I could swear I saw a post on this board about modding the Antec TruePower 380 PS to put in a quieter fan, but I can't find it doing a search.

Could someone help out with a link. Thanks.

Maybe this is a dumb question but couldn't you put some additional heat sinking up the center of the Zalman7000? This is normally where the fan would go but since you removed the fan then couldn't you do the passive cooling more effectively as the more surface area, the more cooling?

I have a new PC that has temperature monitoring built into the CPU/mobo. I have an older system that is a Dell Dimension 8200 with a 1.7GHz CPU. Does this have monitoring for fans/temp built in? If it does then MBM is not able to find it. Is there a monitoring system I can buy that will allow my PC ...

I believe that the typical Zalman resistor is a 2watt resistor, so replacing it with a 1/2 watt resistor is not a great idea. A 2 watt resistor normally can take any computer fan without becoming hot, that is why the behaviour was so strange. I will check the resistor and post back when I get a cha...

Many Dell machine buildt that way actually has a temp controlled fan. Often the Panaflo 92mm L1BX is used. So another lesson is check what you got before you replace it with something else. Make sure what you replace it with is something better. The original fan was a Datech which is a relatively c...

This system is a Dell Dimension 8200 bought in Dec of 2001 with a 1.7 GHz CPU. There is no CPU fan but there is ducting from the 92mm case fan to the CPU heatsink. A year or so ago I thought the fan was getting too noisy so I wanted to replace the case fan. I bought a Zalman 92mm fan with a silencer...

Thanks for the info dasman. My first step is to repolace the stock Intel fan with a Zalman 7000AlCu then I will get down to more work on the case fan. The Antec Sonata has two types of molex power connectors - regular and "Fan Only". Do you know what the difference is? Is Fan Only 5V or 7V? How hard...

Regarding the desk's PC compartment, can it be modded so that the intake can freely intake cool air and the case & PSU fans can exhaust the warm air? If so, this should be a priority for you. If not, you'd be better off putting the PC elsewhere. Thanks for the advice. I will think about modding the...

regarding safe temps, the p4 will begin to throttle at ~70 degrees celcius. so that is the maximum safe temp decided by intel, but you can't really get above it anyway. running at those temps will propably shorten the life ot the cpu considerably though. So as long as I can keep the CPU at 60-65C w...

There seem to be conflicting stories on which 120mm fans are quietest? Douglas Bailey did a test and found Papst to be the quietest. But then in a sequel dasman found the Nexus quietest with the Antec a close second. Can anyone break the tie? The reason I ask is that I have an Antec Sonata case that...

It sounds like you'd probably do just fine with a Zalman 7000AlCu. Thanks for the advice Ralf. I think I will go with the Zalman 7000 AlCu. It will quiet things done enough for me and seems to be a little simpler. Removing the motherboard will make the installation take much longer since I would ha...

How do these different options compare in terms of ease of installation? I watched the animation on Zalman's web site and it doesn't look like I have to take out the motherboard to install the 7000. Is that correct (Ralf I guess you have installed it)? I am in Canada so the ambient temperature isn't...

I just bought a new system with an Antec Sonata case, Asus P4P-800DLX mobo and a P4-3.2GHz CPU. The case is supposed to be very quiet but the overall system is too noisy for my liking. By disconnecting the CPU fan for a second I see that it is one of the offenders (the video card fan is another issu...