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QUIET, Reliable SFF PC

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SteveOne

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I currently have a big noisy 1600+ athlon 2 LED fans running at the lowest setting on my rheobus. I am looking to get an SFF soon but I want one that it nearly inaudible, as quiet as possible, but on the other hand I want it to be reliable, my current computer could say up for half years at a time without bogging down. What are you guys recommending to make a quiet reliable system?
 
SteveOne said:
I currently have a big noisy 1600+ athlon 2 LED fans running at the lowest setting on my rheobus. I am looking to get an SFF soon but I want one that it nearly inaudible, as quiet as possible, but on the other hand I want it to be reliable, my current computer could say up for half years at a time without bogging down. What are you guys recommending to make a quiet reliable system?
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Shuttle XPC's as their standard setup are very quiet machines, even with the ICE cooling system on full crank which is rare.. 6800Gt/ X800 and dual hDD"s will ramp up the noise for obvious reasons but other then that, they are very quiet machines that few ATX machines can match.

Are you wanting to start a whole new system or transfer equipment from your existing setup? If so, what parts would you be transfering so I can recommend a model.
 
IceWind said:
Shuttle XPC's as their standard setup are very quiet machines, even with the ICE cooling system on full crank which is rare.. 6800Gt/ X800 and dual hDD"s will ramp up the noise for obvious reasons but other then that, they are very quiet machines that few ATX machines can match.

Are you wanting to start a whole new system or transfer equipment from your existing setup? If so, what parts would you be transfering so I can recommend a model.
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I'm looking to start new... I haven't been keeping up with my hardware so I'm not sure what the greatest processor is for the price. One thing you need to know about me, I don't game, I don't need amazing speed.
 
SteveOne said:
I'm looking to start new... I haven't been keeping up with my hardware so I'm not sure what the greatest processor is for the price. One thing you need to know about me, I don't game, I don't need amazing speed.
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If you want future proof for a very good price, get an Athlon 64 setup with the SN95G Shuttle
SN95G
AMD 64 3000+ Winchester core

If you wanna spend less but not so future proof, and Athlon XP Barton with an SN41G2V2 Shuttle
Athlon XPBarton 2500+ 333FSB
SN41G2V2 B2

I have a hard time recommending anything Intel as AMD 64's are simply spanking Intels P4's in almost every single benchmark.
 
If you want the most quiet SFF possible with good performance, your best bet is the Shuttle ST62K or ST62KS. Yeah, you can probably build a nearly silent rig based on the EPIA board, but it will be slow as snot compared to the shuttle. I can't vouch for the actual noise since I don't own one, but read any review. I have the SN85G4V2 and consider it quiet (I'm pretty particular on noise).

Another option which you may want to consider is buying a fanless PSU, watercooling your existing rig, run the radiator on an undervolted 120mm panaflo fan. Add some sound dampening material and you could have a dead silent rig. A bit more expensive, but has the cool factor and potential going for it.

Personally, I'd go for the shuttle. :D
 
I'd suggest going with an Antec ARIA case, Zalman 7000ALCU and whatever motherboard/processor you want:
http://www.ajump.com/ajump/product.asp?pf_id=6830025&dept_id=2005

Triple-layered, thick aluminum/plastic sides and a 120mm adjustable RPM power supply fan keep noise to a minimum. With any of the other SFF PCs you have to deal with whiny 40mm power supply fans. The ARIA is far cheaper and best of all, it's upgradable. :cool:
 
sleepeeg3 said:
I'd suggest going with an Antec ARIA case, Zalman 7000ALCU and whatever motherboard/processor you want:
http://www.ajump.com/ajump/product.asp?pf_id=6830025&dept_id=2005

Triple-layered, thick aluminum/plastic sides and a 120mm adjustable RPM power supply fan keep noise to a minimum. With any of the other SFF PCs you have to deal with whiny 40mm power supply fans. The ARIA is far cheaper and best of all, it's upgradable. :cool:
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To the bad the selection of quality Micro-ATX boards is small.
 
new m-atx mobo's with socket 775 are quite cheap and delivers quite much functionality.
goes perfect with an antec aria case.
i just bhought a asus p5gd1-vm motherboard for my Aria case.
much cheaper than buying one of the new shuttle's wth the same features.
[sata, pci-e and 3x3,5" internal slots in the case]
 
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