I find card flexing to be a problem.
On both my PCs, the graphics card (different manufacturers) work normally when left alone, but if I push down on the top edge, not a lot, just a few mm, then the display becomes fuzzey

Try http://www.kustompcs.co.uk/acatalog/info_3766.html

Making a sound proof enclosure is not hard to do. What is hard is making a soundproof enclosure which lets out the heat. It looks to me that anything you put into your enclosure will quickly overheat. Tell us how the cooling works with your design.

http://www.mcubed-tech.com/eng/shop.htm

is similar

The heat pipes I looked at had a Rupture temperature of 180C.
An unbent HP ruptures if heated above 180C, a bent HP ruptures at a lower temperature.

I have seen a solution for this, solder a new resistor inside the mouse, but I do not have a link to it.

http://homepage.ntlworld.com/bubo/Mosfets/mosfets.html

Rather old I know, but yes Mosfets get hot

http://www.pcpro.co.uk/news/77342/samsung-predicts-death-of-hard-drive.html (In case the link does not work) The familiar whirr of the hard disk may soon be a thing of the past. Korean electronics giant Samsung has introduced a new high capacity 16Gbit NAND chip which, it says, will revolutionise st...

The problem with utilities which slow down DVD drives is that games at least usually override them. I have tried several utilities, but as soon as I start playing a game, the game resets the DVD to operate at its maximum speed. Sometimes the utility and game start fighting each other, each repeatedl...

I think Custom PC summed it up nicely Quote Sorry, we won't be stocking the Phantoms again. We lost a fortune and wasted so much time sorting returns on those damn things - they don't deserve a second chance. The only fanless PSU we've been *really* impressed with are the Silverstone units. http://f...

Thickness I have not tried a 38mm, but would like to, they are not sold by many PC suppliers Fan color Black is fine Bearing type whaterver is quieter, probably Sleeve RPM 120mm - 1200 rpm 92mm - 1500 rpm 80mm - 1800 rpm (a bit more than Nexus) Constant RPM Temperature control no RPM signal output Y...

"My plan was to design a negative pressure case around the light bulb chimney. "

Well that is a mistake, if the PC case is at a negative pressure it will be trying to suck air down the tube. You need a Positive pressure case.

It is only 45W if the hot end is at 100C

I use a Matrox P650, but it is now a rather old design, (about 12 month)

Thanks HammerSandwich
Bit if your controller is restricting the current then that may be why the pump does not start at reduced voltages.

So what voltage will yours work at?

Ghe- to ... Ghe- to ... Ghe- to ... Ghe- to !!! What do you mean? I don't have my PSU outside the case yet, and I still haven't tried a 2 or 3 directional fan mod. :mrgreen: No I do not understand what he means either, my PC has 1.5 reals of insulation tape in it, holding everything together, this ...

Might be electrical noise rather than EMI. Try soldering a capacitor between the 0 and 12V pins of the fan.

You would do netter to buy the parts separatly so you know what you are getting, and have far more choice

"Not available in this country / continent"
is a pretty standard answer when a retailer is trying to shift old stock.
"it is available from our competitors, but we do not have any"
would be a most unusual thing for them to say, but quite often the later is true, not the former

ask them, not me

69 °C idle to 75 °C load
Too hot for me

Since you asked, a "radiator" has water in it, solid metal things which you have are "heat sinks". They both do the same thing.

13X20 is very small compared to 100X80 which is the size of your case

If you have that much space why are you using a small Rad + fan (+ Res) . A big external Rad/Res on one side would be better 100cm X 80 cm is a big surface area for cooling.
Simpler to make as well.

How do the cables from the motherbord get out of the case?

what are
daemon tools

They are claiming that (an extra quiet) notebook drive is 1 to 2 dB quieter that (an extra noisy) Raptor.

I suspect they do not understand dB

The Phantom is only super efficient close to full power 350W. At more realistic power levels several other PSUs are more efficient

We have had a reviw pointing out the advantages of Laptop HDs, but has anyone tried using laptop CDs. http://kustompcs.co.uk/acatalog/Kustom_PCs_Shop_Laptop___SFF_Drives_87.html sells a range of units together with a interface adaptor for use with a full size PC. I presume the noise, vibration, heat...

Get the molex to SATA. You were going to make your own cables anyway