the bios can take care of the cpu fan All modern mainboards provide PWM technology for temperatue based speed control of the CPU fan. This is a very powerful tool to reduce the noise at idle. The CPU fan control can operate 2 to 3 low current fans with a Y-adapter. All recent ASUS mainboards provid...

A hot gaming system can't be silent while gaming. It can be reasonably quiet and non-annoying at idle. PWM fans are an good way to easily achieve quiet operation at idle and still supply cooling power at full load. Here are some budget ideas: => The PWM fan control can be used to operate the chassis...

1 Kg is heavy.

600g isn't heavy.

After working on a lot of custom built PC's I can personally recommend all Scythe products. The Xigmatek 1283 is the one of the best from your list. Remember to do the free things first and have fun.

The challenge is to get the system reasonably quiet and non-annoying at idle during the quiet evenings. Perhaps something like this: Lower Chamber: => If the Power Supply doesn't move enough air through the chamber then perhaps try a Scythe Gentle Typhoon 1150rpm. Upper Chamber: => The top fan posit...

Start with the free stuff:

=> ASUS mainboards have had CPU fan control options for at least the last 8 years.
=> The 2 fans on the front have Disk Drive style power connectors which can be tinkered to supply 5 or 7 volts instead of the usual 12 volts.

The challenge is to get the system reasonably quiet and non-annoying at idle during the quiet evenings. Answers to your question: => Use a Y-adapter. => Use only one fan on the CPU heatsink. More: => I've found that the CPU can run 3' hotter and 3 dB quieter with a less annoying noise character with...

Well.... You have not told us about your mainboard or if this is the old or new E6300 or this case with 80mm fans or your other components.... The challenge is to get the system reasonably quiet and non-annoying at idle during the quiet evenings. But, to answer your "Any suggestions?": => Close all ...

re: "the bit of pressure" This "bit of pressure" could cause weird vibrations and/or poor CPU temps because of the heat sink being tilted off the CPU. re: "the fan turned upside" I've found that the CPU can run 3' hotter and 3 dB quieter with a less annoying noise character with the fan blowing upwa...

Overclocking Don't be too optimistic about overclocking potential. The distribution channel of "Retail Boxed" for tiny OEM's seems to get the "cast offs". What I mean is that our products all seem to use the maximum voltage for the CPU family and all speeds make a similar heat output as the fastest ...

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I assumed from your post that the Big Shuriken would fit. Thanks to 'Gundy' we know that it doesn't. So use the 100mm size.

I still recomend "fan blowing upwards to the Power Supply fan opening and disable the noisy PS fan".

I won't tell you what to do. I will educate and recommend and help to clarify. Things to consider are that the Intel board is certified for the E3200 CPU and what are your return privileges, shipping costs and restocking fees.

Use the Big Shuriken with the fan blowing upwards to the Power Supply fan opening and disable the noisy PS fan.

re: "Decisions decisions!" When doing a repair or upgrade on older hardware 'you-gotta-do-what-you gotta-do'. When using current hardware you have the luxury of using qualified memory and CPU. When your hardware works 100% at stock speed then you can use the over clocking features to ensure that you...

I have seen no conclusive evidence whatsoever that there is a problem with the Mainboard. It's very clear that: = Intel did not claim that those memory modules are compatible with that Mainboard. = Corsair did not claim that those memory modules are compatible with that Mainboard. = extensive testin...

Before you get an Antec P183 have some fun...

What about those Sharks ,EH...

Does "The memory was recommended when I bought this board on NewEgg" mean that the NewEgg sales rep recommended this parts combination? The correct recommendation would have not have been hearsay, but reliable technical research. If so then I would hope that they would correct their error.

The problem here is signal integrity on a memory buss line. It is probably not a data line. I know that you are seeing a data error, but if the problem is an excessive buss loading issue then it is probably an address line or secondly one of the control lines. You said "I try the test on just one st...

I don't know if Ballistix memory is better than Crucial memory, but the recommended/tested memory is always your best bet. Next best is Kingston ValueRAM. Intel says not to use double-sided DIMMs with x16 organization which I think means 16 IC's with 8 IC's each side of the PCB organized logically a...

It is hard to quieten a high power gaming rig. Don't spend any money yet. Have some fun tinkering. Try different combinations of fans and see what the temperatures look like. Fist try just using the just the 2 fans on the back. I use a 2.5 cm (1 inch) duct in between the fan and the rear chassis gri...

I don't see any Corsair memory on the "parts which passed testing" list on the Intel support site here: http://www.intel.com/support/motherboards/desktop/dq45cb/sb/CS-029529.htm I have not yet found a mainboard that did not work 100% reliable with Kingston ValueRAM. This is the memory test I recomme...

Intel sells more models of CPU's than are listed on the intel.com site in countries with lesser economies that the US economy.

The same applies to Mainboard manufacturers.

"If I replace my Ninja"

I don't think that there is anything wrong with the "high 60s under load" as long as this is with the highest expected room ambient temperature.

hypnos wrote:

Are those temps core or tcase?

Those are CPU temperatures reported by ASUS Probe II.

I like the 1-into-3 Rosewill 12" PWM Splitter Model RCW-FPS-401 available at newegg.com for US$ 3.99 .

josephclemente wrote:need to run faster due to the resistance added by the CPU heatsink

Heat sinks like the Scythe Ninja, Thermalright HR-01 Plus and Noctua NH-U12P have very little air flow resistance.

There is an 800rpm Scythe S-FLEX in the lower chamber between the silent PS and the 2 FXD's. The advantage is that the fan noise is inside and not at the edge of the case. If I was using a "hotter" CPU and/or lived in a warmer region then I would use the 1850rpm Scythe Gentle Typhoon. My Quiet Syste...

Another problem I often see is a "fan fight" situation where the chassis fan and the PS fan are trying to suck air from the same place that the stock Intel CPU fan is trying for.

It is even possible for the PS to be completely starved for air by a very strong chassis fan.

The Thermalright web site gives no specs for these ducts. A larger problem might be the ability, or lack of, to work with an offset in the vertical and/or horizontal. I use only one fan in the upper chamber of my P180 case. The top fan position is blocked off and air enters through the filter on the...

I use only one fan in the upper chamber of my P180 case. The top fan position is blocked off and air enters through the filter on the lower front and exits through the upper rear fan position. A 1150 rpm Scythe Gentle Typhoon does double duty by both getting the heat away from the CPU and moving roo...