if speedfan supports rpm adjusting on your fan and of course go with speedfan, only other benefit I ee with mbm is that you can label the temp such as "cpu" or "case" and "cpu fan" vs speedfan's "temp1" or "temp2" and "speed1"

15' firewire seems to work fine. I Havent tested the burner past 8x for dvd yet tho but , newegg sell 25' firewire cables. The diagram I above shows where the computer is. No need to enclose it in that room.

here's a quick pic I took of it. Look mom, no tower! The black box is a below is a sub-woofer. It's a little weird having no pc noise though. Everything else gets louder ie. outside cars, keyboard seems even noiser, mouse, and hmmm, the wind outside :wink: http://www.bayarearidersforum.com/forums/im...

the enclosure has nothing to silence the drive, I bought it because it has no fan and cools well.
it bolts directly to the top and bottom aluminum panels

USB HUB: I bought this hub because it's self powered and customers seem to like it also. http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=17-112-300&depa=0 External Enclosure: When picking a external enclosure, firewire is nice to have because you can use it as a boot-up device unlike usb. ...

My goal was to have my computer as quiet as possible. Now, I only know my computer is on from the monitor. I dont know how else to say it, it's silent, muted, noiseless, no noise, 0dba so yes I have reached my goal in pc noise. I forgot to mention, a closet would would prolly work too, depending on ...

Hey guys , I been reading on these forums for a few months now and this will be my first post here. Like many of you I've been trying to get my computer as quiet as possible but without sacraficing performance. Old Quiet Setup: - Antec SLK3700AMB - Power Supply- Antec 350W(SL350)Smart Power - AMD A6...