Get a new SATA cable for the hdd.
Edit : New as in not aonther one you have there "used over the years". Try a brand new one.

Have you taken into consideration a 4550?
http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/ATI/ ... ve/23.html

I'm not sure diablo 3 will run ok on a 4350.

Would this fancy you? http://www.coolermaster.com/products/pr ... il&id=2520
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WpzrmBePsaI (it is fanless)

I use this CoolerMaster XCraft 360
I have 3 large hard drives that are kept near the pc, in a box. When i need the data on them, BAM! It takes 10 seconds to get the drive inside and ready to go!

Thank Max! I didn't know that was possible...
I think that is the real interesting thing to find out. What motherboards work with speedfan when a 3 pin fan is connected to a 4 pin header.
Page in the DS3 manual where it explains...

Iron_Dreamer, you say that Gigabyte 965P-DS3 can control the cpu header with a 3 pin fan? Here is what Intel says : Note: when using a 3-pin power connector with a 4-pin fan header, the fan will always be on; there is no fan control. So, can you confirm that you have a 3 pin fan atached to a 4 pin h...

We have this thread , but lately the users haven't been too generous about sharing information with the rest of us about their motherboards. :) I want to make a simpler thread. I am just interested in the speedfan support for core 2 duo motherboards. Since there are a lot of user here with c2d mothe...

paulesko, take care... 239 euros = ~304$

Tell that to this guy here , as he seems to have a problem witm c2d and rmclock. Dmitri Besedin, seems to have an odd thesis.. My well-known thesis here is that it's hard to have both overclocking and underclocking at the same time Now we all know that's not the case and RMclock is a godsend. I have...

Sorry to bother, but why did you exclude enclosures? If i were you, and had the $, i would go for a smartdrive 2002c. With the air from the front fan it will be no problem temp wise. With an enclosure you get rid of the idle whine, which i find worse than seek noise. Idle whine won't go away with th...

nici, is there any chance you could get your hands on a SmartDrive2002C? Since we know from the review that the SmartDrive is better than the old Scythe box, it would be nice to know if the new Scythe quiet drive can claim the title, or if the SmartDrive is still king. 8) I am thinking of getting 2 ...

Too bad you don't have a smartdrive 2002c to compare.
I wonder which one of the two would do a better job noise wise.

I've read that "review" yesterday before you posted the link...
Man....that has to be the lamest review of a product i have seen in a long time. Just 10 pictures and a few words about the look of the box. Not a single measurement of noise or heat.....amateurs

"some 7900GT's" is actually just the eVGA 7900GT.

How about a roundup of hdd enclosures? This will respond to all the people asking themselves which one to put they money in. It can be something simple, without actualy reviewing them in detail. Just get 5-6-7 enclosures in the same room with the same drive and measure the idle/seek sound and the te...

I've found a review in german. Use http://world.altavista.com/ to translate
On the same page there is this great guide for making a bitumen box from a cdrom

OMG OMG, i hope Thermaltake doesn't see that site and get inspired for they next ubersilent case

Anyone noticed this about Accelero X1?

not compatible to most 7900 GT boards (passive cooler for 7900 GT will be available from 06/2006)

My opteron can go as low as 0.8V. I keep it at 270x4 with 0.8v at idle and 270x10 with 1.4v at full load, all curtesy of RMclock. My old Venice E6 could not go lower than 1.1v, even if i set a lower value in bios, it would still work at 1.1

The backplate can be mounted without peeling off the protective tape.
You just hold it into place with one hand and mount the screws.
That's how i did, so in the case i'll ever want to take it off, i'll have no problems.

jabbadegrassi wrote:What I really want to know is: will an NV Silencer 5 Rev. 3 fit on a 7900? If so, I have an eVGA 7800GT for sale.

I second that. Will nv5 rev.3 fit the 7900gt and GTX

I think the extra molex under the last pci slot is needed only in SLI mode. I see you have one card, so you can get rid of it ---> one cable less
Nice work btw.

....Asus A8n SLI Premium ..... Do you happen to have any info on undervolting options? Have you heard of RM Clock Utility ? This tool undervolts the vcore and lowers the multy when idle and ramps them back when needed...it's quite an awesome tool...something like Cool and quiet on steriods 8) At id...

Asus A8n SLI Premium has passive cooling and works perfectly with speedfan which can control 2 fans.
It also has another fan control feature through bios called ASUS Q-Fan2, but i prefer to disable it and stick with speedfan.

Look here ..some fans can work at low duty cycles below 10%, but some can stop even at 50%. Due to this specific, by default the minimum value you can set is limited with 25%. However, you may override it with MinFanSpeedLimit registry entry. http://img150.imageshack.us/img150/3508/fan4rl.th.jpg

Just got 2 sp2504p in raid 0. OMG....i had to check 2 times to see if AAM is disabled (it is)... i can't belive how silent the seeks are. 8) One is inside a driveaway and the other in a novibes and both are built in 01/2006 :D The problem is i can't read any temp from them in windws and SMART info i...

No... Silencers connected to nvidia cards don't seem to click that often. There is a nv silencer 5 rev 3 review on this froum here
The problem with ati cards is that stupid LM63 which sends too much voltage to the fan.

Right-angled connectors are a must if a SATA drive is to fit properly in a small sized box (17~18 CM).
Data and Power connectors
Hope to get my 180x130x45mm enclosure with 2.5 mm thick walls done soon

alleycat, can you measure the thickness of the aluminium? I'l have someone build me a custom sized one. It can be made easily from a foil af aluminium. Edges will be bent into place and weld at the joints. The cover will be a U shape bent piece of aluminium. A skilled person can't waste more than 20...

Take a look here The clicking problem seems to be created by the LM63 fan controller chip Most of the ATI boards contain the LM63 fan controller chip. This chip is not just varying the voltage in order to regulate the fan speed, it is also sending voltage peaks up to 25 Volt. This can cause a clicki...