I just spotted the Seasonic S12 600w for $165 at MicroCenter. Ouch...

I just spotted a 380w S12 at Micro Center for $85.

That looks like an interesting article...but it's hard to comprehend without a translation. Anyone up to the task of putting (part of) it in English?

I've only been upgrading during my whole PC "career". I don't do so often, however, and never go top-of-the-line; instead, most of my components are mid-range due to budget limits. Lately, my upgrades have obviously been for silence, but they also yield substantial performance benefits as well, such...

Anyone know of a quiet wireless keyboard (preferably RF, egronomic) or mouse (optical, with side buttons)? My desk is set up in an odd way, so wireless is a must. Thanks!

In general, NIDEC motors are A-okay (IIRC, some have had bad experiences; check that long SpinPoint thread ). The best word to describe JVC motors is probably "inconsistent", as plenty of members have reported success with them, but the majority of them have negative results. What I'm getting at is ...

I think that you'll be fine if you let the hard drive sit on it's underside. Do a search of this forum...I'm sure you'll find pleanty of threads where this issue is addressed directly. Hope this helps!

These are probably you're best bets: Zalman CNPS7000A-AlCu or the ThermalRight SP-97. I would go for the ThermalRight, since it lets you choose you're own fan. Of course, both of these products have nothing on the new ThermalRight XP-120, which is a huge, feather-weight heatsink compatible with *cer...

Definately go with SAMSUNG. Their drives are faster and quieter than Seagate's. If you need proof on the performance aspect, take a look at this article from X-Bit Labs. Hope this helps!

If you have a MicroCenter by you by any chance, they have OEM 1614N's out on the shelves. Just search for a NIDEC. That's what I did. Good luck!

I second pandamonium54's comments. I have a SP1213C myself (Nidec motor) that is very quiet; almost inaudible. Good luck on your decision!

The XP-120 even with a fan is still nothing compared to the boulder-like weight of the Zalman 7000Cu. 773g and yet no cracked silicon for me!

Where did you get that foam?

I would think you'd be okay, as long as the foam isn't too thick. Just about 1 inch or less should work. Of course this also depends on how big the HD enclosure will be in the first place...

wumpus wrote:I like them so much, I'm naming my first child "Spinpoint".

LOL. I'm very happy with my SP1213C as well. As Fruktsallad said, there is a little whine, but dead silent (and blazing fast) compared to my old WD.

Noticeable whine (with case closed, about 1 meter away): Very Slight (you have to almost strain to hear it) Noticeable whine (with ear next to harddrive): Noticeable Model Number: SP1213C Supplier: Micro Center Month of purchase: 2004.07 Motor: NIDEC with FDB Revision: Rev. A Date of Manufacturing: ...

I think that you get more for your money from McMaster, but if you just want to experiment, or need only a little bit, this would work great. Thanks Hammer!

I suspended my hard drive vertically in the D8000 drive cage with the ports to towards the motherboard. It works fine, and I imagine would also be okay with the ports facing up.

I think the only difference is in performance, as the motors, internals, etc. of these two types drives are pretty much the same. This review and also this reivew shows the performance gain that you get with the SATA drives (such as a lower seek time). Hope this helps!

I would recommend an AOpen AX4SPE Max II , which is based on the i865PE chipset. I don't know about speedfan support (it most likely is compatible), but it has some good features. However, are you sure that you don't want wait? The latest Intel chipsets were just released and support the new LGA775 ...

I think that trick also works on the Zalman CNPS7000 fans.

You could try decoupling the fan of the 7000 and/or replacing it.

You are undervolting the fan, aren't you? If you're not, that's your problem (just follow these instructions). If you are undervolting the fan, then...hmm...I don't know. I have the same fan and it's very quiet. Maybe a bad motor?

Impressive! My only question is, in which orientation will the motherboard be mounted? In other words, are the PCI/AGP slots going to be facing up or to the right?

Yeah, I guess that's true. Spraying the canned air will be easier with no enclosure, also. Good luck on your setup, by the way.

I guess your only problem will be dust. LOTS of dust.

How about a mix? These two colors go along together very well, so you could get, say, a black case, a silver monitor, and either a black or silver keyboard/mouse. Besides that, go with black.

I just got the last two 120mm aluminum Evercools from my local CompUSA yesterday. I tested them out and there is actually a noticeable difference in noise between them and the other 120mm aluminum Evercool that I have with only one ball-bearing (the new ones have two ball-bearing motors). This proba...

An aluminum Evercool will do you just fine, as Joseph Clemente can attest to here. If you can, get the two ball-bearing version, since it will be quieter than one with only one ball-bearing (I found this out myself with two 120mm aluminum Evercools). Hope this helps!

trodas wrote:

prof99 wrote:You try to undervolt the clocks in your house in order to get rid of the "clicking".

This doesnot do the trick. Move to digital does

I agree, but my version sounds funnier, don't you think?