Link the newegg? I only see the R3. http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=100007583%2050014581&IsNodeId=1&name=Fractal%20Design Not sure exactly what's what below... two of them are listed as "Black", two as "Titanium Grey". As I understand, the R4 is available in Black Pearl,...

Almost everything has become terribly outdated here.

Someone was asking about a SilentPCReview wiki. I assume that no such thing exists? IMO, that would be a great idea, as even if the site operator(s) no longer have the time to maintain content, many of the more active visitors could.

Mr Spocko wrote:Didn't Zalman once do a case that was a heatsink with heatpipes coming off the CPU to the entire case body?
I can partly get that (I think it was pretty expensive though)

There are a number of cases like that, mostly miniITX intended for HTPC duty.

toronado455 wrote:How long until NewEgg and Amazon have it?

Newegg is showing it in stock in several colors and is accepting orders. Amazon has never carried Fractal Design, although some of their resellers carry a few products. NCIX is the other big US and Canada dealer for FD, but they aren't showing the R4 yet.

CA_Steve wrote:Another forum member solved the problem by buying a finished piece of wood shelving from Home Depot and then placed either rubber feet or casters under it.

Good idea. Cheap. Just may need to cut it to length.

A couple of ideas: 1) Flip the PSU so that it intakes air from inside the case. You won't have to worry about clearance off the carpet, and it won't make any difference to PSU temps (unless you've got a GTX580 or similar in there). The temps may not differ much, but I would think that the PSU fan w...

I agree as well. In a gaming system a 'quiet' case may hinder airflow and just mean that you have to run more case fans at higher speeds, which becomes counterproductive.

Why don't you list your current system, case and components. Maybe someone will have other suggestions.

My new system built in a Fractal Design Define Mini will reside at the side of my desk on the floor. My office is carpeted, and the Mini's short rubber feet will bury themselves in the carpeting, so the PSU intake fan would be pulling air through the caprt unless I do something. In a pinch I can pla...

We'll probably never know for sure, but I'm betting we'd all laugh if we found out that the OP has well under a terabyte of files spread across those 14 disks that he was looking to keep running. I think he has indirectly indicated something to that effect. But so what. It is a real problem to him....

3. The best thing to do is to read and write it from time to time. One way to do that is to use a defragger. Except that with largely static data such as multi-media, once a disk has been defragmented, many of the files will never be touched again. Especially larger files that won't be moved, even ...

The proposition that the data can't be copied to new drives without risking it becoming corrupted is ludicrous. The idea of using 14 external USB drives is crazy. I wonder if the OP is hoarder who may also have 47 cats, every local newspaper going back to 1996, and ten broken down washing machines i...

Edit: A detail I didn't like to see was the strip of stamped holes in the top rear above the main exhaust. Though I don't care for the estethics of the rear side and can fix it with a strip of tape, it has no logical purpose that I can even take a wild guess at. Right. I've never really understood ...

Although probably not that important, I think the "secret" SSD mount is pretty cool. Looks like an afterthought to me, but it's there if you need it. The motherboard has to be out of the case in order to install the SSDs in those positions, so quite a pain if you need to remove them for any reason....

I can easily believe that this gigantic CPU heatsink works well, but how about everything else in the case? How are motherboard components and hard drives kept cool with no moving air?

I received my Define Mini yesterday. Should have the remaining parts to build the system by early next week. For the most part, it's a nicely designed case of pretty good quality for the price. But, man, what were they thinking when they designed the front intake fans? (There are two 120mm fan posit...

Can you use FanXpert 2 on, say, a P8Z77-M? What I mean is, is it just a question of the right software or are you stuck with FanXpert+ on that mb? I tried Fan Xpert 2 on the P8Z77-M Pro for a few days, but reverted back to Fan Xpert+ because I didn't like the results. My case fans use 3-pin connect...

ces wrote:This is the 12mm thick slipstream

Ah, I didn't catch that. Yes, big difference.

Thanks for the links to the xbit articles. I was considering placing two Scythe Slip Stream 1300 RPM PWM fans on one header so that I might use another mobo header for a bottom fan in a Define Mini case. I'm not sure if they'd ever be run at full speed. I doubt it. One odd thing I notice in the xbit...

I've seen PWM fan splitters that have an auxiliary power input to run as many as five PWM fans off of one fan header. But I was wondering how safe it is to run two PWM fans from one header using a splitter without additional power?

With the Prolimatech Megahalems, would it be quieter with two fans at very low RPM, or just one fan at a higher RPM? Actually, this question applies to most tower coolers that can use two fans in a push-pull configuration.

The thing about the Big Shuriken is that looks like it's designed to be used in an HTPC or miniITX case having very little headroom. I would think you'd want to replace the slim fan with a 25mm one when using a larger case. You're right about the fan replacement; I have the advantage of a ready res...

"Top" in what way? Silent computing, overclocking, popularity? the best for overclocking won't necessarily be best for quiet computing. There are similarities - large heatsinks and large diameter fans in both cases - but the fans supplied and turbulence from the design itself can make some of the go...

If installing 16GB of DDR3 1600, which would draw less power - 4x4GB @1.35V or 2x8GB @1.5V?

Here's the cooler that I've decided to go with for my P8Z77-M PRO/i5-3750K/Define Mini build. The Scythe Katana 4 w/92mm fan. Yes, it has pushpin mounting. I'll deal with it. $30-40. http://www.scythe-usa.com/product/cpu/122/SCKTN4000_1.html http://www.outletpc.com/nt2271-scythe-katana-4-cpu-cooler....

Now, what about CPU fans? These have been speed-controlled by motherboards for many years. How is that accomplished? Apparently not all by PWM.

I was just looking at some information on a Noctua CPU cooler and the fans don't appear to be PWM. They mention L.N.A. and U.L.N.A. ... what are these?

Had the review come out before I made my purchase, I would have most likely gone for a compact cooler for my 3570K rig, perhaps the Big Shuriken. The thing about the Big Shuriken is that looks like it's designed to be used in an HTPC or miniITX case having very little headroom. I would think you'd ...

I'm in the same boat. It's not necessarily the expense of the $50+ coolers, but their size. I don't want a tower too large or just barely fitting a Define Mini case. So I'm considering tower coolers with 92mm fans, but one horizontal cooler that has caught my eye is the Scythe Grand Kama Cross Rev B...

I just bought a "Samsung" F4 2TB drive. It was on sale and was a bit of an impulse buy. The drive still has a Samsung logo on the label, but it's marked "Barracuda Green" and has a hybrid Seagate/Samsung model number of ST2000DL004-HD204UI. The drive has only has a one year warranty. Checking the wa...

I'm planning an article specifically on fanexpert2. The most unique aspect seems to be its analytical ability to establish min spinup speed (I think that's what it really is) for each fan under its control and to remember it. This is something we've examined manually in fan tests for years. I was u...

And does Asus plan to provide some more fan headers on *all* boards? I would guess that the premium boards will always have more headers. Companies like ASUS attempt to have products at every price point and artificially excluding features is the way that they do it. The cost differential may be ju...