Happy Hopping wrote:Blubberhoofd, I think Nexus is only 2 yr. warranty vs. 5 yr. by seasonic

BMW... nah I'll go with a Daewoo, it has a better warranty

http://www.silentpcreview.com/Nexus_Value_430 I've been using one since 2010 and I'm still very happy with it. you can also find it in the table of the article that was linked to earlier http://www.silentpcreview.com/article1297-page4.html Seasonic G360 is very loud by comparison. Sadly the Nexus wa...

I've done many improvements to my rig over the past years. The motherboard is now an Asus P5KPL/1600 with 2Gigs of DDR 400 Ram by Kingston HyperX. Using 2 1TB Samsung ecogreen HDDs. The modified Thermaltake Sonic Tower now cools an Intel e5400. The grapicscard is now a passively cooled Ati hd4670 by...

Nice to see others running into the same problems and comming up with the same solutions

I've been usign a modified(bent) Thermaltake Sonic Tower for a few years, it's performance has been on par compared to an unmodified version.

I had the same problem

the solution:

Sapphire Ultimate HD 4670 512MB GDDR3 PCI-E

http://www1.sapphiretech.com/us/product ... p?gpid=280

costs ~ $60 these days

hi,

I can't recommend using Zalman's flower heatsinks, I was very dissapointed with their noise and cooling performance.

I would go for a high performance tower heatsink and since you don't use a graphicscard, you'll easaly be able to pull-off a two fan system

hi, how much fans you need depends largely on case and airflow design. I've designed my AMD Semperon 2800+ desktop PC to run on only one fan, a 120mm Nexus fan @7V in the PSU. The power output of your system is higher, so I couldn't recommend running on one fan alone. Sounds to me like you could red...

don't have experience with converters, but have used s-vhs over scart for a long time with several TV's what are you using now for connection method? composite or s-vhs? s-vhs with a resolution of 720x576 with flicker filter almost completely turned off should give good results. if your TV supports ...

my general use PC has only one noisy component left, one of those small hsf's on my Radeon 9550. other than that the two 120mm nexus fans @7V and soft-mounted HDD's make a pretty silent system. HTPC's are usually a different story, since the wife, family and friends expect it to be as quiet as any o...

got to love those cats.

I did a silencing project where I fully exposed the fans at the back of the PC.
The next day my cat noticed and couldn't stop 'investigating' the fans

some wire fingerguards fixed that

thanks, thejamppa will try that. Never got around to test ducting, but I noticed that ducting sure is needed to force the airflow in the correct way. basically air goes from the high pressure zone at the CPU to the low pressure zone at the PSU. hardly optimal for any of the hardware especially the P...

hi,

before I continue with the outside of the case, I would like to fix an annoyance.

the nexus fan inside the PSU is causing some annoying resonance, can someone recommend a method for decoupling the fan?

well it's time to show my progress. I've had a few set-backs in this project but here's the result so far: http://img375.imageshack.us/img375/6428/pict0004ee8.th.jpg the front face of the case broke in the painting process leaving an ugly crack under the eject button. It still needs a coat off clear...

I've started silencing when I was forced to move my 24/7 PC to the bedroom, which cost me a lot of sleep.

hi, Before I decided to build my own HTPC case, I found the CoolerMaster CM 280 great value for money. http://www1.coolermaster.com/index.php?LT=english&Language_s=2&url_place=product&p_serial=RC-280&other_title=+RC-280+CM%20Media%20280 Main advantage is the full ATX form factor, it's general lay-ou...

@McBanjo,

like the unconventional airflow design, not sure the bottom fans add too much to the confection airflow.

hi McBanjo,

will try that.

btw: can your DIY woodcase be seen on the forum? -if so , do you have a link?

I'm already looking for insperation for my next project

Thanks for the replies. Rotating 90deg. isn't possible because of the shape of the heatsink foot and the mounting system. well I did a test run yesterday, running the system for 12 hours, at idle and playing games. CPU temp fluctuated between 39-48 deg. without ducting. I will test this weekend if d...

It's been a long time, but here's an update of the project being mid-build... still test fitting ;) Case: I used an Aopen HQ95a case as a donor case mainly because the full ATX form factor and the 43 cm width. The depth of the case was to much to fit in my Hifi kabinet so I had to shorten it by 5 cm...

hi, check-out this site: http://fanshop.ocinside.de/cgi-bin/shop/shop.cgi?view=1&grpnr=1&subgrpnr=4&grplevel=2 they sell DIY kits for a serial and USB version that will allow you to turn your PC on and off via remote. The trick they use is to connect between the motherboard and the power switch, but...

lol, you're right, got my defenitions mixed up there. ;) aerodynamics copied nature for a long time. These days the research and development for small companies is not much more than to copy your compettitors product. This is why I like to see a company that looks into more distantly related technol...

@miahallen,

thanks that's the answer I was hoping for

hi,

I expected a design more or less like this after I saw a program on helicopter rotor design. The trailing edges seem to be directly copied from avionics not ornithology

hi, I will use the same ducting for both options. basically the ducts would be 120mm wide and run from the fans in the 1st option to the back of the case. Intake vents will be in the front of the case in the sidepanel between the harddrives and in the same location on the other side. There will also...

hi,

I'm designing a new case for my HTPC.

this is what I have so far.



which layout for the fan position would be better?

hi,

looking even better.

mobo is a solid wih a raster image ontop slightly offset off the surface.

new preview:

hi, The air is taken from the floor of the HD bay, drawn up by the PSU. just as I thought just couldn't see it ;) ah... ACAD that's what I'm using too. Shame the default ACAD textures are crappy looking most of the time. Attaching raster images to solids often looks far better, but I haven't figured...

hi,

love the D-vine cases.

I always thought the ideal setup would be sucking up air through the radiator and out of the case through a ducted vent hole above it, but the ducted exhaust path you created should work just as good.

So all I can say is that I'm impressed

hi,

like it so far.

but I would really like to see some airlow indication for the PSU and HDD's as that is a bit of a mistery now

btw: what application did you use for rendering?

Hi, I'm currently listening to: The white stripes - Seven nation army Queen - The show must go on Rolling stones - Paint it black Within temptation - Ice queen Felix - Don't you want my love 8) just test running my 5-audiozone JRMC setup on my HTPC. Oh, and before I start ignoring it .... I'm also l...