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Today, to test this chassis we have set our Sound Level Meter exactly one meter away from the case.
We then temporarily turned the two Akasa Venom Voodoo fans off, which leaves us with only the included case fan and very little noise from the power supply fan as we have a silent passively-cooled graphics card installed.
As this can be a little confusing for people, here are various dBa ratings in with real world situations to help describe the various levels.
KitGuru noise guide
10dBA – Normal Breathing/Rustling Leaves
20-25dBA – Whisper
30dBA – High Quality Computer fan
40dBA – A Bubbling Brook, or a Refrigerator
50dBA – Normal Conversation
60dBA – Laughter
70dBA – Vacuum Cleaner or Hairdryer
80dBA – City Traffic or a Garbage Disposal
90dBA – Motorcycle or Lawnmower
100dBA – MP3 player at maximum output
110dBA – Orchestra
120dBA – Front row rock concert/Jet Engine
130dBA – Threshold of Pain
140dBA – Military Jet takeoff/Gunshot (close range)
160dBA – Instant Perforation of eardrum
Antec have produced a case that delivers great thermal performance, but can also be extremely quiet. Admittedly, it is a shame it can't be both at the same time, but at a quick flick of the switches you can have the best of both worlds.
On the high setting, the noise levels are loud, and noticeable. We would certainly be tempted to replace the 120mm fan with a Be Quiet! 120mm unit which can deliver a similar airflow but with a much lower noise threshold.
