QuietPC AcoustiCase 6607B Review

Cases & PSU/Cases by jmke @ 2004-07-25

The AcoustiCase from QuietPC is aimed at those looking to silence their system. Acoustic materials inside the case reduce noise from vibration, hard drives and high pitched fans. Does the 6607 deliver? Read on to find out.

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Cooling

Cooling

This case features 2 pre-installed brackets for 120mm fans, one at the front and one in the back, very accessible and sure to provide tons of airflow even when the fans are running at their lowest setting

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The fan brackets can also be replaced with sound dampening soft fan mounts:

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They take away any noise generated from the fan’s vibration

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I decided to install an Enermax 120mm at the front running at its lowest speed setting using the fan brackets:

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matching colors?


On the outside the intake fan is hidden from view and by pressing your finger on the underside of the front panel the filter-area will come of and now you can see the fan:

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This small removable part acts as a dust filter

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And if you want to increase the efficiency of the filter you can add the provided “cushion” like padding which will reduce airflow quite a bit, but does help stop dust from entering your system:

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This case will house a multimedia system which is currently housed inside an Aopen HQ45, modded with a 92mm blowhole in the side panel without dust filter it doesn’t take long for the inside to look like this ->

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So after having the system up and running in the AcoustiCase for several weeks the inside was still clean, where did the dust go? ->

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Very effective to say the least!

Now we take a few steps back and install all the Acoustic Material ->
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