I also find the hx520 sound signature the most prominent in my system, a rattling type of noise. The SPCR recording appears to be the same
http://www.silentpcreview.com/files/sou ... -22dba.mp3

If a fanswap isn't to complicated I might be doing that.

DVI (-D) or VGA?

Thanks Hitachi Desktar T7k250 http://www.storagereview.com/php/benchmark/suite_v4.php?typeID=10&testbedID=4&osID=6&raidconfigID=1&numDrives=1&devID_0=298&devID_1=302&devCnt=2 It's hard to compare the HD noise with the PSU's, one is low frequency and the other is high. I might suspend the harddrive, ...

Lots of pictures, maybe someone will find them interresting ;) P5B-vm Lacks 3-pin fan control HX 520 Not as silent as i thought, the machinery like sound you can hear in spcr's recording is noticeable. I'm thinking about switching it for a Neo HE or a passive silverstone. 8800 GTS Not bad, mainly sw...

Seems like a hardware limitation, P5B-VM can only do PWM fan control.
What's strange is that in the bios it says Q-fan only apply to CPU- and SYS- fan, but the latter being a three pin always run the same speed.

There's some flapping in the noise signature of my HX520, I'll see tomorrow if it's coming from the fan.

Corsair HX 520/620 W is a nice option, silent by SPCR standards and plenty of power.

They say the stock cooling is silent, but i guess it's not inaudible. If there's some way in software to turn down the fan to really low, i think you could get it inaudible in 2D. Looking at these pictures, the stock heatsink is fairly big, an option might be to remove the cover and put a larger fan...

Just put my system together. I've experienced some moments of pure silent bliss. Unfortunately there seems to be a problem with my Corsair HX520 as it is RIDICULOUSLY loud. Not the fan, either. There's a high pitched coil whine. I'm noise intolerant, but this would piss anyone off. It's really bad....

Looking at this the 7200.9 is louder at idle,
http://www.storagereview.com/articles/2 ... DFD_7.html

But seek noise is supposed to be noticeably louder than other SATA drives.

Can you control the fan speed of a 8800 gts/gtx? Rivatuner, Expert tool or so.

Scrooge wrote:I can now unequivocally state that an HR-01 does fit into the TJ-08. The fit is almost like it is ducted to the case, but it does fit.

Would a 1 mm taller cooler fit?

Thermaltake Ultra-120 160,5 mm
HR-01 159,5 mm