Aspire X-QPack: A Lanparty Dream
by Joshua Buss on July 2, 2005 1:15 PM EST- Posted in
- Cases/Cooling/PSUs
Benchmarking - Sound
One of the biggest complaints with smaller form factor PCs is that a lot of them incorporate the usage of small, whining fans. Luckily we can safely say that the X-QPack does not fit this stereotype. To measure the Aspire enclosure we held a sound pressure level sensor twelve inches away from the closed case with our test bed installed and running. Take a look at the level compared to some of the other cases we have reviewed recently.
44dBa is a fantastic number for a smaller case (though there is still room for improvement). To put the number into perspective, the sound meter actually never dropped below 39dBa just sitting still our test lab, meaning that a computer built in this case could quite well be drowned out entirely by other background noises. In fact, we're quite sure we were mainly hearing the sound of the older hard drive more so than the two fans in the X-QPack. The 120mm's fan noise is much more pleasant too compared to the higher-pitched noise that smaller fans tend to make. If one demands the absolute quietest from their pc though, they could even replace this 120mm fan with a different one, or simply to add a fan controller so they could gain control over how fast the fan spins and further lower the operating noise.
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Pannenkoek - Saturday, July 2, 2005 - link
[OT] Can anyone from Anandtech explain what happened to both the game console performance speculation article and Anand's blog entry on the same subject? Called by a lawyer?Sunbird - Saturday, July 2, 2005 - link
I would really love a SFF case that is just plain black, but with a nice handle on top to carry it with.... then I'd just need a monitor with a handle too!Cookie Crusher - Saturday, July 2, 2005 - link
The nice thing about the case is the little bit of extra room it provides. It could really be a case modders dream in the sense that a water cooling system is possible. I think it's probably a worthwhile tradeoff that this case is slightly larger than a traditional SFF case like a shuttle. Nice review, I'll be taking a closer look at this case because of it.Tamale - Saturday, July 2, 2005 - link
yeah getting this review online was a little bit messy.. haha.. I think it's ok nowand I have to agree with you guys.. this little thing is sweet
hoppa - Saturday, July 2, 2005 - link
Ah, finally, a review of a nice-looking case on AT. And, I must admit, a very, *very* nice case at that. Long gone are the days of the 102 dB "2XTREME SPIDER ILLUMOCHASSIS ZINC-COBALT FUSION SUPERDESTRUCTO CASE FORM HELL"Joshua, the image for the sound benchmark is blank.
-andy
Rapsven - Saturday, July 2, 2005 - link
Seems like a good buy.