AMD’s latest CPUs have put AMD back on the map, so we are delighted offer this sophisticated fanless PC based around their fantastic multi-core processors.

The A1090a Fanless Z2, built inside the Silverstone SETA

We are delighted to offer the Quiet PC A1090a Fanless Z2, which is a fully-built ready to go silent computer system that utilises AMD’s Zen2 processors and a very feature rich B550 motherboard from ASUS. The CPU is silently cooled by a Nofan IcePipe processor cooler for no noise, no dust, no moving parts and no maintenance. The machine can be configured to your exact specification and offers, as you would expect, totally silent operation. The PC is housed in the SilverStone SETA that features a windowed side panel and front LED lighting (switched off by default). The large ventilation area at the top of the chassis allows for all of the heat generated by the internal components to naturally dissipate up and out of the chassis.

The PC can be configured to your exact requirements with plenty of options in terms of processor performance, memory and storage. At present the PC can be configured with a AMD 5000 series G-suffix processor. These new APUs (Advanced Processor Unit) incorporate an updated graphics processor (compared to the 3000 series), as well as adding more cores and threads, which boosts overall performance and multi-tasking. There is also a selection of compatible AMD CPUs that require a graphics card to be installed, see below for more information. This PC can also be configured with up to a whopping 128GB of DDR4 RAM and there is a large range of storage drives available.

Total Silence!

One thing that annoys us as Quiet PC is all the marketing blurb about products being silent. No doubt you have heard some manufacturers claim their products to be “silent” or even better “ultra-silent” when their products contain moving parts. There are no variations to the word “silent”, it either is or isn’t, it is that simple. And if the product contains a moving part it will generate some noise and will not be silent. We have therefore configured this system to allow you to purchase a totally silent PC. The CPU cooler, power supply and graphics cards are totally passive, meaning they will generate absolutely no noise as they have no moving parts. In fact the only way you will be able to make this PC generate noise would be to purchase it with a conventional hard disk drive and/or an external optical drive, so please bear that in mind when configuring the system. If total silence is your aim, then opt for an SSD to contain your data rather than a HDD or SSHD and only put a disk in the optical drive when needed.

Graphics Card Options

As mentioned above, some of the processors available with this system have integrated graphics, but there are some that don’t. This can be a little awkward when configuring the system, as to whether a discrete graphics card is needed or not. To try an make things clearer all processors that include built-in graphics have the following, “with Radeon Graphics” in their product name.

The number within “Radeon Graphics” indicates how many graphics cores each processor has. For example, the AMD Ryzen 5 5600G with Radeon Graphics 7, has a total off seven graphics cores. The larger the number the greater the performance.

High Quality Components

As with all of our systems, we use only the best available components, giving you confidence that your next PC will be reliable and perform as you’d expect for many years to come. The motherboards available for this particular systems are key to the features the PC has. The ASUS TUF B550M motherboard features an array of USB 3.2 ports (inc USB Type-C), 2.5Gb ethernet port, a S/PDIF and onboard HDMI 2.1 and DisplayPort 1.4 for 4K resolution at 60Hz (assuming you are using APU graphics).

The other motherboard option is the ASUS ProArt X570 Creator. Previous X570 motherboards always used a small fan to keep them cool, which made them unsuitable for a fanless system. This revised version utilises passive heatsinks for the VRM and chipset, making perfect for our range of passive systems. The X570 is jammed with features that surpass the B550 in almost every way. There are more M.2 ports (3 in total), two LAN ports with one of them being 10Gb, integrated Thunderbolt 4, built-in Wi-Fi and eight USB 3.2 ports.

ASUS B550 rear ports

ASUS ProArt X570 Creator rear ports

Storage considerations

When specifying your new PC’s storage options using our system configurator below, you will be offered a choice of drives which vary by price and capacity. There are two primary types of storage. A conventional hard disk drive (HDD) offers huge storage capacity for a low price, but it won’t be especially fast and it will generate a certain amount of running noise since it contains a constantly-rotating spindle. A solid state (SSD) or a M2 drive on the other hand, offer tremendous speed and absolutely silent operation, but they cost more than an HDD for any given capacity.

So if you need a lot of storage space (for videos or large quantities of digital photos for example), then we would recommend an HDD. On the other hand, if you prefer silence and speed (especially boot-up speed), then an SSD or M2 drive would be a better choice. Of course you can have more than one drive, so you could have the best of both worlds by choosing one of each! We recommend that customers chose an SSD or M2 drive as a boot drive that contains the operating system and important programs and a conventional HDD to store other data, but remember that if you intend to have a totally silent PC you might want to forgo the HDDs all together as they will make some noise due to their moving parts.

Clean Build™ Promise

The price of many pre-built PCs these days is often supported by cash kickbacks from software companies who pay hardware manufacturers to pre-install limited or trial versions of their software and then hope that the customer pays to upgrade to the full version. The downside to this approach is that the new PC comes pre-loaded with a lot of “junkware” which bloats the operating system and can cause severe performance degradation.

Here at Quiet PC we believe that customers have every right to expect the best possible performance from a brand new PC, so every system we build comes with our Clean Build™ promise. We install the operating system (if you order one), motherboard drivers, OS updates and Windows Security - that’s it. You won’t be pestered by pop-ups and nag screens and you can get on with using your new PC immediately without having to uninstall lots of junkware first. Your new machine will boot in super-quick time and will stay running quickly for many months and years to come.

Free hardware support and fully inclusive warranty

We offer free hardware technical support for as long as you own the machine. This support covers any hardware query or problem, including advice on maintenance and upgrades. We regret we can’t offer software support or training so we would recommend contacting the software vendor in this instance.

Our hardware warranty runs for at least two years and is “collect and return” meaning that you don’t need to worry about getting the machine back to us - we will instruct our courier to collect it from you on a day of your choosing, then after we have checked and repaired it we will send it back to you by express courier at our expense. In addition, unlike many other PC suppliers, we have an “open-case” policy which means you are free to open the machine and perform your own minor modifications or upgrades without worrying that your warranty might be affected.

This system is now available in the Fractal Design Meshify