The heatsink has arrived, and like I suspected there doesn't seem to be an easy way of fitting one's own fan since, as the article says, the fan is rather oddly shaped. However, I can report that the supplied fan gets really rather quiet once you slow it down just a little bit. The default speed see...

I might have missed something, but can one use a different fan with this heatsink or does one have to use the one that comes with it? I was thinking of getting this and putting a Nexus 92mm on it (the unit only costs £11 from ebuyer, and I have some spare fans lying around). Or would the temperatur...

Ah ok thanks TerryW!

Woops sorry, I meant a 12V-5V switch! It's quite odd really... It has only happened a handful of times as well. I think I'll pretend it never happened

Cheers,
Oz

Hey there, I followed the 12V/7V switch building guide to switch some fans between 12V and 7V. I've got 2 fans connected to it: a panaflo and a zalman. It works really well, but there's just one problem - sometimes when I switch from 12V to 7V, my screen goes black for an instant, and then re-appear...

Aha cheers Chief. Did you get my Private Message? The panaflos should be arriving soon . What's your e-mail address?

Oz

Just a quick question:
Where should you apply thermal compound on the heatsink? I just put it on the area of the CPU that is slightly raised. Is this right?

Oz

ChiefWeasel did you get my message?

Oz

Does anyone know of a good cheap place to buy computer cables and accessories in the UK? ATM I'm looking for IDE power connectors, of the type mentioned in Mike's 12V -> 5V article, and the only thing I can find is a Maplins IDE extension cable, which is £1.49! Surely there must be a cheaper place? ...

My drive usually hangs around 45 C, and during 100% CPU load it goes up to about 50 C. I don't think this is too good, since the maximum the vendor recommends is 55 C. Might it be worth putting a panaflo directly above the drive, or something like that? Cheers, Oz P.S. 51 C max. CPU temp is ok after...

Mine came this morning as well . I like it! I'd say 7 or 8 out of 10 for noise (so far). Anyone know any good programs to test stability of the system (recording temperatures as it performs different tasks etc.)?

Oz

For the cheaper model at silicon acoustics:

SiliconAcoustics.com wrote:The SS-300FS model reduces cost by forgoing PFC

I interpreted this as "it doesn't have PFC at all". But does it still have passive PFC?

Oz

davidhooper wrote:How much are they gonna be from you Oz in £?

I'm not reselling them really, I'm just buying 5 for myself, and then I'll post 4 (or 6 or however many it turned out to be) to ChiefWeasel. Sowwy.

Good work Jolt!

Oz

Jolt wrote:Oz> how come you you speak swedish by the way?

I'm Swedish! But I'm living and studying in the UK. That's why I can pay you from Sweden . It seems Panaflos are popular with us Swedes .

Oz

Sure, I can do that. I hope they have this many fans!

Oz

David - where in the UK are you buying it from? I want to buy one as well, but can't find any good sites! Also, do you know any places to buy Alpha heatsinks (overclockers.co.uk seem to have been out of stock for 3 months)?

Thanks,
Oz

4 fans for Oz is that right? Hey, if it's not too late, make it 5! May as well splash out! ;) And with so many fans the shipping will be just over $1/fan anyway, not that bad. Exactly! The shipping will be split 4 ways (or however many people there are), and then divide that by the number of fans! ...

I think I'll stick to trying to them out, at least to start off with . If this Scandinavian deal goes through, it'll be my first set! On the other hand, if you are interested in reselling them, I'll gladly help out with the website as well!

Is that ok with you guys? Absolutely fine with me! ;) Oz> If it's possible for you I think the easiest way would be if one of your friends would transfer money within sweden. Sure, that would be no problem! As for becoming a reseller... that involves actual business doesn't it? So you'd have to sta...

Do you have a PayPal account? Otherwise I have some friends in Sweden who could transfer the money to you. I'd really appreciate it since they're so expensive over here. BTW, 42kr ~ £2.5, not £25. Had me worried there for a second .

Otherwise, if no-one else from the UK is interested, perhaps I could join in the Swedish venture? I don't think it would cost much to send from Sweden to the UK (about 75kr I should think would do it). I only need around 4 fans. And there would be no customs to pay since it's in the EU. Just one que...

I need some over here in the UK as well! The cheapest I've found 'em over here is £9.25 (inc. VAT), which seems absurd compared to the US prices some of you are talking about! Anyone else from the UK need any?

I'm getting a couple of panaflos, tailed with 3-pin connectors. Is it better to just use these and plug them into the mobo, or to use a 3-pin to 4-pin molex converter?

Oz

Thanks Chief, that would be great.

Ps: gotta love the spelling of 'presence' in the first paragraph of the second quote, nice one Intel :roll: LOL Just trying to make sense of all the above, can I ask a simple question? Is it likely that a gamer (not really an overclocker) would need a 400W PSU in the near future? Say with a GeForce...

A related question: what would one need a 400W PSU for? Instead of a 300W'er, that is? More than 2 harddrives? An AthlonXP 2100+? GeForce 4? That type of thing?

Cheers,
Oz

I suppose it depends on the heatsinks of the PSU really, and how efficient it is. <IMG SRC="modules/phpBB_14/images/smiles/icon_confused.gif">
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Ah I see Mike! Well then it sounds like it might be a good idea getting one of these and replacing the fans! I'll have a go at this once I get back from my holiday. Thanks for the reply
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Hiya - I'm totally new to all these mods, fans and voltages etc., so please bear with me! <br> <br>Like said above, I want to reduce the noise of my computer since it'll be in my room when I go back to uni next year. As for CPU HSF, the Zalman flower CNSP6000-Cu seems like a widely liked choice - wo...

Hey there, <br> <br>Just noticed on the ebuyer.co.uk website that they are selling a 550W PSU (ebuyer brand) for £25.22 inc. VAT. It seems to have 2 fans and grill openings. Has anyone tried this? Might it be worth getting one of these and replacing the fans (with a Papst or Panaflo as seems to be t...