MikeC wrote:I followed the link to Wiebe to discover that it already has a vent on top.

MikeC wrote:I saw the pic on this page which you linked: http://www.wiebetech.com/products/RTX220-QJ.php

That picture shows a recessed handle, not a vent. Removing the handle exposes a rectangular opening. No cutting required.

Yep, the handle was long gone before I thought to document this project.

The handle is recessed into a rectangular opening on the enclosure top, and seals that opening when in place. Perhaps you saw an earlier model?

http://www.math.columbia.edu/~bayer/WiebeTech/RTX220/RTX-front.jpg I've posted some notes on swapping fans for the WiebeTech RTX220-QJ dual SATA trayfree enclosure. The crux issues were making a fan header conversion cable, and safely cutting a 120mm fan hole. This minimizes fan noise with the driv...

On a Mac, I find logging in and launching applications to be much faster with my 160 GB X25-M. Rebooting measures faster, but it is less noticeable.

I have a pair of Gentle Typhoon 1850s on my Megahalems cpu cooler, and the performance improved at 5 volts over the previous S-FLEX F fans. Static pressure, would the Slipstreams do as well?

My Gentle Typhoon 500 does exhibit ticking, but inaudible a few few away.