I've been using the Thermalright HR-01 Plus (w/1366 adaptor) with the Thermalright air duct connected to the rear case outlet for my new i920. Results are good so far. I've currently got it 'undervolted' to 1.18 vcore, but overclocked to 3.6Ghz, and it seems prime95 stable so far (4 hour stress test...

Yes - it certainly looks like it will not compare well against a PA120.3. Maybe we're missing something though. I still hope I'm wrong as I like new technology and innovation. But it's still got to be worth it.

If done properly, copper. If not done properly, stick to air cooling and forget watercooling altogether. Regardless of advertising claims, the fact is copper is a better heat conductor and superior for cooling so you're either comparing unfairly or doing something wrong. I suggest you have a look at...

As previously mentioned, it does look like the heat "somehow" needs to get off the fins, liquid metal or no liquid metal. So it may not be as effective as even full watercooling much less a TEC or similar. I'm hoping to be wrong however... But even if it's "almost" as good as proper watercooling wit...

Anyone find any reviews of this thing? It sounds interesting, but would like to know if it actually delivers.

Yeah I think I should get a fan for the CPU heatsink. With the fan duct, it will be almost like a push pull situation so hopefully I can keep rpm's low. Going to connect the two fans to a fan controller and see how low I can go and keep a stable overclock... Think I should be able to get away with a...

If you go for high powered components and a "real" overclock over a prolonged period of time, then water is better for overall noise, stability and cooling if done right . So yes - I'm happy that my current PC can be overclocked and and kept massively stressed 24/7 over a week and still stay stable ...

Hello, Looking at putting together a new build. CPU will be the i7 920 with an average overclock, perhaps around 3.6Ghz. For a change, going air cooling this time but would still like to keep it very quiet. Looking at getting the HR-01 Plus, the 120mm Fan Duct for HR-01-775, and the LGA1366 Bolt-Thr...

Ok - I'll probably avoid the OCZ's SSD's for now regardless of the review on hothardware.

Has anyone had a positive first hand experience with SSD's as their main drive?

Would anyone recommend a decent SSD based on their actual hands on experience? (Or should I wait a bit?)

I'll be getting a new case soon and unfortunately it does not have enough room to either suspend the hard drives using elastics nor put them into 5.25" sound absorbing enclosures. To minimise sound, one option is that I rest the hard drives on top of something that absorbs vibrations. Any views or a...

Is there a way to disable the onboard video and sound within the BIOS and, if so, does this significantly reduce the board's energy usage?

EDIT: I've just ordered a Zalman VF1000 rather than the S1 due to space issues in my HTPC. Better than messing around with modding a heatsink, even a good one like the S1.

Does anyone know if the Accelero S1 is "bendable" enough to make it fit into a small profile case like the Antex Fusion?

Just had a look at some of the pictures of the S1 and yes it does look a bit tall for the Antec Fusion. Ah well.

An update on the temps... Stock Cooler: 55C Idle 90C Load Accelero S1 (Passive) 41C Idle 77C Load *1x5v Yate Loon intake blowing at the graphics from the front of the case and 2x5v Yate Loon exhausts drawing air out. I think the YL's @ 5v are ~500-600rpm? Overall, it appears the S1 is better than t...

An interesting review of Mtron SSD hard drives: Extremely expensive but faster than a Western Digital Raptor 10,000rpm drive, silent and guaranteed for 5 years. :shock: http://www.anandtech.com/storage/showdoc.aspx?i=3064 Pricing: http://www.dvnation.com/nand-flash-ssd.html Chances are these won't ...

Ok, if the best solutions provided by manufacturers are mediocre amateurish solutions 5 years old, then I suppose have to improvise like everyone else. I've decoupled my Scythe Quiet Drives from the standard mountings and have them sandwiched between layers of acouti foam. Pressure from the foam hol...

You are right, for the traditional silence enthusiast, there is no need for innovation and more technologically advanced kit. There is no need as you simply use low powered, cheaper kit and can achieve silence that way. So why innovate? Mind you, there will be innovation that benefits silence enthus...

Don't want to spend money?! I realize that SPCR enthusiasts don't like to spend money. I'm not too sure about that. :shock: Absolutely. Silent PC enthusiasts are relatively low spenders. While SPCR are may consider $300 to be a lot for making their overall PC more quiet, graphics enthusiasts will s...

Don't think acoustic technology for PC cases has really advanced much mainly because people want silence but don't want to pay for it. Premium brands like Bang and olufsen or Bose do not yet exist for PC cases. Well, 6-7 years back it simply wasn't possible to get a "silent" case, it simply did not...

hello are you actually satisfied with the noise level of your system? or you think its much more to be done to achieve satisfactory noise levels? if you are OK, what system do you have? which component you think played the most important role to decrease the noise? thanks Absolutely not. Can still ...

Lian Li PC-S80 has advantages over the Antec. I found the Antec P180 too noisy even after modifications. The fans are completely unbaffled, air flow is handled just like any normal case. The Lian Li takes care of this, but still makes some noise, although less than the P180 (which I've now thrown aw...

reviewed here . if it really is only vibrational noise that is left, then try soft-mounting (ie either on foam or suspended). That's from back in 2002? If the new copper version that costs 3 times as much is the same, then forget it as vibration noise is what I'm trying to eliminate. I might just t...

Interesting - thanks for this. I'm going to be cautious because the term "quiet" is subjective. Hopefully this product is quiet by SPCR standards. I've avoided watercooled HD systems (and there are some) so far because the focus is on reducing temps and I don't care about reducing temps, I want to r...

Rebuilding my system and am looking for ways to reduce disk noise. Currently using Scythe Quiet Drives, but can still hear the vibration noise and my tolerance for noise is low. Is the "Smart Drive Classic Cooper" any good? I'm looking for results, so price is secondary to results, but for $175USD I...

you cant put raptors in a scythe quiet drive box, it will fry your HD's. Prejudiced bs. For the record, my Raptor runs 44c in my SQD. Hardly hot or even close to frying. If I remember correctly, you mentioned in another thread, that your hard drives run even hotter. Raptor in a quiet drive will wor...

Mine run between 45 to 55 depending on my overclock. As far as I'm concerned this is within the manufacturers' safe zone. And, unless someone gives me real proof this is bad for my system, I have no intention of doing anything about it. Sure I could lower temps have having more airflow. But as silen...

WR304: I agree that at low power levels, air and water are about the same, and the extra effort involved with water is a waste. There's no point in even considering water here. At higher power levels, water beats air for cooling. Even in systems with the same number of fans, the watercooled system c...

Ive done it, watercooling can be very quiet, but i wouldnt say just as quiet and definately not more quiet than air cooling. the pump is the biggest factor. its just too dificult to eliviate the vibrations that cause noise, and even when you do its still not silent. The pump is not the biggest fact...

Aris (on your last email): using a D5 and it's silent. Silent meaning that it's more quiet than nexus fans and cannot be heard from outside the case. Don't know about the eheim, but the Laing pumps are noisy if you don't isolate them. If you do, then they are very quiet, especially the D5 at setting...