Here's a link to a 3.5" fanbus Since you drill out the holes in a spare drive cover, this would match perfectly. :D Since your case only has one 3.5 bay, I'd recommend using one of your 5.25 bays instead. Unless you plan on not installing a floppy. Enermax also makes beige fanbus's (Newegg search fo...

Oh Man your mods are SWEET! :D I have got to get me one of these for my next project! KatanaMan, where did you source your c-strip molding? I've got some but it's chunky plastic, yours looks like thin rubber. I need some more. Your 'moddersmesh' front grill looks nice too. Maybe if you 'color-keyed'...

The only problem with grommet mounting a PSU is that because of the weight, the screws may just pull right through the grommets. Unless of course your case has a ledge or bar to support the weight of the PSU (suitably damped of course!).

Since it'll be a headless server, why not just lock it in the garage or cellar? Or maybe a ventilated closet? Hell, even the backyard shed!

That way, you wouldn't need to worry about quietness.

Sounds like a good plan. I've never replaced a printer fan but they might have a different connector. You might have to clip the wire leads and solder the new fan inplace.
The latest batch of 92mm NMB fans I got from directron ($0.39) were thermistor controlled.

I don't know if I'd hold the Cube up as an example of good thermodynamic design. I don't know, I thought it was a pretty slick design! I used to own one.:D The only audible component was the hard drive. Just a do web search and you'll find lots of complaints about how many of them overheated and di...

I just installed my ZM80A on my Radeon 9500pro and all I can say is "WOW" :D I attached the thermal probe from my enermax fanbus to the backside of the GPU and recorded temps before and after the mod. Before: GPU idle: 114.4*F GPU Load: 129.5*F Case temp 114*F After: GPU idle: 109*F GPU Load: 118*F ...

Does this thing come with a removable hard drive cage (placed in front of the intake fan)? It doesn't show in the product pictures at newegg. That is a big must-have for me. I need to have my hard drives in front of my intake fan. You should check out this thread. This Chenbro case would be complet...

For a long time I thought the only way to get a quiet pc was to get a notebook. Of course it has it's drawbacks. After being here something else occurred to me, why doesn't anybody make motherboards that would accept Intel mobile line of processors? They use a lot less power so there's less heat to...

Maybe the increased heat buildup was enough to toast the drive bearings?

Your temp diode probably isn't anywhere near the drive motor/bearings so it wouldn't have detected the heat. Also, 'heat-soak' is my bet for being responsible.

This post should actually be in the "cases, damping" forum but anyway... This may sound radical to some people but here's my $0.02 on this case. First, cut away the fan grills at the top of the case and the PSU, also cut away the grill on the bottom of the case. Second, reverse the fan in the PSU so...

OK, I ordered four sheets of the Melamine foam tiles from McMaster. At $2.95 each (total cost $11.80 + whatever the s/h will be) why the hell not? It's cheap, and if it really sucks, well lets just say I've spent more on beer in one night! :lol: Hopefully though, it'll work out good. I'll let every...

Wedge wrote: Do they create a small gap between the case and the fan once in place?

Yes, but only about a 1mm gap.

OK, I ordered four sheets of the Melamine foam tiles from McMaster. At $2.95 each (total cost $11.80 + whatever the s/h will be) why the hell not? It's cheap, and if it really sucks, well lets just say I've spent more on beer in one night! :lol: Hopefully though, it'll work out good. I'll let everyo...

These almost seem too good to be true. 24" square foam (1/2 inch thick), $2.95 each, NRC of .95 (1.00 is perfect noise absorption). Tell me, are these tiles actually foam or are they like dusty plaster ceiling tiles?:?: And are they flexible at all? The size is almost perfect to affix to the two sid...

I'm looking to add acoustic foam to my Sonata case to quiet it further. Everywhere I look, the AcoustiPack Deluxe kit is either out of stock or too expensive. One place I've found that's really reasonable is www.foambymail.com The two foams I'm looking into are both linked on their Products page. Th...

NeilBlanchard wrote:Hello:

None of your pictures are showing up!

They're showing up fine at my end.

Maybe you should hit "shift-refresh"?

BUMP

Wow, 159 views and no comments? I thought for sure someone would chime in and say "Oh yeah, I got one of these.....":lol:

Maybe not.

Oh well.

OK, I hope you people are satisfied! I had to dig out my engineering books for this one! :twisted: To compute the relative resistance of two foot strand of 18 AWG copper wire; R= 10.37 x 2/1624 [specific resistance of copper at 20*C x 2 feet / circular mil] R= 0.0128 Ohms Relative conductance of two...

crisspy wrote:Well Mr. Smartepants, you can't say I didn't warn you....

LOL

Yeah, OK. Rub it in!

I think I figured out what the definition of a "fool" is:
Someone who asks for, and receives, good advice....Then follows his own stupid ideas.

The Baracuda 7200.7 datasheet says 2.8A max. SCSI drives would be more than that, so that gives one per connector Well for the mod I plan to do, I'm just going to cut off the existing connectors, and wire these plugs instead for a cleaner look. I'm pretty sure the wires coming from the power supply...

Ok, let me be more specific. Distilled water doesn't conduct electricity. I don't want your going to prison to be on my conscious. :wink: Ah, yes. That would make a difference. <yells to bathroom> Sorry honey! I'm sure the ambulance is trying to hurry. Just try not to move. <back to typing> Yes, di...

Rusty075 wrote:Although water doesn't conduct electricity.

I'll remember that next time I drop a hair dryer in my wife's bathtub.

I want one!
Maybe more.

Let us know when they're finished and at what price.

One way that's quick and simple to discharge a PSU is to unplug the PSU from the wall socket wait a moment, then hit your power button. Your motherboard should suck any residual volts stored in those capacitors just fine as it's attempting to startup. I've been using that technique for a while and I...

Yeah copper conducts electricity. It's also cheap at any home improvement shop. One problem I thought of might be the dielectric difference between metals. If you have copper piping to a vinyl joint connected to an aluminum block (whatever), the dielectric action between the copper/water/aluminum mi...

The grommets won't help (much) with the motor whine itself. What the grommets are good at is keeping the case from amplifying the motor whine or vibrational noise. That's why decoupling your hard drive has an apparent noise reduction. They remove the noise amplification inherent in all PC cases. As ...

Actually, this is just the bracket you would need if you purchased this case. http://forums.silentpcreview.com/viewtopic.php?t=4201 One of my complaints about this case wass that it lacked the hard drive bracket you're planning to build! Hey you got chocolate in my peanut butter! No you got peanut b...

What is the power / current rating of the wiring / molex. The 90deg plugs are rated for up to 16AWG gauge wire which should handle plenty of Amps for drive usage. The straight pin plugs use pins that are rated between 13-20AWG gauge wires so there should be no problems. I plan on buying these in mi...

I just finished cutting out the fan grills using some cheap tin snips (3-pack $10, red, green, yellow) and I have to say that I really miss my Dremel tool. Because they were so cheap, the edges were getting dull by the time I was finishing my second hole. The first hole looks pretty good with only a...