Enclosures and acoustic damping to help quiet them.
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readk
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by readk » Mon Feb 02, 2009 12:04 pm
Me again
I thought I would start a thread where everyone posts their favorite small case.
I know that cases like the Solo, 180/182 etc are popular on here.
What are the best (quietest or coolest) smaller cases? Haven't found a thread devoted specifically to building a smaller box.
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by nutball » Mon Feb 02, 2009 12:12 pm
How small?
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by xan_user » Mon Feb 02, 2009 12:23 pm
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by Aris » Mon Feb 02, 2009 3:03 pm
P180 is NOT small
Solo is still on the large side of things, but is about average for a full ATX.
Antec NSK3480 is my bet for a "small" case. Thermally separated PSU region, good airflow, 120mm exhaust fan on rear.
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by Kreed » Mon Feb 02, 2009 7:53 pm
How small? Mini-ITX? Micro-ATX? Nano-ITX?
For what purpose? HTPC? Nettop? Desktop?
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by Aris » Tue Feb 03, 2009 8:33 am
Kreed wrote:How small? Mini-ITX? Micro-ATX? Nano-ITX?
You start getting below Micro-Atx and it quickly gets very difficult to find quality cases with good airflow without major modification. It can be done, but cost starts to climb the smaller you get.
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by shakyone » Tue Feb 03, 2009 9:36 pm
Lian Li PC A05
Full ATX case, as small as it gets.
It is a dream, and I silenced the He11 out of mine!
The airflow is tricky, it works best with a modular PSU.