The Acousticase C6607 is the only case in this group test to use the traditional
construction of steel chassis and plastic front panel. Interestingly, the chassis
itself is an almost exact copy of the one used by the ThermalTake Tsunami dream,
except it is made with steel rather than aluminium. The case has a very different
look however, with a conservatively styled front panel, and a simple all black
finish that would fit well in an office environment. This case is designed for
noise reduction, and comes with a box full of pre-cut pieces of noise reducing
foam. These are simple and quick to fit, and do an excellent job of cutting
noise levels. It takes about 15 minutes fit the 16 pieces of foam. The kit includes
heavy rubber matting faced with a thin layer of foam, which is affixed to the
side panels and all of the flat surfaces of the chassis. There are also large
blocks of foam that are used to fill cavities in the case such as unoccupied
drive bays. The case also includes a set of rubber vibration damping fan mounts,
and rubber grommets on all the hard drive mountings. Quiet
PC also throw in a set of soft rubber feet to go with the case.
Like the ThermalTake Tsunami, there are 120mm fan mountings at
the front and rear of the case, but no fans are included. This makes sense,
as many people would opt to use no case fans at all. The fan cut outs are built
for good airflow, and would allow for more than adequate cooling from a pair
of 120 mm fans run at 5 volts. If you need a case that shuts up and gets on
with the job, the Acousticase c6607 is a very good choice. At £105.58
it's not overly priced either.
