Ya, nice cabling, just like mine (Check it out in general gallery)

The p182 is great for cabling, my back panel is bulging (literally) with cables.

Ok, ya, I had some Ninja problems. First, when I first mounted it, the top left push pin wasnt in all the way and the plastic part of the thing that holds it in... was above the MOBO, and its suppose to be below it....I had to remount it and I thought it was ok, but I was getting load temps around 5...

I lapped my Ninja and my E6600 and used AS5 and I get 28c Idle and 39c load, Compared to 40c idle and 54c load before.

Ya, I guess lapping really did the trick. My artic silver hasnt even set in yet.

Listen to these temps. With the CPU fan on high~1100rpm, I get these sweet temps.

Ambient: 23c

Idle: 27c.
Load: 39c. (With Front Panel Shut!)

I just checked and the manual doesn't say anything about it, I bet it would be fine. But why get a aftermarket heatsink, the stock 8800gts is really really silent idle and you can only hear a whisper when its at load, and it exhausts the hot air, cooling down your whole computer. The North and South...

For the vent/shroud I took old slot covers from a previous comp and bent them into shape. Then I cut one in half with hedge clippers and put them for the sides. The I covered the inside in electrical tape and the rest in duct tape. The air just floats out, its great because when I play games, the ai...

I'll check the ninja tommorow, its to late now, my whole family is asleep. Ya, those were my moms recording headphones until I took them. They are really good. The dust isn't to bad at all. I have a cat and out family never dusts. About once a month I use a air duster and spray it out, its not to bad.

Specs: MSI P6N SLI Platinum LGA 775 NVIDIA650i SLI ATX Motherboard Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 Conroe 2.4GHz Western Digital Caviar SE16 400GB 7200 RPM SATA Hard Drive EVGA 8800GTS 320MB CORSAIR 520HX CORSAIR XMS2(2 x 1GB) DDR2 800 AuzenTech XMYSTIQUE 7.1 PCI Sound Card CHIMEI CMV 221D-NBC Black 22" 5ms...

Don't get a Ninja, they are concave and make horrible connection with CPU. I'm running a E6600 at stock and im getting horrible temps.

I did that, put cardboard over it and it dropped my CPU temps by a few degrees, very good for a free mod. That fan thing is called an iCage, made by Thermaltake, its sold on Newegg. The fan is very bright and loud though. I would get the Scythe Kama Bay, it looks cleaner in a p180 and is a lot quiet...

No problem with having them run that hot. I had the same temps, just added a shroud and turned up the fan blowing over it and my temps dropped 10 degrees. And the fan slowed down (quieter), but the temps arent a problem, seriously.

Same thing happened to me. Do 2things

Turn up your fan going over the card.

Build a shroud that vents the air from the 3 little line vents on the bottom of the card. That normally pushes air back into the case where it just gets recirculated.

My idle went from 79c to 69c.

I have the same fans in the same case. I currently have 4 installed (1 on CPU heatsink, 1 at back of case, 1 blowing on graphics card, and 1 in lower chamber) I also have the same components (E6600, 8800gts, 2gigs of ram) I have the one of the CPU heatsink running at 975-1025 rpms which is about 9 o...

I dont have 3 pin outlets only 2. But for some reason We've never had any problems, I even asked my parents who have lived here for 20years.

None of the outlets in my house are grounded and we've NEVER had any problems what so ever. Just don't use any expensive electronics during a lighting storm, have them unplugged.

Ya, that retention kit is fine i guess, and its really good you lapped your ninja, you should be ok. I never lap my chips, just to be safe....but you can....

Intels Thermal Analysis tool puts TONS of stress on your CPU. I just use Orthos, it puts like 95% load on both cores, while TAT puts 100% on both. As for graphics card, I use the Smoke Test, or ATI Tools Find Artifacts test. Rev B. is horrible in my opinion, unless your gonna get another retention k...

Well for one thing, in that case, since hot air rises, it all rose and was sucked in by 8800gts's fan, so cooling a already hot card with hot air, not a good idea.

I have 2 tricools and a scythe fan (came with scythe heatsink), and I'm willing to give them to you, I just want something in return, and have you atleast pay for shipping.

This had encouraged me to lap my E6600 and my Ninja. I know they're uneven by looking at the thermal paste, theres none of it in some areas and alot in others.

Well after doing 2 things.... Put a a metal vent underneath the 8800gts to catch hot air and force it outside the case Adding a second fan to that compartment blowing right on the 8800gts. ...My idle temps droped from 73c to 68c. Ya, 5c drop, I think thats pretty good. Its obvious it just needed mor...

Ya, im gonna make a duct for the hot air from the vent holes to go out the back, and not out the back of the case. I am also going to move the fan closer to the 8800 in hopes of blowing cold air directly on it. Thanks for the advice.

I have the same problem, I idle at 73c, (load is only 78c), and when I take the side panel off, my temps go to 61c idle and 69c load. I replaced the thermal paste on the core with Artic Silver 5 and it dropped the temps 4c to the above temps, so they were even worse before. I was wondering what I ca...

http://www.jab-tech.com/YATE-LOON-120mm-Case-Fan-D12BL-12-Low-Speed-Ball-Bearing-pr-3772.html I got 4 of those is a p182, all around 7v and theyre very quiet. I can only hear them during the middle of the night when I'm not playing games or listening to music. The slightest rustling, like even my ca...

Ya, I might reseat it, but I did follow the instructions. I'll wait a week and see if the A5 burns in.

I tried core temp and it gives the same readings, thanks for the advice guys.

I just built my first comp with the following components: E6600 with Ninja 8800gts Corsair 520HX Corsair XMS 2x1gb p180b The cooling set up is as follows: 1 Yateloon in the Front pulling air in 1 Yateloon on the Top of the case 1 Yateloon on the Back of the Case 1 Yate Loon Mounted on Ninja I used a...

8800gts is cool enough, not very loud. I got mine for 259.99, $300 is a bit much. The 8600gt is really weak ive heard, Ive even heard it should be named the 8300gt, because its comparitive to a 7800gt and a 7300gt.

maybe so pics would help. I just got a p180, so I might be able to help, but your explanation is confusing....