Just bought a Fractal Define 7 - lovely case (lot's of space and very configurable) but one problem is that there are slots up front for fan mounting rather than holes. That's good in that you can slide fans up/down to where you want them, but means I can't see an easy way to isolate the fans with r...

I've rigged a Nexus @ 12V to suck air in the opening on the side of my Antec SLK3000B and blow it straight at the GFX - now getting: Idle: 43C Load: 86C (using ATITool 0.24) X2 4400+ is happy at 30/45C (idle/load) so it's not a case temp issue. And surely the Nexus should provide sufficient airflow ...

Success! Just pulled a bit harder and tried not to worry that I was stretching them out of shape.

Nice silent pc, Phil happy

They stretch to the point where you'll think they're going to break (apparently some ppl do break them) and then it will start to slide through. Hhhmmmm, I'll give it a go, but mine look like they prefer the breaking option to the sliding through option! I stopped pulling when they started stretchi...

However, they seem a tight fit... How tight? http://www.amacrox.com/04english/p-Rubber.htm I can't persuade them to fit at all - the trianglular rubber 'barbs' (for want of a better word) are designed to compress so that they can be pushed forwards through the fan screw hole, but then can't be pull...

These can fit a fan guard too right (outer groove)? http://www.silenthardware.de/typo3temp/pics/fac72042a4.jpg Are there other such mounts? FYI I've just bought some of these black rubber screw things from Maplin ( http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?ModuleNo=-10705&TabID=1&source=15&WorldID=&doy=1...

Hi All,

Definitely a dead mobo - swapped all my components for a friend's working bitz and still no Post.

Thanks for your help - I'll prob be back in a fortnight after I've RMA-ed the mobo...

Hi Lenny, cheers for the suggestion but it won't even Post. I've tried CPU on lonesome, CPU + GPU, CPU + RAM, CPU + RAM + GPU, CPU + RAM + GPU + drives etc.

Has anyone got a dual core and the Asus A8N-SLI Premium? Did it Post without flashing the bios???!

Hi Lenny, one DIMM with or without the CPU? PSU fans spins happily even without the chip. I'll try the goat sacrifice - is it worth waiting for a full moon or is that just simple superstition? Hi hugekabab: I've no idea! This is a new system and I can't get it to post, let alone use it in hot weathe...

Hi All, If I connect PSU to mobo and hit the 'on' switch then the new-fangled 'Post Reporter' on my shiney new Asus A8N-SLI helpfully tells me "No CPU". When I put my supa-dupa dual core AMD 4400+ in, then I get nothing, zip, nada, absolutely didly squat. No Post, no beeps, no helpful Post Reporter ...

Cheers bobov! What's your set-up?

Btw, how much clearance is there between the XP-120 and the graphics card and the RAM?

How wide is this card? Or, more specifically, how thick is the heatsink on the back of the card - how far does it stick-out from the PCI-E slot?

(I want to put together an Asus A8N-SLI Premium + XP-120 and want to know if this card will fit...?!)

Hi All, I'm about to buy: Asus A8N-SLI Premium Gigabyte X800XL (RX80L256V) Thermalright XP-120 Q: will it all fit???!!!!! Rough measurements using photos off the web implies around 5-10mm clearance between the back of the graphics card's heatsink and the XP-120. Can anyone verify this?! And is this ...

Hi Aleksi,

Given that 1000rpm may be too much, presumably I should go for the D12SL-12?

Also why do you prefer the Globe?

Cheers,

Phil

Hi Aleksi, PSU: I also presume that 430W would be more than enough, but I was going to go for the S12-500 as it's a new design (so surely it must be better!) plus offers the optionality of 6 pin power connectors and some spare power headroom in case of future upgrades. Looking at the SPCR review it ...

Anyone know where I can get rubber sticks or EARs in the UK?

Hi All, I'm building my first silent(ish)(hopefully!) PC and any comments/suggestions would be much appreciated. Noise-relevant components: Antec SLK3000B Seasonic S12-500 2 x Nexus 120mm (intake + exhaust) AMD Venice 3500+ XP-120 with Nexus Real Silent 120mm Asus A8N-SLI Premium (one with n/b heatp...