The fortress has a number of problems that remove it from my consideration. The P183 has superior dust filtration, cable management, and looks. It is constructed from better materials, and has room for the CP-850 power supply. EDIT: I have a pair of Scythe Ultra Kaze 3000 RPM fans I can use if neces...

Hey guys, it's that time of year again... the time when I decide to build a new rig. Last year's rig was quite a success and needed only a few upgrades over the course of the year. I will be converting that rig into a server, and the new system will take its place. Case: Antec Performance One P183 P...

Jaganath: the slipstream does win, but it doesn't offer the benefits of the magnetic fans. What I want to know is if they have reasonable performance for the power consumption, low noise levels, and if the advertised benefits actually help anything at all. I have 3 TriCool fans I want to replace, an...

I like S-flexes that has magnetics too. They're really quiet and I believe Noctua has some sort of magnetic too. They're quiet no bearing sound and fain motor sound. Noctua's weakest link is blade design. I'd say magnetic bearings are atleast worth of trying $9 S-Flex use fluid dynamic bearing. Noc...

can you recommend a particular model of another brand? I've heard about other designs but haven't been able to find any so far.

Have you guys used any fans with magnetic bearings before? I've seen 2 major designs for this: one where the motor (really just coiled copper wire) is placed in the center (like a traditional fan) but having the blades connected to the housing magnetically so as to reduce friction, and one where the...

The machine feels a lot more snappy at 3.20GHz than it did at 2.66GHz but that's not a huge concern. By and large, the speed is fantastic either way. I didn't overclock it for gaming performance, though. I do a lot of photoshop work as I am a digital photographer, and batch-processing 2000 10mpx RAW...

I'm running a NH-U12P and can't hear it at all. 100% silent so far as I can tell. I'm running it with 2 of the NF-P12 fans, in push-pull configuration. The cooler got me up to 400 MHz FSB (from 333) while being at only 1300 RPM and completely silent. I think that's an achievement.

I've got a progress update: System is now stable at 3.20GHz (400x8). In order to achieve this, I installed a Noctua NH-U12P with a second NF-P12 fan. Both fans are running at 1300 RPM, and I can't hear anything from them at all. I've also added a GC-RAMDISK with 4GB of DDR1 to silently house my Swap...

That's pretty amazing. I wonder if they're any good at all. They look like they could be a lot of fun.

If your HD temp's are fine, no need to add a fan in the lower chamber, just use the PSU to generate airflow down there, you can also tape around the grill around the PSU to make sure it doesn't pull any heated air in from the back. Did you remove the VelociRaptor from the cooling sled? Are either o...

Hey all. I'm new to SPCR. I'm an IT Pro by trade, university student during the year, and passionate computer builder. I'm looking for some advice on my current build. Here's what I'm using: Gigabyte GA-EP45-DQ6 Intel Core 2 Quad Q9450 @ 2.66GHz (333x8) 4GB (2x2) OCZ Reaper DDR2-800 @ 4-4-4-15 Sapph...