All of the AMB models are that same dark grey color.

I'm trying to quiet my new DirecTV Tivo recorder. It is the new series 2 design Philips DSR7000 for those who care. It uses a single 60mm fan on the back panel to exhaust the hot air. I have the Tivo in my bedroom and the fan noise is quite noticeable. I want to quiet it down. One idea I had was to ...

Thanks Ralf, I just found some Panaflo's over at new egg toke me a while to find the 92 and 120's seems most vendors stock only the 80's, new egg has some 92 and 120's for only 11.00 US. Now I may also put a 92 over myhs if I have enough room. Or run a 92 in the case and 92 over the hs and run them...

Justin_R,

I think your new layout looks great. I like the Newcomer's area at the top.

Chris

What you want is very specifically Wiss RED M-1R & GREEN M-2R snips. These are very high quality tin snips, and they are offset (just the right amount) to allow you to appoach a cut from whatever side you need, or cut around corners. The blades are extremely hard molybdenum steel, which thinks noth...

I'm confused by the different types and sizes of tin snips. What are "aviation" snips? Will they work well on most case steel? How long of a handle would I need?

I saw somewhere...can't remember where for the life of me, maybe on the Sudhian forums...Antec's new HTPC case. From the front, looked pretty nice, though there were no interior shots and few other details. You might want to dig around and see if any more info is available. Google to the rescue. ht...

I read on overclockers.com that the HeatsinkFactory.com website has one last batch of AX-7 heatsinks available for sale. The cost is $29.99 without a fan.

Here is the link.

http://heatsinkfactory.com/cgi-bin/HFAs ... gno=HS-004

Chris

This article on overclockers.com measured the current draw used by a fully equipped system. It is one more bit of evidence that selling 400 W and 500 W power supplies for home computers is just a marketing ploy. A good quality 300 W system is fine for most home systems. http://www.overclockers.com/a...