Hi, I just ordered most for my a new build, this build will be at idle 90% of time, but it will be on 24/7. Im not looking to have a dead silent pcs, but as quiet as possible, CPU Intel Core i3-2100T (its going to be at idle most of the time, it will never be OCed) MOBO Intel DH61DLB3 (It has 2 PWM ...

I've been looking at the Samsung HD502HJ Which is more quiet and more reliable? The Samsung HD502HJ or the WD Caviar Blue WD5000AAKX / WD5000AAKS ? I won a HD502HJ, and its not silent, but its very quiet at least to my standards, more than any hdd i have used, i have no experience with the WD Cavia...

@ces, thanks for replying to my thread, You need a 12 volt power brick. You also need to make sure that the brick connects to the Picopsu. Apparently you can't always determine that visually. I don't know how you can make sure. It would be nice if someone found a good 175 or 200 watt brick, made sur...

Im building the following setup, mostly as a download station and HTPC, CPU Intel Core i3-2100T (supose to have the same idle consumption as a atom/zacate with much better performance) MOBO Intel DH61DLB3 (for my intended purpose i dont think ill benefit from a H67 and no OC so no P67/Z68) MEMORY Co...

Hi, Im trying to build an HTPC and download station, ideally low power consuming with very little noise, I'm not going to OC this PC, just trying to build a small yet not as slow pc as the atoms netops, what im looking is, 1) That its stable, should be on 24/7. 2) That consumes the least possible el...

That is a good observation. I have read that the stock 1155 cpu cooler is only 20mm high. http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/cpu/display/core-i5-2500-2400-2300_10.html That seems awfully low. In the alternative you can try the SILVERSTONE NT07-1156 90mm CPU Cooler - 93 x 36.5 x 93mm http://www.newegg...

http://www.mini-box.com/M350-universal-mini-itx-enclosure will take a mini-ITX Sandy Bridge build (I've done this), though the external PSU isn't ideal. The ISK-100 is a roll-your-sleeves-up-and-mod enclosure as far as I'm concerned. Just wondering since you have already done Sandy bridge ITX build...

SAMSUNG HD502HI 500GB is a good drive for low power/rpm/noise, but its hard to find, i manage to snag 2 couple of months back for $38, one is on my DVR recorder no noise that i can hear. I hear good things about the SAMSUNG Spinpoint F3 HD502HJ , but never really tried one to know. Also Samsung rel...

I would recommend Antec CP-850 (but only works on 3 Antec cases), i own it and can say probably the cheapest/powerfull/silent psu i have owned, there are good reviews about it, jonnyGuru Antec CP-850 850W http://www.jonnyguru.com/modules.php?name=NDReviews&op=Story&reid=142 silentpcreview Antec CP-8...

Sry, i did a search for CP-850 first but didnt appear in it as that its called CPX.

I know its new, but i just checked the following review and got me intrested in it. Maybe somone here already own one. http://www.jonnyguru.com/modules.php?name=NDReviews&op=Story&reid=142 http://www.jonnyguru.com/modules/NDReviews/images/ANTECCP850/DSCF1032.JPG Somebody over at Antec woke up one da...

Also I am afraid Nexus at 7V does not provide sufficient headroom for OC ~ 3.8GHz - 4GHz where I am aiming. I am almost sure that to achieve this desired clock I need at least 1200 rpm fan so PWM is ideal solution. Now it might be true that Nexus is quieter than any PWM fan at the same rpm but cons...

I just bought a Corsair 650TX due to high reviews given here and in other places, aswell as good comments in the forums. The manufacturer breaks down like this: VX450 - Seasonic VX550 - CWT HX520 - Seasonic HX620 - Seasonic TX650 - Seasonic TX750 - CWT The TX650 is based on a revision of the S12-II ...

Thanks for the replies guys, I appriciate the info.

I think the combo seems pretty sweat, I will have to look into the mod to make the nexus fit.

Thanks again for taking the time,
Abula

Hi, I used the search trying to see if anyone had that combo, but since the XP-120 is so popular I got a lot of results, I read a lot and have learn a lot, and im almost sure that this is the combo that I want to go with. But I just wanted to see if anyone had this exact combo and could help me by p...

Here are some pics of a DFI NF4 sli, which is almost the same as the non sli, with zalmans coolers mounted on 6800s. Maybe it will help you. http://premium1.uploadit.org/ManojM//VF700b.JPG http://premium1.uploadit.org/ManojM//VF700c.JPG http://premium1.uploadit.org/ManojM//VF700a.JPG And in case you...

Strong Showing: High-Performance Power Supply Units http://www20.tomshardware.com/howto/20050228/power_supply-38.html PSU tested The Test Candidates In Detail Cooler Master Real Power 450W Antec NeoPower 450W Nexus NX-4090 Enermax EG701AX-VE(W) FSP BlueStorm 500 Ultra X-Connect 500W Ultrapower AT-T4...

I dont know if this ASUS mobo is the same as yours, but I found this pics,

With the 7000


With the 7700

More pictures of the heatsink,

http://www.photonski.com/toxic/VF700

very nice utility, thanks for the link

The eneramax Noise taker 485 is very new, I havent seen any reviews on it yet. But the Noisetaker 475 1.3 which I own has twin 12v rails and are very stable, also you can get the 475 in version 2.0, really a good PSU very silent and powerfull.

I just read this, certantly seems very impressive and good rival for the thermaright XP-120.

Zalman link

I just wanted to share my experience with my new enermax PSU, ENERMAX EG475P-VE NoiseTaker 470W ATX12V PSU First thing that impacted me is that I thought it was broken, as when I started my PC I couldnt hear the fans, really silent, I didnt know a 470W PSU could be that quiet. Really very impresive ...

Thanks for the reply Artagra, I went and did some research, and I found the clicking noise problem, I didnt understand it fully what happens, but with the gainward expert tool software, I can leave it to be control by the temperature, or I can leave the values fixed. But I dont know if I will still ...

Hi, Im thinking on changing the the cooler on my Gainward Golden Sample 6800GT, cause the noise is to high, I have read good reviews of the Artic cooling NV Silencer 5. Gainward comes with a software named EXPERT TOOL, which helps you OC the card and it also controls the RPM of the fan according to ...

You left out one possible fan mount point - there is provision to mount a fan in the side panel, in the middle of that big circular mesh piece. With all those other fans, it would be a shame to miss out on that opportunity. Thanks for the suggestion, but im buying the clear case window, as hole as ...

Thanks for the replies and welcome guys, this a great forum, all the advise give is very different than what I have been given in the past, I really appriciate the time you spend by sharing you experiences and suggestions. As a matter of fact I have never thought a computer could be dead silent, it ...

Thanks for the replies. One thing about the Enermax-labeled Globes that people are not paying attention to is the fact that many of the Globe and Enermax brand fans, particularly the 80 and 92mm ones, are not sleeve bearing, but ball bearing. How bad are this enermax ball bearing fans, are they so b...

Tibors,

Thanks for the reply, that was what I was exactly looking for. I will go with enermax.

By the way do you think the 80mm fans are also GLOBE?

Again thanks for the advise.
Abula

Hi, Im about to upgrade to Coolmaster CM Stacker, but I want to change the the stock 120mm fans and to something more powerfull and use a fan controler. The two option that I have are, Enermax Manual Speed Control 120mm Fan http://www.jab-tech.com/customer/product.php?productid=2292&cat=81&page=1 RP...