Here is the way I suspended the HDD in the top of the case. I don't use any optical drive. suspended hd in TJ08-E sideview.jpg I did not use the round (camping?) rubber bands, like we can see on the SPCR article. I could not find thin ones, here. I used some flat elastic bands (from my wife's sewing...

Also, reading through the forum, here they said the GA-Z87N-WIFI has a bad placement of the CPU , so it's not good into the Node 304. I am taking the GA-H87N-WIFI. Is it the exact sample CPU position? Is it also a problematic board in the Node? :cry: I got some answer on the OCN forum, that it can ...

Hi Mohbana,
Do you have some pictures of your internal setup?
Still happy with your Node 304?

I was posting from my phone. Now that I can search on a good PC screen, I see plenty of Node 304 with the HR-02. It looks nice. http://img401.imageshack.us/img401/8900/rm0v.png In the end, I'm adding the Node 304 to my top list, together with the PC-Q07. :mrgreen: It's bit more expensive, but it als...

I hope you did not take it too serious. It was really with the joke smiley what I said. I really liked your recommendations. It's not just "take this it's the best". You give the idea and the why / how. Which is very useful. It looks really great anyway. And I still have a long search ahead to defin...

Like the simple build. =). Maybe you could upload a pic of your suspension hdd, maybe it would be useful for others to get idea on their builds. I think I have some pictures, but it's so ugly done. Bit shame to put. But hey, we are doing a lot of silencing with what we have. :mrgreen: I'll try to f...

For the future, consider Fractal Design Node 304, pretty nice Mini ITX case that allows the installation of big tower and a standard ATX PSU, more in line with your old build. Abula, When you wrote this, on my build topic, did you mean we can fit the ATX PSU and HR02 at same time? Or the HR02 Macho...

It's only been 10 days that I opened my forum account, but I was reading SPCR reviews since July 2012, when I was building my new PC. At that time, I was looking for silence and found all the great info here, with the review of casing and PSU, etc. And it's time, to post my build in the Gallery. I w...

axee wrote:
(both fans on CPU fan header, AUX fan is in PSU)

Hi Axee,
Are those temps at full load of your i7?

Good point.

Since we are keen in low consumption around here, maybe some could recommend lower idle commotion, on laser printer models?

Some brand are better than other for this?

Thanks for all the additional info. When I was saying to look for a "naked" HR-02, I thought there were the actual model in 2 types: with and without the fan. I will continue to learn a bit about all the "silencing theory" around here, to make my mind. For example, with my current i3-3225 and the st...

I guess that's why I'm paying expensive HP cartridge. The heads are on it, if I remember. So it's never drying before the next set.
But more (too) expensive.

How long you can run on the same laser toner with your low printing frequency?
2-3 years on the same toner? More?

Thanks Abula.

I will look if the HR-02 is available without fan in Austria.

The i3 will be on a GA-H87n-wifi
I think it might be the basic BIOS features. Don't know for the low settings for the fan.
I will search after the info. Thanks.

Everybody is suggesting the laser printer, but how much do you need to print, Xan_user? A lot? then the laser is surely the solution. Not a lot, then the question remains... I had the same question, when I wanted to replace my old multitask HP (sorry, it's HP... but I never had a problem. Apart the ...

I have been reading through the 2 reviews. July 2012, Thermalright HR-02 Macho Quiet/Fanless Cooler Augutst 2013, Scythe Mugen 4 CPU Cooler: Scythe Strikes Back Useful conclusion in the second review (Mugen 4): One good alternative is the Thermalright HR-02 Macho. Another thick, single fan cooler wi...

Just be careful into what motherboard you chose, most motherboards only have one true 4pin PWM fan header, most of the time is the CPU header, the rest even if they 4pin phisically, they are 3pin in disguise. So true! Since I am reading a lot of interesting ideas around here, yesterday I opened my ...

I agree with you Cistron, but STT Guy has a point. They would not get enough profit, by making a 200W SFX, because it would sell the same as the 300W. For the customer, it's quality first of course (and maybe more on that, for SPCR people. But we are far from the majority). But then, it's also the p...

I'm currently stressing mine, to try to identify the noise production, learn a bit, for my next build. I mainly hear the front 180mm fan. (764 rpm) And I think I can hear the CPU fan. I clearly make the difference when it goes at 1600rpm with the 100% load, compare to 1200rpm when idle. (stock intel...

I completely agree with Wayner. I am using my i3-3225 for everything I need, with no GPU card, just the HD4000. I am currently stressing it at 100% CPU. Got 70W on the plug. I only had a peak at 85W at the boot, when all drives start to spin, but otherwise it runs at 44W (on the plug), when idle and...

Are you thinking of the fan on the CPU, and the duct to the back? Would you draw it for us? :idea: We could also do a big Thermalright, with a ducting to the back, like this: air duct in lian li pc-q07 with hr-02 heatsink.jpg Or I was thinking, to have the fan on the case, with ducting around the he...

You are really starting to convince me for this Lian Li! :D I spent the day reading some reviews, looking at existing builds and configs, etc. I like the vertical shape, which leave a smaller footprint on the table. (although the SG06 is not much bigger on the table) This case would allow me to buil...

Thanks for the update.
I kept mine, with sucking the air from top. But I always wondered...

Xan_user,
Would you have a link to your builds?
What power do you use? what bricks?

thanks.

I'm following your links to the other topic "Which picoPSU.." then ended up here. Sweet little thing! I read your message in May, when you talked about keeping the HR-02 passive. Did you try to run is with only the 2 case fans? How is it in terms of temperature buidling inside, and in term of noise ...

Ther are two things to consider: voltage and connectors. Generic laptop power brick usually deliver 19V, Pico PSU needs 12V. Pico PSU has a small round connector for the external power brick, not all bricks use the exact style and size. If you buy a bundle, you are on the safe side.. When searching...

Thanks Boost. I found also some cheaper 120W brick. But I don't know enough on picoPSU. Do we need a "branded" brick for quality? Or any 120W brick from an old laptop would do the same? For the CPU cooler I was first thinking a low profile NH-L9i. But with external PSU I have more room. You are righ...

Hello, When reading and searching for my future quiet PC, I came accross these incredible small PSU. I have never heard about picoPSU before last week. It looks really great! But it looks also bit expensive, when you consider few components on a small board. 42€ for the 150W, it's like a complete PS...

Note: This initial list of components was updated in September 2014 (now to use picoPSU and tower cooler Kotetsu). You can jump to that message if you want the latest update: http://www.silentpcreview.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=588247#p588247 Hello, I am planning a small ITX config for my very basi...

Hi Hush,
What did you finally choose? SG05 or SG06?
Is it quiet with your components?

Hi khaakon,
Since last year, did you keep your PSU with the opening down?
Did you compare with the other way, in terms of heat and noise?

Surely it takes more heat, when sucking air from the inside, but does it trigger too much the PSU fan? (making more noise?)