The reviewers must be getting lemon cases. Fractal Mini I got is great, why pay more - put it toward better video.

CASE : Factual Design Mini PSU : Thermaltake TR2-600 MOBO : ASUS Maximus IV Gene-Z CPU : Intel Core i7-2600K MEMORY : G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 16GB @1600 GPU : EVGA GTX 260 CPU Cooler: Stock Intel FANS : 3x Scythe SY1225SL12LM-P SSD : Intel 510 120 GB HDD : Western Digital Caviar Green WD30EZRX OPT...

Assuming you are going for the 1155 socket how about the Asus Gene IV

I have the Fusion 430 black here and am in a similar situation. I was thinking of getting a 4870 as it has an exhaust design. Right now I have an older 8800 without exhanust and temps are do-able but hanging in the 70C range on the GPU with the CPU hanging in the 45range (55-60 load). Maybe ATI will...

Let me throw a scenario on the fire: http://www.silentpcreview.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=48416 I have recently completed my new build. Unfortunately there is a loud tapping noise coming from the Enermax Modu82+ PSU. It sounds like the blades of the fan are hitting the metal grill as they rotate Ot...

krille wrote:So would you deem the Modu/Pro82+ series as quieter than the Seasonic S12-II/E+s and the Corsair HX supplies?

I have not used either the Seasonic S12-II/E+s and the Corsair HX, but it is quiter than the Seasonic MII-600 that I have used in estmation (I do not have a db meter).

Pony Express (UPS) left a package at my front door tonight, so I installed my replacement 425W I I can say it is a very quite PSU. I would not classify it as silent but it is more than quite enough for most applications at this point. Now for the con - My first unit was ordered from NewEgg back on A...

I can vouch for the need for better quality control as well as better RMA handling. Still waiting on my RMA'd 425 PSU - comming via pony express and should be here Wednesday (shipped outbound 5-22). I'll post and update to my experience later this week.

RMA shipped back to NewEgg. Needless to say right now I am very disappointed with the Enermax support of there products. They seem very quick on the marketing side (ie. reviews and comments posted), but when things go south they disappear.

Well things are not going well on the Enermax side of things. After posting the short review of experience here as well as the vendor (NewEgg), both drew responses from the vendor that a RMA could quickly correct the issue as it must be due to a defective part. So I filled out the PDF from the Enerm...

Only got as far as putting it back in the box, as I have been busy the last few weeks working a double shift. The temporary unit I am using is loud and would like to replace that one with the Modu82+ 425W as intended. One other thing I was thinking is that I have my computer plugged in to an APC Bac...

Well from my limited use of the Modu82+ 425W I liked how quite it was and the design was nice. The bad part is that my unit would overheat after about 5-10 minutes of idle use (even if just at the POST screen). Then the system would power off and back on but wouldd power right back off after a minut...

If you want silent then none of the Shuttle brand will not work - they are not built for slient operation. As I said I do not have a sound meter and I also have my unit in a vented enclosed space under my desk. Most do not do have their unit places like this - but for me it fits it's purpose and spa...

When under full load it ramps up a bit but is not too loud - then again I have mine placed in a vented-enclosed shelf under my desk.

If they are on high yes thay can be loud. Low speed they can not be heard with the case on my desk, medium a little louder. However I have mine inside a custom vented section of my desk and have no issue. Silent the SP35P2 is not. It is however quite and makes for a much better PC. The big win in my...

70mm and a 92mm on the CPU/Case Cooler

Pair of 60mm fans on the rear above the power supply. These fans are wired together.

All fans included are the 4-pin PWM. There is also a 4th fan header avaiable but it is only a 3-pin.

This week will make my departure from the full ATX computers for good I hope. I have a Shuttle ST20G5 that I use as for “testing/trainingâ€

Got the same parts excpet for graphics I have a pair of EVGA GTS-640 cards, if building today I would go with the 8800GT SSC 512MB (may even just save money and not SLI). The next generation probably will not be here till around May. Mainboard wise I would use 780i so that I might be able to use the...

Temps are good here and my untrained ear says the db is stays under the 25-30 ceiling I have for my computer. The WD 1TB drive is a nice drive for data storage.

Added a WD10EACS to my system a few weeks ago for more data storage (darn RAW files and DV). Anyhow speed is good and so is the noise level. -- CASE: Antec P-182 (not the SE) interior painted black CASE FANS: Nexus D12SL-12 (rear, front and in HD bay) POWER: Seasonic M12 SS-600HM MOTHERBOARD: EVGA 1...

Not sure what the Creative issue is with x64 but like I said I ran it from November of las year till August 28 and had no issues. Only reason I am not using now is Adobe does not like x64. One thing I did was to get the Vista CD from Creative - this has more than the download so maybe that is what m...

Running with 4GB (4 CORSAIR 1GB CAS 4) on Vista 32-bit and have a Creative X-Fi. No issues here. [Ran Vista 64-bit for a few months but Adobe Premiere does not like it]

Seasonic M12 600 has 6 SATA connections

Seasonic M12 is nice and quite as well as modular. I have one in my system (600W) and I like it.

Last I knew Adobe Premerie does not work with x64. What video softtware are you using - planning to use?

EVGA 680 SLI mainboard seems to be stable (Nvidia reference design sold by EVGA) One GTS is more than powerful enough for current games and ones coming down the pipe (I really have not seen anthing new that is impressive or ground-breaking). If I had to do this system now (guts are from last Christm...

Interesting because I can not hear normally my Raptor or AAKS in my 182. If I listen and do a file operation I might be able to hear it but nothing above background noise levels. At first, I thought the sound was the fans. I stopped each fan in turn, and it made no difference. I unplugged the HDDs,...

I have both the AS and AAKS, and the KS is certainly quieter for idle noise. Seek noise too I think. Don't have the KS version but do have the AAKS one in the bottom of my P182. I can not hear it nor can I hear the Raptor 150 next to it running the OS. In the bottom of a P182, I can hear the AAKS e...

I used a Dremel to cut it out (I think it looks better without the metal there, not sure how much it helps with air flow.) As for adding a second fan I think that would be a bad idea as you could/will get "dead air" due to presure issues. Your temps should be fine with just the normal fan location. ...

I found the SG03 has the neatest cable management, once you have thought it through, with the P180 well things get very messy routing cables behind the mobo, and the HDD area is a real pain can only fit 3HDD in there due to having to put SATA Data & Power cables in one of the HDD Bays... 182 has a ...