Recommended cases [update needed?]
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Recommended cases [update needed?]
so... any indication when this might be updated?
it's been over a year now...
it's been over a year now...
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A case might not need to top the SOLO, but rather present a different alternative to choose from. A case I would like reviewed is:
http://www.fractal-design.com/?view=pro ... y=2&prod=2
Asked them to contact spcr since they promote the case as silent, but no reply yet.
http://www.fractal-design.com/?view=pro ... y=2&prod=2
Asked them to contact spcr since they promote the case as silent, but no reply yet.
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Well, that's kinda scary you know. If they advertise it being silent and fails SPCR review, it will loose the target audience that is well ware fo the silencing and silent PC's as they participate SPCR forums, Lurk around here or read the reviews.JL5 wrote:A case might not need to top the SOLO, but rather present a different alternative to choose from. A case I would like reviewed is:
http://www.fractal-design.com/?view=pro ... y=2&prod=2
Asked them to contact spcr since they promote the case as silent, but no reply yet.
You really do not want to throw a product for the lions of SPCR unless you have confidence of its prevailing...
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what about a horizontal layout?
I just built a system for the first time, with a Solo. I was struck by how absurd it was that the only 2 heat producing things in the case - the PS and CPU, were sitting right on top of each other. The Xigmatek HDT-S1283 cooler on the CPU was within a millimeter of touching the PS!Aris wrote:i sort through newegg cases every few months. still havnt seen anything to top the Solo/P150 for full atx, or the NSK3480 for micro atx.
Sure there are other cases that work better for other situations, but not when it comes to silence. Which is the only thing SPCR cares about when reviewing cases.
My first thought was how poorly engineered it is that these things are so close, with most of the case innards being empty space. If the Solo is the best out there for silencing, then there is room for improvement. Intuitively, I would think that a HTPC-style, horizontal layout would be better - at least that way, the PS and CPU/cooler wouldn't be stacked.
Re: what about a horizontal layout?
This way though, the PSU fan (assuming it's a 120mm fan PSU) is right next to the CPU heatsink, making passively cooling the CPU a much easier proposition. That design is to ATX spec btw, practically any ATX tower case will have the CPU and PSU right next to each other (except the cases that haev the PSU on the bottom, like the Antec 300).ist.martin wrote:I just built a system for the first time, with a Solo. I was struck by how absurd it was that the only 2 heat producing things in the case - the PS and CPU, were sitting right on top of each other. The Xigmatek HDT-S1283 cooler on the CPU was within a millimeter of touching the PS!Aris wrote:i sort through newegg cases every few months. still havnt seen anything to top the Solo/P150 for full atx, or the NSK3480 for micro atx.
Sure there are other cases that work better for other situations, but not when it comes to silence. Which is the only thing SPCR cares about when reviewing cases.
My first thought was how poorly engineered it is that these things are so close, with most of the case innards being empty space. If the Solo is the best out there for silencing, then there is room for improvement. Intuitively, I would think that a HTPC-style, horizontal layout would be better - at least that way, the PS and CPU/cooler wouldn't be stacked.