I'd like to add Prolimatech's Samuel 17 to the list.

http://www.prolimatech.com/en/reviews/detail.asp?id=42

Cons: price, pros: comes without fan, decent cooling up to moderatly oc i5

That's a clone of http://www.aerocool.com.tw/index.php/products/27-pgsq/31-qs200 Aerocool QS-200. have build one before, case quality is acceptable. You get what you pay for: low cost, low production but high function. Nowhere near of middle-class cases, regarding build quality. And fans that come w...

I think, using a case with that many fans doesn't make sense. Old style i'd look for a decent airflow in the right direction with the least amount of fans possible. Having intake fans often punishes you with more noise and only 2k of temperature difference. To cool your hdds would be the only reason...

The Seasonic M12II costs $10 more than the Antec over here, and as far as I can tell, they're basically the same thing. Is there really a difference that's worth $10? For the graphics card I was considering upgrading the CPU to an i5 and using the integrated Intel HD 4000 until I could afford somet...

A SFX psu ist way bigger than a power brick. So why don't you put that brick in the place of the not needed SFX psu?

Watch brick's temps an you may got a win-win.

Install one or two outblowing fans in the top or back of your case. Set them to run at app. 800 rpm or close to inaudible. Free the backslot right beneath your vga card.

Watch temps. Probably no need for a fan controller.

http://www.scythe-usa.com/product/cpu/0 ... etail.html

As others have reported, a i5k with moderate OC will go ok. I7k with OC is questionable, imho.

http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/article/ ... -2012/1490

Even toothpaste, butter and others were tested.

look around for pico psu. There a lot of threads in here.

http://www.silentpcreview.com/article601-page1.html

http://www.anandtech.com/show/5840/gtc- ... -tesla-k20

Let's wait and see, how they perform. And of course, for what price.

But sadly, as has been pointed out, even 36 db are way too loud for most of us.

Seems like you should deploy a solid backup strategie. In wanting a small case, you will always make compromises. You want cool harddisks? You should either think about a case, that cools your disks well and see where you end up size wise or you should just take it for a fact, that your (any) disks ...

Still looking for videos? Kind of mtv-generation i might not be familiar with. Every one can state something in a video of some sort, not bothering even to explain the testing method used. Whereas serious reviews are always a combination of video and data, explaining testing methods used and pointin...

Not starting a flamewar, but if you have to upgrade now AND want max folding power, your current choice isn't Nvidia any more. As Luca pointed out, this may change with the next gpu generation. But for the time being, the newest Keppler is way behind.

In my experience with former shuttle modells the emitted noise mainly came from the power supply with a smallish turbo fan. Cheap and silent w/o optical drive could be based upon ISK 100 Antec. http://www.silentpcreview.com/antec-isk100 Smaller and quieter as anything that ever came from shuttle, im...

Personally i believe that those differences are merely of theoretical nature, because all tests together do clearly show one fact: neither technique is in front. So, assuming your real world pc usage has longer than 15 min. of load time, this difference is likely to be of marketing importance. Of co...

Direct contact removes all the barriers between the heatpipes and the CPU... but then places those heatpipes in particular locations. If they are not located directly over the hotspots on the CPU what was an advantage becomes a disadvantage. It appears to me that alternative design is less suscepti...

There's a german site testing 120 and 140mm fans.

http://www.orthy.de/2011/08/354/

including comments for horizontal/vertikal use.

As long as you stick to am2/3 mainboards, most of the power consumption will arise from the build in igp. So i'd support Hfat. If i were in your shoes, i'd take my calculator and sum up the amount of saved power over hmmm.. 3 years. Might turn out you'll never ever reach a turningpoint, depending on...

Seeing you're coming from Östereich, i'd point you to a Lepa device, which is an Enermax-OEM brand.

http://geizhals.at/622694

LEPA N 400W ATX 2.3 ranging around 30€ + p&p

Imho this is the best bang for your bucks.

I own a u2311hm and was lucky having no disturbing issues with my modell. As others have reported, they had issues regarding lighting/uniformity, but Dell support should be contacted for a solution.

I'm totally satisfied with this monitor and wouldn't hesitate to recommend one.

http://www.be-quiet.net/be-quiet.net/in ... iteLang=de


be quiet! System Power 80Plus 300W ATX 2.2

Should get the job done and isn't to pricy. If it really has to be this low cost, be quiet! is at least a known brand.

If you like the looks, your hooked

http://www.thermaltakeusa.com/Products.aspx?S=1341

And with a bit of fiddling it should be reasonable quiet, i guess.

thegrommit wrote: To avoid this happening again, see if there is a BIOS setting that will allow the keyboard to wake the system. That removes the need to use the power button on a daily basis.

Had this configured once, but forgot to tell my cat.

Samurai zz

http://www.silentpcreview.com/silent-spirit-samurai-zz

Nice price, proven value.

http://www.aerocool.com.tw/index.php/products/27-pgsq/31-qs200 If your on a budget, you'll need 2 replacement fans and a low vibrating hdd. Agreed, the case is a pain to assemble, because it's rather small. Given your hardware, you might get off with the hyper running w/o a fan as it should be prett...

Check this one out:

http://www.scythe-eu.com/en/products/cp ... ooler.html

i think it might work and be cheaper than another case.

But the price... 35 Euros for the thing (~$46), shipping included. Do you guys think it's worth it? In germany there's no case in the range of 40€ that would come even close to Solo/Sonata. Coming in close, but probably needing some modifications up to swapping fans would be http://www.nzxt.com/new...

http://store.antec.com/Category/accesso ... parts.aspx

you might contact them via mail to inquire if there are any spare parts for your case.

I just received a new ProBook 4530s and went through the standard setup process. I am very disappointed to hear the fan running constantly. All I am doing is a little web browsing and I am in a very cool room. It sounds like this may be typical of these machines -- what a shame. Why is it so hard t...