 2010 4:56 am
- Forum: Power Supplies
- Topic: Fan-Noise: Nexus Value 430 vs Be quiet! L7 300
- Replies: 18
- Views: 7701
I've already written this some time ago in this forum, but I think I need to restate this: based on my experience I recommend against buying a BeQuiet! PSU. I used to have one, B5 450W. It was indeed very quiet, quieter than its successor - Corsair HX520. But just one day it simply gave a puff of fo...
- Wed Mar 10, 2010 2:51 am
- Forum: Cases and Damping
- Topic: Smaller cases better for quiet computers?
- Replies: 25
- Views: 9712
- Wed Mar 10, 2010 2:13 am
- Forum: SPCR Article Discussion
- Topic: Asus UL30A & Lenovo ThinkPad Edge 13 CULV Notebooks
- Replies: 21
- Views: 31734
Thank you for this review, it was fun to read. I am pleased to see that laptop companies understand the need to offer a truly portable computer, instead of pumping inches in those silly 17" widescreen computers. <rant mode on> What's with the glossy screens? :evil: It is increasingly hard to find a ...
- Mon Mar 08, 2010 3:37 am
- Forum: CPU Cooling
- Topic: Scythe Ninja 3
- Replies: 21
- Views: 10668
- Thu Mar 04, 2010 11:57 pm
- Forum: SPCR Article Discussion
- Topic: Inwin Maelstrom: An Affordable Gaming Case
- Replies: 34
- Views: 21425
I have owned a case with 25cm side fan in my pre-SPCR years. It was called Tacens Algeo and was fairly quiet by gamers' standards. It was also a lot nicer than this. The main problem with it was that the 25cm fan protruded about 3cm into the case, reducing its internal width. This made it incompatib...
- Thu Mar 04, 2010 7:16 am
- Forum: CPU Cooling
- Topic: Easiest to Install Heatsink for i3-530 with No CPU Fan?
- Replies: 10
- Views: 5281
What has been your experience? I think people tend to exaggerate when it comes to pushpins. This mounting is actually very secure - a while ago there's been a video on Youtube showing a computer with Orochi (pushpins!) installed. The computer was then dropped from about 150cm and the pushpins didn'...
- Thu Mar 04, 2010 6:31 am
- Forum: CPU Cooling
- Topic: Best top down cooler?
- Replies: 29
- Views: 13575
4. I don't think there are any other competitive top down coolers. Yes there are: the great Scythe coolers! :) Zipang 2, Big Shuriken and Kabuto are excellent performers, all accept 120mm fans and come with very good stock fans (better than Noctua's constructions). Oh, they're also a lot cheaper th...
- Tue Mar 02, 2010 2:32 pm
- Forum: CPUs and Motherboards
- Topic: Atom's responsiveness
- Replies: 7
- Views: 4014
- Sun Feb 28, 2010 11:16 pm
- Forum: Cases and Damping
- Topic: Solo resonating?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2274
Hmmm... how do you get rid of it? I think you've already got the answer :) Bump the voltage a little, or turn it a bit down, and it's gone. :D Just do it and leave it there, what's the problem? :) Other than that, I can see you've already suspended the fans. Maybe changing them to smoother running u...