For now, I am running the 2 stock fans @12 for now. Just built it. They are quiet. I did try the fan controller which does work. Have to hook it up to a molex connector which means I had to add a cable that had one which I didn't care for. Just installed a HR-02 Macho and it's fan is quiet too. Thi...

Anyone have used the R4 yet? Just moved from Antec P180 to Titanium Grey R4. Love it so far. Fans are quiet. If you have any other questions, just ask. What voltage do you run the fans at? Are you using the upper drive bay? Do you know how much it weighs? I'm thinking of moving from a P180 myself a...

Has anyone tried replacing the 180mm TJ08-E intake fan with a 140mm? Despite this case getting the SPCR gold award I still complaints from other posters about the noise level of the 180mm fan even running at reduced speeds. There aren't a lot of 180mm fan replacements but from the specs the case has...

The review on Anandtech is a bit surprising. It shows the 550D performing better than the R4. SPCR's Corsair 550D review shows it performs a bit worse than the R2. The R4 is basically the same case with 140mm fans so it should perform better than the 550D and R2.

It's a bit unfortunate that the GT is discontinued. The real winner for me from this review is the Nexus. Running it at 700 RPM (~7V) gets it pretty close to the performance of the Noiseblocker or the GT and it's half the price and widely available.

It has been demonstrated many times that push-pull fan configurations give very little improvement over single fans whether on the CPU cooler or on the Chassis. Push pull on a CPU cooler does give huge improvements at low fan speeds. When SPCR tested the Mugen 2 it went from mediocre to beating all...

Corsair is releasing a new case called the Obsidian 550D with some features targeting silent computing like dampened panels and their own take on the modu vent. It has very similar features to the P280/R3 and hits similar price points. Given Corsair's reputation for quality I think this is one to lo...

120mm model is interesting because it's the slowest PWM fan currently available when you put on the low noise adapter. It's good for those with aggressive motherboard fan controls. I'd love to give it a shot, but not for $24 each.

Pricing seems to be about $24 USD for the on focused flow 120mm version. I think it's way too expensive, you can get the Scythe fans for almost $10 cheaper. The added accessories like the soft mount and low noise adapters are nice but not worth the extra cost.

Ok I've done some more research and I don't think there's a good way to switch unless I purchase a new motherboard with better BIOS profiles. The fan setting on my Gigabyte is very basic and I confirmed that it is 28% speed at 20C and scales linearly to 100% speed at 66C. It's not like the Asus used...

The current Scythe 120mm Kama PWM fan is the SA1225FDB12H-P which has a 300-1600 range. So, yes it's worth considering. As noted in the SPCR review, if you set the adjustable PWM fan toward the higher end of the range then it can become somewhat noisy at maximum revs. For this reason I used the adj...

A solution that works with Gigabyte motherboards is to use the Scythe 120mm Slipstream Adjustable PWM fan SY1225SL2HPVC. This has a control which allows you to set the PWM fan speed range on a continous scale from 470-1340 rpm to 740-1900 rpm. So what you can do is to dial whatever idle speed you r...

This is a great guide, I've tried to do something similar by switching to BIOS controlled fans but was not successful. The Gigabyte motherboard BIOS fan speed controls are not very good and the fans still spin too quickly even when temperatures are in line. You're at the mercy of your motherboard BI...

imo, the Fractal mini is to big. Might as well go for a mid-ATX tower instead. The Antec nsk3480 and Silverstone tj08e make more sense sizewise -- the latter especially if you need more high performance features. It is about as small as you can make it and still fit a big tower CPU HS and video car...

Great review, thanks! I found the test results regarding the GPU temperatures to be very interesting. Compared to the single 120mm intake of the Mini the Silverstone Temjin has a large 180mm intake fan providing cool air to the GPU and we even see in the Radeon 5450 case that the GPU temperatures ar...

Do you think having the front fan internally mounted in front of the hard drive cage would have helped with temperature/noise? Seems like it would be a better place for those with SSDs that don't generate a lot of heat and allow for more focused cooling onto the graphics card with low speed fans. Be...

Hey guys, we really appreciate your enthusiasm for the P280. If you have any questions, I'll be checking back periodically. Are you providing a review sample to SPCR? :D Do you know the specs of the fans included with the case? Are they the same as the Solo II? Is it possible to plug in 3rd party f...

I purchased the P180 right at release and it's been a great case so far. It seems like it has held up pretty well compared to other cases except for some minor issues such as a lack of cable routing in the back and USB 3.0 ports. My biggest complaint about the P180 is the size and weight. I saw the ...

I bought a Sapphire 6850 and wanted to transfer my Accelero S1 from my GTS 250. Unfortunately the stock VRM cooler does not fit with the Accelero S1. The fins are too high and they get in the way of the heat pipes : http://i.imgur.com/GZq61.jpg My Accelero S1 came with a VRM heatsink but the problem...

Those temps look really low for a Core i7 with an 800 rpm fan. How are you stressing the CPU? Are you using prime95 with 8 threads and hyper threading enabled?

Those tests earlier were run on an open bench and once I put my system back in to the P180 case my temps shot up. Now even at stock speeds running Prime 95 with 8 threads gets the CPU to 99C . I have a GlobalWin @ 5V for the exhaust, original Infinity 1 fan @ 7V (supposed to be similar to the Nexus)...

I just tested it today. Using the PWM mugen 2 fan at 1300 RPM I'm getting about 63 C full load. Using 2 fans at 7v (Scythe Slipstream 1200 RPM and Scythe Infinity stock) I get the same 63 degree temperature.

More a question for Mike and Lawrence I guess but did you guys test how the Mugen 2 fared with the dual fan configuration on the new platform? In the original review the results were very good with little noise increase over a single fan. Does the same apply to the i7 testbed?

The fan clips are like $10 which is really high for a pair of wires

I'm leaning towards just getting the Mugen 2. I think the Infinity will perform pretty well with a push pull, but the push pin mounting is a concern with such a heavy cooler.

I have a Scythe Infinity and just upgraded to a socket 1156 CPU. The Infinity isn't compatible so I've been thinking about getting the Mugen 2. The reviews shows the Mugen 2 works really well with 2 fans, but comes with only one fan clip. Is there an alternate way to mount the 2nd fan without buying...

There is a bug in hdtach which only reads over the first 1TB of a Hard Drive for random access times. If you look at the graph it clearly stops at the 1TB mark. Witness: http://www.pcper.com/article.php?aid=775&type=expert&pid=5 Haha that makes a lot of sense then. It's like the WD is getting a fre...

I am very surprised by those random access times. I was expecting the Green drive to fall behind significantly due to the slower speed, but it's faster in one test AND it is quieter.

I've used a Scythe Quiet Drive for a number of years on my Samsung 320 GB and haven't had any issues.

So anyone try buying one of these? It's in stock now.

If you want to use the Big Shuriken + Zotac 9300 ITX with this case does the hard drive cage need to be removed in order for it to fit? I know the SPCR review said trying to mount the shuriken on the zotac is a pain but it seems at least possible since slashgyoza was able to do it. It would be a pre...