My vote goes to the Scythe. I have 2 74 Gb Raptors in suspended Scythe enclosures. One of those is a model with the older (read: noisier) style bearing, and these enclosures significantly reduced the seek-noise compared to just plain suspended Raptors. I only have a small amount of airflow over the ...

Where are you from/where are you ordering from? You copy-pasted "Passieve Koeling" (a.k.a. passive cooling)... are you Dutch by any chance? If so, you can get most parts quite a bit cheaper by surfing around a bit... might even save you enough money to get that X2 (which would be a good investment)....

Once you get the drive cages out, you may be able to suspend drives by threading sewing elastic through the screw holes that are left... assuming that there are a few screws in the motherboard/hdd section divider. My V1000 is the pre-screw model (everything was riveted), so I'm not sure. Anyway, I d...

The Raptor suggestion is more along the lines of what I was thinking.. but given this is the spcr forum, I am not sure how the Raptor fits into the quiet part of the equation. (snip) A bit pricey, but the performance may be worth it for a new build. I'm trying to build as much cool and quiet perfor...

A quick list from my file server: 300 Gb audio files, mostly FLACs + MP3s (love those Squeezeboxes ). 150 Gb video & other media (TV recordings, photography) 75 Gb database data, mostly SQL Server 2000/2005 50 Gb virtual machine images for various server products 25 Gb for installed games (but that ...

i tried every video card ... kvm ... i never switched it to number 2 Ha! I can top that... after modding my video card with an VF700 cooler: black screen. Re-installed stock cooler: black screen. This was a few hours before going to a LAN party, so I was panicking a little. I tried the card in anot...

Just a quick reply (I'll try to get back to this thread later): I don't think Ninja's will fit due to the proximity of the sockets to one another, but I might be wrong... maybe you could take a few measurements or possibly provide us with a photograph of your setup? Also, do you have some temperatur...

Wow, that's an impressive system... apart from the noise, I bet it packs quite a punch. I have a few quick questions, which might help you get the answers you need. Most importantly, how would you like to go about quieting your setup? Do you intend to buy and install new parts, get some shop to do i...

That oscillating hum is due to interference in the vibration frequency of your hard drives, causing you to hear beats . Unfortunately, most grommet-based solutions won't eliminate case resonance. You can read more about that in this sticky thread (HDD vibration & noise reducing methods - ranked). Th...

Btw, were those cards AGP or PCI-E? Hehe, still AGP for me... I just can't seem to justify upgrading a platform that lets me play Oblivion with enough eye candy. My setup overclocks very well, mobo/cpu as well as the gpu... and for development it's sufficiently powerful as well. My biggest gripe ab...

what reg-keys did you change? Yeah, second that question, because I'm wondering if those are the same ones that prevent Windows from locking media files when you click on them... and thereby stopping you from deleting them. I changed those, but I more or less assumed that the black flash was fixed ...

Can't find it right now, but this has been discussed before... by me, among others. IIRC, it had something to do with driver versions. Do you have the latest nVidia drivers installed? Is your display connected to DVI or DSub (analog)?

I'm guessing this is no news to you, but have you tried ATi Tool ? The latest non-beta version dates about a year back, but the beta versions are quite stable. I know it has some specific X850 options, so it might be worth checking out. My previous card (X800XL) worked fine with it. As for alternati...

Having built a few P180s and a few Lian Li V1x00s, I'd have to say that in my opinion the P180s offer better cooling and lower noise in stock form . This still holds true when the stock fans get swapped for Nexuses. The LL cases always have some resonance noise that is absent from the P180s. Besides...

From what I can tell after looking at a few thrown-together reviews of the Plus II version, the main difference is the mainboard/VGA cooling. For this, the standard V1x00 only has a rear 120mm fan, blowing out. The Plus version has the rear fan blowing in and an additional slot blower fan next to th...

QuietOC wrote:C'n'Q is always software based whether you use AMD's "driver" or another program to control it.

Mmmm ok... I always assumed it had something vaguely hardware-ish about it, since you can turn it on and off in the BIOS.. shows how much I know

I'm guessing you're on the other side of the pond, since a 12cm Nexus runs about 10 euros ($12?) around here. Anyway, have you tried running without a fan in the top blowhole? Even with the top blowhole sealed? I've often found these type of openings kind of useless... but your case might well be di...

To muddle the waters further for you: a fanmate can be bought separately very cheaply, so that shouldn't really be a deciding factor. Also, without the fan swap, I don't recommend the Zalman. Period. Even at low fan speed. WRT the Big Typhoon: what cooling performance do you need? My 2800+ can be ov...

I only have rear exhausting I'm afraid. Any thoughts on the SI-97 + fan? Yes: it would work fine but it is pretty expensive. I know you scrapped the Zalman idea, but my suggestion would be to get a Zalman 7000 A or B AlCu. The 7000 is the best Zalman that still fits socket A (7700 and 9500 won't), ...

So basically the harddisk gets very little outside/fresh airflow to begin with. Is it 33C with the Nexus at 12V in front of it? What happens to temps if you lower the intake fan speed? 33C and 50C are pretty acceptable temps in my book. For permanent measures: if the front bezel is very restrictive ...

Have you tried CrystalCPUID? It's software-based but the result is the same: dynamic undervolting & underclocking. FWIW, my 3000+ E3 runs at 230 MHz x 5 at 0.9V while idle and at stock voltage and multiplier at high load (230 MHz x 9 x 1.4V). Not the max OC probably, but it runs very stable at this ...

Yeah, a fan right on top of the XP-120 could work... although in theory, as long as your duct is sealed properly, having the fan at the back of the case or on the XP should not matter a whole lot. But I would definitely try it... your CPU temps don't really bother me (my OC'd 3000+ gets to around th...

That's pretty weird, since that Northwood has about the same TDP... or so I think, at least. IMHO, getting a Ninja to replace an XP-120 is a bit of waste of money if you ask me unless you are dead set on running your CPU heatsink "fanless". I'm guessing the limited intake area is the source of your ...

Couple of questions: what CPU were you running before this one? What is the TDP that AMD TCaseMax gives you? Have you tried running it with a Nexus on the XP-120, just to see what the difference is? The fact that your hard drive is getting very hot suggests air build-up (as you've noted yourself). D...

You can also lower the fan speed of the stock cooler on the 7800GS with RivaTuner: this will at least lower the 2D noise level. I have mine running at 32% speed and it stays below 55C. It's not silent by any means but it's not noticably louder than the Zalman VF700 on my previous card. 3D is still n...

The 3000B has a door, so adding a grill would require cutting a hole in the door... I'm not sure if that is what the OP meant, but it can be done. I think you can safely rule out pre-made since that would require either a new door or a different front bezel. Having said that, it's not too hard a mod...

3000+, 939, Venice, DH8-E3,57�C,44.1W

There is absolutely no mention of having to take off the front plastic fascia prior to installing a 5.25" drive in the instructions I received with my 3000B. I know... but it sure helps: it won't fit otherwise. A friend of mine had his drives held in place by friction alone for a couple of months u...

30... for the next few days, anyway.

Btw, klankymen, how nice of you to put in a special last option for Ralf

(happy silencing to everyone just in case I get kicked from the forums for that one )

I think it's this one: X-Blade Multi-Function Controller LCD Display Temperature Monitor Fan Control Panel. This PDF has a manual of sorts on page 12.