After many years with my aging build in the trusty Antec P180 , I'm finally contemplating a new build, perhaps in a new and slightly more compact case. I've done some shopping and I'm not all that impressed with anything I've seen out there. I know newer cases allow cable routing behind the motherbo...

It's called " edge molding . Several varieties are available online. Edge molding for car doors can be found at auto parts stores. BTW, I am still using this same rig, largely unchanged. I did rotate the Scythe Mugen heatsink 90 degrees so its now mounted the 'right' way. I've also upgraded the RAM ...

Everybody keeps telling you : your disk drive will fail some day, but nobody seems to equate this with "RAID 1 is a minimum requirement". I don't get it. That sounds like a good argument against RAID0, in which one disc failure destroys the array... but of course if you lose a disc in a RAID1 array...

Both my home and work PC have broadband internet. I don't know what the exact speed it but it seems to be on par with uploading things to my website which is limited to 200-ish kB/s, so I usually let it run overnight. On the rare occasion it was running while I was at work, I didn't notice any troub...

I guess you have all the advice you need but I'm posting anyway. Rotating discs out to an external location isn't a bad idea, although more troublesome than may be necessary. I have a two disc RAID1 array in my computer and a duplicate drive hooked up to my work computer across town which I keep up ...

The noise levels are largely unchanged from the last build since I still have the same fans with the exception of the included fan with the Mugen which is quite good. I have them throttled to just under 1000 rpm. Moving air is barely audible within two meters where I sit. In the summer months, the c...

This is the third build in my beloved Antec P180 case. The first and second builds were also posted here. Prior modifications to this case including removing the fan grills and improving airflow on the filter doors, both now commonly seen modifications. Full gallery with 8mp images located at http:/...

I stopped frequenting SPCR well over a year ago as I don't frequently upgrade my desktop. A lot of my attention was devoted to my laptop collection as a lot of my computer was happening away from home. I recently graduated from college and now I'm spending a lot more time at home. My laptops are in ...

...pretty impressive feat if you actually got this case to be quiet. I had one of these a few years back and it was quite awful noise-wise. That was the only reason I replaced it with a P180.

I just thought I'd chime in real quick. I bought two of these things to replace some Samsung HD501LJ drives and I'm very happy with the (lack of) noise coming from both drives. They are admirably quiet. The seek noise is audible at close distances but not offensive. Any sound they make while spinnin...

Typically I put Artic Silver on the tip, then tape them as clost to the die of the compont I'm looking at as possible. That way I can get a more accurate readings. That's a cool idea. I never would have thought to put thermal paste on a temp sensor. I'm glad to hear the wd15eads drives are quiet as...

Lovely case, sort of reminds me of the vintage alarm clocks I collect.

What's the story on those speaker stands?

nice and tidy. I would also recommend removing the upper cage... and maybe breaking out the black spray paint for that floppy drive.

That's a pretty impressive setup. I can't remember the last time I saw one of those Zalman cases here in the gallery.

Two questions. What's the application for all that screen real estate and what's the shiny enclosure device at far right?

That is one sharp looking rig. I couldn't think of a single nitpicking remark.

Did you record any comparison temps with and without the ducting? That GPU temp seems pretty high for an aftermarket cooler.

Great to hear there's another 1.5tb drive on the market... especially since Seagate's 7200.11 disaster drive only has one direct competitor.

axee wrote:There was never room for middle fan between HDDs and PSU, but I really want to keep drives cool.

Why? Do you think it isn't good solution?

Based on your pictures I don't see why one wouldn't fit.

It looks like you need a very neat job in making all the little modifications you did. I do find this trend of putting the HD cooling fan at the front rather perplexing, however.

What was your reasoning behind your choice to mount the hard drive fan like that?

Nice build. That is one sharp-looking case.

Fast, Small, Quiet, Expensive - http://www.silentpcreview.com/WD_Velociraptor

I did some looking and the difference between the blue and black seem minimal. That being the case, I found no reason or evidence that the black would be noticeably louder than the blue. For me the double cache (lower CPU usage?) and 5 year warranty are sufficient motivation to pay the small price p...

I think I'm sold on the Caviar Black. I had a look at performance and they are more than sufficiently comparable for my needs.

I haven't considered the Cavair black but I certainly will. I am currently using Samsung's HD501LJ drives in my PC and I just want a faster C drive with no additional noise penalty.

I am looking to buy a new "C:\" drive as part of upgrades I'll be doing this year. I've read a handful of the topics here and decided to take a chance on the noise factor and buy a 300gb WD VelociRaptor drive and NoVibes 2.5. From what I've read, it seems the WD3000BLFS (no icepack) is the best choi...

http://mrbsdomain.com/gallery/var/resizes/repository/deskhistory/My%20Desk%20-%20January%202010.jpg?m=1362045433 Pictured: Safco 1933 - 54'' Reversible Top Desk Two (2) Samsung 226BW 22'' LCD monitors Humanscale M7 Dual-monitor mount (M7T2A22G17Q) Logitech THX Z-5300e 280 Watts RMS 5.1 Speakers Log...

I have a reasonably standard desktop PC (see sig) and I want to add an HDMI port with audio support to it. My mobo has spidf pin-out which I understand is required for audio. I currently have an nvidia 7800gt card which i'm using for my dual monitor setup. I'm not yet ready to upgrade my main card a...

pics or it didn't happen

I'd also like to echo my 'colleagues' here, hard drives are simply louder than good, undervolted fans. YOu're much better off investing your efforts and funds in quiet hard drives than just turning off the fans and hoping nothing melts.