just connected the DFI chipset cooler to my fan controller and its not noticeable at 5volts but at 7 volts its the loudest fan in the system above the BQE fan at the rear of the case which im gonna remove if i can ever get a globe :x @ 5volts it might be worth leaving the dfi in and checking out the...

V3n, Great pic, I have the same setup but havent assembled it yet. Have you had any chance to measure chipset temps with the Nb passive cooler yet? Also, do you have a fan of some kind running nearby? I am curious what kind of 3Dmark03 or other 3D scores you might be getting at X8. chipset temp is ...

Interitus wrote:Yep we do hehe.

Post some pics of your chipset cooling with the DFI and the 6800GT. I'd love to see what you come up with and who knows I might switch later

here is a pic i just took, bottom slot for me

Installed the DFI system last night and there is no way the 6800 with the vf-700cu will go in the top slot without hacking the ZM-NB47J to shreds.



It runs warm in idle but im still installing stuff, yet to play any games yet

6800 GT with vf-700cu

my gpu @ idle is 55 with ambient @ 40

forceware 71.81

Looks very good Interitus, we have similar taste :D Ive got new parts arriving this week for a new project too Many bits from current rig but its still a major overhaul Complete System will be this: Antec 3700BQE Case (AcoustiPack™ BQE3700 Kit) Papst 120mm 4412FGL ( @ 5v Front) Enermax Noisetaker 48...

Smoken Joe wrote: Get good memory with this board or it will bite you though this is true of most of the new nforce boards.

Ive ordered OCZ VX from OCUK to run 1T-2-2-2 at 250 mhz

Most likely to run it around 3.2-3.5 volts which could get toasty

Superb post macman

Thats great news that it fits in the other slot with no modding needed.

I have 2 pci cards which i want to use so i'll be modding the ZM-NB47J like you.

I just hope the VF700-ALCU GFX cooler doenst cause any trouble on a 6800 GT

Hey, I just thought of something. I wonder if you can just use the lower PCIe x16 slot on the DFI board for the graphics card. Then it would all fit nicely. The passive chipset cooler, the vga silencer, it would be perfect. Time to go check the online manual. Im pretty sure you can but using the lo...

Macman which 16x slot are you putting the GFX card in the left or the right?



How did you hack the Zalmans fins?

If possible post some pics

I was thinking the same thing but surely its possible to control the voltage going to the fan on the cooler

I really would like to go Nvidia (they support stereo 3d in drivers which i use when gaming) but Gigabyte dont make the Nvidia silentpipe model in PCI-X

The ATI model is faster and cheaper than the 6800 anyway

Its the Silent Pipe version which has no fans

Yeah the monitor does humm

Just came across this when i was looking at Tekheads.co.uk

Im tempted at only £250

Im gonna get the DFI and turn the fan rpm down with some software

Ive got a Sonata and a BQE and ther PSU's are both loud when they ramp up

Sounds good but you will need a good case to get the hot air away from that passive 6800 and passive psu

I want to do exatly the same thing but am unsure whether it would be stable and what kinda temps it would get to after 4 hours of gaming in hot weather

Tintagel wrote:We really need a SPCR review...

yeah with some real numbers and sound clips

im sure it wont be too long

As long as the CPU doent crash at high temps it doesnt really matter but i dont like above 60 for CPU and above 35 for Case

if your not a gamer its not worth going pxi-x

sounds like you need corecenter to slow down the fan

http://www.hardavenue.com/startup/CoreCenter.exe.php

oTTo on OCuk forums put it to 2/8 with no issues

Anyone got any ideas on why case temp goes down with one of these compared to an arctic cooler?

Im gonna fit this new zalman to a 6800 GT and was expecting case temp to rise

thats similar to the system im looking into buying Ive already got a BQE but i'll be replacing the PSU with something silent as mine roars when im gaming :( I'll be clocking the winchester up to 2.5 GHZ so im looking @ GeIL PC4000 Ultra Platinum Ram which i think is good value @ £152 from http://www...

promising

hope they get a uk supplier as its warming up in the uk and im fed up with my SmartPower 350S reving up under load

i must say i was thouroughly disapointed with the panaflo 92mm (L1BX), it makes a very anoying ticking sound that is clearly audible at all voltages, and it's nothing like the very quiet 80mm L1A. btw, it was not a bad speciment, i tried a replacement and it was exactely the same. so i got a papst ...

Neat but the dust build up will be terrible

kickass pc and great summary

opening the bottom front panel bezel is something i'll try when i get time

how much did the whole project cost?

Radeonman wrote:
If it's fine in CS, why bother with the fan?

to reduce case temperature and to get a higher overclock without sparklies

wow i just tried cpucool and my idle cpu temp went from 45 down to 33

just fitted a ZM80C-HP to my 4200 and its fine in CS

will try adding a silent fan to it soon