From the idle power consumption figures I'd say that Cool 'n' Quiet simply wasn't working. In otherwise comparable systems, I can't imagine any other reason for the large 40W disparity when the system was idle. Perhaps they thought it would just work automatically if supported by the motherboard? Th...

I'm pretty sure that the phpBB forum software which is used here goes a bit screwy if messages/threads are deleted so it's just best to disallow deletion. After all, you can simply edit your post so it becomes empty!

anyone can confirm that undervolting is possible in SN95G5 Shuttle or had experience in changing FSB and multiplier in this XPC? The SPCR list of undervoltable motherboards includes the SN95G5 so I assume it is possible: http://www.silentpcreview.com/article69-page1.html I'm not sure of how much su...

You may want to consider undervolting your A64, too. Undervolting the CPU will reduce the amount of heat it dissipates enabling your cooling fans to run more slowly and therefore more quietly. There are a couple of articles on this site which look at undervolting in general and the Athlon64 specific...

I have seen indications that a stock S939 3000+ outputs something like 30W (or even lower) @ 1.8GHz and 1.4V. I'm sorry but this is too good to be truth. Can you post any link? Or more information No offence. :) VERiON. Try the following link: Toms Hardware Not sure to the accuracy of these measure...

The "SilentX" PSU has got to be the most misleading name for a product there has ever been. Before getting one of these, I had the standard PSU which had been modded with a quiter ADDA fan. This was reasonably quiet but I thought the vaunted SilentX would be even better. Boy, was I wrong. When it fi...

Pretty sure that the answer is no. In fact I don't believe the Zalman VGA coolers will even fit in Shuttle cases without modification.

I'd suggest you check out the forums at www.sfftech.com where there is plenty of discussion about what can and can't fit into a Shuttle!

Edward Ng wrote:I just started my new job today; full time, over hour long commute in both directions. I can't give an ETA on that anymore.

Bah! Excuses, excuses!

Just write one sentence a day - you'd be able to get it done in a few weeks!

my rear 120mm fan is so close to the XP-120 that i am considering putting the Nexus as the rear case fan and running the XP-120 fanless. especially since my CPU is idling almost all the time (mostly run boring office apps). I seem to remember seeing some pics posted by Edward Ng of a system in whic...

Here's the first review of this machine that I've seen:

Clubic review - in French!

Unless you parlez francais you'll need to use your favourite translator.

Somewhat unsurprisingly, the system gets very hot indeed due to the Prescott P4 and they indicate the system becomes rather loud, too.

I know that Gigabyte make some passively cooled 6600GTs (i.e. totally silent). I don't think that they offer a passively cooled AGP version, though - just PCI-E versions.

Interesting. Thanks for the feedback, chaps.

I wonder if any of the slower Winchester chips would be able to run at stock speeds using just 1.1v or even less? I've got to admit that I'm surprised that your Newcastle chips are able to support the clock speeds they do at just 1.2v!

Recently, I've been reading about the low heat dissipation of the Winchester chips with great interest. It's getting towards the time where I'd like to get a new system and after some half-arsed attempts to silence my current Shuttle system, I've decided to look into building a properly quiet system...