Hey all...haven't done much with my pc in several years, built a quiet C2D rig 3-4 years ago and loved it, over the years its gotten dusty and a little louder. I'm looking forward to purchasing a i7 2600K in the next few weeks and have a few things undecided, primarily which case to use. I have my P...

sweet!

I was under the impression that stacking fans had a negative or no impact on airflow, rather then a positive one?


how much was that pump? I definitely miss my watercooling

-Matt

sounds like you have case cooling issues, fix that and your g3 ti500 should be able to run passive. I could disco the fan on my 6600 and it ran fine, i had a 120 in the front with free flowing air from it to the graphics card though so that definitely helped. if you are that lazy, just go buy a new ...

Looks great! Too bad i cant fit the xp120 on my xeons

haha! actually for now, im satisfied with the setup. I'm going to let the AS5 burn in, because right now with all the fans running at about 6-7v (rheostats) The system temp is 39C ~ 10C drop with the ambient temp pretty much the same. The FB123 is great - but doesnt fit over the zalman VF700-CU with...

there are many. The Artic Cooling Silencer 5 rev 2 should fit on your 6800gt, they're large, quiet, and vent heat out the back. Also another good choice - the one I made is the Zalman VF700-CU. I got it for $32 shipped 2day(in the us) from zipzoomfly.com came today. This thing is sweet. The "silent"...

woohooo, my zalman vf700-CU and fb123 came today. The Yate Loon's came yesterday. I get to spend another 2 hours re-wiring my case! Hopefully I can get the fans to fit, and maybe even fix my old fan controller. I'll post pics when i'm done :) I like this cooler weather. With ambient temps of 74F my ...

yeah i'm not sure if xfx does or not - it seems they allow you to replace it so long as it doesnt cause damage... so I guess that means it is ok to do.

Ordered the zalman vf700-cu and the zalman fan bracket. getting all decked out here

My audigy 2zs platinum should arrive today! woohoo.

-Matt

great to hear, i suppose it gets my vote then. It'll even match my copper ramsyncs, copper cpu HS's I sense a theme!

is the VF700-CU compatible with the 6800 models so that if i upgrade in the future I wont have to buy a new one? Thats my complaint with the NV silencer 5, really like it - but don't want to have to buy two.

I just have to say - darn you all! I ordered 5 of http://tekgems.com/Products/et-13713-fan-d12sl-12.htm tonight. As well as that bracket from directron, this pc is getting more expensive by the minute!! :) Lets hope these yate loon fans are as good as you all say they are!(and all the other reviews ...

Yeah thanks for the links, i found it at directron, $10 shipped via usps thats a steal! WOOHOO. I'm a deal seeker at heart.

Ordering that now - and i'll find myself some nexus/yate loon 120mm's as well.

wow... THats actually pretty cool. The link is bad, extra url in there. but before i saw the price i figured "i can make one myself" but my time is worth more then that! I'm wondering if i could have a fan "hang" from it, so it would blow air through the HS's, and sortof a push pull from that fan, t...

Yeah, they are definitely intended for use in 2u servers with flow through design. I'm sure I could get some pretty good results if i could make a duct for the rear 120 to pull air through the heat syncs from the front. For not, they have cooled off to around 45c idle, still not perfect, but for the...

Thanks Mike, I am going to try to find a fan controller - but The last one i had, a baytech I think, Had 4 SUPER BRIGHT blue LED's on it. Worked great if i was afraid of the dark or something :) But for now, this rig is sweet, much quieter then my old watercooling setup, but thats just because my Hy...

I was in the same boat as you. I decided on the TP2 550. I did a lot of research, and while the seasonics may be quieter, i wished SPCR would do a review on it (hence my poll :D ) The main reason i decided on the TP2 550, simple, i got it for $80 vs the $120ish i was going to have to spend on the S1...

Thanks for that nici - i didnt have my volt meter handy and it was late so i figured typing was easier then opening the case again :) As far as my temps go, i havn't had a chance to do any benches - it seeems like it is idling kindof high though. Its idleing at around 48C - so i'm afraid at load tha...

haha - i do agree, and i'm trying to decide if i want the L or M yate loons, i don't want blue LED's i want this rig to be quiet and dark since i have it in my room. A side question actually. I am using the "fan only" connector for all the fans, they have to be set on high to even run. Is the "fan o...

Well - i've wanted to go dual xeons for a long time, finally I came across a deal I couldnt pass up, and I'm now the proud father; erm owner of a dual xeon rig. Here are my system Specs: Antec P180 Antec TruePower 2.0 550w (single 120MM) mounted fan UP 2 x 512MB OCZ EL PC3700 DDR (2.5 3 3 7) In dual...

lookin great burner, As always you seem to have the best latest and greatest hardware in your rig :) I just finished up my dual xeon setup tonight - its great all but this stupid XFX 6600 fan! so freaking loud, need to look into my options. I'll be posting pics tonight and put on my flak vest for th...

true, but they are on the same 'power line" and the fan that is "closer" to the power supply is the one that is stopping first. Even after switching them, no difference. and as to the second one, these are outside of the case, sitting on top actually. less friction maybe it'll last longer too - not ...

heh yeah I think the one that stops faster has more resistance...because even on low the "better" fan stops at the same time as the "bad" fan on high

Oh well thanks

Just checking my thinking.

I have two of the antec 3tri cool fans, the ones for the bottom compartment. If one fan spins longer after being powered down (and being set to high) its a better fan correct? Spinning longer without power means less friction.

Thanks for double checking my thinking.

wow - old thread you linked there :) in any case - in 2003 all i knew was antec. It wasnt until i started opening my eyes i saw the other psu's out there. Thanks to SPCR i learned about seasonic. They seem like GREAT psu's but i like my antec, for the price its hard to beat. But it would be nice to ...

yes most deifnitely. It will even be enough if you upgrade to a new cpu/motherboard combo

Is this something that is being considered? Possibly done in the near future? I don't have the money or time to buy two different power supplys and do testing myself. I just received my Antec Truepower 2.0 550 today, and powered it up and it really is a lot quieter then i expected. granted it hasnt ...

i second the "avoid hydors" comment...
I thought it was a great deal - and it was at first, but this thing has only lasted me about 8 months and it already has a nice rattle. The pump was taken very good care of, never run w/o water, etc and it is already driving me nuts with its vibrations!

UPS is probably the crappiest, no-good shipper ever. I share your way of thinking at an hundred percent! UPDATE: 2 weeks later, no news from FrontierPC nor UPS. That's ridiculous, it's been 2 months since I've purchased the tower, and still waiting for it to build my rig! that sucks!! any update?

I suppose i should take this up with the place i orderd it from. But i havnt been able to figure out whethe ror not it is possible to remove the top of the P180? Looks to me like its riveted down pretty solid. If so maybe i can just get a part from antec directly, probably faster, as return shipping...

i was sortof surprised when i saw you had a 10krpm scsi and a 15krpm...those are going to be the noise sources of your system, not the PSU.