I finally gave up and ordered a hifi2000 3U Pesante enclosure, which I will modify to my needs:

http://www.modushop.biz/ecommerce/cat073_l2.php?n=1

Two cases that are <15" Deep and would look good in an AV rack: Silverstone LC04 Monueual 312 I think Lian-Li has a couple as well. I like the dimensions of the LC04, but I do not think it is made to fit a ITX-mini. Am I correct? Also, I wander how well the tuner card would fit do to it needing an ...

[Yes, it is because the depth is too deep. Those cases are too long/deep for my entertainment center. The face would hang out the front. I really like those boxes; I just wish they sold one that was 15" or less. Because I REALLY like that case. Two cases that are <15" Deep and would look good in an...

A retail CPU (Part number preceded by BOX...) comes with a heatsink. This is quiet enough for some, but you may want to replace it. If you do, be very careful that the replacement will fit in the case. I don't know if the memory slots on that board are spaced as close together as my DG45FC, but if t...

I use them on all my computers, but I use positive air pressure, so no dust worries. There are some nice black mesh ones you can get, but I have managed to acquire some metal ones from various cases I have owned, so I just use those.

Silverstone LC04

What happened with this?

Sheesh.

I was thinking this morning of "upgrading" my 3x ST3400620NS to these drives (1TB NS drives too expensive for this project).

I guess it's best to try to eke out a few more months on the current drives.

One I would like to try is the Silverstone LC04. Very dificult to find in Canada (at least in black). It would match up with my audio equipment and fit on my audio rack. I am not a video/multichannel guy, but I don't think video/multichannel components are 16-17" deep, and that racks/cabinets would ...

....they tend to come with noisy TFX PSU. I have an older Silverstone ENP-2224B PSU, as well as a new Seasonic SS-300TFX and neither is noisy. Even if they where, it is a problem easily solved with a fan swap. I guess these things are always relative. The problem with TFX is they tend to use 80mm f...

jessekopelman wrote:....they tend to come with noisy TFX PSU.

I have an older Silverstone ENP-2224B PSU, as well as a new Seasonic SS-300TFX and neither is noisy. Even if they where, it is a problem easily solved with a fan swap.

My advice is to buy the biggest case with the biggest fans that you can fit into your cabinet. My Brother-in-Law had an LC11 in his cabinet - the fans where all maxing out (very noisy) and he was still having cooling problems. I let him have my LC17 and now there are no problems at all cooling the s...

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I am running the following: Case: Lian-Li PC-B25B Power Supply: SeaSonic M12II SS-430GM Motherboard: ECS X58B-A CPU: Intel Core i7 920 Memory: Corsair TR3X6G1600C8D Video: Xfx Radeon HD 4830 SCSI: Adaptec 29320LPE eSATA: JMICRON (Onboard) NIC: Intel Pro/1000 PT Optical: Samsung SH-S223Q/BEBD Other 3...

The Monuel 312B is 14.5" deep, and about 4" high.

Yummy.

Just wanted to know the progress of this build. I just moved my music server onto my Audio Stand and the LC11s is too deep and, well, silver. I'm thinking of getting a LC04 myself and wanted to know what CPU cooler was used in the end. I am not sure the Nexus Low I am using now would fit. I swear I ...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drill_and_tap_size_chart

6-32 tap and a #36 drill.

eh wrote:Oh, and one more thing. The motherboard came without a I/O shield, so I'd like to find one. (On this side of the Atlantic, if possible, the one on eBay costs 15$, but the shipping costs double the price.)

email the manufacturer and have them send you one for free.

I always break them after one or two removals, so I would just as soon go with a backplate option from the beginning.

Interesting.

It looks like the clip design would allow the mounting of a thicker fan if you have the room.

My Micron came with a passive heatsink on the PIII 733 and rear 92mm case fans. Case airflow was very good, but there was no direct flow to the CPU, so I would think that mounting a bigger fan in the ways suggected above may be adequate.

I have eSATA on both my systems so that I can use an external eSATA hard drive for backup. Both systems are Windows XP. System 1 - Internal drives are SCSI, so you cannot enable RAID or AHCI on the ICH10R controller. Fortunately, the eSATA on the motherboard is provided by a jMicron controller. This...

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@Riffer: Use a metal file to form the heatsink around surface components that get in the way. For example, use a rat tail (round file) to grind away and get around that electrolytic capacitor. Use a flat file or dremel for the edges that might touch components surrounding the base of the heatsink. ...

I have a 4830 and a SCSI harddrive on top of what you are planning and get by easily with 430W.

eh wrote:....
Nexus LOW-7000 looks like a nice option for me as well, if it fits, that is.

Fan whines a little at low speed in my testing. Not too bad, but I am considering replacing it.

Maybe do you have the SATA configured as IDE mode or something like that?

Is the IDE on a seperate controller? Maybe it has to be enabled and drivers installed.

You are a better man than me. I couldn't fit a Zalman on my DG45FC southbridge without touching anything. I will get a Microcool 30x30mm one with my next Performance PC's order. I managed to get a Nexus LOW-7000 on my board, but I couldn't use the backplate due to the placement of a chip on the back...

I just installed a system in a similar old LC-11s and would provide the following recommendations: 1- Make sure the riser card will work with your board. I knew that the one with the LC-11s does not work with current boards, so I made sure I used a board that had everything I needed. 2 - I didn't kn...