I think your expectations are just too high.

I'm very happy with my Nexus 3000.

swatch watches were the coolest!

Miker/Slippy: Sorry! I blew the dust off soon after the pics were taken.

Neil: Here are my BIOS temps

CPU: 38c / 100f
System: 33c / 91f
CPU Fan Speed: 2719-2753 RPMs

Oh, I have a question too... the small ABIT motherboard fan that you see in the pic... is that necessary or can I remove it? I can't really say I hear it, but this got me into trimming the fat and was wondering if any harm would come if it went away.

..and yes, I know the fan is on backwards in those pics. I remedied that situation shortly after the photos were taken.

Welp, I invested in the Nexus NX-3000 Power Supply and the Zalman 6000 Flower Heatsink/Fan. My PC is quieter than I ever dreamed of. I thank you all for the research and information found on this site. It aided me immensely. My Specs: AMD Thunderbird 1.1 Ghz 2 x Nvidia GeForce2 GTS (dual 21" monitor...

http://www.sparklepower.com/pdf/FSP300-60BT(2A).pdf

I have this sparkle currently and I wouldn't describe it as particularly quiet.

40 Gig hard drive 12 Gig hard drive Samung CDR/CDRW/CD drive Creative CDR/CDRW/CD drive Floppy drive 250 Zip drive Soundblaster Live! X-Gamer sound card 2 x GeForce 3 Pro video cards (dual monitor setup) Athlon Thunderbird 1.1 Ghz processor ABIT mobo 300w Sparkle PSU (soon to be replaced by a Nexus ...

Thanks. I ordered mine last night. I can't wait to have a quiet computer again! The P.O.S. power supply (sparkle) that came with my case is so loud.

I'm correct in assuming that the Nexus NX-3000 is ATX compatible? I looked through their website and didn't find anything confirming or denying it. Just want to make sure before I slap the money down.