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Nifty. I'd be tempted to get it but I doubt it can be anywhere near as quiet as my Antec P280 monster case with low-speed 120mm fans.
 
My red Brix unit with the mobile Richland AMD FM2-ish quad-core, was pretty noisy, but my J1900 Atom Celeron Brix unit is pretty silent. (Yes, it does have a fan.)
 
DaveSimmons said:
Nifty. I'd be tempted to get it but I doubt it can be anywhere near as quiet as my Antec P280 monster case with low-speed 120mm fans.
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The case size should allow for the same cooling power the expansion card itself has, the only reason sound might be louder is because it will directly exhaust itself while a desktop case can help muffle the noise with its expansive interior. Infact just looking at the specs it looks like all components are replaceable desktop components. The video card is a normal video card, the cpu is a desktop cpu, the PSU is a standard even. I like it.. but I have relegated my gaming to a laptop now for even better space savings.

Serious though if the price is right.. this could be the go-to solution when a regular body wants a gaming pc, you can just point them to this. They will look at the size and say "sweet..deal done". Actually hopefully they will have a 1060 model or a video card-less model since the much cheaper 1060 will be just fine for any person getting into pc gaming.
 
JeffMD said:
The case size should allow for the same cooling power the expansion card itself has, the only reason sound might be louder is because it will directly exhaust itself while a desktop case can help muffle the noise with its expansive interior. Infact just looking at the specs it looks like all components are replaceable desktop components. The video card is a normal video card, the cpu is a desktop cpu, the PSU is a standard even. I like it.. but I have relegated my gaming to a laptop now for even better space savings.
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You seem to be forgetting about the case fans.
 
Xav, case fans can run pretty silent, they don't need to ramp up for immediate demand like a heatsink fan.
 
The zotac en1080 is the better bet; it is smaller and quieter (reviews indicate near silent). Also you can buy it 'now' though it is extermely pricey.
 
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