I'm planning to put a Venice 3000+ onto an A8N-VM CSM using an XP-120 as a heatsink PASSIVELY. My main concern, is that I'm planning to cram it all into the X-Qpack. I don't know if the wide wingspan of the XP-120 will interfere with the side panel closing. I know the XP90 will work, but given that ...

Does this have a PCI-e connector? Some people say it does, but the Seasonic site says it doesn't..

So does it have one or not?

No sidevents.. I have a Super Lanboy. I don't know what can be making the noise in my system. There is still a rather annoying humming sound even if I stop all of my fans. But lets not talk about it here, this is the gallery.

Usin AS5.

PWMIC temps are 44, chipset is at 47 running at 3k

I get better temperatures blowing out than in. *shrug*

I actually have a 3000+ Venice clocked to 2.7.

I don't know which to believe;

Is Zalman's ZM-F2 fan overrated for the amount of CFM it pushes? It says 53cfm@36db at 2800 rpm and 38cfm@20db at 1600rpm.

I don't understand how you're getting much much nicer temperatures, that's all.

Question;

How much CFM does your Nexus 92mm fan push out on the HSF? Are you blowing upwards or downwards?

Reason I'm asking is 'cause I am using an XP90, 1.54 volts at 2.7, but my idle is at something like 38C. The fan on it is a Zalman ZM-F2, and I have it running around 1.6k constantly.