Seagates been talking about pushing 2.5" enterprise drives for awhile, I'm guessing it'll be a few months after Savvio is actually released before they have anything really interesting for the mainstream. A PATA or at least a SATA version of the Savvio definately would be interesting if performance ...

Those rails are no longer part of the ATX spec, and funky things can result when attempting to measure them on newer equipment

If you're keeping a prescott in the 50s under load running the fan at low speed be happy!

Fanomatic is close, it'd be perfect if it could hook up to a motheboard USB header and use temp sensors built into the motherboard. Heck I might actually buy it if it did that!

If money was no object I'd pay an EE friend to design and build a custom fan controller. Other than that I'm still looking.

Thermaltake liscenses/contracts out a lot of what they sell. Generally trading increasing flash and price, and decreasing performance or keeping similiar levels at best.

Just mount both and see what sound level is needed for comparable cpu temps. I'll be shocked if the zalman doesn't end up with a cooler cpu at the same noise levels though.

From my experiences, and what I've seen from others it varies by paste. But a thin layer as described by the AS instructions is almost always best, and nothing is always worst. As for reusing compound, it's something to be very careful about. There's both contamination as mentioned and the fact some...

Lenny is correct.

Unless it's a recent thread I don't think it's a big deal. But I'm not a mod hehe, always new people coming that might not know about it, and it's an interesting case!

It's been talked about before, and is interesting, but I'm not gonna spend that much. I would really consider it at $300-$350 but at over $1000 it's just a bit expensive!

I'm thinking about buying some to try them out myself. I was impressed with the MagLev fan on my MCX-159.

That's a lot of stuff, I'd actually look at a quality 400 watt Zalman or Seasonic. Better to buy a little big than to cheap out on power supplies. As to which model exactly, look around here to see the pros and cons, Zalman's is the best unmodded though, IMO. As for heatsinks the Zalman 7000's are v...

The only thing that really bothers me is the problem you had with the hard drive mounts being noisy and the rear panel not being sized properly. I'm actually deciding between the SuperLanboy, 3700 AMB and CoolerMaster Centurion for a replacement of my 2nd system. The CoolerMaster would take the most...

These are not going to cause any problems like that, there's a magnet in each hard drive that is hundreds of times stronger, maybe thousands lol.

Saphire 9800 Pro Ultimate edition, there's a version for the 9600 pro if you want to save a little cash.

Aluminum cases aren't real popular here because they tend to deaden the sound a little less than a heavy duty steel case. If you get a good quality al case it's not a huge difference imo though (unless questing for true silence), especially if the other features are what you are looking for. Also al...

I would suggest the Coolermaster LED fans using their 'rifle bearing' would be interesting to compare. Especially at 5-7 volts. I don't have any extra of that type left, I'll see if I have anything worth sending out though.

The Adda's are ok at 5 volts. And since I've owned many power supplies recently I have to say Zalman > Seasonic (fan controller issues, Tornado>Silencer) > Antec TP.

I've only seen medium speed evercools for sale as well. And I looked for the lows.

The 400A seems decent, much less revving up and down than Seasonic. It seems a tad louder when both are compared at their quietest, but in actual usage it's quieter for me, both light and heavy usage.

The fan and resulting design are interesting, quality seems questionable but it's only one sample.

I think one of the screws mounting the fan could have touched a heatsink, it was a real pain finding screws the right size. Guess that's what I get for being so impatient. I'll try that when I get some spare time though.

Well, I killed it. I don't know how, I was careful not to touch anything but it won't power on at all. It's as if the switch in back is stuck turned off. I had it all working with the fan outside the ps, moved it inside and now I get no juice at all, no matter what.

A good point about the ball bearing squeaks, but that is a feature I like. It's like an early warning feature, so you can get a replacement before it actually goes out. And depending on how closely you monitor your system it can be a definate benefit to actually know there is a problem, wherease a d...

I believe I saw a 320 matx at either SVC or Directron, you might look into that.

Seasonic says expected street price is $39, SVC tends to price new products high though.

I'm in the middle of replacing the fan on mine, it spins up just a little to much when the side is on my case. I've been happy as can be with the power supply, even if I did decide it was slightly to noisy. But replacing the fan has changed that, some bozo at seasonic changed the fan control header ...

Centimeters are part of the metric system, and I'd use either cm or mm for keyboard dimensions. Might as well use mm if you going to be precise enough to add a decimal point.

The Zalman ZM80-C is supposed to be compatible with the Parhelia, so if the heatsink mounting is the same that's a good way to go.