well, i can post my case inside, I think it is quite neat. http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y23/Nevarion/nevarionrig.jpg It actually has been updated and modified to allow even more airflow in the hdd area, I ripped out the hdd-bay and inserted a suspensioned standard hdd-bay. Sorry, dont have any p...

check this out instead, the same fan as nexus but slightly higher max rpm.
http://tekgems.com/Products/et-13713-fan-d12sl-12.htm

very nice price.

I'll do that! thanks for all info . Just what i was expecting from a forum of this quality

posted just becouse i cant get rid of the low frequencys from the hdd in my case (it is a spinpoint 160GB) i have it very good suspended and the case is stuffed with aucustic absorbs. the hdd still makes some humming noise and I dont like it....

An idea, I wonder if it is possible to reduce the low frequency noise like they do in hifi by using tubes made of something like fiberglass. http://www.teresaudio.com/haven/traps/traps.html Ofcourse you have to make them smaller so they fit in the case but if it works that would be great, couse It's...

A question to all those pro's on airflow, can a put a 92mm nexus fan on the left side of the hdd to cool the hdd without messing up the airflow?

Observe, the "only" air-intake is in the front to the right of the hdd.

well, that heatsink and 120mm fan are on the CPU not the Motherboard itself. Enough jabbing, just think realistic, a motherboard simply can't have a powerconsumption 120W over all other motherboards out there without a REALLY big heatsink on the back or something. Besides there has to be some functi...

I say, if the motherboard drains anywhere near 150W well, the n you will nead a BIG heatsink or a 120mm fan @2000rpm, though I haven't seen a DFI board with neither.

If a motherboard recuire 500W thats totally bull****! I mean, the processor overclocked = 125W (ok thats very high but...) hdd = 10W so 3 hdd = 30 DVD-drive 10-15W (aprox?) 2 Overclocked Nvidia 6800GT= 125W RAM= I dont now but some, maybe 10-15W? A total of 310W absolut max + motherboard that would ...

that would work if the hdd:s were mounted horizontal instread of vertical.

well, yes it is a modified 7000alcu zalman with a nexus. And I have to warn for the CoolerMaster Case because i had to make some modifications, the airflow on an unmodified case is limited to a few small holes in the bottom of the front. http://www.thetechlounge.com/reviews/cooler_master_cavalier_3/...

Well, after some work my computer really is very quiet :twisted: . Still have some things to do like a more secure hdd suspension and get a airfilter in the fron and cut the grill in the front. And attach the home-made fanmate so it is acessible from the outside of the case. http://i2.photobucket.co...

yupp, thats the one, though mine is black, but it looks just like it ( if i see right the production number is the same). I have no Idea what my runs at, but after 35 min prime95 35min burn-in and 20min of prime95 again my temps is cpu peak 47C, case peak 36C. The Coolermaster perform better than i ...

Well, i found a trashed cd-player in the garage and decided to make my own fanmate, thing about this was that it's very sensitive, but it make me take the voltage from 11.90V to 0V, I have now set the CM fan to the same sound-level as the 7000alcu nexman@~8V. I'm right now testing the sytem temps ru...

Why not go for Dual Opteron as they perform very well and has 64bit support. The price tag for a Dual Opteron system is really good actually, and for grafic-card i wouldn't go for a matrox as they produces a lot of heat, and if the system isn't going to be a gameplatform i would look for a ati radeo...

I have a problem, the case fan included with my Coolermaster Cavalier is way to loud, And I didn't bought enough orange nexus fans. The fan is the same fan included with CMStacker. Spec: Cooler Master 120x25 (A12025-12CB-4KN-L1) PL12S12L 1200 rpm 42,9 cfm 16,4 dBa (Ofcourse this isn't anyware near t...

I bought 1 nexus 120mm and 2 nexus 92mm from www.silentpcshop.nl. cost = 450 swedish kronor incl. shipping. 48,95 euro.

just add a resistor in line after the fanmate

For stability there shouldn't be any problems except that you will have to find a memory timing that is stable for your m/b and cpu, but that you will have to test yourself. Usually this will work on default but sometimes there can be some probs.

I'm not sure about the two disk drives thing, because I usualy don't record for long periods of time, and even when I do, I'm only recording on one channel. I'm really just using the sound card to record my own samples, and for MIDI. To this i can just say if you do have one hardrive for the OS and...

Well then, it seems you have found a soundcard for your needs. For now all it comes down to is a noise/performance compromise, and that is all up to you. Hope you find a computer satisfying your needs

U will need the thermalright 120xp to cool that cpu down to just make it quiet. If you going for "near silent" you have to work really hard. And that soundcard i haven't even heard of. Though it maybe is highQ for soundrecordings as i don't know what it is. But you will need a good soundcard. I have...

Seasonic Europe Support: Our S12 series will be in Europe in February with increased efficiency for even more energy savings. Maybe I'll use the Silverstone PSU now and replace it later with a Seasonic S12 500W or 600W. why should you replace it iwth a 500W or even a 600W?! :shock: I be surprised i...

I can only say, Linux is worth every extra time it takes to learn how to config it. My linux server has been online for about 3 months. I have only rebooted the server once because of the risk for a thunderbolt. I would say my pII 333mmx running linux slaps a celeron 600 running winxp with ease perf...

I think i go for another 92mm Nexus, then i can have a airfilter in the intake fan mounting. My compucase has starting to get stuffed with dust since i bought a new carpet.

ati 9600pro generates 18.5W -burn and 8.7W -idle.

http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/video/ ... ns_10.html

maybe "MobileMeter" can show the motherboard/cpu temp...
http://dssc3031.ece.cmu.edu/~tamaru/mob ... adme-e.htm

Have u test with Aida32?

Are 2 Papst 8412@5V able to vent the case if I use one as an intake fan? Is it possible perhaps or is it just to forget and go buy 2 Nexus 92mm instead?

This is my first attempt to get a silent PC. As I'm new to SPCR, I want some help with my configuration. Configuration after X-mas: mb Asus a7v600-x athlon xp 2400+ mobile (45W) Zalman 7000Alcu modded with a Nexus silent case fan. (as silent as possible) Generic PSU 300W ATX modded with a 120mm Nexu...