Lightweight ATX case

[CAT-THE-FIFTH]

Scan have it for sale:

http://www.scan.co.uk/search/search....SG02&Submit=Go

[godsdog]

it'll probably be a regional market thing, North Am, EU, Asia then.

[speardane]

Interesting review - but I think the design has moved on (a little) since then. As they refer to 60mm fans

Regarding fans - I made two mistakes

• one was not to read the small print about the clearance of the CPU cooler - a maximum 78mm height
• the other too buy some super quiet 80mm fans - The ones supplied in the SG01 ones are superquiet - they have 80mm dia blades - but are not in a standard 80mm casing - so some more items for the spares box

yes I wanted to use the SG01 for sound recording work, so sound reduction was a priority for me. The disk drives are easily the noisiest items - when they are not moving there is more hum from my (Naim) amplifier than the SG01

All I have done is to:

• put some insulation in the case - stops resonance;
• put it on it's own little table - stops the desk resonating;
• put the feet on cork table mats - reduce transmission

I can only guess Silverstone paid attention - in which case hat's off to them

PS I don't work for Silverstone (or scan) - but I got a lot out of researching for mine here and elsewhere...

[godsdog]

When a company like Silverstone does a radical design u-turn from the SG01/02 to the SG03 it makes you wonder whether they conceded an inherent weakness of design. I'm sure for normal hardware run normally there wouldn't be much problem in an SG02. I would still be wary of using an overclocked Quad in one though. Out of the three I would certainly look at the SG03 redesign.

[DanceswithUnix]

Think I'll go option 2 then. Got a nice cupboard to store all the packing. Might have to start a new thread searching for the quietest OCing cases.

Being in a case is one of the best forms of protection a hard drive can have against knocks (assuming you keep the case packing so it can withstand drops). Also, I remember a long article from someone at Quantum some years ago saying the worst knocks hard drives take is those little bumps trying to get it in/out of the hard drive cage on a case.

[Lucio]

In regards to the OP, my recomendation for his case would be a Lian-Li PC-A05, it's small, lightweight but still has the full depth needed to fit an ATX mobo and a GeForce 8800GTX.

Cooling properties are reasonable, and it's well suited to sitting undernearth a desk thanks to the back to front airflow.

http://www.kustompcs.co.uk/acatalog/info_1067.html

[DanceswithUnix]

PC-A05 is 39.2 litres, some 3.5 times the volume of a Shuttle.