I'm a little confused here. The original Gigabyte card was a 6800 Ultra? You say you are getting a cheaper 6800GT with a Zalman cooler. I was under the impression that the original card was a 6800 (sometimes referred to as the 6800 non-ultra), but I'm thinking now you had the 6800 Ultra? Sorry if I...

I just bought a Dell Precision workstation 370. It's not as quiet as some of the Optiplexes I've seen/heard. I have a big Dell P.W. 650 at work, and it's not terribly quiet. There is a noticeable low-frequency noise from the cooling fans. I've not opened it to see exactly what's the source. Agree w...

IMO you don't have enough airflow in the case to run the passive 6800. If you use only the 120 mm fan of the PSU for exhaust - at 800 rpm it has about 30 cfm - the total airflow is too low. Can't you add another 120 mm case fan for exhaust, running at low speed? Or maybe your card ran at a higher v...

This only confirms that passive cooling requires a minimal airflow in order to work well. With a Panaflo L1a directly on the heatsink @ 12V, mine still overheated and gave artifacts. The heatsinks got hot, so I don't think it was a transfer issue. It's possible that I got a card with bad memory, bu...

May I please ask the site reviewers to do a review of this drive ASAP? I have the feeling that a perfectly good candidate is getting ignored simply because of a certain forum member who still hasn't realised that he was critised for total lack of respect for veterans and unscientific & inconsistent...

I have an Athlon 64 2800+ (Newcastle), socket 754. Right now, the fan on my Zalman 7000 is off. In fact, the entire case is being cooled by my Super Tornado 300W PSU. The Zalman isn't even warm. I've felt the base and it's cool to the touch. It's like the CPU isn't really there. I'm using RMClock to...

Just a little warning about the Gigabyte 6800: The unit runs *very hot*. So hot, in fact, that I sent it back to Newegg. Perhaps I had a defective card, but I could not get my card to run stable without mounting a Panaflo on it. Even then, it was the hottest component in my case. If you want perform...

Well, the Gigabyte card has been a real pain. Even with an L1a on it at 24CFM, the card still gives artifacts. I'm going to RMA it and get an MSI 6800GT. I'll probably add a VF700-AlCu or an NV silencer to it later.

Please do more research on your own, but I've come across some reports in a forum (specifically, MSI's forums - look for a thread about BIOS 1.41 beta) that said the Maxtor DiamondMax Plus 10 SATA may have trouble with NForce 3 RAID BIOS. Needless to say (but I'll say it anyway) I'm not sure if it ...

Nice setup, but doesnt the Gigabyte Fanless Geforce 6800 become VERY hot? And now, give us pictures. Yeah, the Gigabyte gets up to around 90C under full load. I have it underclocked to 80MHz in 2D mode. I'm considering adding a Panaflo L1a @ 5V to cool the Gigabyte card off a bit without adding too...

AMD Athlon 64 2800+ Newcastle Zalman CNPS-7000-ALCU DFI LanParty UT NF3-250Gb 512M GEIL PC3200 DDR Gigabyte Fanless GeForce 6800 NEC 8X DVD +/- RW Maxtor DiamondMax 10 300GB SATA HDD (AAM Enabled) Antec SLK3700-BQE Stock Antec 120mm fan Seasonic Super Tornado 300W PSU ATI E-Home Wonder TV tuner Micr...

I couldn't get the Hitachi tool to work, so I used a Knoppix CD with hdparam to set AAM. Wow, what a difference. Seeks are very subdued with AAM on - quite a bit better than my PATA 7200.7. Performans still seems to be good. The Maxtor does get a bit hot, though, so be sure you have good ventilation.

My Fanless 6800 is unfortunately running *very* hot. Around 90C at idle, as much as 100C under load. Does anyone have a good idea on how to cool it down without adding a lot of noise? I was thinking that a quiet slot fan might be ideal.

Any thoughts?

So far, so good:

- Idle noise is etremely good, certainly better than the PATA 7200.7
- With AAM off, seek noise is quieter but more annoying (sharper & higher frequency) than the muffled sounds on the 7200.7.
- Vibration seems to be low

I'm going to do some tests with AAM on tonight,

I for one, will be very interested in the results..... the pata 7200.7 is a very quiet drive already.......get yourself a Seagate Sata version, and you will freak out on the seek noise.........(!) Ive actually mounted my max 10 rigidly in drive bay, such is the quietness "the pata 7200.7 is a very ...

Well, I've decided to take a chance on the Maxtor DiamondMax 10. I'm going to try to do some subjective listening and get some actual results. My current system: Antec 3700-BQE Case Seasonic Super Tornado 300W v3 Zalman CNPS-7000ALCU (controlled by motherboard) Seagate PATA 7200.7 80GB Gigabyte Fanl...

I'm looking to put together a nice quiet Athlon 64 system. Here's what I've purchased so far: Antec SLK3700-BQE Case Seasonic Super Tornado 300W PSU AMD Athlon 64 2800+ (Newcastle) CPU Zalman CNPS-7000ALCU Heatsink Gigabyte GV-N68128DH Fanless GPU 1GB PC3200 DDR DFI LanParty UT NF3 250GB Motherboard...

"Fans" I was thinking of running the stock Antec 120mm fan at 7V. According to the SPCR review, it's pretty quiet. "Method of controlling said fans" The Zalman comes with a "fanmate" that allows it to run at a lower voltage. I was thinking that I'd run it at 5V. The motherboard can switch off the fa...

CNPS7700 might not fit, depending on the placement of the socket on the motherboard. Zalman's list says it'll fit, which means that it doesn't interfere with the GFX card with basic cooling. If the card has a plate at the backside, then it might be incompatible. PSU could also be in the way, especi...

I've decided to replace my Shuttle dustbuster with a quieter Athlon 64 system. Goals: - The system must be cheap. I already have a Seagate 7200.7, a passive GeForce 5200, and some DDR. I'm looking to invest no more than $400 to get a system (not including the $290 I'm going to spend on the Gigabyte ...

I've had a number of computers which I've tried to silence over the years, with varying degrees of success. My current system is a Shuttle system with a Panaflo L1a rear fan, a Seagate 7200.7, a passive GPU (FX5200), a Mobile Barton 2500+, and the "SilenX" power supply. It's decently quiet but not s...