looking for a quiet case for upgrade

j4vier

hey
gonna upgrade a system soon, and the main feature that i am interested in , is quiteness

anyone can recommend a good case from komplett possibly that is very quiet?
fans would have to be included .
thanks

uberpixie

j4vier wrote: »

hey
gonna upgrade a system soon, and the main feature that i am interested in , is quiteness

anyone can recommend a good case from komplett possibly that is very quiet?
fans would have to be included .
thanks

Antec P182/183 BUT you will prolly need to buy a few fans for it.....
http://www.silentpcreview.com/antec-p183

IMHO the default fans are crap in that on low they are fairly quiet but they push very little air.

I have an Antec P180 (p182 and p183 are minor revisions), it is a very quiet case. It's ugly and heavy but it does help keep things very quiet and it really has good airflow with having to have a load of mesh or a window kit on the side panel that would leak a lot of noise.

That said I did go off after getting it and removed all default fans and replaced them with scythe flex 1200RPM fans I also replaced the stock cooler on my gfx card.

Once you start chasing noise and fix one issue: it's a slippery slope as you then need to deal with the next loudest sound generated by your PC and after you fix that there will be something else to annoy you.:D

If you are looking for a quiet case for a full sized rig the P18X series is prob your best bet. After that it comes down to how you get on with the default fans and if you have a loud gfx card cooler and of course the Power supply. Case is a mjor element in keeping your PC quiet, but the rest of your parts have to compliment it....

Post your full spec.

Johnny Storm

silentpcreview.com is a great site IMHO

Solitaire

If you're dealing with an mATX system also check out the Antec Performance Mini P180. Same theme as the P183 but smaller and cheaper! Can't fit a full ATX system sadly. Should have good, quiet cooling with the fans provided (one of them is a 200mm jobbie ) but you can add a couple of quiet 120mm fans up front if desired (it'd have to be a fairly hot-running rig to need them though!).

j4vier

thanks for the replies

i had actually targeted that antec case , i own already an antec tower and it does the job wonderfully, so chances are i ll stick to the same brand..
i would be dealing with mATX this time alright.

i was thinking of matching the p180 , with this upgrade kit from komplett
i wouldnt have to worry about a graphics card either , i dont need it for gaming , but still want something recent that will last

thanks a mill

Skerries

are the HAF 922's good for quietness?