The picture of the FT02 *is* right side up then? ;-) I wondered if I was looking at it correctly. Where is the solid state drive best used? CAD and audio video editing? I don't know exactly how audio is processed by an editor but I do some of that. What I don't know is: is everything loaded into me...

My current Noctua NH-D14 works well though. But like all air coolers, during summer it's not so efficient, and it takes up so much space! The Zalman CNPS20LQ looks to be a perfect match for my FT02 case, with the radiator sitting in the top 120mm fan housing, and with all the positive pressure airfl...

Silverstone FT02 case - which has a vertical airflow design, hence why the drives are sideways vertically SSD drives are getting much cheaper these days. I bought a 512GB Crucial M4, a bit slower than the best right now for write speed, but still over 200MB/S for under $400, imported from the US And...

I'm surprised no one has talked about these cases here - completely fanless designs... You didn't search hard enough: http://www.silentpcreview.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=63983 http://www.silentpcreview.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=20&t=61891 http://www.silentpcreview.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=2...

http://www.pcpro.co.uk/reviews/desktops/368128/nofan-icepipe-a43-h67-silent-pc That's a big fanless heatsink - but not much surface area - cooling an i5-2500K That cooler does more than only eliminate noise. The Core i5-2500K idled at 36°C, and under full load from our benchmarks rose to a comfortab...

A review of one of the cases - apparently the man behind Zalman is the also behind Nofan http://www.pcpro.co.uk/reviews/desktops/368128/nofan-icepipe-a43-h67-silent-pc That's a big fanless heatsink - but not much surface area http://photos.pcpro.co.uk/images/front_picture_library_PC_Pro/dir_330/it_p...

There are plenty of brackets and adapters of all types in general computer hardware E-shops I bought a bracket that screws into a 5.25 inch bay that will hold 4 SSD drives, very simple and cheap 2 metal pieces that the SSD hold together once you screw them in.... And band suspension for regular HD w...

I'm surprised no one has talked about these cases here - completely fanless designs... And pretty spiffy looking.... 8) http://www.quietpc.com/products/pc-cases/nof-cs-80 company site http://www.nofancomputer.com/eng/ their fanless CPU heatsink is interesting... http://www.nofancomputer.com/eng/imag...

ordered a Kingwin LZP-1000 from Overstock.com - shipped to OZ at $295AUD
Not cheap, but I'm looking forward to <500w of pure silence from a power supply for the first time

We will see......

HAHA http://hardforum.com/archive/index.php/t-1655809.html 12-03-2011, 12:40 PM I just built a system with a Seasonic Platinum-1000 and it has very, very bad coil whine under load. Well, at least mine does. It's as loud as an clicky Hitachi hard drive and sounds like a fly trying to get out of a win...

Thanks, options to ponder. Leaning on a Kingwin TBH if I go for a new one, just because it's proven to be really quiet. the Seasonics just ramp up more aggressively I did have one case of my power supply shutting down and reseting the PC under load! Don't know if it's because it ran out of juice...?...

Even with the Kingwin LZP-1000 imported from the US, the price would be about the same as the Seasonic XP-1000.
And the Kingwin LZP-1000 is definitely silent/quiet, but the Seasonic is still an unknown - not reviewed here yet

Do you think a fanless 460-550w power supply is enough to run this system at 4.4-4.5 ghz? I have a GTX 570 as well No. To get to 4.4-4.5GHz, your are overvolting the CPU...and based on various reviews, this adds another 100W (!). Seems like most reviews found ~200W AC load when running CPU only tes...

Ok since I've installed a new system into my FT02, Asus P9X79 with 3930k overclocked to 4.4ghz with a Noctua NH-D14 Se2011 (has PWM fans) I've been hearing this whine buzz under full load, rendering and Prime from a metre away, which can be heard over the fans at low speeds. I traced it back to the ...

Based on reviews here it would be louder than the older fans, but that could be just the controller voltages.

Just wondering if this fan controller creates any buzzing?

If it does is there any other fan controllers that have semi-auto fan control that don't?
Any that can also work with PWM fans?


thanks

Yes you need to suspend the drives

here is how I did it
viewtopic.php?f=15&t=64620

Have you tried connecting the fans directly to the motherboard? Apparently they run at minimum speed that way. Yes, that's how I'm running them now, but without Fan mate they sit at 680RPM, as per default LOW speed setting, and the Hi switch works, and bumps it up way high since it gets the full 12...

I have the original FT02 and the case fans on low have a bit of a low frequency rumble - even when standing a few metres away. They run at around 680rpm when connected to Bitfenix 3 into on 1 fan splitter cable into the motherboard Chassis fan header But once you plumb in a Zalman Fan mate and and d...

I bought a 3TB Seagate last week and it was chirping quite frequently. I upgraded to the latest firmware today, and haven't heard a chirp in the last hour. What I did hear was a kind of a juddering sound from a cold boot, and then once in a while at a fairly long intervals when the drive is idle. My...

Well I just installed the new firmware It wouldn't work from windows, so I downloaded and burned the ISO version to a CDRW - hate wasting a full CD just for a 40meg install! :) And it went without a hitch, didn't wipe any of my files on the HD So far so good, I haven't heard a "chirp" yet! --- Suspe...

OP - I felt the same way, there was a buzzing/ticking/pulsing with all my fans, Noctua, Slipstream and the FT02 180mm case fans when controlled by the touch screen NZXT fan controller - no PWM here. Then today I decided to run them all off the motherboard fan headers - then near silence! All of them...

Every fan I've had there from Slipstreams to Noctuas at 5-6v is noisey!! Might be the the fact they are facing upwards instead of sideways etc I know that the SlipStreams that they can be very quiet. Perhaps you just chose a high rpm fan that would not run quietly at 5-6 V. I've had the same experi...

Also how the 5.25inch drive bay things overhang that side of the motherboard. Just an inch more space would have been nice

Thumb screws for the PCI slot covers would be nice too

I take back what I said, it seems the fan controller was causing all the whining and electronic noise? Because it is much quieter now I plugged all the CPU and system fans that directly into the motherboard and it to control the fans based on tempertaure! So stay away from the NZXT touch screen fan ...

3 intake fans! That's liekly to cause a lot of turbulence no? It is a positive pressure case. Well I can selectively turn off each fan with my fan controller. And it helps a bit. But those bottom fans help the CPU/Heatsink a lot more than you would think. In fact due to the design and me using a No...

OP I feel the same.... :D Been thinking about moving on from the FT-02. I haven't been able to make it as quiet as my old Antec Sonata system which housed an overclocked P4 - which I will reinstall to jog my memory this weekend The top fan is too audible not matter what fan I use at 5v, so I leave i...

Silverstone Fortress - suspending the drives to get rid of the vibration hum and resonance 8) What I used - cut to 12-13 inches http://i.imgur.com/mRifz.jpg Rigged up - bottom fan removed to allow easy access http://i.imgur.com/lOAM2.jpg Standard shoe lace style double knot, but the second one is qu...

The finished result - one twist before inserting a drive or 2 twists for SSD - quite secure due to the greater width of these bands, won't flop or move around. Easier to install and mount the HD vs the factory solution as well 8) CCJ_FT02_Drive_Suspension_63.jpg But in the end I just plugged the SSD...

Every fan I've had there from Slipstreams to Noctuas at 5-6v is noisey!! Might be the the fact they are facing upwards instead of sideways etc I know that the SlipStreams that they can be very quiet. Perhaps you just chose a high rpm fan that would not run quietly at 5-6 V. I've had the same experi...