From what I've heard, people haven't had much of a problem as far as cooling goes. Unless you're overclocking a ton with just air cooling I think you should be fine. You really don't even need front fans if you're not overclocking. However if you need more front airflow I think removing the dust screen would help a great deal. I removed it and tried blowing on my hand through it and without it and there was quite a difference. As far as I can tell it is a very sturdy case made with quality materials. The silencing features (HDD suspension + sound deadening panels) as well as the cable management system are a great bonus. Buy it!
19 dBA versus 27 dBA at lowest CFM........that's a no brainer.
I agree that getting Nexus 120 for the back exhaust is a good idea but I suggest to try out the TriCool first and see if low to med settings work out for you, acoustically.
Picked it up along with two of the antec 92mm tricools from svc (cheaper by a couple bucks total).
Finally a case that isnt missing bay covers and looking like crap.
Finally a case that isnt missing bay covers and looking like crap.
0roo0roo
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probably underneath and to the sides of the bezzle. http://www.antec.com/productImage.php?ProdID=18500&SetZone=en for pics
its better than having a straight path for noise to just stream out, the more baffling the better. well assuming u have enough venting of course, and antec generally does.
its better than having a straight path for noise to just stream out, the more baffling the better. well assuming u have enough venting of course, and antec generally does.
This is not bad for 92mm: http://www.jab-tech.com/Panaflo-M1A-Z-9...25mm-case-fan-FBA09A12M-Z-pr-3403.html
I use Zalman ZM-F2's which are also cheap sleeve bearing fans, but are quiet and move a decent amount of air. I've had a couple of these running 4 years now at the same noise level....great fans for the money.....
I use Zalman ZM-F2's which are also cheap sleeve bearing fans, but are quiet and move a decent amount of air. I've had a couple of these running 4 years now at the same noise level....great fans for the money.....
If noise is an issue, the people at SPCR seem to feel that aluminum cases in general will make for louder systems. The SOLO has sound-dampening material and uses thick steel. Not sure how big of a difference it'll make, and maybe your choice of cpu/vid/system/ps fans and hdd will be what makes a more noticeable difference..
Zap
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If you want it more for quiet, then the Solo since the Lian Li PC-7B Plus doesn't have too many "quiet" features. Actually it only has one, and that's 120mm fans front/rear. There's an 80mm blowhole, the aluminum is quite thin for a Lian Li and nothing is damped. I used it for my wife's computer and it isn't super quiet - reasonably quiet but definately makes noise and I used Cooler Master quiet fans and Zalman fan-mates all around, plus partially suspended the hard drive.
Do you guys think I could cool my rig:
Ultra V-Series 500-Watt ATX Power Supply
AMD Athlon 64 3700+ Clawhammer Processor Socket 754
120GB Samsung 7200RPM PATA HDD
320GB Western Digital 7200RPM PATA HDD
eVGA e-geforce 6600GT 128MB AGP 8X
With just the TriCool set at low-setting? I have a AC 64 Pro on the processor.
Ultra V-Series 500-Watt ATX Power Supply
AMD Athlon 64 3700+ Clawhammer Processor Socket 754
120GB Samsung 7200RPM PATA HDD
320GB Western Digital 7200RPM PATA HDD
eVGA e-geforce 6600GT 128MB AGP 8X
With just the TriCool set at low-setting? I have a AC 64 Pro on the processor.
brianmanahan
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Bah, I don't think I'd order it from Fry's... 3.26 / 10 on resellerratings in the past 6 months. Not worth the risk IMO.
I just bought RAM from them last week and the service was great. The buying process was smooth and the RAM arrived less than three days later. I didn't realize that their ratings were so bad... but suit yourself.
I had my eye out for a nice quiet case -- this came along at just the right time for me. Thanks, OP!
Zap
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There is no risk as long as you understand how the company works.
#1 Shipping defaults to 2nd day when you go checkout, so anything advertised as "free shipping" is not free until you manually select ground shipping during checkout.
#2 Inventory and ordering... you can order anything listed on the site, however only items listed as "In stock, same day shipping" is actually in stock. Everything else will be backordered or cancelled.
Those account for many of the "very dissatisfied" reviews on Resellerratings.
BTW, DHL just showed up with my Antec Solo a few minutes ago.
This guy is right. Read what people actually put down. It is along the lines of "Well gee I didn't know I had to choose what shipping I wanted, they scammed me"
"They're out of stock because I waited too long to buy it. They tricked me!"
Fry's isn't the best but they're still good.
blckgrffn
Diamond Member
I've done the whole wrong shipping thing before, but if you notice right after checkout, it takes about 15 minutes to call and get changed, which is well worth the usual ~$15. If only their site would take the kind of shipping you get the quote on and not always default to 2 day...
Nat
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