Mr Evil wrote:

limee wrote:

Mr Evil wrote:It has a smily face on it!

where?

Top right picture, the red light just above the power switch.

godly
lol

i was trying to visualize a smelly face with the power switch, the red light, and the power plug.

http://www.svc.com/pc-7aplus-47.html

Lian Li PC7 Plus.

Slightly over your budget but extreme solid case. None of the brushed painted cheapness from Antec cases (besides the p180).

When you specify quality, exactly what? Just the craftsmanship of the case? I've read quite a lot of reviews and honestly, I do read that they have great "quality" but also read that they are louder than the P180 and in most instances I've read, either cool equally as well/not as well as the P180. ...

http://www.tweaktown.com/news/5695/scyt ... index.html

Are these new? Anyone in EU/JP tested these?

OMFG that workstation board is soooo sexy

Pointless to get K8N-LR now

Yes that's correct.

The only reason I bought that drive is for its unrivaled web-access functionality.

Anyone has any experience in quieting down a Mirra machine?

I have a Mirra that sits right besides my computer, and its really really loud. I wanted to get some recon before I open up the box (void the warranty) and quiet it down. Any help will be greatly appreciated.

pix died

reyn116 wrote:

Shadowknight wrote:Click on the link in my sig for P180 w/Acoustipack 2

Hi SK, I visited the link but all the photos don't work.

Can you please renew the links?

ya the photo died.

Sit the extendable CAG pipe about 15mm from the CPU fan and maybe even block off the VGA grille (I found it short-circuited my airflow so I did) I am curious about this. How do you find a "short-circuit" in your airflow? :o Back to OP, perhaps you should tear your computer apart and power off each ...

IMO the design of this card is inline with its peers (silient pipe stuff). However the GPU isn't worth it to be reviewed due to its out dated specs. It doesn't even do decent Pure Video HDMI decoding.

I have decided that its not suitable to my motherboard/case to use Katana passively. My case is P180 with top vent sealed. My motherboards' CPU mount is too far north of the back vent/fan so the airflow thru Katana is limited. The CPU mount is closer to top case vent/fan, so I am thinking about seal...

http://www.madshrimps.be/?action=getart ... rticID=421

According to this article, Scythe D and Nexus aint that far off. I would buy the cheaper ones unless you are loaded with cash. :p

my MB (MSI pt880 neo) does not have the ability to control fans :( Judging from your system specs (P4 Prescott & ATI 9800 Pro), I believe its cheaper and easier to just get a new motherboard that has the ability to control fan speeds using SpeedFan or some other software. Here is a list of MSI moth...

http://www.madshrimps.be/?action=getart ... rticID=421

has review of a dozen 120mm fans.

Thanks thats very very helpful!!!

Now if someone could please add Nexus to the table since SPCR consider it as the coolest/quietest fan.

I don't know, but getting 1 Nexus will let you buy 3-4 Globalwins and both have comparable properties.

I am very interested in the GlobalWin NCB fans, but its not been reviewed in SPCR.

According to official specs, GlobalWin fans push higher CFM (41 vs 39) and have lower dB (19 vs 21) over the Nexus fans at 12V.

Any suggestion/insights from experienced users?

Here is a alumnium filter and its review.

I use ducktape to seal my P180's top vent hole since I am not using it currently (and I guess should since my CPU runs at 51-61 degrees), and I dont notice any air turbulence noise induced by the seal of top vent.

I got a p180 and I absolutely love the exterior design of it.

The only downside is its tight lower chambers. ;(

I looked at both Scythe Katana Al and Thermalright SI97-A and decided to go with Katana Al because 1) SI97-A is extremely hard to find on state side 2) SI97-A is slightly more expensive.

I uses Katana (Al) to passively chill my Sempron 2200+, and my temperature runs around 51 to 61 degrees.

Aight. I got myself a Katana Al, and I been running it without Fan. My CPU temperature is running at 51 degrees (IDLE) to 61 degrees (after running Super PI for around 20 minutes) Here is my setup: AMD Sempron 2200+ (1500MHz) Case: Antec P180 Motherboard: ECS 741GX-M Memory: Generic PC3200 512MBx2 V...

There is a difference between a Silent PC and a Silent Gaming PC.

Most of the mods I find on this website are usually very low end PC or mid range PC underclock/undervolts. That works fine for a Silent PC but defeats the purpose of a Silent Gaming PC or a Silent Workstation.

qviri wrote:

vitaminc wrote:My question would be, how will this Katana HS work as a passive cooler (with the fan taken off)?

Depends what kind of CPU you're looking to place it on...

Forgot to mention that its going to be put on a Sempron 2200+ OC from 1500Mhz to 1600Mhz. :p

NARC wrote:As far as bang for the buck, I still don't see that you can beat the Zalman though.

CNPS7000B-AlCu for $28.99 shipped at Amazon for folks in the USA.

The Zalman HS requires mounting hole.

My question would be, how will this Katana HS work as a passive cooler (with the fan taken off)?