Nice setup useful_idiot !!
Fanless = bragging rights ! Congrats.

Nice temps too. What's the dust situation ?

Just saw this today : the new evga Hadron Air Case (they make a Water one, with water cooling connectors) Summary : m-ITX case with 2x120mm fan and a custom 500W Gold rated PSU Details : Specs SECC Material 2 x 2.5/3.5 Drive Bays 1 x Slim Slot Load Optical Drive Support (not included) 2 x 120mm Fans...

I'm expecting it to be quiet

Thanks for the review !

Could some of the pump noise be due to the motherboard vibrating/resonating ?

Welcome to SPCR ! As far as 92 mm fans go, I've used : - Noctua fans : didn't like them (they tend to hum with resistance on the intake side) - arctic cooling (with the separate frame) : very good at lower speed, but thicker that usual - Nexus : very good at low speed, an SPCR favorite (look up the ...

Welcome to SPCR !

Your system is quiet because you're not using much power and picked good components. It's easy if you're careful and if you read SPCR

Thanks Andy, very informative link ! And a good policy I think.

hii frenchie, A few post above you had mentioned about my selected card having tight fin spacing . I had read a few reviews on that card and all were suprised on how well the included heatsink could keep the card cool even on max load and i am not a gamer ,i just need the card 2/3 times a day to ru...

Sorry about that. Let me rephrase : The power calculator (at pcpartpicker) says my system should pull around 400 Watts, but the power draw that I measured in real-life at the plug at full load was 330 Watts (a 20% difference). In your case, your real power value is probably closer to 120 Watts at fu...

1) hard question... depends... as close to the room temperature as you can get it (the smallest temperature increase you can achieve given your requirements). Or you can say that as long as it doesn't throttle, you are fine. 3) a case might help the cooling, even without a fan. The natural flow of a...

How about voting rights for long time (5 years ?) legal immigrants in local elections ?

Nice.
Maybe a mod could move this to the gallery ?

Thanks for your input on the cpu cooler , could suggest a particular model with large fins that fits in 1150 socket ? http://www.silentpcreview.com/NoFan_CR-95C_Copper :) Thermalright HR-02 Macho SilverStone Heligon HE02 Ya i have my ac on the entire day and i am not going to use my graphics card f...

Fanless is a nice concept, but in reality... a slow fan that you cannot hear will make all the difference. Now, if you're doing it for the "cool" factor of having a fanless build, why not. If you live in a place that gets hot in the summer, you'll need to monitor the temps carefully when temps start...

The Zalman vnf100 should work (I had one on a 9600 GT). I don't know if they still make it though...

wow, nice !!!

$650... that hurts !! No way Madam the boss is allowing that !!!

I could get almost 5 times the ppd with the same watt usage than my existing setup

Nice !! Thanks for the review ! With a super slow case fan blowing air out, I bet the performance is even better... but no longer fanless... If you want a mean machine, stick on of those on your video card as well and enjoy the copper extravaganza !!! Or put a bowl in the middle, and enjoy your choc...

Welcome to SPCR !! Fun rig. What kind of temps do you get ? I assume you are using the fan door for your 92 mm fan ? I suggest you move it closer to the video cards, they will thank you for it !! And if you happen to have a 120mm fan, even better ! I like that you removed the drive bays... how did y...

Nice and clean, good job !!
Waiting to see the final build

Hi everyone, I just realized there is a new version of the folding engine, it's called V7. I strongly recommend that you upgrade, it's super easy and the whole package is very nice !! There is a whole new system, web based, that figures out what your system is and runs all the correct clients (SMP, ...

Nice !!!
VERY nice !!

You are saying it's white but you are not showing pictures of the outside of the case... No matter what, all dust is grey and your case is going to end up grey, just like the much faster black cases.

thanks CA_Steve, nice to see an attempt at a slightly different design. Issues I see : - fans pull air through the fins : fan suck at pulling (no pun intended) - no frames on the fans : my experience with those (Arctic Cooling fans) has shown that unless they push air through the restriction, they a...

I'm no expert but I don't see why it couldn't be done... if it wasn't for the ATX standards ;) see page 12 : http://www.formfactors.org/developer%5Cspecs%5Catx2_2.pdf (Expansion Slot connector locations is a requirement, not a recommendation, see page 11) I really like the ft-02 layout, and the powe...

Welcome to SPCR Fr3shM3at !! Get a PSU from the SPCR list, the one you have selected doesn't look like a good choice to me : Sparkle (not a well known PSU maker), only 1 year warranty (Seasonic PSUs have 5 years), not tested by SPCR ;) CPU cooler, why not... but this the SPCR conclusion : "its rumo...

Nice write up JazzJackRabbit, thanks !!!!
How did you mount the rad in your p280 ?

Or you could get any fan you want and plug it in your MB, or your PSU Molex connector :) Like MikeC said, a gold PSU will not spit out a lot of heat... I replaced a bad Enermax fan with a Noctua fan, plugged it in a molex connector with the LNA adaptor, and I couldn't be happier. The air that comes ...

A bit late, but Welcome to SPCR !

I would install it blowing towards the back if you can (check clearance first). Then the heat is exhausted right away, instead of warning up your case.
To clean the CPU, use rubbing alcohol, 99%.

Hi,
Video drivers loading maybe ? Does the screen flicker ?

Thanks !!!
Great review as usual !

[EDIT] : I wonder how the dust accumulates on the Noiseblocker blades...