Wow, that H50 is a nice cooler. Using less space is a real advantage. Size is the one thing I don't like about these towers and "V8" coolers. They block access to other components--especially the 4th memory slot. Megahalems is no exception. Technically it's not the cooler blocking that slot, but the...

Someone else may be able to comment on whether Megahalems is still the best. I'm happy with it, but it's cooling capacity will rarely be taxed on my system (no overclocking or 3D games). I haven't even tested tempuratures under load yet, but my i7 860 cores are averaging around 30 degrees celsius at...

Can you comment on the noise of the case a little bit? Did you swap any fans or do mods? Sorry for the delayed response. Working on my new PC and starting 2010 projects at work left me no time to for email and forums! I'm happy with the Lian Li PC-B10 noise levels. During the build project, I've ha...

You can fit a high-quality passive cooler to a good card later. Or you can live with the OEM passive cooler fitted to a sub-standard card. Your choice. I'd go with Sapphire, in fact I did. It's a better card. Could you elaborate? I mean other than the Sapphire Vapor-X will obviously run cooler unde...

I contacted Lian Li about the missing dust filters and also the cheap feet (unlike the originally shown "hifi-type" feet) on the PC-B10. I was told that all these things were rectified in models manufactured after August 2009. mbf, thanks I finally ordered the B10 yesterday, but didn't see your pos...

Agreed. I updated my original post to reflect the final build specs. Thanks again to all for your input!

Penfold, thanks for posting BIOS info from your PowerColor AX5750 1GBD5-S3DH (passive cooled). Being such a new card it's difficult to find any in-depth information. I need to build my new system over the holidays and I want a passively cooled 5750 so there's no other choice at the moment. My comput...

I'll see if I can retrace my steps and find the PowerColor comments that gave me concern. But I'm researching a lot of components right now and saving only about 1 out of every 4 links. If these were informal customer comments they're a crap shoot anyway, so scratch my earlier comment for now. If an...

Just when I was finally about to pull the trigger on getting a Lian Li PC-B10 case, I took a second look at PC-A71F and the older PC-V1110. Now I'm stuck again. :? I like the additional space, fans and airflow in the A71F. Then again it's huge (full tower) and unlikely I'll ever have more than 4 har...

Wow, looks nice.

judge, I saw that HIS card as well, but was concerned about noise levels under load. I do like the idea of expelling heat outside the case. Please let us know how you like it! Diamond makes a 5770 with the orginal ATI 5700 series cooling shroud that really looks nice. But I'm not confident about Dia...

Seems like the i7/5750 are overkill for your apps. Is there an app that requires gpu acceleration? Is the i7 for compilation speed or some other reason? A valid point Steve. Basically I'm splurging and won't even try to tightly cost-justify the components for this build. Much of the time this rig w...

I think Powercolor does a passive 5750. You might want to look into that. Alternatively, check if the Accelero S1 is compatible with the XFX card. Wow that Accelero S1 is one beautiful passive cooler. Unfortunately, I don't see ATI Radeon 5000 series listed on the Artic Cooling product page . As fo...

I've been reading this and other excellent threads on SPCR due to interest in a quiet 5750 or possibly a 5770 to drive my new Samsung T260HD. Won't be doing any gaming except maybe an occasional flight sim. Like many here, low noise/heat/power consumption are more important for me than raw performan...

After more research, changed my graphics card choice from SPARKLE SFPX95GT512U2HP GeForce 9500 GT to XFX HD-575X-ZNFC Radeon HD 5750. Although some say this runs quiet at < 50% load, I still have to do more research on a passively cooled design to pair with some sort of quiet slot fan or replacement...

Unfortunately no, only pc-60f N benefits from the added psu intake, N being the letter that marks the later revision. I wouldn`t worry too much about it though, even without it the psu should run nicely cool. I would place the psu with the fan at the bottom because the perforated pci slot covers mi...

Update: Switched CPU Cooler from Zalman CNPS9900LED to Prolimatech Megahalems Rev B.

Glad to see someone out there has a Lian Li PC-B10! I'm very close to buying this case, but I wish it had filters for intake vents and a hole on the bottom for the PSU intake. This is one of the things I like about the Fractal Design Define R2, but don't know if I can wait until its available in the...

Yeah, they're jumping on my case about the Zalman over in the system advice forum too. :lol: On Newegg some say thermal performance is better on the CNPS9900 with the plastic shroud removed. Also the mount seems more secure than some others (don't want to warp my MB). But I'll research all of your s...

teejay, thanks for the great info/impressions on Lian Li. The SPCR community is a very helpful and knowledgeable group! Yes, I'm willing to splurge a bit on this build. I'm thinking 2 induction fans with 1 fan out may create slight positive air pressure to reduce the amount of dust getting inside. O...

SSD RAID1 ? any special reason for this? CPU Cooler is way wrong tho, get something else. Good question on RAID1 SSD. Stability and reliability are the highest priority for this build. Noise and performance come second, but of course these factors are not even an issue with SSD. Basically, I've use...

Hello! I'm researching components for my next system build and wondering if there might be any comments. Not a gaming rig (no overclocking); mostly for development, hosting test VM's, writing, surfing and a little home theatre action. These specs are mostly same as my signature, but formated for eas...

Tephras, thanks for the feedback. I am partial to the Lian Li PC-B10 among cases available in the U.S. at the moment. So you think it would be a pretty quiet case? I read that steel is denser and thus better at reducing noise escaping from inside the case. My current case is an Antec Sonata I, but I...

I didn't think drooling made an audible sound, but I can almost hear it! :P Wonder how much it would cost to ship one of these from Europe to the US? Probably as much as the case itself or more... The following issues with my other top case choices show why I'm gravitating toward the Fractal Design ...

...I imagine I will just be opening the front doors and cleaning them in place, though, that's what I do with my P182. The PSU filter just pulls out to the rear, so real easy to remove and clean. Cool. I can probably run a vacuum across the front filters. Sounds like Fractal Design paid attention t...

Tephras wrote:Currently, I believe, products from Fractal Design can only be found in Europe.

I noticed that too, thanks. As for me, I'm just gathering info so I can pounce when it's finally available in the U.S!

sunefred & keveral, thanks for giving us an early look and feedback on the Define R2. kervral, nice idea to use the two stock fans up front and a Scythe for the rear exhaust. How easy would you say it is to remove/clean the front and bottom (PS) fan filters? After a lot of research, my #1 and 2 choi...

Wow, I've been researching cases for a month and nothing fits what I'm looking for as well as this case appears to as far as silence, case layout and fan placement (airflow), cable routing, external port placement and style. Beautiful design. Looking forward to some feedback/reviews from those lucky...