nice one shleepy

let us know how you get on, what temps are like, etc

Hey, People need to post more pics! I'm personally concerned about the shortness of the PSU chamber, wether hard drives will still fit if a slightly longer PSU is used.. .the spcr review isn't so helpful in this respect. el Filou, can you post pics of your setup? thanks! my fusion (non-max) is getti...

It's looking pretty sweet http://resources.vr-zone.com//uploads/6299/LPJR_X58-T3H6_3.jpg http://resources.vr-zone.com//uploads/6299/LPJR_X58-T3H6_1.jpg http://resources.vr-zone.com//uploads/6299/LPJR_X58-T3H6_2.jpg NB: two PCIe x16 slots for 2-way SLI and Quad Crossfire. I'm totally getting this, SL...

Must admit, i was expecting better results. If you're to charge a price premium, i'd expect that you'd be able to beat the silence results of it's competitors - ie the enermax modu 82+. I suppose it's not all about that, as you've said the power quality is better than it's competitors, but to my lik...

It's popped up on a few sites here:

http://www.scorptec.com.au/product/28724

AUD$269 without a PSU.

colin2 wrote:Are you all sure you need *any* fans there? What kind of drive temps are you getting?

Only fan on mine is the 120mm exhaust. *shrug*

One thing i only just noticed is the fan intake for the PSU - where it is it'll likely not fit a Hx1000 in it. So what you mean to say is that 1-in-500 stupid users wont be satisfied, and 1-in-5000 sensible high-power users wont be satisfied. I only want to know when these damned cases come out bec...

The Fusion Max is about SLI/CF/OC setups, since it can accomodate ATX motherboards (usually with better OC capabilities), and more (and longer) graphics cards. Exactly. One thing i only just noticed is the fan intake for the PSU - where it is it'll likely not fit a Hx1000 in it. They'll likely need...

What a pain, i'm amazed it's taken this long.

Still, i'm curious to see what they've done with it.

For a single slot solution it is most often the fastest out there, but it is two cards and they are hard to cool. Personally, if i wanted to spend that much and wanted 'silence' i'd be looking at an x48 motherboard and two 4870's. Remember, a 9800GX2 is just two 8800GT's hooked together, power usage...

I think it really depends on your case elemental. I'm running my system (E6750 @ 3.2Ghz, 8800GT) completely passive except for the two nexus 120mm exhausts. There is a PSU fan, though as it's airflow is seperate i'm not sure it should be counted. Temps are excellent, noise is practically non-existan...

Looking at some early info about amds upcoming hd4850 graphics card. Some people have got these cards early and are reporting idle temps at around 68c. I thought these cards were to burn around 10w idle? Apparently the fan profile turns on late and turns on slow, so the card will get that hot. Coup...

It's been so long since this thread, and i finally got around to buying a Minja. Originally i didn't bother, as my htpc was not making sufficient noise for me to bother. This was running an E6750 @ stock in an antec Fusion. Recently i've bought some new components, and thought it was high time to ov...

to be even more fair, the 9800GTX cooler which has to deal with less heat than the 8800GTX/ultra, is louder than both!

AFAIK it's a sparkle issue.

My passive sparkle 8800GT does it, but i can't hear it with the case lid on.

^^ yep, same same the old model of LC20. The new one has horizontal hdd cages, so you can't pull the same trick off. A mate of mine has an 8800GTS in his LC20. Not sure if 9800GTX would fit into fusion, can measure it though if you like? I've got the Sparkle 8800GT passive in mine atm. Keeps it real...

^^ yep, totally - at that price point.

It's double what the MSI card is though. Older games will run fine on an 8600GT - guess it depends what ''old'' is though!

I had one of the MSI cards, it was fine with semi-current games on medium-ish settings, for example supreme commander.

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Intel Wolfdale Core 2 Duo Xeon E3110 (E8400 equivalent) (3.0GHz stock) 3.0GHz (1.072V) -> 75W Idle @ 27C 3.0GHz (1.072V) -> 123W (full OCCT) @ 44C Intel Yorkfield Core 2 Quad Q9300 45nm Core 2 Quad CPU (2.5GHz stock) 3.0GHz (1.088V) -> 82W Idle @ 42C 3.0GHz (1.088V) -> 130W (full OCCT) @ 55C Intel ...

Hammer: You don't have any coil whine with that card? I remember reading that their 8800gt had a huge coil whine problem. After reading this thread, i was put off buying the Sparkle 8800GT. I was recently offered one cheap, so gave it a go. It does produce a high-pitched low-decibel screaming noise...

Interesting, mine is actually cooler than the others mentioned - idles at 44 degrees and maxes out at about 78 - and this is in an antec fusion!

I suspect if you have higher temps you need to look at your airflow.

Of course, ambient temp will have an effect too.

I've got the MSI ddr3 version. Stays cool enough for what it is, but isn't often taxed as it's in my htpc.

Good review!

I'd be curious to know what temperatures could be achieved using the Antec Fusion, as it has an airflow pattern which doesn't usually perform well with this type of arrangement.

Any chance of a quick test?

Interesting, i'd heard it was a bit of a screamer

like

50db at idle

but that the card stays cooler that way

*shrug*

there's heaps of power going into that card, so i'm not entirely surprised. My take is if you want it ''silent'', you'll need to watercool it.

The thing is...having more hot air go through a psu is really not a good idea. Minimizing psu heat/fan speed is a key for silence. You really do need a seperate exhaust fan to handle your non-psu heat. The whole purpose of that other case fan is to remove the heat that you currently don't want. Yep...

You must wonder what exactly they're doing to it after all this time.

^^Indeed.

Wicked part nontheless though, those are impressive numbers.

Vista is picky about drivers, don't count on XP drivers working.

Suggest you try an install on a spare drive before converting your system if drivers aren't available.

I like the look of it 8) any ideas whether this will fit a fusion? Looks very similar to the MSI 8600/2600 series as far as hight goes, which means 'maybe'. I 'modified' my case lid to make that one fit though, so anything's possible. I'd also be concerned that the fins drop down far enough so as to...

The point is debatable, but a PCI slot is more useful than a Parallel port is. Personally i'd be happy if they killed off parallel, serial, and IDE in one swoop. PCI can stay, it's days aren't over yet. There's still a number of devices that you can't get on anything but (or have limited choices in ...