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by razorweb
Wed Jul 15, 2009 8:24 am
Forum: SPCR Article Discussion
Topic: Nexus Value 430 PSU: Affordable Silence
Replies: 149
Views: 133775

anyone know the UL number on the Nexus 430?
by razorweb
Fri Jul 10, 2009 12:12 pm
Forum: Power Supplies
Topic: Is the Rosewill RG430-2 really a Nexus 430 Value?
Replies: 7
Views: 5242

I have the RG430, and it is dead quiet (the only thing I can hear when i put my ear up to my open chassis is my CPU fan, an intel stock. Like I mentioned above, and BillyBuerger mentions as well, the sizes are not the same. But I think thats eminently possible for an OEM to place the same guts in tw...
by razorweb
Fri Jul 10, 2009 7:53 am
Forum: Power Supplies
Topic: Is the Rosewill RG430-2 really a Nexus 430 Value?
Replies: 7
Views: 5242

Is the Rosewill RG430-2 really a Nexus 430 Value?

Long time lurker, but I have gotten a lot of help from this forum and thought I'd try to give something back. As you know, the Nexus 430 Value is listed on this site as the quietest PSU that SPCR has reviewed. However, at a cost of at least $80, this is pricey for a 430W PSU. So I continued to dig a...
by razorweb
Fri Jun 05, 2009 8:42 am
Forum: Cases and Damping
Topic: The perfect small case - does it exist?
Replies: 6
Views: 3693

Thanks for your reply mike. I am looking at mATX or smaller for the motherboard, the goal being to have as small a case footprint as possible while still allowing for a card reader, optical drive, and IR receiver. My experience is that if you select for cases with mATX or M-ITX, you automatically li...
by razorweb
Fri Jun 05, 2009 7:47 am
Forum: Cases and Damping
Topic: The perfect small case - does it exist?
Replies: 6
Views: 3693

The perfect small case - does it exist?

I am building an HTPC, and have been agonizing over the case for weeks. I've been trolling the boards here and elsewhere as well. Hopefully some of the friendly people here at SPCR can help. The HTPC itself will consist of a 1TB WD Caviar Black or Green, a Blu-Ray Drive, and an Intel E5200. If the c...