The RAM would be a little cooler if the sticks were not right next to each other.

I think this will do the trick.

GIGABYTE GV-R455D3-512I Radeon HD 4550
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6814125250

I've also got one. Dead quiet.

Mine has 1 GB RAM, 16 GB SSD, is running Windows 7 beta. I love it.

My girlfriend has an Aspire One. I can't be in the same room with it. The fan is too annoying. Too bad, otherwise it's a nice device.

Is it true that the Dell netbook (mini 9, i believe) has no fan and is silent?

What netbook does the SPCR crowd recommend?

Consider the HP ProCurve Switch 1400-8G (J9077A).
Mine makes no noise and gives off very little heat.
http://www.hp.com/rnd/products/switches ... erview.htm

In addition to those already mentioned, I've had good luck with http://www.provantage.com

Mine showed up today.

First impressions (no surprises here):
It's dead quiet. The screen is great. Keyboard is too small for adults.

It's not fast. Boot up and loading programs is sluggish.

So far, I've used it for web browsing. After the web browser is up and running, it's fine.

more details about the board here: http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS5305482907.html it can be purchased here: http://www.clubit.com/product_detail.cfm?itemno=A4842001# from the first link: Like the Everex PC, the gOS Dev Board supports XP, Windows 2000, and Windows CE, but not Vista. I wonder if i...

derekva said:

From an image quality standpoint, the ATI cards will be better than the AverMedia combo cards.

Why is this so? Please educate me. Thanks.

I don't know about Freeview, but this tuner card works with Vista 64:

http://www.aver.com/mpd/combopcie_mce_spec.html

About horizontally mounted fans:
- why are sleeve bearings not so good?
- what is the best fan for horizontal mounting?

Thanks.

I'd try another fan on the HSF. Thanks for the reply. I might try that, as I like to tinker, but as I said in my initial post in this thread, the CPU heatsink is barely warm. I don't know what I'd gain by pushing more air through it. I still don't know whether I have a cooling problem or a temperat...

My system is very similar to yours.
I've got one of these: GIGABYTE GV-NX76T256D-RH GeForce 7600GT
It's driving 2 monitors at 1600x1200 in Vista.

See the SPCR thread:
viewtopic.php?t=39300

Reducing the voltages reduces the temps. Does reducing the voltage also slow down the computer? Its overclocked a lot but the temps are lower than yours. I thought overclocking meant increasing the voltage, and underclocking meant decreasing the voltage. But you say you reduced the voltage AND over...

skidrow wrote:Memory Voltage: 1.80 (Lowest "Manual" Setting)
CPU VCore: 1.375 (Very Low "Manual" Setting)
FSB: 1.200 (Lowest "Manual" Setting)

I'll give it a try, but before I do, why?
Pardon my ignorance on this.
Thanks for your help.

You make no mention of the top exhaust fan in your P180. Have you turned it off? Still the original Antec TriCool? Covered up the hole? :?: Top exhaust vent has no fan and is not covered. I tried installing an exhaust fan and it made no difference. I tried covering the hole and temps went up slight...

Plissken wrote:You should check with a couple other programs (SpeedFan, CoreTemp) to see if they agree.

SpeedFan reports temperatures 4 degrees lower than TAT.
CoreTemp does the same thing.

I'm not sure whats going on. Perhaps you do? My system: - motherboard: Asus P5B Deluxe - CPU: Core 2 Duo E6700 - CPU cooler: Noctua NH-U 12F with Noctua NF-S12 120mm fan - RAM: Crucial Ballistix DDR2 PC2-6400 2GB - 1st video card: GIGABYTE GV-NX76T256D-RH 7600GT (Rev. 3.0) - 2nd video card: GIGABYTE...

I have to question if you read angekiller's link before replying. The video card he recommended has 256MB. Now read this: I'm using the card angelkiller recommended. I'm running Vista with all the Aero effects enabled on 2 DVI monitors at 1600x1200. Good luck with your search. When you finally make ...

Right click on TAT, then select Run as Adminstrator.

Update: I remounted my CPU cooler (Noctua NH-U9F).
TAT readings are now 43 at idle, 69 at 100% workload.
Original readings were 53 at idle, 79 at 100% workload.
A big (and welcome) improvement, but temps are still higher than I'd prefer. Perhaps I need a better CPU cooler.

GuyScharf wrote:What thermal paste did you use?

I used Arctic Alumina.

GuyScharf wrote:There's lots of detail on C2D temperatures at http://forumz.tomshardware.com/hardware ... 21745.html.

That's what I've been looking for. Thanks!

UPDATE:
I removed the Low Noise Adaptor from the CPU cooler fan.
TAT temps are now 50 (from 53) at idle, 76 (from 79) at 100% workload.

Next steps:
- add an exhaust fan to the top case vent
- remount the CPU cooler.

Temperatures measured with TAT (Intel Thermal Analysis Tool).

Cabling is clean. I can try and remount the CPU cooler, but what temperatures should I try for?

Overclocked: No. Cooler: Noctua NH-U9F with fan pushing air through the heat sink and pointing towards the back of the case. Case: Antec P180 Graphics card: Gigabyte GeForce 7600GT (passively cooled Silent Pipe II) Case fan: 1 Noctua NF-S12 blowing out back of case (next to the Noctua CPU cooler) Up...

TAT (Intel Thermal Analysis Tool) readings are:
53 at idle, 79 at 100% workload.

OK or too high? I can't find anything on the Intel web site that says what the temps should be.

Thanks Cerb.
Ceramique it shall be.
Patience. Good advice.
I like the Fan Mate 2.

Thanks for all the comments and suggestions. I've got some more research to do now. 2 responses mentioned the Corsair 520HX PSU. I like the Zalman ZALMAN ZM460B-APS based on this review: http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/other/display/atx-psu6.html A few responses: where?wolf: - Why flip the PSU upsi...

I want to build a quiet, fast, dual monitor PC. I'm not a gamer. I'm a software developer. I'm a first time builder. I'm going to dual boot Vista Ultimate and Ubuntu. I haven't picked a sound card yet. I'll add another hard drive later. Will it be possible to add another video card to drive a 3rd mo...