Antec 4480 vs. Arctic Cooling Silentium T1 ECO 80 (silent)

myx9 · Post by **myx9** » Thu Apr 03, 2008 5:04 am

Hello. I want to make a silent pc, with a silent cpu cooler, video card without fan.
For the case I am thinking at Antec 4480B-EC or at Arctic Cooling Silentium T1 ECO 80.
What are the plus and minus for eachother?
From what I have reading, AC have some trouble with cooling (in specially hdd), at high load the source is relative loud.
(I guess the source is Seasonic base but I don't konw what model)
The reviews are divided.
Antec I don't know how silence it is. (source is Antec earthwatts 380W)

Which of them offer the best noise protection ?
What do you recomand?

myx9 · Post by **myx9** » Thu Apr 03, 2008 10:32 pm

Another option is Antec 6580 which is at the same price as Arctic Cooling Silentium.

Bluefront · Post by **Bluefront** » Fri Apr 04, 2008 2:19 am

Very few people report using those Silentium cases.....so you're not likely to get any comparisons with that Antec. I've been tempted to buy one before, but it looks like a bunch of mods would be necessary. And the various reviews don't sound promising.

myx9 · Post by **myx9** » Fri Apr 04, 2008 5:43 am

Anyway I guess I will go for Antec. Now, what to choose between Antec 6580 and Antec 4480?
Who is the most silent ?
Antec NSK6580 have in plus a 430W PSU, more space inside...
but for I need, for me is enough a 380W PSU, some fresh air for a silent VGA card, and space for 2 hdd.

Chris Chan · Post by **Chris Chan** » Fri Apr 04, 2008 4:28 pm

The 6580 is a much larger case, but the HDD mounting system I've heard is dodgy. I think you should get as large a case as you can afford, since you will inevitably have problems fitting everything together should you go with the smaller case - Sod's Law.