Reserator 2 vs Silent Cases?

bhuether · Post by **bhuether** » Sat Sep 22, 2007 4:42 pm

I need to have super silent system for audio recording.

Should I opt for the Reserator 2 setup or should I go wih silent case and silent components (i.e. something like an Antec P180 with quiet fans, etc)?

thanks,

brian

altf13 · Post by **altf13** » Sat Sep 22, 2007 5:22 pm

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efcoins2 · Post by **efcoins2** » Tue Sep 25, 2007 1:45 am

There is also Reserator 3
http://www.kustompcs.co.uk/acatalog/info_2641.html

Atmosper · Post by **Atmosper** » Tue Sep 25, 2007 3:54 am

The Reserator XT has a 140 mm fans so it's going to be more noisy than the 1 and 2

quest_for_silence · Post by **quest_for_silence** » Tue Sep 25, 2007 4:31 am

Atmosper wrote:The Reserator XT has a 140 mm fans so it's going to be more noisy than the 1 and 2

I mean it should be actually checked out: there's also the noise related to the coolant flow rate, which could be influenced by the active cooling. Moreover fan operation can be manually adjusted in order to optimize noise.

Atmosper · Post by **Atmosper** » Tue Sep 25, 2007 4:56 am

The noise coming from the pump is negligable when compared to the fan noise. You're not going to have a quieter system by turning up the fan and turning down the pump.

The fan makes the Reserator XT a bad choice. The hole point of the reserator concept is to have a passive cooling system. It's thermodynamically inferior to most fan-cooled radiators. Adding a fan to the reserator is done to maximize cooling, not minimize noise. For the money, there are better solutions than the Reserator XT.