It's what I get using EasyTune6 from Gigabyte :/ It is pretty cold up north where I live in the UK and this will probably be lowering the temps a bit.

Idle:
17C Ambient
20C CPU
28C GPU

Load: Furmark and Prime
20C Ambient
49C CPU
53C GPU

This build was used to satisfy my casual gaming needs whilst being relatively energy efficient, quiet and value for money. Compromises had to be made to ensure these conditions were met, but overall I am happy with it. Components include: Intel i3 530 2.9GHz + Mini Ninja (fanless) Gigabyte H55M-UD2H...

Thanks for the kind comments, Trav1s - the pc is linked to the TV via the HDMI input, I had to get a DVI to HDMI cable to connect it to the motherboard though, and it works fine at 720p. I couldn't get it to the full 1080p because the TV doesn't support it :( JamieG - yes I can hear the Antec fans o...

This is my first HTPC build and I am quite pleased with the result. Due to budget constraints I could not afford to spend too much on specialized components so I bought this to allow room for future improvements. The components are as follows: Antec Micro Fusion 350 Intel Pentium Duo Core E5200 2.5G...

Just out of interest, did you use a Canon EOS to take those photos?

I hope everything fits ok!

How many case fans will you be using in this setup?

I'm just looking at your zalman chipset heatsink and saw that you had to bend it to make it fit. I have had the same problem with the chipset getting in the way of the gfx cooler. Even though I have no experience of your motherboard, I think you didn't need to go through all the trouble of bending t...

What happened to the rear case fan? To reduce the noise levels? You might want to try mounting the HDD backwards so that the cables can be routed behind the drives - although it might be harder with the thick silver cables you have there. Check out my thread to see what I mean You could also try stu...

sanse wrote: looks very neat. how did you fix both ends of the elastic to each other?

With stitches


Sorry its a bit ghetto lol

This is my first shot at suspending the spinning things. Nothing special... just used some elastic for underwear :) http://img435.imageshack.us/img435/2569/img12495fi.jpg Here's the end result: http://img128.imageshack.us/img128/9121/img12504tn.jpg I joined the elastic cord with stitches lol http://...

Update - HDD Suspension I was looking for some elastic cord that was long enough and I came across this - lets call this multi-purpose elastic lol http://img320.imageshack.us/img320/2340/img12453xk.th.jpg I then took out all the drives and then proceeded to tie the elastic to the hdd cage: http://i...

So are you going to attempt at trying to quieten those hard drives, and how loud is your seasonic? To be honest, I don't know where to start at about the hard drives. I could invest in some enclosures but with three of them, it might block the airflow from the front fan. The hard drives are resting...

Thanks for the support! To dddibley, I'm using quite an old fan controller which is the Vantec Nexus NXP-201. http://img447.imageshack.us/img447/5925/img0892a7qn.th.jpg http://img447.imageshack.us/img447/8043/img0894a0px.th.jpg (Fan 1 - CPU, Fan 2 - GFX, Fan 3 - Front, Fan 4 - Rear) I have noticed t...

This system was built mainly for light gaming, but then every thing started to become loud so luckily this site came to save me. Case: Antec Super Lanboy CPU: AMD64 3000+ Venice (Zalman 7000A AlCu) Motherboard: DFI LanParty NF3 Ultra-D RAM: 2x512MB OCZ PC3200 EL Platinum Rev 2 GFX: ATI Radeon 9600XT...