Cooler and Quieter Barebones PCs?

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The Review: The Results Of The Ergonomics-Test

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Barebone-PC Shuttle XPC SN85G4 Soltek QBIC EQ3401M Shuttle XPC SB65G2 Biostar iDEQ 200T
CPUTemperature 1 61°C(T control active) 59°C(T control) 58°C(T control active) 64°C(T control active)
CPUTemperature 2 54°C(max. fan speed) - 53°C(max. fan speed) 46°C(max. fan speed)
System Temperature 50°C 45°C 44°C -
HDD Temperature 48°C 47°C 43°C 45°C
PWM 66°C - 56°C -
Noise Level (0.5m) 55 bis 58 db(A) 48 bis 55 db(A) 52 bis 58 db(A) 51 bis 56 db(A)
Test Comments subjective pretty loudpulsating noise tolerance 1-5 °Cramp up time of fan 1.6 - 3.2 - 4.8 squietest PC in the test pretty loud under full loadpulsating noise two-step fan
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Barebone-PC ECS EZ Buddie Abit DigiDice Epox eX5 Mini Me
CPUTemperature 1 62°C(T control) 62°C 66°C(T control)
CPUTemperature 2 - 64°C(Smart Fan active) -
SystemTemperature 53°C 54°C 47°C
HDD Temperature 45°C 55°C 48°C
PWM - 68°C -
Noise Level (0.5m) 54 bis 60 db(A) 60 db(A) 55 db(A)
Test Comments pretty high CPU temperaturepulsating noise this system heated upthe most during the test no fan control via BIOS