Arctic Cooling Silentium T2 Review - Features
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Arctic Cooling boast that this case includes advanced ventilation based on optimal thermodynamics to prevent exhausted air from recirculating through the system. The case was also designed from the start to reduce noise to an absolute minimum, as we'll see.
To make life easier for its customers, Arctic Cooling provided this case with screw-less installation of expansion cards and disk drives for quick and easy installation. Continuing the accessibility theme, front input connectors offer quick connectivity.
Noise reducing features include HDD Muffler. This is an aluminum frame with rubber shocks that suspends the HDD to dramatically reduce noise and prevent vibration. It also cools the HDD. Speaking of cooling components that are also quiet, the case comes with Arctic Fan 3 chassis and power supply fans for quiet system operation.
Advantages of the Silentium T2
One of the major advantages of the Arctic Cooling cases is that they already come with many of the items the consumer will want to purchase to build a quiet system. The power supply has been tested; it easily powers the current generation of video cards (6800Ultra) and processors (3.6 GHz Prescott), with enough power for components to come in the near future.
Seasonic/ARCTIC 350W PSU
The Silentium T2 uses a proprietary form factor PSU; it is located at the front of the case near the bottom. There are a few advantages to mounting a PSU in this location: colder, more dense air is located closer to the ground, so there is no need for high CFM fans to make up for warmer air cooling the heat sinks. This allows for quieter cooling.
The power supply boasts very good amps per rail, competing with most mid range 450W power supplies. My system's rails are right on spec idle and load: 3.3v rail is 3.34v, 5v rail is 4.97v, and 12v rail is 11.98v and fluctuates to 11.81v at load.
The heat sinks in the power supply are decent sized, compared to many generic PSUs. Less heat sink surface area is needed since the heat sink is located directly in front of the fans. Because of the location in the chassis, low RPM fans provide enough airflow.
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