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  1. Posts : 199
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       #51

    ignatzatsonic said:
    The Antec Solo or Solo II are designed with low noise in mind.

    Lined panels to contain noise included.

    Good low noise exhaust fan included.

    Rubber grommets on drive mounts to contain vibration.

    I just bought one 2 months ago; no regrets. See my review at Amazon on the Solo II.

    It's well-built and fairly heavy.

    The best single thing you can do re low noise is to make sure that the components you use that can make noise (HD, Power Supply, fans) are low noise to begin with---it is difficult and expensive to quiet noisy stuff. So don't buy noisy stuff.

    You should confirm it, but I think that Corsair PSU may be one of the Seasonics in which the fan does not even spin until heat reaches a certain level----so that might be one less fan to make noise under ordinary loads.

    If you buy the Solo II, mount the PSU upside down so its intake is right up against the vent in the top of the case.

    Make a point of getting low noise fans if you buy any after-market fans.
    Sorry about the bad link. All edited now! Just had a quick look at the Solo cases. Looks like the Solo 2's going to be the one!
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  2. Posts : 12,012
    Windows 7 Home Premium SP1, 64-bit
       #52

    Chips said:

    Sorry about the bad link. All edited now! Just had a quick look at the Solo cases. Looks like the Solo 2's going to be the one!
    I know nothing about Akasa fans and would stick with these brands:

    Noctua
    Nexus
    Scythe

    Unless I had a major over-riding reason to go with Akasa.

    You can't really evaluate your cooling needs until after you build, so I would delay any fan purchases until you get the thing running and can check your temps and requirements.
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  3. Posts : 6,879
    Win 7 Ultimate x64
       #53

    in fact one is sitting on my desk about 1 foot from me
    Same. The only time I hear mine is when gaming, and then it is the fan on the video card and none of the fans in the case. Speaking of the case fans, it comes with a 120 mm (rear) and 140 mm (top) Antec TriCool's in it which I have both set to low. I also moved the one in the back to the front and replaced it with a 120 MM Scythe PWM fan so that it could be controlled by the bios.

    The Antec Sonata IV is very quiet, but far more expensive.
    That's because it comes with the 620W Neo ECO in it which is regularly around $100 alone. Not sure how it compares to the older Sonata III, but I just recently went from the Sonata II to the 300 and everything runs 5-10°C cooler in the 300.
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  4. Posts : 11,424
    Windows 7 Ultimate 64
       #54

    Please give Corsair a strong consideration also available in white!
    Corsair CC-9011011-WW Carbide Series 400R Mid Tower Gaming Case - ATX, mATX, 4x Ext 5.25 Bays, 6x Int 3.5 Bays, 2x 120mm White LED Fans, 1x 120mm Fan, 2x USB 3.0 and 1x FireWire Front Ports at TigerDirect
    Then stuff it with quality fans:
    http://www.amazon.com/Noctua-NF-P12-...109844&sr=8-20
    Then just because it's there and extremely quiet when running Noctua fans or speed controlled Corsairs:
    http://www.amazon.com/Corsair-Series...7109934&sr=1-1
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  6. Posts : 199
    Windows 7
    Thread Starter
       #56

    What's the noise like with the Corsair 400R?
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  7. Posts : 11,424
    Windows 7 Ultimate 64
       #57

    If you speed control the fans then the stock fans can be lived with. I run my Noctua's wide open and they're inaudible....just the way I like things.
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  8. Posts : 199
    Windows 7
    Thread Starter
       #58

    Thorsen said:
    Also there are tons of resources for this online.

    Example, here is a great video on installing the Mobo (motherboard)


    And on Seven Forums check out the Tutorials section:
    Motherboard - Install in a case
    Right, almost got all the parts for the computer. Do I have to only wear the static wrist band for the motherboard, or do I have to wear it for the entire build?
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  9. Posts : 7,878
    Windows 7 Ultimate x64
       #59

    Chips said:
    Right, almost got all the parts for the computer. Do I have to only wear the static wrist band for the motherboard, or do I have to wear it for the entire build?
    If you are even going to bother with wearing one at all, wear it the whole time. I don't use them, and I don't know anybody who does. And I work on computers all day long.
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  10. Posts : 11,269
    Windows 7 Home Premium 64 Bit
       #60

    pparks1 said:
    Chips said:
    Right, almost got all the parts for the computer. Do I have to only wear the static wrist band for the motherboard, or do I have to wear it for the entire build?
    If you are even going to bother with wearing one at all, wear it the whole time. I don't use them, and I don't know anybody who does. And I work on computers all day long.
    I use them, my colleagues at the company I work with use them, NASA employees use them, etc. Now you know (of) lots of people who do within electronics corporations.

    BTW: most of the work done at the company I am working with is done with smart phone and PC technology.
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