P150 or SLK3000B

immy · 27 Apr 2006 at 22:06

Which is better and more suited to my needs?
I'm looking for something that will run my desired setup and keep it at a relatively quiet noise level. My budget for case and PSU is around £100

Choices i have currently are
Antec P150 with its supplied NEO HE 430w PSU
OR
Antec SLK3000B with a Hyper 580W PSU

The case + PSU should support the following set up
Opteron 146 o/c
Socket 939 M/B
AGP 6800GT graphics card
3 or 4 7200 rpm hard disks
1 or 2 optical drives
Front and back case fans
TV card
Plus room for expansion to maybe another 1 expansion card.

Concerns with the P150, is that the PSU might not be powerfull enough.
Concerns with the SLK3000B is that it wont be quiet enough.

immy · 27 Apr 2006 at 22:55

My main reason for upgrade is the severe noise that my current case makes.

Its an Antec, not sure which model, but it looks like a chieftec dragon style case. Im pretty sure if i replaced the PSU (a QTEC 550W) and got a better cpu fan then that would quieten things down. Theres no room for 120mm size case fans in the case, and the fans ones i do have also make a fair bit of noise. So reluctant to switch them on....computer often overheats and shutdowns due to high cpu temps.

Should i buy quality silent components Or should I ebay what i have, and start afresh with a quieter style case and silent fans and a decent psu

immy · 27 Apr 2006 at 23:28

So if cases dont really make much of a difference, then i am better just keeping what I have, and upgrading the components to more quiet versions.

immy · 28 Apr 2006 at 20:15

I have checked my current case, and its a Antec Performance Plus AMG PLUS1080AMG.

What can i do with this case to reduce the noise levels?
What fans are recommended cos just now you can hear it from downstairs...its very loud!