Antec Sonata

[ViRam]

i'm looking at buying an antec sonata for my new a64 rig
i'm not overclocking and i don't want a loud case.
i got that the sonata is quiet with it's 380w truepower psu (comes with a single fan in the sonata), but the question is if it's cool enough?

also if someone has any experience with the case i would like to hear opinions about it.

 

[CraigRT]

It's a very cool case.. has good ventilation, and is quiet with it's 120mm fan in the rear.

 

[nowayout99]

It's cool *enough* but won't win any awards.

 

[Markfw]

Originally posted by: CraigRT
It's a very cool case.. has good ventilation, and is quiet with it's 120mm fan in the rear.

Yes. And the HD rubber spacers make it eve quieter.

 

[Corporate Thug]

$60 @ frys, damn good price for that case. cant think of anything nearly as good as the sonota in that price range

 

[Icepick]

If you like the Sonata then you might want to consider the Antec slk3700-bqe too. You can get it at newegg for $75.

http://www.newegg.com/app/View...=11-129-140&depa=1

It's similar to the Sonata in many ways. Like the Sonata, it makes use of rubber grommets to mount the hard drives and case fans. The bqe has space to mount a second 120mm fan right at the front of the case, whereas the Sonata's 2nd fan mount is inside the case between the hard drives and motherboard. I've read most of the reviews out there for both the Sonata and slk3700-bqe and the consensus seems to be that the bqe runs just as quiet as the Sonata, but with better air flow for cooling.

 

[prometheusxls]

Originally posted by: shady06
$60 @ frys, damn good price for that case. cant think of anything nearly as good as the sonota in that price range

Word.

 

[Markfw]

Originally posted by: prometheusxls

Originally posted by: shady06
$60 @ frys, damn good price for that case. cant think of anything nearly as good as the sonota in that price range

Word.

When ? Its not on outpost ???

 

[arredondo]

You got to go into the store for this deal. I just picked up one! $60 is awesome. About the other one recommended above, that one has a 350W PSU whereas the Sonata at least has a 380PSU. This is also a better deal since there's no shipping costs involved for me.

I read around the internet and some people have rigs like 3200+ and a 6800GT setup with no problems.