the drive will be mounted with 2 wide strips of metal, which will hopefully transfer the heat. I plan to use steel, but i can also use aluminum or copper alloys. thermal tape is also an option, but i'll resort to that if theres no other choice.

rofl yes i noticed it. i thought it was a joke or something.

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lol can someone fix that? or is it intentional? AMD planning to round house kick intel or something? =p

I have plans well underway to silence an optical drive. Case is already designed. Drawing are in another thread, http://forums.silentpcreview.com/viewtopic.php?t=31517 Its still prelim design, so make your comments and ask your questions please. When its done i'll post a formal guide, but in the mea...

Heres the jpeg captures of the assembly. Theres another sound blocking insert intended. i removed it to show the ribs. Everything's gotta be glued with exception to the purple lid. That's where the optical drive opens. When it closes, it should more or less seal. Acoustic foam intended to go between...

heres a guide that didn't quite take as well at AT as my wiring one. At the suggestion of a member, i've decided to post it here. Its not quite complete, i've had alot of other things going on at the same time. here it is: ------ Part 1 is http://forums.anandtech.com/messageview.aspx?catid=37&thread...