hush or solo?

dids22 · Post by **dids22** » Mon Jun 18, 2007 2:02 am

hey,
which case is better? (I need max` silence)
or you have better recommendation?

thanks.

thejamppa · Post by **thejamppa** » Mon Jun 18, 2007 2:15 am

Solo much better choice.

dids22 · Post by **dids22** » Mon Jun 18, 2007 2:32 pm

what about aurora?
the solo will be the most silent case on this budget ?

ty

thejamppa · Post by **thejamppa** » Tue Jun 19, 2007 1:51 am

Currently, I say Solo / P150 is the most silent off the box case you can get generally. With slight modification like removing fan grills you can make it nearly inaudiable.

It has soft mounting for HDDÂ´s for standard, dual layer panels with noise absorption material. 120mm exhaust and optional 2x 92mm frontal fans make it easy to make quiet and good cooling in that case.

I would love to have Solo myself. And I am sure many SPCR readers concur that solo is one the best unless the best case now to build a quiet system, which doesn't need to host 8800 GTX.

dids22 · Post by **dids22** » Tue Jun 19, 2007 9:00 am

have u seen the "hush"?

vitaminc · Post by **vitaminc** » Tue Jun 19, 2007 9:09 am

dids22 wrote:have u seen the "hush"?

if by hush, you meant the pre-built hush technologies PC, the clear choice is hush. solo/p150 comes nowhere close to it.

EDIT: if you meant NZXT Hush, then i would go for solo/p150.

dids22 · Post by **dids22** » Wed Jun 20, 2007 9:14 am

yeah i mean to nzxt hush.
what is the advantage of solo/p150 on hush?

i saw some review on hush, and he got high score.
maybe u have another review?

ty

[F]bernZ · Post by **[F]bernZ** » Wed Jun 20, 2007 4:30 pm

Well... it really is up to the ear of the person. I wouldn't get the hush - its side panels, while damped with material, aren't very thick.

Plus, would you really trust someone like NZXT - who is know for making 'gamer' cases - to be able to properly build a quiet case?

Michael Sandstrom · Post by **Michael Sandstrom** » Wed Jun 20, 2007 7:43 pm

I favor the Solo. Although my 120mm Nexus exhaust fan runs at only 5 volts the two suspended Samsung HD501LJ drives run cooler than 35 degrees without active cooling. I threw away the Solo's little two 92mm fan mounting contraption.

dids22 · Post by **dids22** » Thu Jun 21, 2007 12:24 am

- someone here is an owner of the nzxt hush?

- the solo and the p150 is the same, right? (just the solo is without psu)
should i take the p150? how is the p150` psu?

ty

redgeek · Post by **redgeek** » Fri Jun 22, 2007 12:28 am

dids22:
It seems you don't want to hear that the NZXT Hush is inferior to the Antec P150/Solo. Having read the reviews the impressions I get of the Hush are:
(i) it's a gamer case that has been made quieter with acoustic panels, a couple of OKish 120mm fans and some rubber grommets;
(ii) quality control is not great (missing grommets and drive mountings in one review);
(iii) you can fit an 8800GTX (or two!) in it.
(iv) it lights up!

Being the owner of Antec Sonata and Sonata II cases (and having read so many other Antec owners opinions, not only on this site) I know that Antec have excellent quality control and don't just tweak their cases to make them a bit quieter: they design cases like the P150/Solo with silence in mind. Features like cable management to assist air-flow and the option to suspend hard drives demonstrate this. For silencing it is in a different league from the Hush. As for the PSU that comes with the P150 you don't have to look to far on the net to find out that Antec make quality PSUs, but if you don't want the PSU get a Solo (which looks a whole lot better too IMHO!).

Then again if you want blue lights and an 8800GTX, get a Hush!

blake · Post by **blake** » Fri Jun 22, 2007 2:53 am

Disagree. Antec Sonata III is the way to go. Multiple accolades for silence/performance ratio

dids22 · Post by **dids22** » Fri Jun 22, 2007 4:26 am

which one of them is more quieter ? (sonata 2/3 or solo/p150)