Anyone with some custom heatpipes and a CNC milling machine? Someone enterprising could probably passively cool a lot of high end parts with those!

I agree. One post with links to the other two threads would have done just fine. I try not to do this, especially if the threads are not currently active.

I'm pretty sure my silver P180 didn't have any mention of a version or manufacture date (I looked hard!), but of the revisions listed, I only have: - fixed 3 ply door panel - additional silicone strips on the PSU bracket. I still got the VGA duct, 120x38 fan in the bottom, and no fan clips or vented...

Would getting some Nexus fans be quieter than using the stock 25mm TriCools? I don't have a fan controller, so they'd have to be running at their regular voltages... Hi there, I think your generic sounding thread title may be keeping people from replying! ;) Yes, a Nexus will be a lot quieter poten...

Wow, that's big!

I take it the large hole in the side is for the intake?

I'm not sure what finish you have in mind for it, but I actually kind of like the way it looks already with its two tone colours. Good luck and keep us updated.

I believe you will have to do a little of both blocking and attenuation because computers have to have relatively large air inlets and outlets, and that's a bit different than trying to soundproof the solid walls of a building or room that is mostly sealed and air-tight from its surroundings. Any so...

Does anyone have a Logitech G5 and have noticed this problem? I know the G5 is listed on koitsu 's interesting web page, but I just wonder how prevailent it is... According to the page it seems to only affect newer, maybe higher performance mouses. I have an older, basic Logitech optical mouse and i...

Wow, that's good to know. Thanks for the update, and I'm glad that your problem is being well handled by AC now.

I have no idea what this problem could be, but it sounds wierd enough to make me curious. Since touching it temporarily fixes it, I suppose it sounds like a bad connection or cold solder joint somewhere. I take it you've already checked for something like this, but I can't imagine it'd be easy to sp...

The stuff you mentioned, Ralf Hutter described as good for getting rid of high frequency noise i.e. hd seeks. My noise is low frequency. The sound of the airflow from my nexus 120mm @ 12v. The hum of air is what I'm trying to get rid of... Low frequency can be hard to deal with because of its long ...

Hi, it's hard to judge how much gap you need to fill without actually seeing it, but I had always thought you were supposed to coat the sides of the heatsink with thermal grease? If they don't supply any that's what I would be inclined to do. Not AS5 or anything expensive, just the cheap regular whi...

Hello, do you mean the original Stacker, or the new Stacker 830 ? If it's the 830 I agree, it's pretty amazing looking. I haven't seen one in person yet, but it just looks so different and futuristic I'm trying to think of an excuse to get one someday. :) I imagine it could be made quiet in one sens...

I believe the current P180's are shipping with revised doors so you won't have to replace them, and my own came this way. It also still included the VGA duct. Of course, I suppose it's possible that you could get an old one from some dusty corner in a computer shop. I don't know if PCI covers from o...

The "lever" is the large plastic piece that covers the side of the fan. In the article he says to push on it (I think), but I took mine out by pulling the lever towards the rear of the case and sliding the fan towards me. The four tabs all latch towards the right side of the case so you have to pull...

Since you already have a good PSU, I would recommend the Antec SLK3000B. It was introduced after the SLK3700BQE model and looks very similar, but includes a side vent, CPU CAG, forward facing HD cages (for better airflow), and omits the PSU. I can get it for $60 Cdn, so it's probably under $50 in th...

Right now my three drives down there are running at 30c, 38c, and 35c. If I wanted to remove one of the fans from the top compartment, which should it be? The rear or the top? And should I also tape up the extra holes, or is that just redundant then? If I do this and the bottom compartment, I'd hav...

Another number I found on the fan is 4C19ED. Well, that's the number I was looking for. Unfortunately after doing a lot of looking around our resident Panaflo/NMB fan vendor, Dorothy, doesn't have much to say about that particular production period. What I did find was that was around the time when...

btw, can't vibration noise be tested by holding the metal/fan with your hands to stop the vibes ? Usually. Play around with the offending surfaces by pushing the part in different directions or pushing them closer together or prying them apart. If nothing else that usually at least changes the soun...

Sorry, I did not see that you made this thread. I posted in here: http://forums.silentpcreview.com/viewto ... 999#268999 but it's similar to what Tibors said.

For the 80mm, I got the Panaflo brand. Made in Japan. It's loud! Not sure why... even @ 5v. It's louder than the 60mm NMB I mentioned above (@5v). The bearing sounds not smooth. Do I need any "breaking-in" for the Panaflo? I'm kinda frustrate with it. It might be old or factory seconds... I don't t...

Tephras can one make their own version of this by soldering the correct resistor in line with the fan with out the use of an adapter? Yes, but the value of resistor you need typically varies with the current draw of the fan. It will reduce the voltage different amounts for different current draws. ...

I also think you should get a case fan if you don't have any already (more details please!). Start with one 120mm if whatever case you have can fit one at the rear. Your drives are running too hot and everything else sounds a bit high to me, seeing as how those are your IDLE temperatures. I would ha...

Hi, welcome to SPCR. Hopefully someone else will chime in, but I do not think you can run this without the fan, and only rely on the fans nearby. It might work if you duct the Hyper 6 to the rear case fan, but that's just a guess. The problem is that the heatsink has very densely packed cooling fins...

Cheers for the info mate, that was invaluable. I've actually just done it with duck tape. How wide should the gap be? Mine is currently about 0.5 cm either side of the HD? 5mm on each side of the HD? I haven't tried this mod yet, but just from the point of view of supplying air to the PSU, that sou...

Wow, that's pretty full! Thanks for the pictures.

I don't know if I missed it somewhere above, but what do you have in there behind all that foam? (Besides the Zalman mounted HDs.)

GamingGod wrote:Pictures please.

Yes, please. I would also like to see what you have done Lupo.

It's funny that you have stuffed your case with foam. I just posted a loosely similar thought in the "ABC's" thread where you first posted.

The TriCool is getting close to as low as you can run it already, unfortunately. In previous discussions it has been speculated that the 3 speed switch attached to them is hooked up to a couple resistors, which in turn reduces the voltage going to the fan. Max speed (12v) for the TriCool is 2000 RPM...

Pardon my lack of knowledge but how does covering up the hole increase air flow around the HD and thus cool it? Doesnt this actually heat it up as the air doesnt have anywhere to go? You don't completely cover up the hole and block it off. You just create a restriction so that the air is forced to ...

Now the stuff that's sold for computers are generally not even an inch thick - more like 1/8 inch. To make matters worse, this is glued directly to the wall. The effectiveness can't be very high. Audio waves are huge things. At 20hz, the wavelength is 17 meters. At 200 hz - 1.7 meters, at 2kHz - 17...

Along with what has been already said, there is a lot we do not know about your Sonata system. How much noise an unmodified system makes is often proportional to how much heat it creates, and what specific parts and cooling solutions it has. For instance, the Dell system is probably very minimal, wi...