warriorpoet wrote:I've had far more HDDs fail than either H2o or air cooling.

Solid State Drives. (I recommend Samsung)

Dead silent, much faster, and more reliable.

Once you go with liquid you'll never go back.

I have to laugh when people try to talk air up like it can even come close. It can't.

The fan in the Reserator XT seems awfully loud. Does anyone else have this problem?

I may need to switch to something quieter.

Can anyone comment on the noise level of the 1500?

Are there any ULV processors that use the Core 2 Duo form factor so the fan can be removed?

According to Newegg: http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&DEPA=0&Description=samsung+solid+state&x=0&y=0 The 16gb is physically bigger than the 32gb. Could that possibly be correct? Seems to me the sizing specifications are backwards. Does anyone have either of these drives? I w...

Time for an i-Ram bump

Any word on the updated version?

Wtf is Gigabyte dragging their heels on?

Is that a new-model Reserator? How is it working for you? Nope, the old version. It works just fine for me, but I'm not much of a gamer. Just the occasional EQ2 session. Specs: Intel Mobo for Pent D Pent D 805 Silverstone Fanless PSU 1gb PC3200 36gb Raptor Sapphire X550 Video Card Next in line for ...

jaganath wrote:Marvin rocks! What speakers are those? Any good?

Just some basic Altec Lansings. Have some Creative Gigaworks T20 coming in the mail though...

Nice build, but if there are no fans whatsoever, how much good will the RAM heatsinks do on the video card? That is one of the weakpoints. The video card starts to choke after about 20 minutes of gaming, so I need to upgrade those sinks. Zalman actually makes a waterblock for the VRAM, but unfortun...

Almost finished! Just need to swap out the Raptor for a solid state hard-drive and this baby will be dead quiet (at least for me). http://yamrs.com/misc/tower.jpg http://yamrs.com/misc/ss_powersupply.jpg http://yamrs.com/misc/raptor.jpg http://yamrs.com/misc/cpu.jpg http://yamrs.com/misc/vpu2.jpg

My raptor (non-optimized) bench for comparison's sake.

Agreed that the price is an immediate turn-off (at least for the vast majority of us). Even if the shell was free it would cost a pretty penny to fully populate it with the 2GB sticks.

Anyway, maybe SPCR has enough clout to pull one in for testing...

*thinking out loud*

still a bit spendy ($1k for the 16GB shell).

http://www.hyperossystems.co.uk/

Maybe somebody from SPCR can get a unit for testing?

I know they're fairly spendy, but has anyone tried the 2gb RAM sticks with the I-Ram?

Could get you up to 8gb if they work...

Does anyone here have any insider news from Samsung about when the solid state notebooks will go into production?

Looking to pick up a notebook, but am waiting for a solid state unit to be released...

Copper wrote:A feature of the i-RAM that I like is its unfussy nature. I have a mix of DDR 266 and 400 that run at different timings and the card doesn't mind in the least.

That's freakin' awesome! Ram compatibility was my main (well, my only) concern.

Going to order one now.

I sure hope so, because I'm not paying 2-3x retail to some bottom feeder.

Yeah, it seems some jerkoff(s) bought everyone out and is reselling them on eBay for a hefty markup. Rat bastard(s).

Are you sure?

Looks like they're still back-ordered...

Not me...going to take what I can get now.

One step closer to total silence!!!

Version 1.1 coming out in a few days!!

Goodbye Raptor whine!!

Link, just wanted to say your setup has inspired me to move all my noisy components outside. :D Have a question regarding flow... Bought a BigWater system and the pump can barely keep up with localized components. Would I be able to get away with adding a low-pressure (6-8psi) Carter automotive fuel...

Going to mount the radiator outside of the house, but am concerned the little pump (BigWater) doesn't flow well enough to handle an extra 10+ feet of tubing. Have an old Carter automotive fuel pump that I'm not using...should I add it in to the mix?

Anyone care to comment?

In case you guys haven't seen this yet:

Innovatek

Can't wait to get one!! Waitlisted with the US distributor...

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Install pic in my Biostar iDeq SFF:



Compared to the brutally loud OEM proprietary dual-fan setup, the bigwater is fantastic. Now if I can find a way to quiet the HD with the limited space...I'm golden.