Ah...ya know...the price was right.

This system has proved to be very reliable and exceeded my expectations for performance. System specifications Case: NoFan CS-60 mATX Mobo: Gigabyte GA-B75M-D3H CPU: Intel Pentium G2120 Graphics: SAPPHIRE Ultimate Radeon HD 6670 RAM: Crucial Technology 8gb (2x4) Pc3-12800 1600mhz Ddr3 Ballistix Cl9 ...

My newbie error. I had the back plates on backwards.

My motherboard, a Gigabyte GA-B75M-D3H, has pins protruding from the bottom of the board where the backing plates for the K618 cooler need to go. The pins stick out more than the thickness of the foam on the backing plates so they would ground out. Is there anything I can do besides send the cooler ...

I'm new to building silent PCs, but have worked 40 years in IT, supported PCs and Macs (hardware and software) for 20, owned 2 Mac Cubes for 15, and built 1 PC from scratch 5 years ago. My den is as nearly silent as a room in a house can get without special work. We live in a rural area, the house w...