Your temps dropped by changing the MB?

I'd think it was more a question of how the MB sensors read temp.

Remember the Blues Brothers -"See this, glue, strong stuff"

They were talking about Super 77

The Zalman fits behind the Sonata's door - at least mine does

You have RPM monitoring on that PSU - check it Most of the people who are happy have their fans running @ 1500 rpm Mine never went below 2400 - I swapped it for a Fortron rather than RMA-ing it. I'd be curious to actually get voltage reading from the "fan only' connectors and see if they were at nea...

In some parts of the world, AC really isn't needed. It's never 80F+ around here, except, well, now. No rain for weeks, a few miles from Seattle. It's 89F in my house tonight. I'm sweating with fans on all around me. And they're not undervolted, either. Good God it was hot - yesterday afternoon was ...

you don't need the RPM monitoring - but the LED won't light without it.

I suppose you could - I just removed it altogether (on a Shuttle AK35GTR) - those fans push so little air it doesn't make much differece.

Yeah- it's comming back "Team 31574 doesn't exist in our database!"

So sad - I just know I must have broke the 1K barrier by now!

Finally finished - almost 10 days to the hour.

My home machine did @ 12 WU in the same time (about 500 frames a day)

Well - the little Celery is still pluggin along on the same WU - 247 of the 250 frames done in 10 days!

Yep - I noticed exactly the same thing with my Sonata

Though about opening up the intakes and also trying to seal the door better with some type of rubber seal (weather stripping?)

Hey grnarrow -

Seems like everyone was missing the "zalman mulitfan controller" part of your question - I asume you mean the ZM-MFC1 (which I have)

The controller hooks up directly to the PSU via 4 pin molex - you'll want to buy 3 pin 120's - I have mine hooked up to it - it works great!

How big of a finger?

I'd guess child size - I trust you won't be trying to stick your own fingers in there.

I don't think you need to worry too much.

I think it's just an error - and a fairly common one at that - Samsung's site says the SP1604N is only 2 MB buffer.

In related news - my SP1203N should be arriving today!

yep

Hear, Hear!

I installed Folding@ on my work computer thinking it would be a help.

A 250 frame WU - in over 24 hous it has only completed 25 frames.

Poor little Celeron!

This doesn't sound like a very good idea (not because of odor)

While the tile may provide some vibrational dampening (just due to added mass) - the only real effect would be a HEAVY computer.

"Pretty" is a matter of personal taste.

I agree that the stock config is not that quiet - but I think the case sharp looking and functional.

There's plenty of more expensive, ugly cases out there!

The 8 meg versions don't seem to be available anywhere.

Newegg has the 120 for $96.00 the 160 for $115.00 (free shipping)

Might be buying a new HD!

1. Is it necessary to install the felt pads on the heat sink? The instructions at Thermalright.com don't seem to mention them at all. Unless this statment applies "stick the four static free rubber pads onto the CPU" rubber pads? CPU? Yes - the base is narrow and the pad help stabilize it - Thermal...

Alright then...important safety tip - fleece blankets do not good case dampening material make

I see in previous discussions of melamine vs other kinds of dampening - a lot of folks were buying some of the volara foam.

How did it work out - and what applications were you using it for.

Whoo-Hoo!

I'm on the board - a big 500 WU

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I joined up yesterday - turned my monitor off and let my machine fold all day while I'm at work

It's possible - see the "Reykjavík DIY Quiet PC" article in the 'Systems' section. He has a Zalman ZM-MFC1 fan controller in there (sticky out knobs) and still fit some dampener in there.

Check out this thread -

http://forums.silentpcreview.com/viewtopic.php?t=4245

Mr_Smartepants has done some pretty exhaustive work on the subject. Good luck with your project!

There you go - use it as an educational implement.

Just be careful - PSU's can hurt!

I'm going with my gut here (and the fact that these PSU come in $25 cases) and say generic piece of crap.

If you don't have the money for an Antec - there are other options- like the much discussed Fortron PSU - only about $30 shipped

They shipped mine inside another box-

The blue box it comes in is only about a 6 inch cube.

They're both great products as well - if just a little less effective in the cooling department. The AX7 is reviewed on the site (and on the Recommended list) - the one thing to be careful of is that it won't fit on all motherboards due to the size. I use an SK7 and it works great - temps about 10 d...