This isn't cheap - but have you considered getting an ultrabook? If what you require is a keyboard, mouse and so on combination, a 2010 model macbook air is a decent solution. The trackpad is big, it weighs about as much as a mechanical keyboard and has a similar footprint, and the operation is quie...

Very cool, thank you. I'm not building the case this way primarily for performance; a big part is looks. By having completely vertical airflow, the system can be completely enclosed. That makes it ideal when the situation is such that the case has a prominent location in the room, and you don't need...

So, I'm quite inspired by the silverstone fortress 2, but I'm building a custom system for my desktop. The case will be a part of the desk, and mount in a very particular way, where it'll be possible to have essentially no bottom on the case (apart from dust filters). I'm going to be buildinging it ...

http://uk.hardware.info/reviews/2682/2/scythe-mugen-3-and-ninja-3-overhauled-fourth-times-the-charm-scythe-mugen-3-pcgh-edition Friend of mine runs a Frantic Design R3 with an AM3 based phenom 3.5ghz quad, and he's decided the stock cooler is way too loud. The entire rig is pretty good, and from lis...

"they broke the design by putting it all back in one box" This. The level 10 was, imo, super cool. Big, clunky, but it also showcased modern computerdesign by having harddrive, motherboard and so on take up visual space on the outside without the ugly of circuit boards. So yeah. Level 10, modded for...

ces: Thankyou, that's exactly what I was looking for! And yes, obviously I could run some experiments of my own, and CA_Steves point means I couldn't rely on exact voltage figures anyway... Eh, I think I may have articulated the "real" problem poorly in my first post...which is getting reliable unde...

Hey guys. I'm the soon-to-be proud owner of 4 nexus black-and-white fans. I'm not rediculously bad with electronics...I could probably wire-in a resistor to eat up 5 volts on the fans themselves...but I would like to avoid it by getting a fanmate, or possibly, a static resistor solution with as litt...

Thankyou! Sadly, newegg doesn't offer international shipping, but since I'm in euroland and the dollar / euro exchange rate is heywire, I can get one of these thru ebay and it'll still beat the local prices of the alternatives... I think I can probably mod the harddisk tray's out with a 4x3.5" inter...

Ack..I'm now not so sure if it's the right forum I posted in...if someone thinks it belongs somewhere else, feel free to move it. I have a question about turning off the hard disk drives though. What I want is for my system to automatically empty things like completed torrent downloads off of the ss...

I'd forgotten there was a pci expansion port! The that, this is probably the best choice...now, I'll need to design the case.

And yes, buying something second hand would be an option, except where exactly do you find something silent with a 1gigabit ethernet port and sata connectors second hand? =P

I don't have a lot of money to spend on this project, but I'm in need to a silent pc that can control my network accessed storage and bittorrent client. It may also serve as server of some silly small-scale programs, or do other lightweight work. My requirement is that it run some version of windows...

Ok, thanks for the input guys! I've hosted the image at an alternate location, should be fixed in the original post now. Also, yes, the Zalman 9500 does come with a fanmate. It's also one of them fancy ones with a blue LED, which makes me think that Zalman might've done some sort of voodoo with the ...

http://img89.imageshack.us/img89/5498/imageupload87715679fx2.th.jpg This is my Antec P180B. I fitted a couple of Artic Cooling Artic Fan PWM fans around the CPU - they're the two exhaust fans around the zalman 9500 CPU cooler. I was thinking that they would be able to smartly adjust their speed bas...

How does the noice compare to after market coolers?
I currently use zalman VF900cu that I run at 5v and was wondering if I should expect a significant increase at idle? I already have to crank it up beyond measure during performance so that's not an issue...

I decided on going with the Zalman 9500 AM2 due to it's lower weight as well as the VF900-Cu since the Artic Cooling appeared to be harder to uninstall. And now, I'm in a major trouble, because one of the components has decided to turn my computer into a giant electrical heater. See the off topic fo...

Thanks for the input guys - but doesn't that mean that fan-controllers maintain a static rpm?, isn't that a course for concern? Or are there failsafes? The price really isn't a big deal to me - I just would rather not throw money away...regardless, the HR-03 isn't available here at the moment, so th...

Hi guys, this one should be easy: I have a Antec P180B case, Seasonic S12 430 watt PSU, mounting an ASUS M2N-SLI Delux mobo with an AMD Athlon 64 3800+ and an Asus Ati Radeon X1900XTX. The other components should be quiet, and I haven't used any expansion slots as of yet so there really is nothing t...

Thanks a lot for the input :-) It helps a lot ^_^ It seems that, taking your advice into consideration, AM2 and a reliable mobo are more important than future crossfire...Intel is, apparently, not an option. added: In other words, now we're looking at an NForce 570 or 590 motherboard series...any su...

Hi all A friend of mine is about to invest in a future-proofed computer...that is to say, he's already bought one component, a: HIS ATI Radeon X1900XT ICEQ 3 It's advertized as being a silent component, but if anybody knows or has experience with it, it would be great if someone could reveal _how_ s...

Thanks guys - I could tell you that myself tho, cause these two buggers have been hell for me...but finally, after flashing the bios using a borrowed pair of ram, and volting them to 2.1 (maximum allowed without breaking warranty), I was able to run it for 10 hours in ramtest last night - so the ram...

Thanks for the feedback guys...it appears I'll have to search some more before I can isolate what casues my system instability

Hi all I've recently bought a new system, here are the specs: P180B Seasonic S12 430 W PSU Corsair XMS2 5400 2gb matched 1gb-stick pair Seagate 160gb 7200.9 with 8mb cache ASUS black-front E616 IDE100 DVD drive ASUS M2N-SLI Deluxe AM2 Motherboard ASUS EAX1900XTX Radeon graphics card Athlon 64 3800+ ...

Hmm...everything sounds good, thanks for the info

Hi all, I'm new to SPCR, but I mean to stick around for a bit :-) I'm in Gharkins situation, except I'm in the midst of building my first quiet system and I need a graphics card to go with it, so I've been doing a little research that I'd like to put to the test by airing it. Anyhow, I have been ver...