Antec P280Azza Silentium 920Cooler Master Silencio 650
Dimensions
Height20.6"18.2"18.8"
Width9.1"8.8"8.2"
Depth22.3"20.5"21.0"
Space Above
Motherboard		1.3"0.8"1.3"
Card Length13.8"12.3"11.5" - 17.0"**
Weight21.7 Pounds15.8 Pounds23.0 Pounds
Cooling
Front Fans
(alternatives)		2 x 120 mm
(None)		1 x 120 mm
(None)		2 x 120 mm
(1 x 140 mm)
Rear Fans
(alternatives)		1 x 120 mm
(None)		1 x 120 mm
(None)		1 x 120 mm
(None)
Top Fans
(alternatives)		2 x 120 mm
(None)		None
(None)		None
(1 x 140/120 mm)
Left Side
(alternatives)		None
(None)		None
(None)		None
(None)
Right Side
(alternatives)		None
(None)		None
(None)		None
(None)
Drive Bays
5.25" ExternalThreeFourThree
3.5" ExternalNoneOneNone
3.5" InternalSixFiveSeven
2.5" InternalSix* +2Five* One***
Card SlotsNineSevenSeven
Noise Dampening
SidesPolycarbonateFoamFoam
TopNoneFoamFoam
FrontFoamClothCast Aluminum
Price＄120＄80＄160
*Shared on 3.5" tray
**Slots 1-6 w/o Center Cage
***By Adapter on 3.5" External Backplane






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Test Settings


Test System Configuration
CPUIntel Core i7-3960X (Sandy Bridge-E), 6C/12T @ 4.25 GHz (34 x 125 MHz, 1.40 V Core)
CPU CoolerCoolink Corator DS 120 mm Tower
MotherboardAsus P9X79 WS: LGA 2011, Intel X79 Express, Firmware 0603 (11-11-2011)
O/C @ 125 MHz BCLK
RAMG.Skill F3-17600CL9Q-16GBXLD 16 GB (4 x 4 GB) DDR3-2200
Benchmarked at DDR3-1600 CAS 9 defaults
GraphicsNvidia GeForce GTX 580: 772 MHz GPU,  GDDR5-4008
Maximum Fan for Thermal Tests, SLI
Hard DrivesSamsung 470 Series MZ5PA256HMDR, 256 GB SSD 
SoundIntegrated HD Audio
NetworkIntegrated Gigabit Networking
PowerSeasonic X760 SS-760KM
ATX12V v2.3, EPS12V, 80 PLUS Gold
Software
OSMicrosoft Windows 7 Ultimate (64-bit)
GraphicsNvidia GeForce 296.10 WHQL
ChipsetIntel INF 9.2.3.1020










Benchmark Configuration
Prime95 v25.864-bit executable, Small FFTs, 11 threads
3DMark 11Version: 1.0.1.0, Extreme Preset: Graphics Test 1, Looped
Real Temp 3.40Average of maximum core readings at full CPU load
Galaxy CM-140 SPL MeterTested at 1/2 m, corrected to 1 m (-6 dB), dBA weighting






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