Antec SOLO

[WickedWeasel]

I'm looking for a case to house an overclocked conroe. It will be the E6600 conroe overclocked anywhere from 3.0G to 3.4G.

Will the small holes at the front of the Antec SOLO provide sufficient air flow?
The Antec solo is the same as the Antec P150 without the Power Supply. Will the 92mm fans at the front cause a lot of noise?

I will also need a power supply to drive up to 4 hard drives, 1 to 2 optical drives, 1 floppy drive, 1 sound card, 2G of RAM with WinXP, and upgrade to 4G of RAM with Vista, ATI X1900XTX (most likely the DX10 ATI R600, but no crossfire), maybe a Physics card? Will I need a 550 W power supply? Is a single rail better if I don't intend to go crossfire? Is the Antec Power supply noisy? I want a quiet system because i will be downloading or encoding at night when i sleep and the computer is a few feet from the bed.

thanks for any comments

http://www.ncix.com/products/index.php?sku=18893&vpn=SOLO&manufacture=ANTEC

The Antec P150 only has a 430W PS.
http://www.ncix.com/products/index.php?sku=16520&vpn=P150&manufacture=ANTEC

 

[N H O]

it has decent enough air flow but be warned, it is a very small, compacted and cramped case which is why i didnt get it

 

[ThirtySixBelow]

I was looking to get this case too, my only worry was cramped space too. The airflow is decent then? Does anyone have some pics of this case filled?

 

[RAFH]

Don't know if anyone is still interested in the SOLO case, I have built my latest machine in one. Very nice case, while its not exactly spacious, there's plenty of room for a lot of gear. The air flow is quite good and its extremely quiet. At worst, mine is a soft whrrrr except for muted dh dh dh when the Raptors a actively seeking. Most of the time I care barely tell its on. I did not use the rubber band suspension, I think its overkill, the grommets are more than adequate for any but the fussiest user.

I did add a thin cardboard baffle splitting the top of the bay with the PSU off so it draws its air from the front and not from the main bay; that's resulted in my PSU running at 40C continuously, no matter what. I installed a Nexus Real Quiet 120mm exhaust fan and two 92mm intakes. I am planning to cut out the grilles. I haven't any curious little fingers. I will take some pics when I next have it open. Maybe tonight.

Looks wise, its great, though where I have it, that makes little difference.

 

[Atticus_gamer]

I won that case at a lan party so I decided to make it my file server, ive got a enermax 400w psu. ive got 4 hd 200gb each, 2gb ram, athlon 2500+,TDK dvd burner, gigabit network, wireless g network geforce 4 ti 4600, server 2003....The only down fall to this system is that its flippin heavy, I would say about 45lbs with everything in it, it is though very quiet, im only running the one 120mm fan(in the back) at medium speed(has a speed controller)..if you want more pictures or have any questions just ask...A good case to put in water cooling though...

 

[RAFH]

Finally got some pics hosted.

Here's the exterior:

The front with the fan grilles removed:

The inside showing the Zalman 9500 and the cardboard baffle I installed. The angled flap seals against the left side panel when its closed.

Another angle of the interior:

The back, showing the rear grille before I removed it.