Oh, I see it. Next to the "WARNING HOT!!" message huh? Damn, that's tough.

Wow, that looks nice. Could you fit a northbridge/chipset cooler in there?

Yes, I'm Chinese and like watching anime too, doesn't make my opinion or vote any less valid. =] Just means you have a little more insight into the language. And while "風" is how it's written, "ã

So I bought my trusty NH-U12F some 3 years ago, and it's done a good job, but three years is a long time, and looking at the updated CPU coolers list, I wonder if it's time to get a new cooler? Quoting the NH-U12P review: The NH-U12P is substantially better than the original U12 So where does that p...

I'd say its the HS causing turbulence or something. For example, I've heard two identical fans placed in front and behind a tower HS have very different noise profiles when run independently of each other.

Wow, so many changes and updates. Makes me happy. =D

What does F and R mean, under the source column?

Well yeah, ultimately, it's hard to spell out the word in English, because it's a Japanese word. "ã

So it occured to me, that the reason why Scythe had all these Japanese names for their products is because it is a Japanese company. Now names like "Kabuto" and "Mugen" may be pronounced somewhat differently in English to Japanese, the structure is still mostly the same. But what about "Kaze"? The "...

Optical drives are noise, there's no way around it. You could try limiting the drive speed, if you don't mind slower data transfer. The old go-to tool was Nero Drivespeed, but it's been split off into a seperate company , where you have to pay for a licence. You can still try it for 30 days though, ...

wow, toasting usb devices huh? Sounds like something is seriously wrong. Have you tried contacting Antec? There's an Antec Rep around on the forums here as well.

I think...the fact that you used an off the shelf CPU cooler, and that you mentioned that you were emulating an i7 in terms of heat load is causing many to incorrectly go into "CPU cooling test" mode, so to speak, as opposed to seeing the setup as a controlled test load for fans. =\

Would it have anything to do with static pressure? Perhaps the Noctua is "sucking" up plenty of air, but can't really push it through the fins of the sink, and a lot of the air is kinda venting out the side.

If you forced all air to go through the vane, perhaps through a funnel of sorts, I imagine it would create artificial impedance.

Oh, and while I am asking for the world, what about turning down the wattage on the block down to levels that many people use in their systems here? Something closer to 40-60 watts - would this have any effect on the data? Might be an interesting experiment, and once you have the fan all rigged up,...

I'd be interested in how similar the 500W PSUs are to the 600W. Can't get the 500W units in Australia as far as I can tell. Thing that ticks me off is that I can't get an 87+ unit that isn't more expensive than the CP-850...which is ridiculously overpowered, and also less efficient...but I might end...

What shocked me was that the TTPro killed their card. BT pretty much gave all AC coolers a conclusive thumbs down. The S1 gave good thermal results though.

The article is more of a showing of the new fan testing methodology using common quiet computing fans, rather than an article of fan comparisons. I'm sure they'll get around to testing other fans soon.

Hm...okay. I don't pretend to know a lot, but isn't an exponential function the inverse of a logarithmic function? I guess if you look at it one way, yes they're the "same" so to speak, but they gave them separate names for a reason, right? Your graph seems to look like a log graph to me: it asympto...

The relationship between airflow and temperature invariably becomes exponential at some point.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but did you mean logarithmic? We're talking about diminishing returns, right?

i understand your point, but the lack of controls i'm referring to happened with the spcr mugen2 review, where we see that the nexus fan couldn't put out enough air pressure to take full advantage of the high-impedance mugen2. I think Mike said it well before already: Yes, the Fenrir might very wel...

While definitely not silent computing oriented, Bit-Tech just published a rundown of GPU coolers. Reading now, and the results are interesting to say the least. BT seems to have terrible experiences with Arctic Cooling coolers.

Looks like you got yourself an aging box there. Not terribly slow, but if I were to guess off the top of my head, I reckon you could match, and probably beat that system with $500-600 if you were to build a new computer. Just a guesstimate, so YMMV

Or you could try modifying the PSU to change the fan. Typical warnings apply though.

Plenty of space for a DIY elastic suspension though, once you remove the HDD cage.

From what I can see of the photos, the front door hinge doesn't go 270 degrees, unlike the Antec cases. Can someone confirm this?

Also, I think it needs to be said...a fan is a fan. Yes, some are better than others in terms of silence, but I get the feeling some people here think some fans are much much better performers than others! In reality, this simply isn't true. SPCR's reviews with a control fan gives us a semi-accurat...

Hm, interesting...I dunno about the mini P180, but I know the P183 (and by logical extension, P182 and P180) front bezel comes off fairly easily, as long as you take care when removing. Not as easy as the Solo/P150 of course, but still reasonable.

Yep, I have a 780G mobo and a 5870 running three monitors; I'm running two monitors off the mobo because I want my 5870 to underclock properly when not under load, also because I don't use Eyefinity. Theoretically, I could run a total of 5 monitors though, I suppose.

Hey, that's great. I've always been pissed off with front panel headphone connections, I'll try cutting the common ground wire the next time I open up my case. My CPU HSF is due in for reapplication of thermal paste, and I'm about to replace my graphics HSF with an Accelero S1 anyway, just waiting o...

Speedfan does minimise to the taskbar though. And you can set Speedfan to start minimised in the options. (Edit: Oh wait, you wanted fan control BEFORE logging in, sorry) As for EasyTune, and any other app that needs elevated rights to run, you can use Task Scheduler to bypass UAC . Speedfan itself ...