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MfA · 01-Jan-2010, 04:45

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Originally Posted by Squilliam

The reason why I was interested in the Raven 2 is because of silentpcreview.com which listed it as being a little quieter compared to the P183

In a rather hot setup (cf 4870) with stock fans. Stock Antec fans are complete crap.

If you got some decent coolers you could run with 4 or 5 120mm 600 RPM fans in the P182 with your CPU/GPU ... and that's about as quiet as a computer is going to get with active cooling. The 180mm fans in the Raven 2 can run at 700 RPM though ... it's probably quiet "enough" and it does have better capability for hotter systems in the future, so if you can get it cheaper go for it I'd say.

Squilliam · 01-Jan-2010, 05:45

Quote:

Originally Posted by MfA

In a rather hot setup (cf 4870) with stock fans. Stock Antec fans are complete crap.

If you got some decent coolers you could run with 4 or 5 120mm 600 RPM fans in the P182 with your CPU/GPU ... and that's about as quiet as a computer is going to get with active cooling. The 180mm fans in the Raven 2 can run at 700 RPM though ... it's probably quiet "enough" and it does have better capability for hotter systems in the future, so if you can get it cheaper go for it I'd say.

Awesome, thanks for the information.

Dr Evil · 01-Jan-2010, 14:26

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Originally Posted by Silent_Buddha

Almost got a P193, but that one is truly hideous with the wart on the side.

I luv my P193 and the wart on the side

Excellent airflow with standard fans, not quiet though, but it's easy to change the fan speeds from the back panel.

Silent_Buddha · 01-Jan-2010, 23:14

Hehe, I almost got the P193, wart and all, to make sure I had room for the 5870, but the reports of excessive noise (for a QuietPC) kinda turned me off it. I'm happy enough with the P183 though, only lost 1x 3.5" internal drive bay.

Regards,
SB

Dave Baumann · 22-Jan-2010, 17:16

FYI - I pair a Phenom II 3.2GHz with a Cypress XT, and its rather fine. 3.0GHz and Cypress PRO would be a nice match as well.

green.pixel · 26-Jan-2010, 16:04

Buy PII @ whatever and overclock it past the 965BE.

Although, it would be better for AMD's financials if you get the higher-clocked model.

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01-Jan-2010, 23:14	#29
Silent_Buddha Regular Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 8,979	Hehe, I almost got the P193, wart and all, to make sure I had room for the 5870, but the reports of excessive noise (for a QuietPC) kinda turned me off it. I'm happy enough with the P183 though, only lost 1x 3.5" internal drive bay. Regards, SB

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