SPCR wasn't gentle on this thing and it handled full load just fine. Oops, didn't even notice there was a review [ http://www.silentpcreview.com/article1062-page1.html ] as I ended up directly in this thread. The torture test sure was impressive, shame it doesn't seem to be any more efficient than ...

Hi, With a cool computer the fan in the x-650 remain unmoving, a better solution will be to wait two weeks and buy a cheaper x-560w what do you think ? I'm thinking along similar lines. Why not have a fan in there standing idle and ready for when ambient temps >30 degrees or you want/need more powe...

the_noob: Welcome to SPCR ! The reason why you won't see them in the stores is called OEM . Those products are never meant to enter the PSU retail market, you will only find it in a retail computer, like a HP or Dell. It's a damn shame. What if we all start sending mail to Antec or another retail b...

PowerColor is also coming out with a passively cooled 2600 Pro, only by the looks of it it won't fit my Shuttle HTPC case, see http://www.hexus.net/content/item.php?item=9076:

I see that there will be some 2400Pro AGP models that are passive. I was hoping somebody would put out a 2600Pro AGP model that is passive too. There will be some passive PCIe 2600 Pro models. Robert Yes, me too. I can confirm MSI is bringing out at least a PCIe 2600 Pro, see http://global.msi.com....

Anyone know when the Asus Quietrack DVD-RWs are out? I've checked their global, US and British sites but they haven't shown up on them yet...

Pete