HI, That has got me thinking actually my drives etc are loosly fitted because i cant figure out how the drive bays work. Can some one tell me how you should screw the drives into the bays as there are gaps either side of the drives. cheers, mark.............. With my case came some drive mounting r...

Also the AbitAV8 has the OCGuru which allows you to over (or under) clock as the machine is running. Are you SURE it allows "under"clocking? as mine sure doesn't - only overclock Nope not sure it does. "default" settings for me are FSB of 204Mhz so I can slow that to 200MHz and reduce all the volta...

Nice setup.

I've got an AV8 at the moment and am getting tempratures of 49C when idling/surfing. Was wonering what tempratures you get with this setup
I'm thinking my temprature readings are innaccurate as this has been reported as a problem with the Av8

The only question I can think to ask at this point is why would you turn it off? It was off by default so I have yet to turn it on. Also the AbitAV8 has the OCGuru which allows you to over (or under) clock as the machine is running. So you can give extra juice to those applications that need it. I'...

The TAC is only "needed" for really hot processors. Wth an A64 you should be able to get sufficient cooling without it. okay time to get the screw driver out and get some nice clear tape for the holes. My current tempratures is 39 for cpu idling and 43 when I'm surfing and stuff. I'm still trying t...

I got myself an Antec 300B case and with it comes the air guide in the side panel. This is a telescopic guide that is supposed to be placed over the cpu so that thehas outside air for cooling. The problem is that for Athlon64 motherboards (or at least my Abit AV8) the telescopic thing only lies over...

Thats the same setup as I went for over a month ago now and I still havent got it all put together. The combination of Case and PSU seem a good one to me and a reasonable price. Regarding the case, a manual may be helpful for some people. Most of the screws are obvious but not all of them are. Also ...

I think the interior of the cavalier is fine and it has a good exhaust fan.


The real dilemma to choose is will the airflow in the cavalier be good enough. Thats what I'm not sure about

Here in the UK the coolermaster cavalier 3 case has become cheaper at komplett.co.uk < 40 pounds. Does anyone have any experience with it? my impressions are that it looks nice if thats important to you. it has a 120mm rear fan and a 80 mm front fan. However the front fan intake is from below the fr...

alex, recieved my case today. the hard drives go anywhere in the bottom most cage. there are rubber grommets in the cage. in your bag of screws you should have some with a large ish head, smooth body then some threads. use these screws to screw the harddrive in place. might take a bit of fiddling to...

thx for the replies, seen about "Sorbothane" but not found anywhere in the UK that stocks it :(. Have to keep looking, anyone knows of anywhere please let me know :) mark...... you can buy sorbothane insoles for trainers to act as cushioning. Would that be any good. I've got a set of size9/10 here ...

Hello Alex, The DVD drive should stick out about 1.5", so that the front bezel is flush to the front of the case, so I would look for the threaded holes that position the rails so that this happens. Remind us what case you have? iirc its the antec 3000b alex, i dont think the harddrive require rail...

if it fits your needs why not?

if you can get one of the seasonics then get them instead, or consider an enermax noisetaker (there is a 320w version)

I would still think its a good choice though

I am about to purchase a new psu for a friend who only has a £45 budget tops, It has to be as quite as possible, unfortunatly i cannot find a review for the fortron source model here http://www.fsp-group.com.tw/russia/02_products/01_pc_power_supply.asp?modelid=90&modelname=FSP400-60PN&factorname=AT...

Hello, just to tell you all I have bought a Nexus 3500 silent. I took your advice and am now just looking for a case and CPU, I think i am going with the 3000B but this is the cheapest I have found in the UK: http://www.mediaatlantic.com/product.php?xProd=22302 I am just wondering if this is a legi...

I think it was mentioned earlier in the thread but there is a nexus 3000 from novatech.co.uk for 25 pounds
and fortron stuff from microdirect for 30 quid.

rather than seagate what about the samsung spinpoint series

suppossed to be a bit quiter.

alexander, I understand your liking for bundles but I think getting and fitting a seperate psu isn't such a big deal but up to you. As far as i can tell the hdd orientation is back to 'normal' with the 3000b, which results in better overall case airflow. 3000b also has a trispeed fan meaning you can...

85% seems excellent to me. wonder how long it will take to appear in the uk. Hopefully at a nice price point for budget consumers like myself.

Thanks for all the advice.

It was the quietness rating from SPCR that was leaning me towards the enermax even though its slightly more expensive than the fortron. I think as long as its the dual rail then I don't really have the concerns any more. Its the single rail of the nexus that I think might be pushed a wee bit too clo...

if this case was to be placed in the recommended cases article where would it sit

I'm guessing above the 3700BQE, but would it be above the chenbro gaming bomb?

Not going to hold you to anything

re reading it it has two 12V+ rails one 10A max the other 15A max. I guess the first is for the cpu and the 2nd is for all the others. I believe it's the other way round. 12V2 for the CPU and 12V1 for the rest. thanks. i figured since only the cpu was one one rail it would be lower Amperage than al...

Thanks for the welcom Bitter Jitter. Personnally I'd considered the nexus from novatech but had decided it was not sufficent on the 12v rail. was going to get the nexus 350w but it was 20quid more expensive. 'm looking at FSP350-60THN-P. 30 quid at microdirect.co.uk here is some info reading it it h...

smithy did you get one in the end? how was it? I'm looking at FSP350-60THN-P on the microdirect list you linked to. I'm trying to work out if its PF or not, I'm guessing it must be since its in the uk but it doesn't mention anything about it. In fact i can't find any info on that particular model ac...

alexander wrote: Wasn't that welcome for me I think im in exactly the same boat as Big Donut

oops so it was for you. My apologies for stealing your welcome....its just I hadn't had one yet and was feeling left out

Well, I just found the following in this thread: http://forums.silentpcreview.com/viewtopic.php?t=3075 The AC reading indicates that under stress (prime95), the PSU still only needs to deliver about 120W! I would think a decent 300W PSU would easily be enough for your rig. thanks for that. I'de rea...

problem is after spending 35-40 quid on the case theres not enough left in your 70 quid budget for a good powerful quiet psu if 350w is enough you can get the fortron source 350w from microdirect.co.uk for 30 quid the 400w come in at just over 40 quid. There are also hiper power supplies, but i don...

Revolver wrote:Thanks Jordan, I'll check out your comments. Note that I will be getting the Seasonic Super tornado 400W instead of the stock Antec PS.

in which case get the slk3000b unless you really want thepiano black finish!

you save money and don't have a noisy psu lying around taking up space

3000B is the way to go if you like the 300 series / sonata problem is after spending 35-40 quid on the case theres not enough left in your 70 quid budget for a good powerful quiet psu if 350w is enough you can get the fortron source 350w from microdirect.co.uk for 30 quid the 400w come in at just ov...

i am thinking on similar lines to JimK: i'll buy the 3000B this week FYI: the only place in the UK that appears to have the 3000B avaialble is mediaatlantic.com approx 38 quid delivered iirc I found it on ebuyer but it was out of stock and v. overpriced http://www.proshop-direkte.dk/ShowProduct.asp...