DonP,

The *new* PC-61 has the following changes:

1. Top fan and
2. The front fan control is OUTSIDE the front panel (ONLY the latest version of PC-61 has this new mod )

IMO top fan is good because the hot air tends to go up and having a top fan (at 7v) and 11.5 dba will aid in cooling

Somebody was eluding the fact that ALL plextors (including non dvd-rw drives) speeds can be controlled by nero - look at this thread http://forums.silentpcreview.com/viewtopic.php?t=11003

This is the million dollar question I am trying to find out! So far noboady has given me the specs to look for that will indicate the speed can be controlled by NERO. But I know for sure that PX-708A speed can be controlled by NERO - This is the most popular drive in the market and one cannot go wro...

What is the shoulder bold McMaster Part number (equivalent to SB4102 OF ears) that go along with grommet McMaster #9311K138 (EAR #G-410)?

I am in the market for SILENT dvd+rw and cd +rw drive and my choise (after help from SPC) is to go with PLEXTOR PX-708A - For reading DVDs you can slow it down using NERO drivespeed. Plextor PX-708A is going to superseded by PX-712A and I expect the price to nose down

Two new stuff in the market soon:

1. PLEXTOR PX-712A support for high-speed 12X DVD+R and 8X DVD-R recording - http://www.anandtech.com/news/shownews.html?i=21682 AND
2. Simplified DVD labelling.... http://www.pcworld.com/news/article/0,a ... 04x,00.asp

Radeonman, Per INTEL http://www.intel.com/support/platform/ht/os.htm?iid=ipp_htm+os and I quote: "The following desktop operating systems are not recommended for use with Hyper-Threading Technology. If you are using one of the following desktop operating systems, it is advised that you should disabl...

DonP, I looked at the specs of the ADDA fans (the front and back) - model number AD0812LB-A76GL and the specs are 26.4 cfm & 22.5 dba at 12v, 15.4 cfm & 11.3 dba at 7v and 11 cfm & 4 dba at 5v - pretty impressive :D Also the speeds can be controlled! I am planning to connect the back fan to the mobo...

Radeoman,

w2k DOES NOT support HT AFAIK

People have spoken

I will stick with W2K Professional. Thanks for all your feedback

I have been using W2K professional for a while and quite happy with the OS. I am now building a new PC and wondering to go to XP Professional? But many advice to stay with W2K Professional. I would welcome comments and suggestions on the topic

Thanks for your input.... Why did u replace the back fan? Was ADDA louder? Have u contemplated taming the back ADDA fan by zalman fan controller??? How easy was it to change the back fan? Especially using the EAR grommet? Just a thought -- If you remove your front dust guard and keep the front two f...

I just got my PC-61 and I love it :D The two front fans are ADDA AD0812LB-A76GL rated at 26 cfm 22 dba and hence I plan no mods on this - instead I am planning to remove the front air filter and keep the fans in medium - That should work. Now the 80 case fan at the back is a different story :cry: I ...

Edward, from our discussion thus far I am assuming PX-708A speed can be controlled with NERO - Can u please confirm this?

And how happy are u with PX-708A?

Thanks Edward! Ok you said ask... I am comparing NEC 2500A and PLEXTOR PX-708A - Now NEC 2500A is $97 from newegg.com and PX-708A is $175 (almost 80% more priced) - I checked CD freak for reviews of NEC-2500A and it seems to be good (a tad slower than PX-708A) and it has 8X speed on BOTH DVD+R & DVD...

Thanks everyone for educating me. I do have nero and I did see the speed reducing function!

Now here is my dilemma! How do I know whether speed control is permitted BEFORE I buy a DVD-ROM drive?

Is there a reason why one would want both a DVD-RW drive and DVD-ROM drive in a PC?

Now this is new to me

Why do you need to reduce the speed? and what software do you use to do that - But leaving the speed manipulation are u happy with the samsung drive (in terms of silence) - I have read from forums that this samsung drive is silent - your input woud be much appreciated

I am building a silent PC and need silent guidelines and help. I have come down to the following drives: 1. DVD-RW drive PLEXTOR PX-708A (or) NEC 2500A 2. DVD -ROM drive SAMSUNG SD-816BRPS I want to select the most silent DVD-ROM drive because I will be watching DVD all the time using this PC :D I w...

lucienrau, I believe the stock fans that come with PC-61 is ADDA! Per my research thesea are good silent fans - What is your experience? I am planning to use 2 samsung sata drives in raid 0 SP1614C - since these are silent hdd I am NOT PLANNING to suspend these drives. I am planning to use ZALMAN ZM...

Soon I will have two IDE HDD drives and I would like to make them external drives for backup using the USB enclosures - But what I really want to have is an enclosure so that I can daisy chain each external enclosure as and when I have spare IDE HDD - Is this possible? Please post url's of such exte...

I have ordered PC-61 and hopefully I can build a silent pc

Here is my config: 1. ASUS P4C800-E Deluxe mobo 2. 3 GHZ pentium CPU with zalman CNPS7000-Cu 3. ATI AIW 9800 PRO graphics card with arctic cooling device 4. Samsung sata SP1614C 160 gb two drives in RAID 0 5. Audigy ZS platinum sound card 6. Plextor PX-708A DVD WRITER 7. Samsung 16X DVD Drive, MODEL...

Ralf, Does MBM report temp from CPU, Graphics card, Case & Hard Drive (with my config)? I am assuming that you do need any temp probe but MBM reads directly from IC - Can you please confirm this? Do you know if ATI AIW 9800 Pro has temp sensor built in which MBM can report? I am a newbie in MBM and ...

I am proposing to buy ASUS P4C800-E Deluxe mobo with ATI AIW 9800 PRO graphics card and RAID 0 samsung sata 160 gb with S.M.A.R.T. I would like a software solution to read off the temperature from: 1. CPU 2. Graphics Card 3. Case 4. Hard Disk Which software does this? My understanding is that the te...

Shadowknight,

Thanks for your comment. I see that you are using Seasonic SS400- How happy are u with this PSU - I am really confused by reading the forums people have mixed opinion on seasonic - Any recommendations on the PSU's?

What wattage PSU must I get for the following configuration? 1. ASUS P4C800-E Deluxe mobo 2. 3 GHZ pentium CPU with zalman CNPS7000-Cu 3. ATI AIW 9800 PRO graphics card with arctic cooling device 4. Samsung sata SP1614C 160 gb two drives in RAID 0 5. Audigy ZS platinum sound card 6. Plextor PX-708A ...

xoham,

There is stuff you can buy from radio shack

Grommet 7 each: 1/4", 5/16" ,3/8". 5 each: 7/16", 1/2" Cat# 64-3025 radioshack

Ralf, My first choice was SEASONIC super silencer but many people here have complained about problems . Interestingly super tornado with 120mm fan is rated 22dba vs super silencer (recommended psu) is rated 25 dba - So purely by the spec super tornado is less noisy. Can somebody who owns super torna...

Hello everyone, I am planning to buy LIAN-LI PC-61 for looks and easy of working! I am however aware that aluminium case is not the best silent case. Can the owners of PC-61 agree or disagree to silent feature of PC-61. My setup will be: 1. PC-61 2. P4C800E-DELUXE with zalman CNPS7000-Cu 3. ATI AIW ...