I've heard that the samsung drives are best for quiet PCs, but I don't have any hands on experience with them.

I know, why don't you buy one of each and then fill us in on which is best.

I bought 3 of em for my new case, and 2 of them have clicking bearings. I'm not impressed, and I'd recommend just getting good fans and undervolting them to the same speed.

are the older s12 500s any less efficient than the newer ones? You did test the older ones right?

I have no personal experience with via processors, but I have heard of people running them passively. I've even heard of people recommending zalmon, swiftech or thermalright northbridge coolers for them.

I rarely say this about a Thermaltake product, but that thing seems to have some merit, at least from the reviews I've read. My concern is, if I put one in my Cooler Master Wave Master, would I be able to put the left side panel on. The wave master is not a very deep case, and the sonic tower looks ...