by Kenmeister » Fri Aug 12, 2005 11:33 am
I love the Overture 2 (I had the previous Overture). It is roomy and the cooling is much improved. However, it is just a little too noisy to use for a desktop case with a Prescott or dual core system. The perforated cover and rear panel now lets you hear the CPU and graphics card fans in all their glory when they kick up to full speed. Once they heat up, they don't come down very far, so unless you are just surfing the web or word processing the whole time, the noise can be very annoying. If it was sitting across the room in an entertainment unit as a media PC, it would probably be OK.
I returned my Overture 2 and bought a P180. The P180 is a little big, but it is a gorgeous case and gives fantastic cooling at a low noise level. My Prescott system cools down nicely even after hours of intense gaming.
I love the Overture 2 (I had the previous Overture). It is roomy and the cooling is much improved. However, it is just a little too noisy to use for a desktop case with a Prescott or dual core system. The perforated cover and rear panel now lets you hear the CPU and graphics card fans in all their glory when they kick up to full speed. Once they heat up, they don't come down very far, so unless you are just surfing the web or word processing the whole time, the noise can be very annoying. If it was sitting across the room in an entertainment unit as a media PC, it would probably be OK.
I returned my Overture 2 and bought a P180. The P180 is a little big, but it is a gorgeous case and gives fantastic cooling at a low noise level. My Prescott system cools down nicely even after hours of intense gaming.