JVM wrote:Nexus told me they should have out their new 120mm fan in February.

That's excellent news. Thanks for sharing that info JVM!

someotherguy wrote:prosilence 350w -- have you seen that?

And you can read MikeC's review of the PCS-350 too...

chylld wrote:can you post some pics of your milk crate please? it sounds interesting...

I too would like to see some pics please!

Those posts and pictures are very helpful, thanks!

The Antec SX1030 cases (and lookalikes) take the ProSilence PCS-350 without modification, as do the SilentMaxx ST-11 cases, for starters...

Man that's a classic! I have to believe that was an accident...

OMG. After some careful testing (with my finger), the case fan was not found to be the loudest remaining source of noise. IT'S THE RADEON 9800 PRO!!! I stopped the fan for a couple of seconds, and it is indeed, by a huge factor, the largest source of noise. I might need to look into purchasing the ...

Hello everybody, Has anyone tried to use the Zalman FB123 fan bracket with a 120mm fan too cool an SLK900 heatsink? If not, does anyone have any comments about quietness/cooling capacity of such a set-up? Would it be more effective/quiet than a 92mm fan mounted directly on to the heat sink? I am no...

Any case with 120mm fan mounts and an extra 3.5" bay can also use one of these, if it doesn't already have front USB/FireWire ports...

Compddd wrote:Silencer to someone else. Hooray for UPS!

Hopefully they wrapped it and put a big Christmas bow on it!

Same as you, Zyzzyx. Quantum Bigfoot 4GB. I still have it on the shelf, and it still works great too. But it is definitely the loudest harddrive I've ever heard, in both idle and seek.

sbabb wrote:...So Zen Agnosticism is what I've come up with, complete with a catchy and somewhat confusing tag line. Anyone is welcome to join me, and you don't even need to send money.

Or, you could both send money and not send money.

fancontrol wrote:...maybe I should put some disclaimer here. [some disclaimer]

I think you are looking for a 4-pin to 3-pin adapter.

halcyon wrote:...Looks like a VERY interesting and relatively low noise PSU for high load systems.

I agree. This PSU seems to have a lot going for it and would potentially be a perfect match for serious-business systems. Looks very interesting indeed.

well mine was making a noise that was quit audible. you could easily hear it over the noise of the rest of the computer at any distance in the same room. i checked out the PSU reviews and the seasonic tornado seems to have the better efficiency rating. so i think i'll go with the 400w version of th...

Nice work on your HTPC! Some HTPC's use two TV cards also to display window-in-a-window TV output, so that two different TV programs can display simultaneously on the same screen. FJC, can you do this with your HTPC rig? Are you using the standard manufacturers' software, or perhaps some other front...

Awesome work!

*bonk* Ofcourse! Thanks for bringing my mind back... It is ofcourse listed as a product om Zalmans site. The name is ZM17-CU to be exact. From the looks of it the base is aluminium and the fins copper. Isn't this really strange as it is the opposite of how good CPU coolers are made? Shouldn't rever...

For the record, I'm typing this right now using the machine in my sig below. I could keep my hand on the fins of this fanless PSU indefinitely, it doesn't get very hot. Also, the PSU makes no sound at all, nothing, nada. I would recommend the Nexus PSU to you for a next-try, if you can't get rid of ...

silvervarg wrote:What is the ZM-17?
I guess it is some kind of heatsink 17mm tall.
It is not listed as a product on Zalmans site.

Here's a link,

and some pictures.

...I ran my ti4200 with the stock fan unplugged for a couple months. And this was with no additional fan for it. The GPU got DAMN hot, but never did give me artifacts or errors in a 3DMark loop... That is amazing. What did you eventually do with the card, did you end up putting a fan on it anyway? 8)

In one of my home gaming rigs I use the Zalman ZM-17 on a retail Radeon 8500 128MB, along with the Zalman bracket and an 80mm fan running at just under 5V ( not a Panaflo L1A fan, which I find to be too noisy for my quiet systems). Has run great for years this way. I even used to turn off the overhe...

gbohn wrote:...I ordered the Spinpoint SP1640C. Upon instalation I noticed that it seems to have a bit of idle whine, making it louder than the Hitachi...

Idle whine is certainly the most annoying factor for me. Thanks for sharing your observations.

Also, welcome to the SPCR forums!

Ralf Hutter wrote:...one of those old computer wive's tales...

(I just thought that was an amusing expression)

Wow, that is an interesting article. Thanks!

...I've always liked to snoop around hardware stores and similar places looking for new ideas, and if I can build rather than buy things....well that's my preference. :) Me too. Good old-fashioned ingenuity. :) About the emissions question, I refer to how various materials (including some rubber co...

Fastman wrote:...Does it matter if the hard drives are installed vertically or horizontally?...

No. In fact, vertical install is part of the normal orientation in some computer cases. As long as you don't have the drive installed at a sloped angle, you should be fine!

...Once it's installed, and you have replaced the stock fan with a quieter one, it's actually quieter than a Thermalright HSF, due to the rubber mounts... Personally I am interested in the similar SilentMaxx CoolFlow ® AMD Rev. 2.1 (which I think is identical but just has a different fan?), but I s...

Thanks zoo, and welcome to the SPCR forums!