Great post, thanks! Would be very cool to someday see an SPCR configurator w/ noise levels changing as you toggle components. I know it's not easy...things are nonlinear, etc...but still, would be cool and you have so much spectral data.

Congrats!!!

Installed one of these last week. Fantastic; just make sure you have that long screwdriver - the included "wrench" is useless, especially if you've already got the motherboard installed.

Can you guys review the new Tranquil PC Media Center (MMC-12)?

http://www.engadget.com/2012/01/03/tran ... less-htpc/

Lawrence Lee wrote:Seagate 7200.11 1.5TB: The Perfect Balance?

2nd to last paragraph of review should read:

"(Western Digital now has a 2TB Green Power)"

...not:

"(Western Digital now has a 2GB Green Power)"

Was searching for "2GB Green Power" and couldn't figure out why I wasn't getting any hits!

Hey Mike,

Just read this bit-tech review, but no quantitative performance on the noise:

http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/2008/1 ... 850w-psu/1

Any chance we could get the full SPCR treatment?

David

Not sure if this belongs in Notebook Systems or Fans... Just ran across this article describing a novel (?) approach for lowering fan noise. The operating concept is to create a notch in the airflow, similar to what silences an owl's wings. Supposedly, this lowered the noise of the notebook fan by 3...

The guys at Anandtech recommended a second fan for extra cooling:

http://www.anandtech.com/casecooling/sh ... i=2976&p=9

Would a Nexus 120mm cause problems being not matched in airflow?

MikeC wrote:Please give credit where it's due -- the project is Edward McKeating's.

My mistake, cheers Edward!!

MikeC wrote:Quiet Media PC made from Junk

Nice job Mike!

(Maybe what I'm asking for is a "Model Zero" P180 quad-core w/ a 8800gts/x made as quiet as possible.) Yeah, that's what it sounds like. A whole 'nuther model. Probably needs a P190. Really? I'm currently running: p180 (w/ 1 nexus 120mm case fan) seasonic m12 700w E6400@3ghz (arctic silver; cnps950...

Hey Mike, Great ideas! Three questions/requests for Model One Point One: I haven't seen any SPCR reporting of a quiet QX6700-based system yet...think you could you get said SPC w/in your noise spec? I understand the issues, but I'm in the market for a quiet workstation (hopefully no longer an oxymor...

Hi, I'm trying to build a silent, 120W picoPSU-based HTPC using: i945GTm-VHL Core Duo MB 2.0 GHz Yonah CPU Thermalright XP-120 HS w/o fan 1GB PC5300 sodimm RAM 160GB Seagate 7200.7 PATA drive NEC 3550 DVD-RW Antec NSK2400 Case (w/o PS) Fuji-Plus USB HDTV tuner All that's left is a low-power, discret...

jmke wrote:my colleague reviewer used an XP-90C on his Yonah test setup here:
http://www.madshrimps.be/?action=getart ... rticID=434

the S478 version of the HR-01 will fit without issue

Thanks!

I'm building a new HTPC w/ the AOpen i945GTm-VHL mobo + Core Duo CPU (socket 478 HSF connector), and looking for a "completely silent" cooling solution like the one discussed in this article (but compatible w/ 478). Any suggestions?

for passive cooling the HR-01 would do better, not so tightly packed fins means airflow is better, the Ultra-90 is meant for active cooling. Could someone please tell me if the HR-01 will work w/ Yonah (socket 479)? The HR-01-775 version is supposed to work w/ 478, and I thought these two were very...