So I might as well go with the Antec slk3700bqe? Theres not real price difference for me.

Also, where can I get a good description of what PFC is?

edit: got that part
http://www.silentpcreview.com/article28-page5.html

2nd edit: Why should I care about PFC?

Fortron's Link http://www.home2000.net/client/fspgroupusacom/proddetail.asp?linenumber=200 NCIX's Special http://www.ncix.com/products/index.php?sku=15859&promoid=1047 Is this any good? I think it's relatively new and I can't find any reviews. Silence is my #1 priority right now. I'm thinking of cou...

thanks. all. Yeah the yate loon is nice... but either way I have to connect the fan directly to the motherboard, this 17$ Power supply ramps up the voltage as it pleases.

I'm going to cut off the grate. But, on the other side of the psu as well? That seems a little drastic.

I'm swapping my PSU fan for use with a via c3 733Mhz system. The psu is rate at 450W (yeah right), I paid it 16.99$ Canadian. It's internal fan is a Yate Loon 8025M12 (12V 0.14a). I've decided to fanswap it with a Nexus 80mm real silent at 7 Volts. I'm wondering if firstly, this is enough cooling (c...

Would be nice to not have to wait 3 minutes for windows to do it ( that's the shortest time allowed).

I want keep the case & psu under 100$, but I want 'em quiet. Can I get anything of quality (and silent, of course) for 100$? I'm planning on using this system with a barton 2800+ and a ATI 9800. Also, I'll eventually invest in a SATA HD, maybe put it in some kind of enclosure, I heard the seagates a...

~300 Watts should be enough - Athlon XP 2800+ & 1 Hard drive, with a moderate video card. I want something that will work safely if I swap the fan for a 7V Panaflo. Something around 50$ Canadian sounds nice. I had a 450W Noname, whose insides looked very poorly passively cooled (tiny aluminum fins) ...

I'm in the process of experimenting with resistors, diodes and such to undervolt my fans - but right now my only option is to test stuff with a powered-on computer system, potentially putting its components at risk. I've also tried just using an AC adapter that gives DC 12V, but I'm not sure a PSU ...

My bios (amd 900Mhz on Asus A7Pro) says it has throttling as an option - is there any way I can throttle my cpu without causing it to overheat in the first place?

"If you attempt to operate a CPU without heatsink at all, recent AMD CPUs will usually be permanently damaged within seconds, unless special protection circuitry is available on the motherboard. P4 CPUs will run excessively slow without cooler." any truth to the 2nd part of this??? got it from www.h...

I'm seeing a few DC-DC adapters that look good...

Do I have to get a special overpriced power brick to go with it or will any generic one do?

My specs:

Via c3 733Mhz (Passively cooled)
256MB Ram
20G Maxtor HD

Thats about it... this baby needs no watts


Url for the psu you bought?

heres the link that poked my interest. http://6u7nvw.quickaddy.com/ could I get a ext psu like that for a low power system I'm building? Thx EDIT: was just giving this http://www.mini-box.com/s.nl/c.ACCT127230/sc.8/category.13/.f link for a DC-DC and power brick solution. Feel free to post if you kn...

I'm planning on building a fanless server based on via c3 733Mhz processor. I'm wondering which heatsink I should get to do this, the stock heatsink had a tiny fan on it so I'm guessing I'll need a bigger one to safely go fanless. I have stock amd 64 cooler lying around, but I really cant think of a...

I'm building a server for myself which will mostly be a web server. My Objective was to keep running costs down as much as possible - as well as silencing. I went for a 1Ghz Via C3 system (so as to just put a large heatsink and forget its there). This system is small form factor (only 2 PCI slots). ...

My query is with regards to:

http://www.silentpcreview.com/article6-page1.html

The article cautions about feeding power back into the PSU. I'm not quite sure what it's cautioning against.

Would anyone care to explain?

My silent boost isn't so silent. specs from overclocker cafe: Specifications * Application: Socket A processors via a 3-notch hold down clamp. * Material: Copper base and fins w/ aluminum fan attachment. * Fan: 80 x 80 x 25mm * * Fan Speed: 2,450 RPM * Air Flow: 27.5 CFM * Sound level: 21 dBa * Conn...

I hate to repeat, but where can you get such a large aluminum heatsink? I'm assuming they dont make those for computers - then where could I get one?

Also, are there any stores that ship to Canada for those heat pipes and copper blocks?