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Enjoy the silence... (Updated May 2014)

Posted: Mon Feb 04, 2008 4:38 am
by oxygen200000
Hello people! This is my silent rig... So... please be mercyful with your critics...
Specs:
Intel E6750 + Noctua NH-D14 Fanless
Abit IP35 Pro
4x 1G A-Data EE 800+
MSI Radeon HD6870 Twin FrozrII
Samsung F4 320G + WD10EALS 1TB + Seagate 7200.11 500G AS + 2x Scythe Fanless BOX
Asus Xonar D2
Samsung 203N
Seasonic S12+ 550
Silverstone TJ05 + AcoustiPack Deluxe + 2x Noctua NF-S12 1200 @5V
Dell 2407 rev. A04


Update May 2014

Posted: Mon Feb 04, 2008 4:38 am
by oxygen200000
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What do you think about?

Posted: Mon Feb 04, 2008 7:00 am
by thejamppa
That is probably one of the most cleanest build I've ever seen. And I've seen A lot. That was excellent idea to use paxmate to cover the wire bundle. I am impressed ^^

But I bet those noctuas might howl...

Posted: Mon Feb 04, 2008 7:24 am
by AuraAllan
Wow. Very nice build. :)

Posted: Mon Feb 04, 2008 7:31 am
by seraphyn
How do you like the Paxmate? Annoying to cut, install, does it have the desired effect?

And I'm going to steal that idea of putting the cables under the sound absorbing material for long lasting builds, why didn't i think of that? :)

Posted: Mon Feb 04, 2008 12:10 pm
by Strid
You might want to change the title.. I expected to see a rig. This is not a rig. This is eye candy!! :lol:

Great wire management. Perhaps best I've seen .. ever?? Did you fanswap the PSU or is it silent as it is? Might be worth it. And did the PaxMate come precut for the case or just as bulk sheets?

Posted: Mon Feb 04, 2008 1:14 pm
by FlorisNielssen
Nice.

And... well.. Very clean. Makes me wanna mod my case more... And make it look cleaner.

It isn't just very clean, it just looks awesome.

Posted: Mon Feb 04, 2008 1:47 pm
by oxygen200000
seraphyn wrote:How do you like the Paxmate? Annoying to cut, install, does it have the desired effect?
And I'm going to steal that idea of putting the cables under the sound absorbing material for long lasting builds, why didn't i think of that? :)
It’s very easy to cut and install, but has no effect for acoustic damping… ZERO! NADA! VOID! Just looks good and that’s it all that it can do… I didn’t know that before i bought it but I was too lazy to removing it (I have AcoustiPack Deluxe already and when I have time I will try to remove the PaxMate witch is harder to remove than install)
I didn’t stick the PaxMate over the wires! It’s sticked just on the mobotray and on the lateral panels of the case. Anytime I can use any cable I want. None isn't fixed irremediably. I put all the wires between the mobotray and the right panel of the case. I just cut a rectangular hole in the mobotray too guide the wires though it and after that I applied the material)
Strid wrote:You might want to change the title.. I expected to see a rig. This is not a rig. This is eye candy!! :lol:
Great wire management. Perhaps best I've seen .. ever?? Did you fanswap the PSU or is it silent as it is? Might be worth it. And did the PaxMate come precut for the case or just as bulk sheets?

PaxMate don’t come precut for the case. Has come as bulk sheets.
The PSU is in warranty period and I can’t swap the fan yet because I may loose that warranty… After the warranty expire I will probably change the fan with Noctua NF-P12.
I’ll make new pics when my 8800GT/GTS (G92) will come :D
thejamppa wrote:
But I bet those noctuas might howl...
The best fan of the bunch was the Noctua,
which overcame our skepticism and lived up to
its hype by producing more airflow at lower speeds.
Its airflow-to-noise ratio is its best feature, which
gives it enough of an edge to make up for its slightly
rougher noise character.
The Noctua has seen recommendations around the web,
and we have no qualms about adding our own to the list.

( http://www.silentpcreview.com/article695-page6.html )

Posted: Tue Feb 05, 2008 12:03 am
by bryan_d
:( Sorry to hear the acoustic dampening was a no go. So pretty much the foam is all show and no go... but darn is it a SHOW! :) That is probably the neatest configuration I have ever seen!

WOW.

Sorry and Congrats at the same time.

bryan d

Posted: Tue Feb 05, 2008 1:24 pm
by oxygen200000
Thanks! I'm glad you like it.

Posted: Tue Feb 05, 2008 2:06 pm
by JazzJackRabbit
oxygen200000 wrote: It’s very easy to cut and install, but has no effect for acoustic damping… ZERO! NADA! VOID! Just looks good and that’s it all that it can do… I didn’t know that before i bought it but I was too lazy to removing it (I have AcoustiPack Deluxe already and when I have time I will try to remove the PaxMate witch is harder to remove than install)

Cleanest build I've ever seen! And thanks for the tidbit of information above. I was always wondering about that (as it's the only thing I had left to try to quiet down my PC even more) but always hesitated seeing how expensive it was.

Posted: Tue Feb 05, 2008 7:26 pm
by derekva
Daaaaaaammmmnnnn.

That looks like a custom stereo install in a trunk, not the inside of a desktop PC. Seriously slick, sir! And as a side note, you'll definitely like the 8800GT after suffering through a 6200TC. :D

And, since nobody else remembered to say this: Welcome to SPCR!!!

-D

Posted: Tue Feb 05, 2008 9:44 pm
by walle
Looks great oxygen200000, really clean. Oh, and welcome to SPCR.

Posted: Wed Feb 06, 2008 12:17 am
by RedAE102
I'm with Strid... I think this qualifies more as a "pinup" than a "rig." Acoustic dampening or not, you've achieved the sort of "clean room" look that so many of us strive for and miss. Or, in my case, give up on altogether.

Kudos!

Posted: Wed Feb 06, 2008 2:09 am
by nick705
Just to sound a note of caution - while it looks nice, I'm not sure it's necessarily a good idea to have insulating foam sandwiched the motherboard and the tray, as it might inhibit heat dissipation from the CPU and chipset areas on the reverse side of the board.

You'd also need to make absolutely sure that any material there was completely non-conductive, for obvious reasons.

Still, if the temps are OK in practice and everything works, I guess it's all good. :)

Posted: Wed Feb 06, 2008 3:53 am
by oxygen200000
The space between the mobo and the mobotray isn't covered. I've cut the material in "u'' shape, sourrounding the mobo. Under the mobo the material enters for just 1 cm

Posted: Wed Feb 13, 2008 3:02 pm
by aburgard
I've often wondered why there isn't just a lattice work of metal behind the mobo. It'd cover all of your mounting locations and add a lot of space for wire management or heat dissipation.

I'm sure it'd cost more to produce... but whatever.

Posted: Wed Feb 20, 2008 9:16 am
by oxygen200000
I dont think it'd cost more to produce... At least they can make more holes for the wires in the mobo tray
Something like that:
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Posted: Wed Feb 20, 2008 1:41 pm
by thejamppa
oxygen200000 wrote:
thejamppa wrote:
But I bet those noctuas might howl...
The best fan of the bunch was the Noctua,
which overcame our skepticism and lived up to
its hype by producing more airflow at lower speeds.
Its airflow-to-noise ratio is its best feature, which
gives it enough of an edge to make up for its slightly
rougher noise character.
The Noctua has seen recommendations around the web,
and we have no qualms about adding our own to the list.

( http://www.silentpcreview.com/article695-page6.html )
Aye, true but in high impedance situation those buggers howl...

Posted: Wed Feb 27, 2008 12:39 am
by oxygen200000
you can cover them with AcoustiPack or something like that after you guide the wires through them...

Posted: Wed Feb 27, 2008 8:46 am
by KansaKilla
oh, my word. those pics, they...just...well, rock. back to modding my wire "jungle" I suppose.

Posted: Tue Mar 11, 2008 5:36 am
by oxygen200000
Just a few temps...
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FullLoad:

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Posted: Tue Mar 11, 2008 6:12 pm
by tdotcbc84
was wondering why you still use the Creative 5.1 sound card ?

wouldn't the on-board be better?

Posted: Tue Mar 11, 2008 10:46 pm
by oxygen200000
I use both of them... :D
I will buy the X-FI maybe next 3-4 monts...

Posted: Wed Mar 12, 2008 2:15 pm
by tdotcbc84
oxygen200000 wrote:I use both of them... :D
I will buy the X-FI maybe next 3-4 monts...
may I ask why you use both ? LOL

Posted: Wed Mar 12, 2008 2:25 pm
by angelkiller
tdotcbc84 wrote:may I ask why you use both ? LOL
And may I ask how you use both?

Your system is very very clean! :D Definitely one of the nicest systems I've seen lately. Good work!

Posted: Thu Mar 13, 2008 12:01 am
by oxygen200000
I use one of them for internet calls, or when I play a game and my wife is watching a movie... :D

Posted: Thu Mar 13, 2008 11:08 am
by antifro
Very nice indeed. Those pics make me feel guilty about my own build. So you use 2 sound devices without any errors? Never needed to do that myself but I always thought either bios or windows wouldnt like that.

Posted: Fri Mar 14, 2008 2:41 am
by roadie
Wow, really nice build!

The only use I found acoustic damping foam was reducing resonance in an aluminium case. I guess with your hard drives in those enclosures, you shouldn't have that problem.

Posted: Mon Mar 17, 2008 2:03 am
by Tkpenalty
Awesome. I'd really want some of that acoustic dampening, pretty smart usage of it to hide the wires.