Lian-Li or Antec?

unkel · 2005-10-29 21:59:49

Which is best, the Antec P180 or the Lian-Li 1100? Priority is silence. Have a S939 Asus A8V mobo with passive NB heatsink, Athlon 64 3500 Clawhammer, Zalman Reserator silent water cooler for CPU, passive ATI Radeon 9600 Graphics, 2*Samsung spinpoint 160GB SATA, OCZ platinum 2*512MB 2-2-2-5 ram, Zalman 400W PSU, DVD+/-RW,…

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Which is best, the Antec P180 or the Lian-Li 1100?

Priority is silence. Have a S939 Asus A8V mobo with passive NB heatsink, Athlon 64 3500 Clawhammer, Zalman Reserator silent water cooler for CPU, passive ATI Radeon 9600 Graphics, 2*Samsung spinpoint 160GB SATA, OCZ platinum 2*512MB 2-2-2-5 ram, Zalman 400W PSU, DVD+/-RW, CD-RW

System will not be overclocked, or not much anyway

"Make no mistake. The days of the internal combustion engine are definitely numbered" - Quentin Willson, 1997

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#2 29-10-2005 11:27PM

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Id say the antec, the walls of it have sound deading material in it... the lian li doesn't.

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#3 29-10-2005 11:55PM

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unklerosco wrote:

Id say the antec, the walls of it have sound deading material in it... the lian li doesn't.

It does!

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#4 30-10-2005 01:35AM

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Can vouch for the P180 being very quiet, as long as the right PSU is selected. The fans provided are quiet on the 'low' setting and still move alot of air.

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