I was hoping to see a new version of the Aria/NSK1300 with better airflow.

I decided to try the stock HSF first, if it's too loud or doesn't provide enough cooling, another HSF will go in. I'm thinking a well applied layer of AS5, the bios feature of the asus that slows the fan down when not under load and the speedstep technology of the C2D will make the HSF run quiet eno...

Bear in mind that the 7000 isn't very very good, and it comes with a poor fan. From what I've heard, the stock Intel cooler is probably not much 'worse'.. How about a Thermalright xp / si 120? You can fit a nice fan on that and while not the best, they are better than the zalman 7000.. Just my 2c :...

I made this in autocad with exact measures to see how much the CNPS7700-Cu sticked out of the motherboard. I think it's safe to say it's out of the question. :shock: http://img266.imageshack.us/img266/56/p5bvm0ao.jpg So it looks like the CNPS7000B-Cu will be. It would be nice to read from people usi...

7700 fits just fine vertically. Depending on your board layout you might have some overlap issues if your CPU socket is too far to one side. I got one in there without issue. I swapped the fan on the 7700 with a Yate-Loon one. What motherboard did you use? We already have an Asus P5B-VM being shipp...

Hi, I would think so, as long as case airflow is reasonable. My AMD Barton 2500+ overclocked to 2.2GHz is, on paper anyway, a hotter chip than the E6600 (80w+ vs 65w) and my Zalman 7000B Cu cools it fine at 5v (~1300rpm). I have two fanmates in series and can turn the fan down to ~1050rpm at which ...

Greetings everyone, I'm helping a friend build an HTPC based on the C2D E6600. After much persuasion I convinced him that the intel stock HSF would have to go. :) What would be a good alternative heatsink that fits inside a Fusion? I'm considering the CNPS7000B-Cu since looks like the CNPS7700-Cu is...

Thanks everyone for the input. I would have a hard time making a cover that matches my case, as I have a brushed aluminum case, and my skills and tools lack in this department. In the meantime I found these: Blow Hole Cover - Red/Orange Mountain Mods Clear Acrylic Blowhole Covers Too bad they're onl...

Say if you have a blowhole in your case you don't use anymore and want to close it without making it look ghetto :) is there any store that sells blowhole covers? You see all these lasercut fan grilles in all color imaginable in every 2nd store, would be nice if they would sell blowhole covers of al...

Awesome rig you got there dynamiks. It 'looks' alot quieter than your previous build (no more mobo chipset fan ). You know what the icing on the cake would be? Soft mount the fans using either EAR gromets or silicon gaskets.

Nowhere_man wrote:Compusa used to sell a 5 fan version, PC-82com, but has discontinued it.

Why on earth would you want so many 80mm fans? One at the back is enough.

I see Lian Li are using fan guards on the exterior at the back. Now it must be just a matter of removing those guards to have good airflow without doing any cutting. Wish they had thought of that before.

Very nice case pics at the end of the review.

the rest of the case is a prime candidate for positive pressure setup with CPU exhaust ducting Don't you mean negative pressure? I have negative pressure on my case, removed the front fans completly. Only exhaust is an 80L1A at the back @ ~6.5v and a 120mm papst @ 800rpm on the PSU. The back fan gr...

The 4th fan isn't really needed to get a cool enough case. But you can use the opening at the top to duct fresh air into the PSU, have you ever thought of that? Only works if you have an 80mm fan PSU with no bottom vents. I have a round 80mm top blowhole I made myself on my PC-65 but the only thing ...

shathal wrote:It's not overly interesting, as I could go on, but don't want to bore people to tears.

Yeah, you bored me to tears so much that I wandered off to ebay and started bidding on a 'normal' desktop 3.06GHz.

Yeah, I noticed the 'FC-PGA2' thing. But both CPU's say 'PPGA'. It's the extra 'FC-PGA2' on the desktop version that I don't have a clue what it stands for or how much different makes it from the 'mobile' version.

Thanks for your input shathal, but did you take a look at the link I provided from the intel site? Here: http://processorfinder.intel.com/scripts/details.asp?sSpec=SL77P That's the exact one I was talking about, based on sSpec number I got SL77P. It says it's 'mobile'. I'm also confused about this, ...

Sorry if this is a dumb question, but... :) I may have a chance to get my hands on one of these, a Mobile P4 3.06GHz HT 533FSB 1.3v. Will this run on a desktop motherboard? The idea is to run it on a Gigabyte GA-8SQ800 (SIS655), would I have any problem with this mobo? Would it recognize the voltage...

replacing the grills is no option for me.. i want to be able to return the case to it's 100% original state. You lined the entire case with AcoustiPack and you still think you'll be able to return the case? I don't know, I heard that's some sticky hard to remove stuff after installed. You'll have m...

The PSU is acting as the only exhaust on the case, that's not good for quiet PSU operation. I would prefer to see a custom made dust filter system instead of that aluminum mesh filter that's been commercially available for years. That filter is usually fixed to the fan with 4 fan screws of sorts, so...

bcassell wrote:If you were to get a double-precision gromacs protein, then it would mention SSE2.

That's right, I checked my log file and I had SSE2 enabled on a double gromac I completed yesterday. Since that was my 1st double gromac I had never seen SSE2 anywhere before. Thanks for clearing that up for me.

bcassell wrote:If you check the logfile you should see the following line:

Extra SSE2 boost OK.

Err, how do I enable SSE2? I only get "Extra SSE boost OK" using the -forceasm flag on my P4 2.53GHz. Am I missing something here?

Can anyone load the 'Back' and 'Package' pictures?

Nice twist putting a 92mm fan at the back. Why do you wish you had space for another 80mm bellow it? That 92mm is more than enough. I advise you to remove that fan guard and mount all the case fans with EAR isolators, that should give you a significant drop in noise/vibration.

That's all fine and dandy idle. But how loud is it under load? How high does the fan's RPM climb up to? And post your system specs please.

But people think that I shouldnt only have one 80mm fan running at full speed?

That fan won't be the only exhaust in your case, the PSU will also be acting as an exhaust. You should be able to get away with only 1 fan at the back running @ 7V.

Leto wrote:As long as it's better than my current 80 C load temperatures.

Is that a safe temperature for a Prescott?

Browsing through Zalman's site I came across a new revision of the ZM-2HC1, the ZM-2HC2. A search on these forums turned up nothing so I guess it's very new. http://zalman.co.kr/upload/product/zm_2hc2_c_p.jpg It has more heatpipes and different side plates so it should cool better. I wonder if they ...

SuitCase874 wrote:I have a 4412FGL, hence no RPM sensing

My bad, thought I had seen 'F2GL' on your first post.

Forgive me for sounding stupid, but.. back vents? Do you mean the honeycomb ventilation on the "rear" of the PSU I thought your PSU had some vents on the opposite side of the honey comb(the side that faces inside of the case) but it doesn't, so you're ok. My fan has no third wire :( I can only gues...