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Can Cooler Master's Silencio keep a high-end setup running cool and quiet?
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Can Cooler Master's Silencio keep a high-end setup running cool and quiet?
"mini-ATX, mATX, ATX"
What exactly is the difference between mini-ATX and mATX or perhaps you meant mini-ITX?
EDIT:
I see the review has now been changed to read mini-ITX
Here you are ;)
So looks like mini-ATX is for laptop CPUs whereas mini-ITX handles desktop CPUs.Quote:
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It's good to see Hexus reviewing some good all-round performers and not just meshboxes. We all like a bit of free speed from overclocking, but I'm sure most of us like that speed without compromising too much on noise. :)
As the Fractal Design R3 was out of stock this week when I made an order, I would have considered this if the review had been a few days earlier. It looks a bit more 'clunky', for want of a better word, than the R3 and has less fans (and fewer options for upgrading them), but equally it's not as deep and costs £20 less.
A worthy alternative, depending on what's important to you.
Good to see some different thinking with regards to front-panel options too. It would have been nice to see Firewire and eSATA, but there shouldn't be a reason for every chassis not to come with at least an SD card reader now.
Expelliarmus!
I use both 3.5" and 2.5" drives - usually when backing up someone else's system before wiping it. At the moment I have to use a USB enclosure with eSATA connectivity.
There's little point in having eSATA around the back of a tower in among a maze of cables - you want it up front.
Hm i quite like that case, kind of wish i had that to mod....is perfect in every aspect! guess it will be the next big mod...:) nice review man
Great to see Hexus reviewing a more silence-orientated case! Thank you!
I suppose one question I have that remains is: would putting in other quiet-but-decent 120mm fans (eg Apaches) be of benefit in here, or would they really negate the benefits of all that noise damping?
Roo
Should have got a negative for the name. Silencio? Come on who ran out of ideas at Cooler Master.
I haven't had my hands on this yet, but it's on the to do list having read this review.
I'd say through that anyone serious in wanting a quiet machine would use a decent after market cooler on the CPU and if a gamer use after market solutions on the GFX card as well which would increase cooling performance whilst still keeping the noise levels down.