Well, system build time is nearing this month and I'd like some feedback from all the knowledgable types here. I think my planned system is possible, if perhaps a bit dangerous or at least not recomended. So without furthur ado: What I already have and are re-using: A clanging Reserator with CPU and...

Well, at least that one is to keep the users hand cool.

A mouse with a 40mm cooling fan - to increase responsive for the hardcore gamer.

My Phantom hasnt died - yet - but it seems like it might be. It takes a couple of tries to get the hard disks to spin up (though their light comes on) and I think either the video card or RAM arent getting power on the first few tries as the monitor recieves no signal. Is my Phantom done for?

Looking into my crystal ball six months from now I see... a new member to our forums.... going by the handle of Fatal1ty....

Wow!

...Sure you can't borrow it for folding for just an hour a day?

MikeC:

How quiet do you think a Maxtor DiamondMax 10 300GB, with AAM set on, in a suspended / on foam SD2002C would be? Very close to inaudible too? Choosing the hard drive for my next system is the hardest choice.

Mines been great, never had a problem. It sits outside my case and gets zero airflow. It gets very hot to the touch sometimes - I'd equate it to a fresh cup of coffee. This is in summer, ambient temperatures of up to 30C. I run it normally for about 14-20 hrs a day. I've had it for 2 months. Serial ...

I read somewhere that you need to have something hooked up to the power supply if you do this, otherwise it will short? I read that a couple of fans or a hard drive will provide enough load. Is this true?

Did changing to the DDC also lower temperatures?

Great news. How much did it end up costing you, including shipping? Do you think the DDC is small enough to be fitted internally in the reserator? Does sitting it on foam reduce the noise from vibration like with the Eheims? It'd be good to hear your feedback after testing the DDC in a silent enviro...

Are you hell-bent on getting the P4 550? You'll find that everyone in the forums recommends an Athlon 64 based system which will run much cooler than an equivilant powered P4. IIRC, the Athlon 64 3000's, 3200's, and 3500's are available on socket 939 in 90nm. The Western Digital hard drive will be n...

Damn I hope we never need 680 watt power supplies...imagine trying to cool a computer that needs that sort of power quietly

Does anyone know of a keyboard like the BTC 6300 or Logitech Ultra-x that is cordless?

Why do you want all that power?

Have you figured out a way to run 5 new computers off the one power supply?

My machine is a stock Athlon 1800XP with 512MB of RAM (always with a couple of hundred meg free). Would enabling big work units on this increase its production?

Well it isnt in ideal conditions. In the bay above is a CD drive, in the bay below is a suspended hard drive. Removing the CD drive only netted a degree or two less temperature. The front bay covers are all off, though the case is fanless.

I'm wondering if the power usage of a hard drive is the sole indicator of how hot it will run compared to other drives. I ask because in my Smart Drive 2002C i have a Seagate Barracuda 5400.1. Seagate's specifications say it uses 4.5 watts at idle, and 6.4 during read/write. Under usage, the drive g...

www.dangerdenstore.com should be able to help you.

I couldnt find any shops in Australia myself, using google or staticICE www.staticice.com.au

Don't these drives support SMART temperature monitoring?

"aluminium cases cool better than steel cases because the aluminium dissipates heat better" is a complete myth. air is too much of an isolater for the material of a case to have any affect on its cooling.

we'd keep changing every week....i'd get sick of the cold, you'd get sick of the heat, we'd change back, then id get sick of the heat, you'd get sick of the cold....

i just thought i'd add that this is in fairly warm ambient temps of 30C and above. thank god we havent had any mid 40C days this summer.

hey i run my system fanless with the reserator. currently ive been experimenting with the antec phantom inside the case. with phantom inside of the case, cpu temps rose about 6 degrees. im running an athlon 1800, they rose from an average of 44 degrees to 50, nothing to worry about there. with the s...

IIRC from physics class, when 2 waves meet, if they are exactly the same, they add together, creating double the noise, which seems to be what is happening to you. perhaps suspending one drive, and hard mounting or decoupling the drive in a different way, would suitably differentiate the 2 waves so ...

i think something for dual brick psu's must be available. the coolermaster stacker case comes with a special cable that allows 2 normal power supplies to be used at once in it. the secondary power supply recieves a power on signal from the primary one when you hit the power button, IIRC

if the hard drives were suspended in a no-or-low airflow case, would it be worth it? ramsinks could be an easy mod to get more cooling in that situation

it sits up on my desk, about 3 feet away from me on an old jumper because it vibrates.. oops, dont think i made myself clear enough there. its sitting on top of a mousemat, a latex pad that soles of shoes are cut from, and finally a very soft old jumper. it does make a big difference to noise level...

well ive been turned off the laptop drive idea for the moment now. i'll wait until the next line of drives come out next year and see what they are like. i wouldnt mind getting a smart drive, though id have to import one from america. i know it doesnt make the drive silent, so would enclosing the sm...

i cant decide what hard drive to buy. naturally i want quietness, performance and capacity. first though i want silence, or at least not being able to detect if the drive is on (seeks included) from more than 1ft. i could make do with 80 gig, although more would be nice. it seems from the review her...