Asus Vintage S

[sandert]

Anyone experience with the Asus Vintage S, and the noise the powerunit makes? Read somewhere it was dead silent, but I hardly beleef it.... so anyone?

Link: http://www.asus.com/products/desktop/vi ... erview.htm

[David Mitchell]

Anyone experience with the Asus Vintage S, and the noise the powerunit makes? Read somewhere it was dead silent, but I hardly beleef it.... so anyone?

Link: http://www.asus.com/products/desktop/vi ... erview.htm

I quite like that case. If only it were for AMD processors..

Newegg has it, by the way.

[Ralf Hutter]

I quite like that case. If only it were for AMD processors..

Newegg has it, by the way.

Assuming it has standard m-ATX standoff locations, couldn't you just pull out the included SiS board and replace it with the m-ATX board of your choice?


*EDIT* - Upon further research, apparently you can use whatever m-ATX board you want. Taken from this Asus page:

Vintage series adopts the standard u-ATX M/B, which means you can easily upgrade into preferred platforms no matter it's Intel, ATI, nVidia, SIS or VIA solution. And users can simply upgrade and purchase any standard component off the shelf.

[David Mitchell]

Assuming it has standard m-ATX standoff locations, couldn't you just pull out the included SiS board and replace it with the m-ATX board of your choice?

*EDIT* - Upon further research, apparently you can use whatever m-ATX board you want. Taken from this Asus page:

Vintage series adopts the standard u-ATX M/B, which means you can easily upgrade into preferred platforms no matter it's Intel, ATI, nVidia, SIS or VIA solution. And users can simply upgrade and purchase any standard component off the shelf.

Ah, I didn't know that uATX and mATX are interchangeable. I wonder if the motherboard would have any resale value.

[TomMM]

'uATX' is really micro-ATX (the u looks a bit like the micro symbol). mATX is another short form for micro-ATX. So they are the same thing.

Buy this system, pulling out the MB, and replacing it with another sounds unnecessarily expensive.

What about the Antec Aria instead? Isn't it supposed to be quiet?

[David Mitchell]

'uATX' is really micro-ATX (the u looks a bit like the micro symbol). mATX is another short form for micro-ATX. So they are the same thing.

Ah, thanks for making that connection.

Buy this system, pulling out the MB, and replacing it with another sounds unnecessarily expensive.

As it happens — I didn't think about it until after my previous post — I have an ASUS Socket A mATX motherboard sitting beside me. I was looking for an I/O shield for it. It appears that the Vintage S would be a perfect fit, down to the missing shield! This could work out quite well.

What about the Antec Aria instead? Isn't it supposed to be quiet?

I don't like the look of the Aria much.

[David Mitchell]

I don't like the look of the Aria much.

It looks better than I recalled, actually, but whether it's quiet depends on who you ask, and, I'm certain, what goes in it. Either way, it seems easier to make a larger case work well if you don't really want or need the small size.