i'd recommend a vf900 or somethin better for that vid card.. i remember that those stock 8800 fans can get really loud.. and remember to get a bolt kit on that thermalright 120xtreme...

scythe ninja revision B has been known for retention clip issues b/c it uses the same weak pushpins as the stock lga775 heatsinks but is several times heavier. I'd recommend the thermalright unless there's a revision C.. or unless you can get the old revision A. I haven't had an issue w/ my scythe n...

Most drives that i've had seem to be around the same noise levels (pioneer, asus, nec dvd burners). If you have those cheapo burners, maybe it's time to upgrade... or just burn your cds at slower speeds.... or buy slower dvd drives... If you haven't checked for its resonance issues, try comparing th...

since nobody has addressed this yet.. i have to ask if you checked the contact between the heatsink and cpu yet? it's a tedious task, but definately important... and often the #1 cause for an overheating cpu incase that was already checked for.. Thermalright makes these lovely socket converter brack...

The ds3 supports atleast 2 diff kinds of automatic fan control (pg42):
1) intel qst - intel quiet system technology
2) legacy - changes cpu fan speed depending on cpu temp

I dunno how MSI is.. but from all the reviews I've read from .. just about everywhere, the asus p5b and gigabyte ds3 series mobos will probably be the best choices for motherobards

check out gigabyte's 7600gt

I don't think they make mice that dont click. you can try getting a touchpad. Instead of the "click" you tap on the touchpad for the click

I use an si-97 (L116 x W96 x H75)mm , which fits.. but the 80mm panaflo on top is slightly modified. If you have a duct, I'd recommend ducting the 120mm exhaust onto whatever heatsink you use. Many people have dremeled the bar that blocks the heatsink clearance - if you do that, you can fit just abo...

I'm looking to build a system that will include: ultra microfly case c2d e6300/e6400 (with zalman flower cooler... cnp 9000?) asus mAtx mobo 2gb ram sapphire x850xt pci-e (w/ zalman vf900) raptor 150 audigy2 zs plat pioneer dual layer dvd burner some xternal usb2.0 hds that i'll hook up is the neo43...

I beg to differ on your views of power consumption. unless you get a venice core a64 single core, you're lookin at 80+ watts of power consumption from what I remember. the x2s now have special 65 watt, 35watt, etc. editions and such. Even then, athlon's still using semi-obsolete 90nm transistors Bas...

try tomshardware's charts
http://www23.tomshardware.com/storage.html

The hitachi deskstar 7k500 seems to boot windows faster by their benchmarks.

I forgot to mention that the p150 already comes w/ some kind of side panel absorption. I dont' think water cooling is worth it at all. I definately agree w/ trying out core2duo (conroe) or an athlon64 x2. If you're only going to do gaming or one intensive app at a time, I dont' think they'll help ri...

you might want a vf900 or vf700 on that grahpics card.. I think it'll be really loud w/o an aftermarket heatsink. w/ ati's crossfire, you can have one pci-express and the second one would need to be a crossfire. Basically, they work together to boost graphics processing performance... since it's bas...

Anybody know how much heat an x850xt puts out when you're jsut doin regular browsing and downloading? I'm still really worried that the psu will ramp up as a result of the video card heat. Oh ya, Definately blockin up that hole in the back. Which side did you mean for cutting the hole? the cpu side ...

I just got a microfly and am worried about: 1) hd doesn't seem to get much airflow 2) psu gets all the heat from the vga card My current standard atx system's loudest thing is the 400W seasonic tornado. I'm going to get a s12-380watt seasonic for the microfly. I'm worried taht my x850xt is going to ...

It's b/c your shuttle is 400+ bux. I think u accidentally put 75 bux for a 92mm fan as well. If you used a normal case, you could get some nice antec case and mod the psu... which would cost you less than 100 overall, compared to the 400+ shuttle. I think most shuttle barebones cost around the200 ar...

http://forums.silentpcreview.com/viewtopic.php?t=24631 eighty something dollar s12 430 watt at buy.com. there's also an additional coupon, http://www.buy.com/retail/coupon.asp?prid=87815482&adid=17662 i'm not sure if you can use it or not, but this all seems like a great deal to me w/ or w/o the xtr...

I think I have the smae problem as you, though I woudnt' say mine's a guitar plucking sound... It seems to consistently have an wavelike vibration sound that gets louder and gradually disappears, then gradually gets louder again, etc. It does this maybe on 3 second intervals. Mine're the 160gb sata ...

I once had an sata seagate... as soon as i turned the comp on.. i turned it back off, and exchanged it back to newegg for two sata samsungs ... I don't think there's anything taht you can do to get rid of that horrible sound... atleast to any acceptable point

I used a rev3, which burned out 2 of my graphics cards because it was concave and I didn't lap it. The fan was a little clicky.. but not any louder than my seasonic 400w tornado that was suckin some hot air from the cpu. the quality of the fan they use sucks.. but since it was undervolted to such a ...

From the power supplies that most of those OC ppl and gaming crowds recommend.. I think that what they also take into acct is price. I would say that seasonic is one of the best on stability as well.. so in taht case.. you ARE paying extra for stability.. and also quietness at teh same time... of co...

oops.. put alcu .. well.. i think the CU gives better "heat performance" but.. most of us go alcu b/w those two cause it's a bit cheaper and lighter on the mobo

there was a post a few months ago about really cheap yate loons.. which are essentially the same as nexues, just much much much cheaper.. I can't find it now tho.. anybody remember the dealers?

errr.. I thought the s12 units already had yate loons/nexus-like 120mm fans?

dang I wish they'd make a fanless psu that was built so taht you could put a fan on it if you wanted. one that could allow the airflow to cool down all the important components in the power source wouldn't have to void warranties to put in a good fan

they still makin those old vga silencers? cuase i remember those gettin really cheap

well.. I think the only people that really need/want silent computers are those of us that sleep by them and leave them on at night to say.. download stuff. I think most people that aren't computer savvy have a separate computer room or workroom, and wouldn't really need a quiet/silent computer anyw...

I really don't like the idea of the psu sucking all the heat from the hot cpu. Sure, the cpu will run cooler, but the power source's fan is gonna ramp up. Maybe it's just that I live in quiet lil'Augusta, but the loudest thing in my computer is the low rumble of my 400w tornado fan at the moment.( I...

I'd think that a warranty on a case is somewhat useless and can be ignored... any warranty beyond gettin a beat up case on arrival that is