A freind of mine in who lives in Sweden, needs help in buying Antec cases. Anybody know some places retailers and/or e-tailers to buy a 3700AMB in the greater Stockholm area? Thanks.

My friend's Zalman ZM-400B-APS power supply has sent 2 "critical" messages to the Intel Active Monitor: "A voltage (3.3V) has gone outside of its recommended range. Bad voltage value 2.269 volts" Then 1 second later: "A voltage (3.3V) has returned to its recommended range." This EXACT alert has happ...

UPDATE! I finally couln't take it anylonger, so I RMA'd the 300W rev A3 Super Tornado unit to SeaSonic. The ramping up and down under basic functions such as e-mail retrieval from Outlook was too much. The replacement arrived yesterday. The RMA process was a little over 2 weeks. Will see how the rep...

HOOEY!! I've got a SS-300FB, REV A3, and given the right silent fan conditions/situation, I can make this PSU ramp up on simply checking OUTLOOK E-mails. With any kind of BEEFY power type system, this SEASONIC SUPER TORNADO (300 W) sounds like more like a CYCLONE than silent----unless you really pum...

Thanks peteamer too!

Thanks. Ok, if with a given fan, set at 8v (with a multimeter as I always do) in "open air" the rpms are 1,200 per Intel Active Monitor, and you close up the case....and you now see 1,150 rpms...is the fan actually operating at the preset 8v, or less? I am sorry to reply I do not specifically recall...

Reading a previous post from Russ made me think of this: For this example (only--NOT REAL #'s): You have a 120mm Papst rear case fan that you set at 1,200 rpms or 9v in "free air" with the side panel removed from your case. When you reattach the side panel to your case the rpms drop to 1,150. So is ...

PLEASE STOP!! Ed Ng- I have come to appreciate your nicely written reviews here on SPCR, and to wim (and in fact--all others) I thank you for all the knowledge and information I have been able to glean from you as well, appreciating your points of view in equal fashion. That's right---I look at EVER...

That would make it a K-Mart "Blue Light Special" wouldn't it?

Could you be confusing Super Silencer models with Super Tornado models?

My Super Tornado (I have the 300w version) performs similar to what you have outlined.... idles ~ 750 rpm and under load ~1350 rpm.

Thanks for the help. You gotta believe that when I say it's clean---it's clean!! due to living a life with dust allergies... I briefly shot some compressed air on the fins of the Zalman 7000 hs--but the whole assembly is so new (and clean) that it did not make a (performance) difference. Compared to...

Thanks for the input. The interior of the case is very clean. The rear fan is a Papst 120 mm (newly installed within 30 days), the Zalman AlCu fins are clean, and the front intake 92mm Panaflo L is clean, too. I have allergies to dust, so regular cleanings of this office are a must. This unit is on ...

Bump. Well, this "wonderful" Seasonic Super Tornado 300 watt Revision A3 PSU STILL continues to "suddenly" ramp up. This morning, I was cleaning out my Outlook e-mails, and all of a sudden, I have 1,400 + rpms..... ???? Ambient room temp is 72 F. Board temps are 90/91 F , and CPU temp is 100 F at id...

ABSOLUTELY ! I am 100% certain it is REV A3. Board Temps reflect ~ 91 F. Task mgr non-indicative of any "background" apps running. EDIT : Still seemed to have a "mind of its own". Ramped up 4 more times in the last 90 minutes or so. The only thing I could think of after Ralf's reply was perhaps a co...

Just got this new PSU---Seasonic Super Tornado (Revision A3) from Silicon Acoustics about 30-60 days ago on a Antec 3700BQE case. Today,this PSU just started "ramping up" the fan speed--like it had a mind of its own.... from "idle" (~ 750-775 rpms) to suddenly around 1,350rpms. For example: I was lo...

FWIW: The photos that Newegg presently has in their Seasonic Super Tornado ads are Rev. A3 ---

Globe 120mm fans. A very interesting fan that I've recently begun to "play" with. Best when used with a Zalman fan mate #1. Inexpensive and quiet, too. Much more information can be found in searching for a review on 120 mm fans done by Ed Ng. Here's the link. http://www.mnpctech.com/Globe.html

Here's the info for the 120mm fan specs from the Antec Website: Sonata: # Fan Specs: - RPM 2000 - CFM 79.06 - dB(A) 29.8. With Fan Only connectors 20.4 3700 BQE # Fan Specs: - RPM: 1200 - CFM: 38.94 - dB(A): 24.86 My observation is that the main difference is that in the Sonata PSU, the fan plugs in...

I can offer you my views in this link: http://forums.silentpcreview.com/viewtopic.php?t=14748 To restate one point, I used a 92mm Panaflo L fan on the front at 7v. a 120 mm front fan is not necessary. I could have used a Panaflo 80 L fan as well, except I didn't have one laying around at the time. R...

Some fans have open corners, which makes mounting them with EAR fan isolators very easy. Other brands of fans, like Globe, and Nexus for example, have closed corners . Cutting away the "tube" to open up the corners in a nice professional-looking manner, to facilitate using the EAR mounts is best don...

Maybe this will help:

http://forums.silentpcreview.com/viewtopic.php?t=14748

The 3 wire connector from the PSU you describe is for rpm monitoring of the PSU fan.

The rear case fan of the BQE has a 4 pin molex connector. You can do a search in the forums for 12v 7v 5v and it will show you how to change the wiring positions in the 4 pin connector to get 5v.

YOU ARE CORRECT! I guess I was remembering my Antec SONATA's 380w PSU with its "fan only" connector. Sorry for the error. The BQE has the Antec 350w PSU (with no "fan only" connector). So, @ 12V the rear fan is wayyyyy too loud for you. Undervolt it to 5V , and your noise problem should go away with...

I have a 3700 BQE system. If you still have the factory PSU installed in your rig, the rear fan is most likely plugged into a 5V molex connector. It's pretty quiet. Personally, I do not find it objectionable at 5 V. Other posters have written similar views here. My thoughts are that maybe the noise ...

I've been very patient with trying to achieve a more silent solution to computing. About a year ago, I began my "silencing quest" with the Antec Sonata Case, and a P4 2.66B/ SLK 900U/80mm Panaflo L1A, with 2HDD...Was a good beginning, but I wanted more. I've now progressed over the last 2 months to ...

Here's the "word" from Sorbothane's Customer Service in an email I got: Yes, Sorbothane is difficult to cut by hand. The best way to cut it is to first stiffen the material in your freezer - no more than an hour. To cut, use a sharp razor blade. You will still have some hour-glass effect to the mate...

Yes, I have the ANTEC SLK-3700 BQE, with the stock rear fan. Seasonic Super Tornado 300 revision 3 power supply. The rear fan is volted @ 5v through the 4 pin molex connector. The front fan (in front of the drive cage) is a Panaflo 92mm L1a, volted @ 5v thru the 4 pin molex connector. CPU is a P4 2....

Over the last few days my temps have been stable at the following values: CPU @ 118-120 F (47-48 C) MB @ 95-96 F (35-36C) HDD temps @ 100-104F (38- 40) C (CPU and MB temps taken with ASUS Probe on P4PE, and HDD temps taken with DTemp) Ambient room temp is 71 -72 F Today I added a front fan---- A 92m...

Here's the link:

http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDe ... 006&depa=0


What do you all think? How easy would it be to make one with a Panaflo? Any ideas? Suggestions?

The Zalman 400B only has one "internal" grill that faces your CD drive.


Here's the links and pics:

http://www.silentpcreview.com/article153-page2.html

and

http://www.zalmanusa.com/usa/product/vi ... 6&code=015