Don't forget to come back with photos

dawgpound6985 wrote:Also, for those that got the case did you guys replace the 120mm fans the case came with?

Yes. Lots of choices there.

I believe the Nexus Breeze channels all the exhaust air through the PSU? If that's the case then it wouldn't be unusual that the PSU fan would constantly ramp up as this isn't an ideal design.

I was lazy and left it in place.

Check for dust. I had this problem with a 7000 cooler and found a very furry heatsink. A hairdryer on cold fixed it. This made me start a positive pressure filtered-only air silent case project.

cotdt wrote:dualcore is slightly faster than two separate CPUs, because some components are shared.

hehe and also slightly slower because some components are shared. Depends entirely on workload.

The 3000B has vents for cpu and gpu so they may give you the window effect you desire anyway (or not). As a silencing case it is brilliant though with excellent airflow. Removing the already installed fan mounts and fan is a simple exercise with a screwdriver. The discussion of hacksaws is more abou...

I am considering the P180 as a case as well as the SLK3700BQE or an acousticase case. The SLK3000B is better than the 3700 (see reviews on this site), and a damn fine all rounder with significant flexibility. The 180 seems to have a lot more quirks, is more expensive and harder to get the most out ...

Check the sticky Buying Quiet PC Components in Australia:
http://forums.silentpcreview.com/viewtopic.php?t=4021

Powersaving features throttling the cpu? They can make it look like you're using a heck of a lot of cpu when in actual fact the cpu is only running at 600Mhz. Oh and I assume you're on a pentiumM, not a pentium4M as they are different things and the p4M is a cooker and doesnt come in a 1.7.

From the sounds of the description he's probably talking about the aerocool turbine fan which I have 2 of. http://www.aerocool.com.tw/p-accessory/turbine%20fan/turbine%20fan.htm For what the spec is worth the claim is Noise: 19.66 dBA at top speed of 950 rpm. Having owned quite a few fans... I can s...

Assuming you use the same RPMs from one fan to the other, then yes the extra static pressure would be helpful. That's exactly the point of showing that measurement.

I just had to share this review with SPCRs:
http://www.thinkcomputers.org/beta/home ... ews&id=224

I could never get a Zalman fan down to silent. It stops before it ever gets quiet enough. This is "quiet enough by SPCR standards" I mean.

If you buy from Krome, yeah. From US it's half that according to Slidax.

By the time it gets to .au it's about 60 bucks.

For cheap setups that are still damn quiet with minimal effort you shouldn't ignore the arctic cooling freezer series. Friends that want quieter but aren't interested in modding I have put on to these coolers and they can't believe their ears or their wallets.

Well you're not going to believe this... From my audiophile days I was looking into the soft feet that were used to minimise vibrations being imparted to electronic equipment and chanced upon these novelty nerf-like balls in novelty shop for about $1.50 each. I tested them out and acoustically they ...

Ok here are some more goodies. I've completed a PSU fan swap and it looks like this at 12v (click to enlarge): http://ck.kolivas.org/cooling/psu_turbine2000_640w.JPG The illumination gets dimmer as I said at lower voltages or with pwm control. It does appear to be working extremely well in the PSU p...

I've edited the post above with the pictures so you can now click on them to see the pictures in full resolution.

I just purchased an Aerocool turbine fan from http://coolpc.com.au. Here is my mini review: http://forums.silentpcreview.com/viewto ... 9&start=58

I think into a PSU it will be fine.

I've posted my mini review of the Aerocool here:
http://forums.silentpcreview.com/viewto ... c&start=58

Ok mine arrived and I've played with it for a day or so. Here is my mini review: I purchased the "2000" model which has chrome blades and a black surround. Here are some photos - click to enlarge to full size. Here's what it looks like in the packaging: http://ck.kolivas.org/cooling/turbine2000_case...

I just bought one. I'll tell you next week.

Probably concerned that you can short the pins out if you get it on the side. I think AS5 is conductive.

Gee it worked fine for me, I must have missed that post.

Assuming they're real figures... that's excellent! Apparently half the loudness at 3dB quieter than Nexus 120mm for the same airflow would be brilliant... assuming reliable specs.

m0002a wrote: Edit: One more thing. Please put a bag over your head while posting on this forum.

WTF?

Arctic cooling with its stock fan is quieter than Zalman 7000 with its stock fan.