Quiet & Small: Core V1 or Node 304 or anything else?
Posted: Thu Oct 01, 2015 6:30 am
My current case is a Lian Li Q09 (with the build-in power supply and external adapter), but that case has very little space for cooling a 95W Intel 2500K CPU, in other words: it's annoying loud, even while running idle
My components are the following:
In my search for a small and quiet case, I haven't found anything as small as the Lian Li case AND a case that has sufficient space for quiet cooling, so I looked for some larger cases.
SPCR has previously reviewed the Node 304 case (Editors Choice), which seems a bit like an overkill for my components, but looks good and should be very quiet with a Kotetsu CPU cooler. I have to replace the fans I think with really quiet ones to get a very silent PC.
The other contender is the Thermaltake Core V1. HardOCP has reviewed that case, but they can't measure as low as SPCR can, so I have no idea if that case is really quiet.
The Kotetsu won't fit in the Core V1, as this case has only 140mm room for CPU heatsinks, so I have to look for another one.
It would be very nice if SPCR would review the Core V1, that would give me clear information about which case is the best for me, but if others could give me some advise about these cases, or know of other cases that are small and quiet, just let me know
My components are the following:
- Gigabyte H67N ITX
- Intel 2500K CPU
- Intel SSD
- Samsung SSD
- 1TB Backup disk
In my search for a small and quiet case, I haven't found anything as small as the Lian Li case AND a case that has sufficient space for quiet cooling, so I looked for some larger cases.
SPCR has previously reviewed the Node 304 case (Editors Choice), which seems a bit like an overkill for my components, but looks good and should be very quiet with a Kotetsu CPU cooler. I have to replace the fans I think with really quiet ones to get a very silent PC.
The other contender is the Thermaltake Core V1. HardOCP has reviewed that case, but they can't measure as low as SPCR can, so I have no idea if that case is really quiet.
The Kotetsu won't fit in the Core V1, as this case has only 140mm room for CPU heatsinks, so I have to look for another one.
It would be very nice if SPCR would review the Core V1, that would give me clear information about which case is the best for me, but if others could give me some advise about these cases, or know of other cases that are small and quiet, just let me know