I think it's Adda fan. Adda fan that comes with LianLi case are not bad in term of noise - though not SPCR quiet. I would recommend either a Nexus or YateLoon (both D12SL).
Personally I would take YateLoon as it give higher top speed (1300 rpm vs 1000 rpm of Nexus).

DaveB , this does not mean that you can not use JMC 4-pin fan. It's just that you'll have to check the connector and wiring of the stock Dell fan before plugging the replacement fan in. If it has a different connector, it's a matter of cutting out pin header(with some wires left) from the old fan a...

Frozen CPU and Performance-PCs (both in US) have the JMC 4-pin as well. Don't know much about Dell Dimesion 8400, but my previous experience with Dell is that they often use proprietary connectors and sometimes even with different wiring scheme. Check that out before plugging anything in it. :evil:...

Speedfan will give you similar functions plus some.

I've been searching for this as well - to use as VGA fan which has an on board 4-pin connector. It seems only JMC has it available in after market in 80, 90 and 120 mm. sizes. And according to frank in this thread , it performs quite well. Btw, oDii, that linked thread answers your question too. :)

wwenze If you don't really need that fan, why not take it out and plug your case fan to the CPU fan header. This should solve your boot issue and keep the Ninja clear.

Just my 2 cent.

Both coolers look good; however, ..... 1. Very expensive for what it does (still need to see review), 2. Weight of heatsink sandwich hangs perpendicular to the card scares me.., 3. Info from their web site indicates that it is made to order, so fitting and possibility to re-use on another card is qu...

...eSATA is about shielded SATA connectors and signal wires, beginning at the PC case and ending at the external drive case. There is no such thing as an eSATA connector on a mobo or on a SATA(2) drive. Whether your or my mobo "supports" eSATA is a moot point. :D he..he..You're right, of course. :)...

...Exactly my thinking - it's cheaper to build your own and you get a better warranty. Why do prepackaged external USB hard drives have shorter warranty periods? Because of the excessive spin up/down cycles? I believe it's because of the external HDD with USB does not spin down at all, unless you t...

If you plan to change system within 12 months, I think you'd better look for nVidia 6600 or 6800 - or even another 9800. Putting too much money in another AGP card is not going to worth it as it'll not survive your next upgrade. I bought a 7800 GS - only because I'm going to keep this system for at ...

For different ideas/material used in HDD suspension, check out this thread. Since you're in US, I'd say get the Stretch Magic. I think you can find it in sewing shops or places that sell beads and stuff to make necklace, etc. It's available on-line too. You can search the forum for Stretch Magic to ...

A discussion and some pic for Centurion5 and HDD suspension can be found in this thread. :) If your C5 is too loud, the first culprit is stock 80mm front fan. :twisted: Take it out, if you plan your airflow well you will not need that front fan. Try that and you may not need to spend your hard earne...

Although my C5 has a window instead of the CAG, I would say you'll not need any fan on the side funnel. I even take out my front fan.

If you have a super-hot CPU, I think you'll be better off with an investment in good after market HSF.

Hi, Welcome to SPCR!!! All my Yate Loon D12SL-12 come with both 4-pin Molex and 3 pin fan header. If your 3-pin fan header has 3 wires in it then you can just use that with your fan controller (but not using the 4 pin molex at the same time). It would be the first time for me to hear that a Yate Loo...

When it crashed, what did the Blue Screen say? It normally would give you a clue on what may cause the crash. My wild guess right now would be to first do a clean uninstall of all VGA Drivers, utility like Driver Cleaner does a good job IMO. Then install the latest VGA driver - test again. You might...

Very interesting test results. I wish normal Hdd will have steady read rate like that - probably have to wait for solid-state Hdd or go for i-RAMs now.

*seriously considering......*

Very clean mod. The closed-cell foam plug-in is simple and yet effective.

Congratulations.

If this Tt iFlash Mini does not qualify as Super bling fan, I don't know what will.

...Oh one last thing--do NOT bother with ANY 80mm-120mm converter, no matter the location. Any such device should be only be used when you want to mount an 80mm fan to a 120mm mounting. Using it to mount a 120mm fan is never a good idea because airflow will be restricted to an 80mm opening. This me...

Xoman, Welcome to SPCR!!!, and thank you for signing up to post the good news.

Looking at the drawing on Arctic Cooling's site, the Accelero S looks a bit strange to me without HS on the underside. May be an early concept design. But 4 heatpipes is cool.

Rajveer wrote:...I can't even use an adapter on the exhaust with a larger replacement fan due to size restrictions....

Unless you put the 80->120 fan adapter outside the case.

Very good article, in particular when comparing it with the previous one on Gigabyte (for AGP card)..thanks. In addition to the VGA card review, it's also interesting (at least for me) to note the very different baseline results primarily due to Northwood/Prescott cores. :shock: A small nitpicking o...

Don't know anything about the ECS MB, but how would the BIOS set the HDD up - Ultra DMA mode 6 ?

mentawl..nice mod. Your story on original thermal paste get me scared.

Nice cable management too..with all those Hdds....

You might want to check the whole molex+fan to see whether there's any frayed wire some where that caused the short circuit. A normal fan/molex should not cause that. You might as well switch off/unplug your PSU for a while and re-plug it to see whether it still works. Some PSU have safety circuit t...

Hey..thanks for the compliment. Here're some more pic of my set up in Centurion 5, sorry for poor quality - it was already very late at night when I took it. :oops: http://i101.photobucket.com/albums/m61/nopsiwa/DSCN4283_resize.jpg This is PSU air channel made of clear acrylic, you can see the cable...

Lian-Li PC-7 Hdd cage is made of thicker alu sheet and is held by 2 screws (and a kind of slot lock) on to case floor without touching any other part of the case. So I think vibration is well under controlled. My 2 Seagate Hdds do not vibrate much so this has never been a real concern to me. What I ...

I have both LianLi PC-7 (non-Plus version with 80 mm fans) and Centurion 5, and I like both of them. Centurion 5 is easier to cool in general due to very open front, but it's not too difficult to cool LianLi PC-7 with some mod - IMO it'll even give a better directional air flow due to intake coming ...

The fan on my XFX 7800GS is not too bad at all.

There're other discussion on 7800 GS in this thread, and this thread.

Edit: And yes the fan is auto controlled by the card(mine is 50% at 2D, 79% at 3D).

I believe one of those 2 temps is called PWM temp. This temp is normally goes up and down in tandem with CPU temp. For my Athlon XP, CPU temp is the one with lower set of value - I've cross-referenced with few other softwares to come to that conclusion. Sorry, I can't recall names of the software I ...