I also have a seagate 7200.10 320gb sata. I was expecting something a lot noisier after the spcr review, but I believe sample variance has a lot to do with the outcome of reviews. Anyway, I just had an older western digital drive crash, so I think I'll stick with seagates.

This web site lists the D90SM-12 @ 59.3 m3/h or 35 cfm (2200 rpm).

So according to the specs in the post above, the D90SL-12 (1350 rpm) flows 49.3 m3/h.

(35 cfm / 59.3 m3/h) * 49.3 m3/h = 29 cfm, although that does seem on the high side.

The nmb-mat FBA09A12L-1BX seems to have some undesirable chipset (IC) noise, but the L-1A or L-1AZ models are a different story. They don't have rpm sensing, but the chipset is very quiet. You also want to avoid fans sold as surplus or rejects. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v732/glenngaryglenros...

I found these specs for the D90SL-12 as translated from german:
D90SL-12

Volume dB/a approx.: 19.5
Air mechanical handling capacity up to 49,3 m ³ /h (@ 12V)
Number of revolutions approx.: 1350 rpm (+-10%)

CFM would then be ~ 29

The neo he 500w has a high speed fan (~3000rpm) vs. the medium speed fan (~2400rpm) of the neo he 430w that spcr tested. A psu duct might help - search for "psu duct". You can try running the psu outside of the case to see if the fan ramps up less. Or, I guess there could be something wrong with the...

Well, for example, are the fans you sell fresh stock, old stock, oem surplus or rejects, or other?

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The watercooling kits at www.swiftech.com are pretty good, but you might end up with a component or two that you don't need. For example, you might want different fans or a t-line instead of a reservoir. You might want to substitute a d-tek fuzion waterblock for the apogee. Their kits provide a basi...

The enhance enp-5130gh 80+ is now available here for $46.35.

http://www.ewiz.com/detail.php?name=PS-E5130GH

What cpu do you have? At what speed do you run the zalman fan? The nexus 92 pushes less air than the yate loon 92 at the same rpm. In fact, the nexus doesn't create much air flow at all - supposedly 27cfm @ 1500rpm (mfg spec) while the new nmb-mat creates 43cfm at 2100rpm (mfg spec). The yate loon D...

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or, I have these -
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May I ask what kind of case you are using (did I miss something)? Even quiet power supplies with 80mm fans like the neo he are often ducted to insure the intake fan gets cool air. If your power supply is getting hot air from inside the case the power supply fan will ramp up. You may want to read thi...

Here are some of the latest 80mm nmb-mat (panaflo) retail models. The first one is an L1-AZ. The "Z" indicates the closed corner option and is a good substitute for the L1-A as it is always in short supply. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v732/glenngaryglenross/L1AZ.jpg FBA08A12L-1AZ Purchased fro...

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Yeah, I agree they need to be cooled. You still need air flow to cool hard drives, psu, and chipsets.

I would choose from the following: swiftech mcp655, mcp350, or mcp355 pump apogee gt or d-tek fuzion cpu block Most people would advise against watercooling chipsets (nb/sb). I like the black ice gts, but there are some others to consider. I would search for the threads at spcr about the swiftech mc...

Yes, the 430w model spcr tested used a medium speed fan. I'm not sure if that is really a problem or not, but I don't think I would use a nexus 80mm as the only fan in the lower chamber. I don't have a p180, but some users remove the psu fan and only use the lower chamber fan to pull air through the...

That's not a thermal sensor on top of the heatsink. That's the dummy load added to correct the neo he startup problem. It was not present in the original version of the neo he. I assume you're referring to the device anchored to the heatsink with a clip and connected to a molex connector. By the way...

Here is a very recent version of the NMB-MAT 3110KL-04W-B10. Notice the small box in the lower half of the label with the code"P00". This indicates a standard nmb-mat retail version. Variations of this code indicate OEM orders, value line models, or as was suggested earlier, the scythe marketing BS ...

Yeah, that just shows the basic strategy of rebranding fans. Just take reject or surplus panaflos, raise the price, and sell them to the unsuspecting public.

Or, take a $5.00 yate loon (~ $1 in quantities), call it a nexus, and give them to spcr. I own a few as well.

I just received this 92mm nmb-mat (panaflo L1A) from digikey. So apparently retail versions are still made and relatively easy to find. They cost $8.50 and are available in low, medium, and high speeds. I'm breaking it in now and will compare it to my 92mm nexus and yate loon in the near future. The...

I've just discovered this microsoft blog:
http://minimsft.blogspot.com/

There are some really interesting comments concering steve balmers remarks to analysts in new york on thursday. Needless to say, microsoft stock took a hit.

Would anyone be interested in organizing a shared collection of fans that could then be checked out by contributing members for short term evalutation purposes? For example, if I wanted to compare the scythe minebea series, the scythe s-flex series, and maybe several nmb-mat (panaflo) L1A models, I ...

I'm not sure about surplus, but they are definitely from the nmb-mat value line series. This can be determined my looking at the product code. The better grades have sealed bearings.

That's good news. What made the most difference in your opinion? Did the alphacool top help? Are you running the pump at 12v? Thx.

Thanks, that's the answer I was looking for.

The silenx fan in the review was an old model just like the papst and nmb samples. It's pointless to mix new samples and junk, but when you depend on manufacturers to submit samples, the candidates are not often representative of the best products on the market. Manufactures will no doubt take advan...

You still need air circulation for the motherboard, hard drives, and video cards, as you've discovered. It could take a while for all the air bubbles to bleed out of your system. I've seen some other threads about the mcp350 in this forum that may be useful. Also, www.xtremesystems.org has a pretty ...

I appreciate the effort and organization that went into the overclocked 6600 system, but on the path to making it quiet, so many different coolers and ducts were used that I doubt it would be any cheaper than a watercooled system. The 8800 water block is expensive, but it is above and beyond what is...

If you system sounds like a noisy aquarium, I agree with noobtard that you probably still have a lot of air bubbles in you system. Raising the resevoir higher that the other components will help make the air rise to the top and out through the reservoir. Also, turn the radiator upside down to releas...