I have a 120mm fan on the side of my case which blows fresh air on the HSF/heatsink and stops it from recycling warm air; both fans run at reduced speeds and are relatively quiet. I don't use an exhaust fan because the 120mm creates enough pressure on its own to stop anything from being sucked in. H...

I've used a jigsaw to cut fan holes and remove grills. If you use a HSS blade with very high tooth density, you will get a very good finish; the difficult part is keeping the cut straight/circular. Blades will lose their temper/hardness (due to overheating) and become blunt if you try to do an entir...

Fortron make some of the best PSU's available, but they are often bundled into cheap cases. My AOpen case came with a FSP300-60ATV and it runs the following with no problems (I've tripped it a couple of times, but that was my fault) - AXP 2100 Palomino @ stock speeds - 2x512MB sticks - CD-RW drive -...

They are expensive, but my hard drive is easily the loudest component in my system. I would have bought a quieter one, but the WD special edition drives are the only IDE drives with a 3 year warranty...