Seems it really is the PSU in your case. You could try some of the often mentioned BIOS tweaks concerning CPU idling state, or simply send it in for a replacement.

Good to hear there are some chances of success. Otherwise even the truly new R9 290 line seems not to have been improved at least when using the more common connectors.

Interesting investigation, even if I don't care enough to lap a CPU today. I guess enforcing lower manufacturing tolerances could be mean a significant rise in market price, it would be great if CPU manufacturers and heatsink makers could come together with tight specs for top of the line coolers an...

It's nice to see the question being asked. I threw this rough idea together. http://s9.postimg.org/kdf91flbz/corsair_case_idea_mkk_spcr.jpg Personally I'd consider making the case ever so slightly taller and compress it even further on the lenght-axis, made possible by moving the single 5,25" bay up...

It was hard to get non-IBM hardware to play nice with OS/2. Heck, a lot of hardware did not work on the NT kernel until Win XP. Yeah, I had a painful realisation that I had to move from Windows 2000 to Windows Millennium back in the day. Win2000 was so nice not having used any previous versions of ...

The Aquaero 5 LT looks very interesting, and I even found one firm stocking it here in Sweden. Costs more than Corsair's but not extremely expensive either. (The more I read on Corsair Link the more I'm convinced it's really only for PWM fans) Their website aquacomputer.de which includes their forum...

Maybe the HFX bigNG could work for you. I think it could, unfortunately the original part manufacturer T-Balancer is no longer around and I read some user note about software support being poor in 64bit Windows from back when these things were designed. They have a mini version that is pure hardwar...

I'm looking for some internal fan controlling kit for like four or more fans that allows for shutting off fans completely, preferably with software/USB stearing. One such seems to be Corsair Link Cooling kit, but perhaps there are others as well? I've read from reviews and user comments that while o...

Top mounted is simply never a good idea regardles of the individual power supply design. Bar some really exotic case design perhaps, but none that I've seen.

A detailed build description is always interesting! It's nice to see fan control getting attention from many motherboard makers, and with modern UEFI I really think the settings should be available right there in the "BIOS" as well. I think however that after just having tried ASUS' Fan Xpert 2 on a...

I got me a few 140mm Slip Stream XT's, two each of the 800 RPM and 500 RPM, and the sample variance was significant. One of each model has a lot of ticking going on anywhere beyond lowest possible speed above 5V, while one of each were fine. The practical speed of the two 500's were a bit above 600 ...

I only used OS/2 in its short prime that was version 3(Warp), but I used it a lot because it was great. It came out before Windows 95 and with a little extra RAM in the machine it ran almost all Windows 3.1 applications as well or better than Windows itself. I even ran some CD based DOS games better...

The exhaust fan in the rear of the case is definitely best to have running, yes. If hooked to the case fan controller it will be pretty quiet at the low setting. Also check the motherboard BIOS for CPU fan regulating settings, so that it slows down the fan whenever the CPU runs cooler. A system can ...

I've seen it before in the case business, a maker takes a venerable existing name and slaps it onto a case that has no direct relation to the previous line. I have a feeling someone high up really liked the look of the visual design, and all went south from there. I find the silver version hideous t...

Yeah a Xeon could be an alternative that at least goes for a wee bit less than an i7. Most but not all Xeons have hyper threading, but one that does is the E3-1230v3 (3.3GHz, 3.7 turbo). The lack of integrated graphics is the main difference. Not all motherboards support Xeons officially, for instan...

I'm sure the 760 would be a fine choice, even if it's way overpowered in reality. A fanless Platinum 460 would do fine and cost a little less, though not necessarily much less. I installed my own fanless Seasonic Platinum 460 just 12 hours ago, but I've been smiling all day. ;) No coil whine so far,...

You're doing it right by slow and steady. :) And I still always assume that for whatever reason nothing will happen the first time I press the power button on a newly build system. That doesn't occur often but that way I'm less irked if it does. Forgetting the I/O shield is something I've done a cou...

To provide coolers with different dimensions is always a nice idea, though I kindof wonder where this one has its ideal target. Where does one find a setup where the width needs to be slim while the height acceptance is 165mm? Perhaps 2011 socket motherboards with tall memory on both sides, but wher...

1866 does indeed seem to be the limit, though just maybe the motherboard has some "overclock" setting that allows you to at least try 2133 and see if it happens to be stable. Using just two sticks has helped in the past with such things, but it's at best a luck draw. RAM prices are going up as we sp...

1) I'd go with a Seasonic G-360. It's a short PSU which is nice for ITX builds and it's reasonably quiet. 2) The stock cooler is terrible, don't even bother trying it. 3) I wouldn't overclock as this is a fairly hot running APU when loading both CPU and GPU parts at the same time. For what I've seen...

Yeah, I wouldn't be surprised if the sales department drew the graph themselves too. But we'll see I guess.

I feel it's a fairly okay amount of traffic, though I'm sure there are are many that are just silently reading the forum that could easily contribute. Don't be afraid to comment on a thread you find interesting, peeps! Also consider mentioning SPCR elsewhere in relevant topics. Silent PC - Because I...

Yeah, this chip also isn't doing very much in the latest generations since more and more have been moved onto the CPU. The temperature reading is probably not from the chip but by some sensor "somewhere" on the surface of the board. Though often assumed, it's actually rare that a motherboard has a s...

Good news. Especially as the beloved HR-02 Macho seems to have gone the way of the Dodo bird. And the fan that comes with the Mugen 4 is also nicer with a lot lower RPM floor. I feel they could have allowed it to be a little bit taller though with recent years case designs.

You're on the right path Justin Case, it's a normal process of hell on the road to Nirvana. My system is almost too quiet, in the sense that I've stopped thinking about what could make it even quieter. ;) Just yesterday while browsing a stores products I thought; "wonder what they have on sound damp...

I was glad, if not surprised, to verify that the 27" BenQ GW2760HS is completely quiet at any brightness setting. Being a screen that actually does not use PWM for regulating the light I guess there should not be much risk of noise, but anyway it's indeed silent to my ears. The flicker free picture ...

That high quality fanless power supply will be doing fine even in that position, thanks to the fact that this will be a very low power build.
Just keep it in mind, if at any time down the road that system gets a 150W gaming graphics card installed.

The old NSK3480-EC is a neat little case for budget builds, but not a candidate for quiet builds. I've handled and sold many systems based on it, and it's not up to todays standards of what could be considered quiet. Unfortunately I don't have a direct replacement to recommend, mostly because of the...

3.5" 7200 RPM drives will probably always be problematic and more or less need suspension. Using Antec's better silicone buffers could be done with the Fractal Design drive sleds as well, but might still not be enough dampening. Also make sure the screws aren't tightened much more than they need to ...

A G-360 would also power it just fine, though I perfectly understand it if people prefer not to have to use power cable adapters to get it done. I have the X-650 and it's great but I'd definitely go for the fanless platinum in this setup, even if the fan inside the X-650 would mostly be still. It'll...