thx guys, the more info i learn the better.

~RaNDoM

Power Factor Correction makes the utilities companies happy, but it certainly doesn't SAVE you energy. Industries get billed by power factor, but home users only get billed by KWH, so power factor correction doesn't help you. Actually, active power factor correction will COST you more, since it suc...

I just got a 200gig seagate that says made in china and it is louder then my samsung 160gig HDD

~RaNDoM

but you can mod the seasonic SS with a 80mm panaflo for super low noise uber easy

~RaNDoM

Thomc wrote:
Alternately, do you know of any other v2.0 power supplies that are quiet, have 12cm fans and have long enough cables?

you could always buy cable extensions. i had to do that when i tried moving my psu outside the case. but then the cables get to long...

~RaNDoM

I acually just made the shuttle SN95G last weekend for my little bro to play EQ2

It is not too bad. Like it is quieter then Dell computers at my school.

But, it is no way near silent, i could not sleep with it on in my room. But all my friends say it is quiet enough and i am crazy.

~RaNDoM

they posted my bad review of the thermaltake silent boost. but then it got a bunch of good review, i still cant believe people think it is quiet

~RaNDoM

was it the fan that light up purple or a light inside? does it appear to be a forton based psu?

~RaNDoM

To answer the question , No. There is no SFF machine as quiet as the zen. Just cant be done with a fanned PSU and fanned vid card. now, if you want quiet, then yes other sff machines can be quiet. But in no way "silent". Even with the zen, you are going to have vibration problems with the harddrive....

I just got a ST62K, bit dissapointed.... You have to change out the fan. but anyway, i wonder why i didnt read this thread before. my zen even after suspending the HDD had vibration problems too. i just stuck a heavy toy on it and it is done with. here is the pic http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/rando...

I dunno about you z_unit, but alot of my friends and family have gave me praise for quieting their computer. Noise is define as unwanted sound. So therefore i want it to go away. simple as that. I didnt drop tons of money on nice speakers just to have a fan roaring in the backgroup. I like having a ...

3. yes you will be mad at the AC in your house and then your keyboard and mouse and then even your heartbeat. 4. The quest for peace never ends unless you live in a cave 5. It will help? but seriously i have a shuttle zen with a panaflo at 7V as the only fan and the only thing that i hear is the stu...

...btw, is there a webpage that has a list of all the keyboard shortcuts?... Here is a list for IE that you may find handy (a lot carry over to other apps also) Thx a bunch, i will try these out in Firefox when i get a chance @Sam Williams I just got the UltraX and the love the look and feel but th...

Wow I cant believe no one said anything about aliens yet! I personally would rather believe we were put here by aliens then by a “god”. Do you guys really think as big as the universe is, that we are the only intelligent creatures?

~RaNDoM

I have the zen shuttle with a normal 3.5 160gig samsung drive and i am quiet happy with it. Here are some pics http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/random_mai/detail?.dir=/71da&.dnm=be24.jpg The only noise i hear is seek noise and for some reason that went away a while ago. i guess the drive had to burn in...

i am pretty sure MikEC has been recommending the 80gig samsgun notebook drive.

So if i am correct, it must be really quiet.

not to sure if you can hard mount them, just try it first and if you dont like it, then suspend it tightly so it doesnt more when you travel.

good luck

~RaNDoM

SilverStone Temjin 6
http://www.anandtech.com/casecooling/sh ... i=2219&p=1

Wind tunnels seems like a neat idea.
130 bucks isnt too bad either.

Any comments on this case design?BTX good?

~RaNDoM[

http://thermaltake.com/xaserCase/tsunami/tsunamimenu.htm Layout and features are very similar to the Antec SLK3700AMB, but it's about half the weight. I'd love to see a review of this case. Front ventilation looks pretty poor. Rear grill is crappy, a lá 3700AMB, would need removal. That said, I'd l...

I just got this case from newegg for a recent build

Aspire X-Dreamer II

http://www.newegg.com/app/viewproductde ... 026&DEPA=0

It is suppose to have two 80mm fans on the back, but the one i got has a 120mm. I can take pics if anyone wants to see.


~RaNDoM

whoa, i didnt think they made glue strong enough to do that.

btw, i notice that you rheatsink is surronded by the elastic. Is that safe? it wont burn or something?

thx
~RaNDoM

sweeet

My NEC 2500a is exetremly quiet, i am sure the NEC 3500 is just was quiet and is only 76 bucks right now.

i wish i could afford the zalman watercooling

kudos to you
~RaNDoM

what did you use to stick the harddrives tot he side panel? and what did you use to secure the motherboard down?

neat stuff

~RaNDoM

So Ralf, What mouse do you use with your PSK5000 and UltraX? Errm, I'm a trackball guy so my mouse doesn't count. :) (I use an MS Trackball Explorer, FWIW. It's clicks are as loud as a standard mouse but it doesn't bug me. I tend to use my keyboard in place of my mouse quite often. Keyboard shortcu...

So Ralf, What mouse do you use with your PSK5000 and UltraX?

I really like the MX700 alot, i REALLY love the front and back web side buttons and the up and down scroll buttons.

Is there anything like that that is quiet?

~RaNDoM

What do the blue sticks do?

~RaNDoM

Ralf Hutter wrote:

This is the globe fan i have.

did you use a normal zalman fanmate to undervolt these? mine did not start under 6V, maybe i just have a bad pair?

~RaNDoM

Ralf,

Is your globe fan thermally controlled? i have 2 globes fans and i find them very loud. Do by anychance have a nexus fan?

great review as always.

~RaNDoM

Likif wrote:The downward spiral of silencing. Such an expensive maelstrom.

yes very expensive because of false adverisment and bad reviews from other sites=(

I just end up listening to MikeC and Ralf anyway

~RaNDoM

@jools

having a PSU with a 120mm fan is not an important thing, in fact, i think it is not good at all for a "quiet" system.

Please read this thread
http://forums.silentpcreview.com/viewtopic.php?t=9303

~RaNDoM

Hmm... a fanless PSU by antec. Expect it to be noisy still :) They will have a tiny speaker playing a fan noise @ 35dB ^.^ LOL I dunno man, i found the antec fan in my BQE case to be pretty awesome and undervolted it is silent with no clicking, best 120mm fan i have used yet expect maybe the nexus ...