PSU-less Sonata?

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IdontexistM8
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PSU-less Sonata?

Post by IdontexistM8 » Mon Feb 16, 2004 5:02 pm

Does anyone sell one? If so, anywhere in Uk or Europe..?
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Xspringe
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Re: PSU-less Sonata?

Post by Xspringe » Tue Feb 17, 2004 4:12 pm

IdontexistM8 wrote:Does anyone sell one? If so, anywhere in Uk or Europe..?
I second this request ;)

I'd rather use it with a Nexus PSU...
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Post by lm » Tue Feb 17, 2004 4:33 pm

As soon as the antec phantom comes out, i'd like to put that one to my sonata ;)
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Post by IdontexistM8 » Tue Feb 17, 2004 4:39 pm

There's a growing market..but I suppose they wanna push their full range of kit
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Post by Xspringe » Tue Feb 17, 2004 5:18 pm

What are the alternatives ? I'm looking for a case with 120mm fan slots, no PSU and preferrably cheaply available in holland ;)
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Post by IdontexistM8 » Tue Feb 17, 2004 5:37 pm

Xspringe wrote:What are the alternatives ? I'm looking for a case with 120mm fan slots, no PSU and preferrably cheaply available in holland ;)
Well the other case I'm looking at is the Acousticase which fits the bill but is anything but cheap :(
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Post by Xspringe » Tue Feb 17, 2004 5:45 pm

IdontexistM8 wrote:
Xspringe wrote:What are the alternatives ? I'm looking for a case with 120mm fan slots, no PSU and preferrably cheaply available in holland ;)
Well the other case I'm looking at is the Acousticase which fits the bill but is anything but cheap :(
Yeah... and I don't really see the foam on the inside etc as a cost effective solution for reducing noise outside the case.
The foam absorbs sound, but that is very different from sound isolation and not very useful when it comes to creating a quiet computer.

Most of the PSU-less cases of decent (and not extremely expensive) brands I have seen so far do not carry a 120mm fan slot @ the front with satisfactory filtering/opening in front of the fan slot.
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Post by IdontexistM8 » Tue Feb 17, 2004 5:47 pm

Remember the case is only part of the solution...
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Post by Xspringe » Tue Feb 17, 2004 6:26 pm

IdontexistM8 wrote:Remember the case is only part of the solution...
Well I pretty much have the rest of my setup locked down already:
- Nexus NX-3500 Special Edition PSU
- Zalman ZM-NB47J
- Zalman CNPS7000A-AlCu
- self-built HD suspension
- Samsung 120/160gb sata
- 120mm papst case fan (if required)

The only thing remaining is a nice case, preferrably with a 120mm front intake with an easily cleanable filter :)
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Post by clive » Wed Feb 18, 2004 2:52 am

Here in Australia you can buy a 3700AMB without PSU - which is what I did as I had a quiet one already. It was also very good value at A$70 whereas the Sonata sells for about A$200
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Post by Wintermute » Mon Mar 01, 2004 3:27 am

directron.com sells the Sonata with the option of removing the PSU. I think they take off about $37. Not sure if they ship to Europe.
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