Antec NSK4400

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Just got this case to power some spare parts I had left over...

380Watt Stock PSU
Maxtor 40GB HD
Gigabyte GA-7VA Mobo
512MB Crucial DDR2700
LG4161 DVD Rom
120MB Superdisk
Athlon XP 2800 Fitted With Zalman CNPS 6000, Fan running at 18DB
RAdeon 9600XT Fitted with Zalman VF700, FAn Running at 18DB
Front 80MM Akasa AMber rated at 20DB
Rear 1200 Antec Tricool Rated at 24DB

Case is pretty nice, Easy cable management, Lots of Space, Pretty Quiet with Above components, loudest part is Tri Cool Fan, obviosuly there are ways to make it quiet but that means spending more money, overall nice case..
 
I would agree that it's a great choice for a budget case - given that you get the 380W PSU (£25-£35 worth surely) and the fan is probably worth £10 the case looks like phenomenal value.

Can't you just flick a switch and drop the fan down from 12V to 7.5V or 5V (I thought that was the tricool bit) to quieten it down?

I don't even think it looks that bad either.

If I already had a PSU or I needed a bigger one (unlikely as the Antec ones are very strong) I would buy the Akasa Zen or the Antec Lanboy though.
 
WJA96 said:
Can't you just flick a switch and drop the fan down from 12V to 7.5V or 5V (I thought that was the tricool bit) to quieten it down?


Yep you can, I would say they are about 19 db at 5v, 24db at 7.5v and 30ish at full speed.

I built a computer in one of these and theya re nice cases, bit cramped though.
 
Raikiri said:
Yep you can, I would say they are about 19 db at 5v, 24db at 7.5v and 30ish at full speed.

I built a computer in one of these and theya re nice cases, bit cramped though.

I put the switch on the lowest setting, and it's still rated at 24DB, it's like 30DB on the highest one, not the best fan around, wanted to replace it with a Akasa Ultra Quiet 18DB Black fan, but that was like £7.., not much but I have already spent a fair bit on this project, and it's suppose to be a budget one...
 
a budget pc build - it doesnt exist!! lol i have done this many times and always spend more than i want to
 
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