I've replaced mine with Akasa Viper, connected to the psu's fan header (took the connector from the "old" fan, never seen more than 500rpm for the moment). Now that you mention fan speed, I think it would be good to get a psu that regulates fan speed. I don't think the TX does that. How do you moni...

Thank you for the response. It isn't too late.

The psu is making regular fan noise, nothing unusual. Since the case design puts the fan exhaust on the top of the case, I think it is more noticeable than it would be with a case that puts it in the back.

I just did my first build with a Silverstone FT02 and the Corsair CMPSU-650TX. I love the case but the design seems to make power supply noise more obvious than a traditional case.

Can I make the psu significantly quieter by replacing the fan or do I need a new psu?

ces wrote:You can always get some good fans and then set them for specific voltages to get the speed you want. Nexus is a good choice if generating positive case pressure is important.

Is that done by getting a fan controller for each fan?

I contacted Silverstone tech support and their position is that it is not possible for the fans to run at 240 RPM unless they are being controlled by the motherboard That would be my initial reaction. Only PWM fans can typically go so low. What do you care about the speed? Are you happy with the re...

I have a Silverstone FT02 case. Their web site says the bottom fans run at 700 RPM with the speed switches set to low. According to the monitoring software for my Asus motherboard, I am getting these fan speeds: Bottom rear: 640 RPM Bottom front & middle: 240 RPM I contacted Silverstone tech support...

The specs on the first page of the review list the following fan speeds: Top: 1200rpm Bottom: 700/1000rpm According to the monitoring software for my Asus motherboard, I am getting these fan speeds: Top: 800rpm Bottom rear: 640/970rpm Bottom front & middle: 240/670rpm Should I be concerned that the ...

I just got this case. I don't understand the purpose of an exhaust fan in a positive pressure case. Good chance to do some testing with and without the exhaust fan, and find out. :) If I were to work up the courage for such a test, what would I actually test? I'd guess that while there is a craploa...

I don't understand the purpose of an exhaust fan in a positive pressure case. Remove the bottom fans, and you'll see. Granted, one would probably get rid of all fans instead of leaving the top one in, but it is a viable configuration. Then it would be a negative pressure case. I still don't underst...

I just got this case.

I don't understand the purpose of an exhaust fan in a positive pressure case.

You really really don't want the stock cpu cooler. Most people in the US are near a Frys or Microcenter who will do it for you. Microcenter discounts the CPU so much that the discount may pay for most of the cost of the build. Outside the US there are probabaly small shops that can do the same. I l...

Based on my experience, you should aim for a machine with an AM3 processor. Most AM3 coolers 'grab' a pair of studs connected to the motherboard and use springs or a tension levers to hang onto them. An added bonus is that AM2 and AM2+ coolers use the same mounts. Much easier on your nerves and har...

I'm not up for building my own computer. So I plan on buying a new computer and upgrading as needed to make it quiet. Replacing fans should be fairly simple but I have no idea what is involved in replacing a cooler.

what games do you normally play? there might be better combination of cpu's and graphics cards depending on your use. I've never been much of a gamer in the past. Recently I became very fond of Borderlands. I got Starcraft 2 and Battlefield Bad Company 2 recently. I can see how some games might req...

I've been thinking I might like to use Sandy Bridge but I didn't know enough about this stuff to know if it would really make a difference. Would an ASUS P8P67 PRO LGA 1155 mobo be good to use with Sandy Bridge? Is there anything else in the build I need to change if I go with Intel? I guess I'll ne...

This system will be for gaming and HTPC. I am basing it on this SPCR Silent Mid-Gamer build: http://www.silentpcreview.com/Silent_Mid_Gaming_PC/Component_Selection I want to get all the parts from the same place and need to make some substitutions. The only PHENOM II X4 CPU available is the 970. It ...

I'm interested in an Intel version of this build. Is that as simple as swapping the motherboard and cpu or does a different motherboard change other components of the build?

Thanks. I'll go with Riva which is about 1/20 the size of ntune.

I thought I read a while ago that Nvidia now has temperature monitoring in their driver. I don't see it. Is it in the driver?

Arvo wrote:I found this tool to create custom resolutions::

ftp://ftp.matrox.com/pub/mga/utils/tech ... u50204.zip
ftp://ftp.matrox.com/pub/mga/utils/tech ... u50204.txt

That looks interesting. I can't get either of the links to work but I'll try again later.

Thanks.

Have you tried updating the drivers for your video card? If you haven't in the last couple years, you should definitely do this as the widescreen resolutions weren't widely available a couple years ago. I downloaded the latest driver yesterday. There is a resolution that is close but I find that un...

Nearly all new graphics cards supprt 1680x1050. That resolution is widely used on 20-22in monitors. It would be difficult to find a modern card that doesn't support this res. What type of card does your computer support? (ie PCI-E or AGP) What cards have you been looking at? Off the top of my head ...

I just got a new monitor at work and my video card doesn't support the 1680 x 1050 native resolution of the monitor. When I look at video cards online I only see the maximum resolution listed. But that doesn't tell me if it will support a specific resolution. I can't figure out if a card supports a ...

I have the MSI card. Indeed, the main heat sink is on the "back" of the card. On the whole, I think this is a good thing: it allows the second PCI slot on the motherboard to be used, and exposes the heat sink to the airflow around the CPU (although it might conflict with some CPU coolers, I suppose...

For my case I need a card where the heat sink is on the right side of the card, when look from the tab end. The MSI appears to have the heat sink on the left side and the Gigabyte has it on the right side. Can anyone with one of these cards confirm this? Are there any other cards I should consider? ...

Over at avsforum I noticed a long-time member commenting on how quiet his MSI NX8600GT-T2D256E is. He said "It's basically as quiet as my 7900GS with a Zalman VF-900cu running at 5V" Hmm, that's suspicious because I actually had the MSI NX8600GT-T2D256E OC and it certainly did not spin quietly. In ...

Over at avsforum I noticed a long-time member commenting on how quiet his MSI NX8600GT-T2D256E is. He said "It's basically as quiet as my 7900GS with a Zalman VF-900cu running at 5V"

I took a closer look at the plastic piece and now I see what you are referriing to. Does that mean I can get rid of the plastic bar?

I have a Dell XPS 410. The CPU cooler is supported by a piece of plastic that runs from the bottom of the case right over the video card to the shroud. The passively cooled 8600GTs that I've looked at online all look like there is something that sticks out above the card. Does anyone have experience...