HFat wrote:I could build something less noisy for that kind of money.

How would you do that, especially less noisy?
I don't find the system too intrusive, but I just put it in another room.
If you do have a better alternative, I might change my mind and build the system myself.

HFat wrote:

boost wrote:Used Intel SS4200 are cheap as chips.

I'm buying if you've found a vein. And if someone else is selling them that cheaply... link?

eBay. Buy now for 120€.
You can download the original embedded system from Intel, at most you need a DOM and an USB stick to make it work. OR Windows Home Server.

I took a quick look and even found a 5750 passive for under 100€. It has two DVI ports which could be a bonus.
The 440GT is the fastest nVidia model I could find.
I don't know which card will accelerate your 3D modeling program.

Do you want power efficient or cost efficient? I think most of the suggested systems are overkill. If you don't want to use the system for playback or transcoding I would go with a ready made system. Used Intel SS4200 are cheap as chips. It holds 4 hard drives, has a Celeron 420@1,6GHz (think Core S...

In addition to HT which is no big deal, it lacks: Intel® Quick Sync Video Intel® InTru™ 3D Technology Intel® Insider™ I have no idea what these are supposed to do. Maybe you could explain in a few words... These features are all related to video. Quick Sync speed up encoding of video files ten time...

Whether or not you can under volt the CPU depends on the mainboard's bios (or UEFI) options. You have to do a bit of research yourself, there are too many different boards to give a general answer. Xbitlabs is a good source for reviews. I would advise against a G620T, since it lacks certain features...

An Arm based system as an add-on for your current PC using existing KB/Mouse/Monitor using very little power, without a fan.
You can switch between the ARM system running Android/Ubuntu and your desktop/netbook running windows.
Link: JKKMobile via UMPCPortal

These Quadro cards are expensive, it might be cheaper to buy 2 PowerColor Radeon HD 5750 SCS 3 . It's the fastest card without a PCIe 6 pin connector. There are faster fanless cards like a 5770 or a 6770 (just a relabeled 5770, btw) from Gigabyte, but I wouldn't run two of them completely fanless. I...

The case is pretty open if you use a Pico PSU. The best cooler for fanless operation is the Thermalright HR-02. It should cool a dual core Sandy Bridge completely fanless, but it's expensive. A Scythe Ninja should be able to handle it, maybe with a very slow running fan at ~500 RPM. The whole system...

- Full ATX - Dimensions slightly under w 479mm d 353mm; - Room for a full size, modular >=500 Watt PSU; - Free optical drive bay AND 5 1/4 inch front bay for fan controller (with digital display e.g Zalman, NZXT or Scythe) - Suitable for later silencing features (airflow capabilities) perhaps it wi...

You can make a quiet system with these parts, but there is room for improvement. Get a good CPU cooler from Recommended List . The Mugen 2 is a good choice, so is a Coolermaster Hyper 212 IF you swap the fan, the CM 690 is big enough for any of them. The case fans are not particularly quiet, you can...

Please sticky this thread.

The Langear is probably the best gamer cube around. Personally, I don't like cubes, so for my next build I bought this: Silverstone CW-02B It's very big for a desktop, but it fits coolers up 175mm in height! It's very expensive, but I got one for less than one third the regular price of eBay, albeit...

Very nice build.

Do you have power consumption figures with the Pico PSU?

Nicely done sir!

If you oc your memory you usually get artifacts on the screen before a crash, so I'd say it's the VRM.

There's also a full ATX case with a similiar look:
Lian Li- PC-9F
I haven't seen the silver version on sale yet.
Or if you need a little more room and don't mid rounded edges:
Lian Li PC-V1020
Both of these cases are expensive, the PC-9F is 150$ the PC-V1020 is 250$.

If you want to be on the safe side you could use a top blower cooler for the CPU and reverse the airflow. If the fan on top of CPU cooler pulls air from underneath and pushes it through the PSU, both CPU and PSU should be adequately cooled with a single fan. The standard 12cm Lian Li fans are not wh...

I would like to build an HTPC system with a mini-ATX running an i3-2100 and using the integrated video. I would likely only have a small SSD for the system. I would like a case around the size of the Antec ISK-100 - the problem is that this case gets a less than stell review on this site. The Antec...

WARDOZER9 wrote:

quest_for_silence wrote:

boost wrote:and are within your budget.

Indeed.

WARDOZER9 wrote:no higher than around $125 shipped

Sorry, I am in the EU and those cases cost around 90€ here + 15€ for shipping so I figured they might be within your budget.

Silverstone makes several HTPC cases that fit 5+ HDDs and are within your budget. Thy are all a bit bigger at 425X425X170mm 16,7"X16,7"X6,7". GD01 , LC20 and LC17 I'm not sure a case with the dimensions you specify will hold all the components in your sig and the extra hard drives. How about an exte...

Should work, the card will probably block one hard drive slot.
Here are the measurements for the card.
And here's a picture of the case with two long graphic cards.

Scythe makes the universal retention kit 3.
I don't know if it's available everywhere.

Bobcat is the new ION. It's basically an Athlon X2@1600MHz with integrated Graphics. The ASUS E35M1-I Deluxe is completely passive. Very low power and all the latest ports including USB3, Sata 6GB/s and Wifi. What's not to like? Put it in a cute little case like the SilverStone Petit PT-05 and you'...

Check out the Thermalright Silver Arrow. It comes with two great fans and is usually cheaper then the Noctua.
Also, you should check out the MSI R6850 Cyclone. It's way quieter under load than the standard model and you can flip a switch on the card to set the fan to whisper quiet.

If you must have a new cooler for two fans the Noctua NH-D14 and the Thermalright Silver Arrow are your best options. I recommend Thermalright (I always do and use them exclusively) as the fans that come with the Silver Arrow are better than those of the Noctua NH-14D. You shouldn't expect too much ...

How about option 3: replacing just the fan?
The Zalman cnps 10 is a good heatsink, the only problem is the loud fan. Get a Scythe PWM fan and some zip ties.

Zotac and DFI that's it.

I currently have the Lian Li V2000B. It holds 12 drives which as far as I know is unique. Even though I like the looks I would not recommend it. I'm using only two 3.5" drives at the moment and access to the drives is by far the loudest noise from the computer. If your main concern is storage capaci...

@BillyBuerger
I looked around on eBay, but i could not find the exact model.
However i found two which appear very similar:
Dell L305P-00 PS-6311-2DF2 and L375-P00.
Do you know if one of these is similar to yout unit?

Glad to help. Both configurations are possible. Both require a low profile CPU cooler. In socket 115X ITX boards the CPU is VERY close to the PCIe slot. The Big Shuriken won't fit. You should consider the Prolimatech Samuel 17 . If the longer side points away from the PCIe it should fit. The Lian Li...