Antec Sonata II - available at NewEgg $120

[imported_itr]

Antec Sonata II

 

[larry89]

IT CANNOT BEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!


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[Gerbil333]

ORDERED!

 

[overst33r]

meaahhnn!! Ugh...i gotta get a job and car before i can build my rig

 

[pappadj]

ok, I'm sold on this. Will this power supply suffice for a current amd64 x800xl setup with about 4-5 drives or is the Seasonic drives still that much better? I would like it to last through the Crossfire + X2 4000+ generation but that may be asking too much right?

 

[Baked]

Originally posted by: pappadj
ok, I'm sold on this. Will this power supply suffice for a current amd64 x800xl setup with about 4-5 drives or is the Seasonic drives still that much better? I would like it to last through the Crossfire + X2 4000+ generation but that may be asking too much right?

450W Smart Power 2.0 will have no problem w/ the system spec you listed.

 

[Zap]

Got rid of "Antec" on side panel - nice.

Chrome plastic cover over front ports - tacky. Once cover is open, ports look "unfinished."

Where is air intake? I'm thinking alongside the bottom half of front, the "curves" part? I hope so, otherwise air will come in from next to expansion card slots and hard drives won't get cooling.

No pics of inside.

 

[0roo0roo]

Originally posted by: pappadj
ok, I'm sold on this. Will this power supply suffice for a current amd64 x800xl setup with about 4-5 drives or is the Seasonic drives still that much better? I would like it to last through the Crossfire + X2 4000+ generation but that may be asking too much right?

you probably want the p180

 

[Gerbil333]

Originally posted by: Zap
Got rid of "Antec" on side panel - nice.

Chrome plastic cover over front ports - tacky. Once cover is open, ports look "unfinished."

Where is air intake? I'm thinking alongside the bottom half of front, the "curves" part? I hope so, otherwise air will come in from next to expansion card slots and hard drives won't get cooling.

No pics of inside.

Take a look at these pics. Yes, the intake air passes through the curves on the front panel.

The chrome plastic cover isn't that great, but it's the same one on the Sonata and it gets the job done.

 

[0roo0roo]

baffled curves in front.

 

[HomicidalSloth]

Sweet! The Sonata II's are here... About time!

 

[Snowice]

$120 :Q

 

[state 08]

What's the difference between this and the first Sonata?

 

[Operandi]

Whats the big deal? It looks exactly the same as the original?

 

[0roo0roo]

Originally posted by: Operandi
Whats the big deal? It looks exactly the same as the original?

sonata isn't about looks.

 

[larry89]

its whats on the inside that counts

 

[Gigantopithecus]

Looks like they corrected the only real problem I found with my Sonata I by bumping out the bottom front panel a little to increase intake airflow. Glad they got rid of the stupid 'antec' holes on the side panel.

 

[0roo0roo]

yea those were little dust monsters. i get dust spots inside. antec stenciled in dust

 

[Mr Miyagi]

I'm glad Antec removed their logo from the side panel. In my opinion, it looked tacky and it took away from the simplicity I loved about the case. I want to see a review of this against the new P180. Both look to be great.

 

[S Random]

bleh a 120$ for a steal case, like a said with the p180, lian li will give you a better case for the price

 

[Mr Miyagi]

The reason it is steal is because Antec is looking to build a quiet case. If they were using aluminum of the same thickness, the cost of the case would be increased greatly. Since they can use thicker steal for the same price as thin aluminum, they'll go with the steal since the thin aluminum will resonate and cause more noise.