First, thanks for all the adivce you guys have given me, it has helped out alot for my new computer! The old computer is going to be given to my sister as a gft for graduating college. And while I realize it will be nowhere near silent, I would like it to be muffled down a bit for her. The case (a l...

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No, that's not what I meant. The "backplate" is the metal thing on the bottom of the motherboard under the the socket for the CPU. Execpt, on Gigabyte's motherboards, they're plastic, and the instructions say to replace that one with a metal one that you can get. Problem is, they never say where! OR...

Question is quite simple...WHERE???

My google skills are usually very high, but I have recently decided to go with a gigabyte board and now need that backplate for the XP-120. Where do I get one? Help!!! This is really getting me frustrated.

a simple question here...

I have been able to get a hold of some spare volara, and was wondering if it was safe or as efffective as Sorbothane for resting Hard Drives on? Is there anything I should watch out for?

The passively cooled Gigabyte 6600gt (GV-NX66T128VP) is now available in the US. Currently, ZipZoomFly and Buy.com have it (and more probably on the way). Price is around $215-225.

Ok, now this may be crazy :? I live in a small apartment, and the most convient place for the computer is in a section of the desk that was designed for a mid-tower. It is possible for me to cut a hole into the panel that the computer is sitting on? I can't get clearance if I raise the feet by about...

I am wondering if this would be a good idea for an inderect airfow setup. I have an Antec 3000b, and I have a few questions? 1. Would it actually be worth it? 2. If it is, wold there be nough airflow through the hole at the height the feet are at (it would be on a hard surface) 3. And if this is wor...

You could always just break off the door, as I did

What type of adhesive(s) are you using for the vinyl, since the ordinary adhesive doesn't hold the shape?

burcakb,

What company did you get the clean sheet of melamine from?

Also, what did you use as an adhesive?

Thanks for the help!

Long time lurker, first time poster... I'm ready to make the first step in making a quiet computer. I have a GeForce 3 and was wondering if an Alpha PAL 8045 (It's old and I have one for free - not that the GeForce 3 isnt!) would be fine, or if it's overdoing it and I should just get a newer cheap p...