Antec Solo Mod: Down Psu Chamber

sub · Post by **sub** » Mon Mar 29, 2010 1:32 pm

Hi there,

Like a lot of folks here I think the solo is a great case but needs some improvements to be the perfect silent case and been thinking to mod with a thermal separate chamber for the PSU like on the P180's

Fanless or semi-passive PSU like the Seasonic X-650 are very expensive and i'm on a budget, so thermoregulated psu Here I am !

So tell me what do you think:

P.S I don't like too mutch the psu duct in the 5" 1/4 bay, the clearance between the PSU and the top of the case is less than a centimeter and I've put be quiet noise-dampening mat on it.

quest_for_silence · Post by **quest_for_silence** » Mon Mar 29, 2010 2:12 pm

I love the Solo, I've bought it two times.

In my humble opinion it doesn't need a separate PSU chamber (as Lawrence Lee has written for SPCR, today it's almost obsolete), when paired with an enough quiet PSU (I mean something like: Enermax Liberty Eco/Eco 80+, Pro/Modu82+, Nexus Value 430, NX5000-R3, Silverstone Element, Corsair VX450, HX520, Seasonic S12-II/M12-II, and so on). They're not cheap but half the quoted Seasonic X650.

Regards,
Luca

Michael Sandstrom · Post by **Michael Sandstrom** » Mon Mar 29, 2010 2:57 pm

Did you drill out rivets and then rebuild the case?

sub · Post by **sub** » Mon Mar 29, 2010 3:14 pm

Not yet, Only drill the horizontal bar, I just play with Paint for the backplate