Scythe is like Bose, they are most impressed with themselves. I've had better results with Scythe than I have with any other brand... I got rid of a TRUE for a Ninja2 and I'm happier with the Scythe. As for the Ninja VGA cooler... DAMN it's huge. I've been perfectly happy with my AC S1, but that sm...

External? There aren't any external cages in the case. You'd have to be creative to fit 3 HDD's with an optical drive.

I'm sure you can put a PSU in with a 120-140mm fan facing upward. There is some space and there are vents up top.

I guess the first question should be, what case are you using?

GPU idles at 44C. I haven't stressed it really yet, but I'll see if I can play a game on it soon.

I just reversed the flow of the upper fans to be exhaust, taped off most of that side and everthing seems to run cooler around the CPU and RAM. I'm going to do some more testing and then complete the build when my Dynamat comes in. I'm thinking of adding a fan controller for him...

They're stock. They are basically sliders for what the HDD's mount to.

I'm not sure why you're suggesting a slim fan for the HDD. The current one is pretty dang quiet.

The video card is pretty light. The cooler is a Zalman and it's pretty much all aluminum, so it's not adding much weight. It came stock on this HIS card.

If you want a Minja, I have one that I'm selling. It's the one in the picture. I bought a second one for my dad's build, but he ended up using a case that doesn't have clearance for it. I just happened to use the new one when I upgraded the parts from what's in the picture.

Silversone SG02

I might try the idea of reversing the two top fans to be exhaust fans and then blocking off the left side vents... I'll give it a shot and see how it does. I'll try a before and after once I have everything. This way I can monitor temps in a 'real world' situation and go from there.

Here's how it sits now as I'm waiting for some parts... http://hosting.superhighoutput.com/yamahasho/Computers/SGO2/img_8293.jpg http://hosting.superhighoutput.com/yamahasho/Computers/SGO2/img_8294.jpg http://hosting.superhighoutput.com/yamahasho/Computers/SGO2/img_8295.jpg There is plenty of air fl...

Got the HDD mounted. It was a PITA, but it is SILENT! I will use some dense foam around it as it seems to help with my NSK2480. http://hosting.superhighoutput.com/yamahasho/Computers/SGO2/img_8288.jpg http://hosting.superhighoutput.com/yamahasho/Computers/SGO2/img_8289.jpg http://hosting.superhighou...

Are there any other intakes other than at the back? The intakes are really on the sides and the top. Did you cut out the vent for the CPU HS yourself? Yes, it was the only way I could fit the cooler. If the VRM's were just a tiny bit shorter, it would have fit so much nicers.... Here was my test fi...

I upgraded the motherboard, CPU and RAM on my NSK2480, so I had some spare parts to offer my dad for a HTPC he's been wanting me to build. The cost of the entire project is going to cost him under $250, but he doesn't know that I'm adding some things that I told him I had laying around :) The specs ...

I don't think you'll have a hard time fitting a long optical drive in there.

I've never had a problem with Stretch Magic holding a knot. I tie it many times in a bunch of different ways, but out of 3 computers, not of them have failed me. I'm currently doing another HTPC build that I just put some Stretch Magic in a Silverstone SG02.

Why didn't I see this before? Very nice build! I'm digging the black panel!

GOOD JOB!

Aris wrote: I personally refuse to use any stock PSU. Most of the time they are of very poor quality.

The only stock PSU's I have been known to use are Antec units.

I ordered 3 of the Noctua NF-R8 fans yesterday. Please let us know how this works out for you. I am going to build an HTPC for my dad with the SG02 and I just ordered 3 of the NF-R8 fans as well. For the two fans over the expansion card area, I may have one pointing in for fresh air and the other o...

You use the bracket that comes with the Ninja2 and take the screws, e-clips and back plate from the Xigmatek kit. Take the plastic push pins off of the Scythe bracket and insert the screws and clip on the e-clips so they'll stay put for installation. Then just install like any bolt-thru using the wr...

My bad.

Well, considering I never said it would offer a huge improvment, what are you arguing??? The reason why this continued was because you made another post: sorry but no, not necessarily. the reason for this is not complex if not intuitive. unfortunately you are sharing with us a very simple perspectiv...

how did you use a screwdriver there? there is no space for it Crossbow ACK-I7751 came with a little wrench for tightening those screws. ;) http://img105.imageshack.us/img105/3383/014ia9.jpg Yep, no screw driver needed. It takes longer, but I didn't have to fight the heatsink moving like I thought I...

Care to enlighten us? no, I do not care to hold an impromptu lesson on thermodynamic systems. ask your systems professor. Really? Wow. I even gave you enough time to Google it. Seriously... If you can't back it up.... There's not much reason to be on a forum. You can't contribute anything and then ...

Ummm... With all that space, it could only HELP to put some sort of extra cooling fins on the block. sorry but no, not necessarily. the reason for this is not complex if not intuitive. unfortunately you are sharing with us a very simple perspective on a very complex system :( What??? Care to enligh...

Buy the Xigmatek bolt-through kit and use the Ninja2.

Man that thing looks cool (no pun intended)!

My recommendation would be the Scythe Ninja 2 with a bolt-thru kit. I've had really good luck with these (currently running two Ninja2's and one Minja) as they cool well and are quiet. Back when I had a lapped TRUE, I had to have a noisy fan to produce the same results. I am about to replace my E450...

I have a similar system (intel E4300, asus p5kpl-cm, arctic cooling gt7) and i was wondering for the duct, that material did you use and did you end up taking out the case fan? As well what stress test did you use to get the fan rpms etc. The duct is just made out of card board with aluminum tape. ...

Right, and as I've already stated... The heat pipes are already mounted in a block. They will conduct as normal. A larger block with fins isn't going to hurt what the heat pipes are doing. It's not going to hurt, in fact it will help for managing heat. The heat will be pulled from the CPU. The resi...