KadazanPL wrote:one question though: why did you choose to place your HDD on a piece of foam, rather than use the suspension system?

Was wondering the same thing. That drive might get pretty warm since its not in the direct airflow path.

The problem with the HR01 duct is that you need to have the right motherboard and case for it to align properly. The CPU socket should be close to the top as possible. And the top of the case exhaust fan should closely align to the top of the motherboard.

Went back in stock this morning. This happens often at Newegg, so check back often.

Guys, what about buying a (cheap) chassis, then drilling many holes into it at bottom, top, etc. Putting in a fanless PSU (or one part of a 2-part psu), a low-powerconsuming CPU (maybe 10W? 20W?, but quite strong (I would prefer above 1000 points is passmark (http://www.cpubenchmark.net/cpu_list.ph...

You may not need a duct, but a motherboard that has the socket closest to the rear is best. If the heatsink is at least 1" from the rear fan, good passive cooling is possible.

I'm not sure if 32GB is sufficient, I just installed win7 pro couple of weeks ago, also installed Worms 4: Mayhem and Dragon age and my other utilities on it, using 46GB of space already, 32GB might work but it will be a bit tight, SSD's also need a bit of space to be fast anyway I have to agree. I...

all these native PATA or CF-PATA ideas are nice and all, but at this point I don't see any way how it's going to beat the price/performance of Kingston's intel-G2-based V-series 40GB drive + pata-sata convertor. I have to agree. I just got a Kingston V-series 64GB when it was on sale at Frys. It re...

I'm tempted to get one of these and pair it with an Antec NSK 2400 from their B Stock. This would be a good start for a nice HTPC.

Antec NSK2480 @ Micro Center

On sale for $69.99. If you are lucky to have a MC nearby, you can pick one up. Otherwise they do offer shipping options.

The Antec p180 rebate for Fry's is back. $119 with a $40 rebate. I saw it in my Chicago paper. It looks like its also at San Jose, CA and probably most other stores. Not sure if you can use the rebate at the Fry's website. I can't find the rebate online. One person on that fatwallet thread said that...

BTW, the General Gallery is supposed to be where people post pictures of their systems. It'd be nice to see at least some pictures to see what you've actually done instead of just using some words to describe it. This is the gallery section -- where are the pictures? Alright, pics, fast, or somebod...

Alot of people here at SPCR have mentioned this
Case Speaker Replacement.

The quality differences would be so slight that you would never notice it. The main advantage with DVI is that you never have to adjust the geometry of your monitor. I disagree. DVI quality is much better than VGA. Text and graphics are more sharp and crisp. But you should try it out yourself. You ...

ronrem wrote:If noise is no factor,then Silent PC is not gonna be able to say more than the obvious...

I agree. You're probably better off asking this question in an overclocking website forum.

Is your case an updated Antec P180B? It looks like it has a raised motherboard panel and cable management holes like the new P182.

Nice looking CPU duct. As I've understood, P120 and NeoHE are supposed to be the best class in silence, but my items actually sound quite noisy to my ear. ...So, what would be your next moves in stepping from reasonable quietness to inaudibility and silence? The NeoHE is one of the best fanned PSU's...

The SilverStone NT01 v2.0 works good with this case. Check out this post. But it looks like you would need a motherboard that has a similar socket location.

Hello, your motherboard is clearly reporting temps ~10C higher than they actually are, you can use an infra-red thermometer to confirm this. If it bothers you that much RMA it, but otherwise the issue is basically solved. I agree. A 9 degree rise from idle to load (in hot weather) sounds about righ...

Was it this post, Heavy absorption, more gave less temperature.
Sorry for resurrecting this thread if it wasn't.

vitaminc wrote:You need to either cut the corners or obtain a different fan mount.

No sense getting a new fan, the Nexus would be perfect.

This was asked recently. Check around these forums or use the search function. You would come up with this:
Mesh Drive Bay Covers

I think some exhaust would help. get a good quality fan and undervolt it. By not having an exhaust, most of the hot air is being recirculated in ur case, even though some of it is forced through the rear grill. Also, your psu is probably hotter because it is exhausting more of the hot air on its ow...

It might be a problem with the bios. I would change the bios to default settings or reset it altogether.

The Ninja's torque and weight is much better than most other tower heatsinks. It's installation is rather simple and you would only crack the core if you use install it with excessive force. Check out the SPCR review . If you want to keep your case, get a Seasonic. The fan in it shouldn't speed up t...

NeilBlanchard, thanks for your reveiw. According to the below vendors, the Globalwin is rated at 1300 rpm. It costs a bit more than the YL, but not much. Both companies have similar prices after shipping is added. pcToys does offer free shipping overs $20, it will be sent USPS 1st Class. pcToys Cool...

Submerged quiet pc !

This is nothing new. Check out the link above and try the search function.

So the phantom 350 works ok without any air movement in the case at all? Antec seems to highly recommend using the phantom with some sort of fan in the system. If you get a phantom or other fanless PSU, it is easy to build a 1 fan system. Check out the General Gallery forum, there's probably a doze...

HeatsinkFactory.com has them (scroll to the bottom of the page): http://www.heatsinkfactory.com/120mm-Fans-p-1-c-266.html I ordered some, and they should arrive Friday, just in time for the weekend! Those are the 120mm YL's. He's looking for 80mm . Not sure about the low speed ones, but you can fin...

open platform=not in a case, out in the open If it was done out in the open, I would think the temps would be better than in the case :wink: Read frostedflakes reply again. Temps would not be better in the open. This card needs directed airflow to help cool the core. If the case is out in the open,...

I Just got one of these from ZipZoomFly. I have a 3200+ (fanless XP-120) in a 3000b and the only fan is a orange Yate Loon. I used SpeedFan to undervolt both fans to about 900rpm. The CPU and System temps with the Coolermaster was 1 degree higher. Drive Temps often went 2 degrees higher also. Worse,...