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by coherence
Sat Apr 21, 2007 10:22 am
Forum: Cases and Damping
Topic: P182SE - no case speaker??
Replies: 4
Views: 4048

P182SE - no case speaker??

So, I just built my GF's new rig using this case, and when connecting all the front panel headers to the motherboard, I realized something was missing... No connector for a case speaker! Is this right? I've never seen a case that did not have a built-in speaker for hearing the POST beeps. Anyone end...
by coherence
Wed Apr 18, 2007 12:11 pm
Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
Topic: Quiet gaming rig - opinions and suggestions?
Replies: 7
Views: 3501

Hello & welcome to SPCR, The Seagate .10 is just about the worst choice for a HD -- Samsung or Wesern Digital are the quietest at the moment. The stock Intel cooler needs to be replaced with a larger, more efficient HSF. How slow spinning are the fans in the 900? Does the mobo have a fan, or a pass...
by coherence
Tue Apr 17, 2007 10:02 pm
Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
Topic: Quiet gaming rig - opinions and suggestions?
Replies: 7
Views: 3501

Believe it or not, the parts were chosen by her, including the video card. (Girl gamers do exist, you know. That's part of why we're together, hehe.) I had to talk her down from an 8800 GTX, as it is. She wants the DX10 support for the future, though. (To give you a better idea of how her mind works...
by coherence
Tue Apr 17, 2007 4:33 pm
Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
Topic: Quiet gaming rig - opinions and suggestions?
Replies: 7
Views: 3501

Quiet gaming rig - opinions and suggestions?

I was referred here from our friends at Anandtech Forums. My girlfriend hates the noise of her current rig, so she wants to make her next PC something much quieter. (I've only just now talked her out of water cooling and going with air cooling instead.) We've picked out parts for her new rig, and we...