Huh, I have two of them, and they are just as quiet as the 500AAKS they replaced. They are just used for storage though.

You really should change the article header, it seems to associate Gigabyte and fake 80+ certifications.

Hmmm... If internet access were bandwidth fee based, I might feel differently, but I see ads as a necissary evil, and would like it to stay that way. SPCR will always hold a special place in my heart, as for a very long time, quiet computing was not the norm. As it stands, most computer part compani...

I don't mind banners of any sort, they are easily ignored or sometimes contain interesting content. But pop-ups or pop-overs/unders, they are a nuicance and I generally avoid sites that use them to discourage their implementation.

HP LP2475w (new LG H-IPS panel) is what I have now, coming from a NEC 20WMGX2, and I can honestly say after searching for a quality display to match or beat the NEC for a reasonable price, I have found one. Got it from Amazon for $620, right now it's $580 w/free shipping... http://www.amazon.com/gp/...

I build lots of computers with consumer level drives, I have had more Samsung drives fail than WD by far. Since the introduction of FDBs in WD drives, I have had zero failures. As recently as January I have had 2 newer F1 Samsungs start clicking and hang during detection rendering the systems unboot...

New 22" eIPS from Dell (new LG panel), there should be 23" 1920*1080 models with these panel types soon though... http://accessories.us.dell.com/sna/products/Displays/productdetail.aspx?c=us&l=en&cs=04&sku=320-7825 I could find nothing on the Dell page that indicated that it was eIPS. I understand ...

New 22" eIPS from Dell (new LG panel), there should be 23" 1920*1080 models with these panel types soon though...

http://accessories.us.dell.com/sna/prod ... u=320-7825

Good God, isn't there like a thousand thing you could use at the hardware store, or automotive parts store, to replace it with?

If you can't figure that out, you probably should leave working on your PC to someone else.

I can confirm, the 150 GB HLFS in the Icepack, is quiter than either my 320AAKS or 500AAKS, with AAM on anyway.

With AAM on full, random seeks are still slightly audible, and test at 8ms.

This is simply mounted in the bottom of a P182 with the standard silicon gromets.

Hmmm....I'd like to see a 38mm Panaflo modded into the middle of that thing.

Quiet is subjective. I just got a EVGA GTX 260 Core 216 model yesterday to replace my ailing 7900GTX. The fan at stock speed is certainly the most audible part of my system, which can be heard over my non-silenced hard drives which make a whooshing sound when running. I used the EVGA Precision Util...

All 260s use the same reference cooler, the fan settings may vary and sample variance may introduce noise, but I have not heard of any difference in performance (heat or sound) with different brands. But be aware, there are some bad samples out there, in which the cards run extremely hot, due to som...

Gentle Typhoon?

Japanese marketing never ceases to amaze me in it's comical phrasing. What's next? The Benevolant Valcano?

As for MSI, the article you [vick1000] link to describes the MSI board with these words: "unfortunately it hits many epic fails ... we can only recommend you look elsewhere because there are currently better boards on the market". So MSI is definitely out (again, I don't like taking any chances). e...

I had a P5Q-Pro that was unstable as all hell, now all the parts run flawlessly on a EVGA 750i FTW. Perhaps the new NB chips are just not bieng binned as they should, meaning the trash bin is empty while the ship bin is full.

Strangely enough, MSI is the brand you should be paying attention to. Their DRMOS actually works, unlike Asus and Gigabytes "hardware" based EPU....

http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/2008/0 ... platinum/4

Are you using a surge protector or UPS?

That should not be a concern for the PSU maker. If HDD cables were hard to route, then it is the fault of CASE maker. I said nothing about it bieng anyone's fault, only it would be tough to squeeze it in to a P180. That is Antec's fault. YES... I dont go putting down products that I never used beca...

Enermax builds there own units. Good! But you seem to prefer single 12V rail units, or am I mistaken? Reading that article by JonnyGuru, he seems to like triple 12V rails. It doesn't matter to me, as long is it's of good quality and quiet, whil supplying the power I need. Single rail is just easier...

Nice pic, but what about the HDD cables on the other side of the fan, and if someone uses the 38mm version? Why should someone NOT knock a product based on pics? Are you telling me you own and use every item you have an opinion on? All I was doing was specualting on the info provided by the review. ...

Enermax builds there own units.

Hello, The Pro 82+ line is going to be louder than the Modu 82+, and that price is outrageous. Huh? What would make it louder? You state it as if it is a fact -- can you back it up? Whoops. For some reason I had Liberty in my head. The Pro 82+s are exactly the same as the Modu 82+...fan/ control wi...

This is all you need....

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6817139003

...or if you must...

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6817703005

Regardless, you would have trouble squeezing that beast into a P180 or other tight case. And why would you make the ATX/motherboard cables modular? 25c ambient, what is that exactly? I think the build quality is suspect as well, from the caps used to the choice of not using a PCB for the modular co...

Well the comment is directed toward modular design, cables that are removable from the unit by means of connectors. They can (do) create resistance, the amount of power flowing through them, and the quality of the connectors is what matters. With large amounts of power, you would like less resistanc...

Needs HR-03 Plus....84c is iffy.

Regardless, you would have trouble squeezing that beast into a P180 or other tight case. And why would you make the ATX/motherboard cables modular? 25c ambient, what is that exactly? I think the build quality is suspect as well, from the caps used to the choice of not using a PCB for the modular con...

Good God!!!! That is one shoddy built unit. The noise is probably coming from those uninsulated torroid coils. You can coat them in liquid electrical tape if you can get to them. The missing cap looks like it might be bridging the 12v leads, which might give tham a little more noise/ ripple at load ...

Perhaps a butane torch and some low temp solder would work. Just maybe put the whole sink in the oven for a while first, to heat it evenly. Then hit the base with the torch until it starts taking the solder.