In the next week or so im going to be building my new quietPC. Im using an Antec 3700AMB case, which i have already cut out the fan grills and removed the Antec fan mounting brackets. As the antec case has a stupid mounting system which requires new mounting holes to be drilled if you dont use it, i...

Vegita wrote:I think I'm just going to get a different motherboard.

i would get a different case, unless your going to be cutting out that rear fan grill the second you get it

Oh, yes I know about the SLK3700-BQE. I'm a little worried about that side panel problem that you mention though, and I wish they would sell the case without a power supply (I would replace the one that is included). just sell the psu on ebay, antec psu's sell nicely, i got rid of the one that came...

happykingcow wrote:pictures of my computer


* warning pictures are huge.

understatement of the year

have you stopped the fan to eliminate it as the source of the whine?

dont think there is anything you can do about coil buzz, well short of wearing ear plugs....

At least over here it is a common component in auto part stores. The one I got has an aluminum layer on the non-sticky side. I think it was sold in thickness from 10mm to 40mm. The 10mm version is enought for computers. You are more concerned with covering as much area as possible. is their a brand...

JonA wrote:so your saying i should be fine with a dvd rw to write onto cdr's

i suppose its me being paranoid - afterall dont macs jus have a dvd rw drive and thats it - & they manAge fine

yes your being paranoid

Just get a good brand DVD writer and you will be fine mate:)

i'm looking to get a black dvd rw drive for my pc + a dvd rom drive currently i am running a dvd-rom drive and a cd rw drive my question is will the dvd rw drive be good enough to write cdr (rw) disks ? i mean if the dvd rw drive says it can write cd r at 24x will it be able to do this with generic...

DanOnKeys wrote:Is that true? If so, maybe I'll try requesting that they lift my IP ban so I can see the change . . .

just use the-cloak.com

http://www.the-cloak.com/login.html

silvestrus wrote:you can try:
http://www.britishaudio.co.uk/isolation.htm they seem to have sorbothane sheet
or follow this link

yeah i had found that link, but was hoping to find some more to see if that was a good or bad price....even tho if you sign up for their newsletter you get 10% off your first order

Yes i know you lucky buggers in the UK have mcmasters to sell you everything a UK resident could desire, but due to their rather obtuse shipping methods i was hoping someone would know where i could get some Sorbothane sheet here in the UK for less than a working kidney

JVM wrote:
What were you doing when the PSU fan was spinning up and down?

getting pissed off i imagine

i just cut the grills out in my antec 3700amb..used a jigsaw and a power file...the end result is suprisingly good

not going to give any recomendations..to dangerous :wink: But thought you might like to know you can get the nexus 300w for about £45inc del, which is about £20 cheaper than quietpc after they have added del. and VAT, from here: http://www.novatech.co.uk/novatech/Components/a2b21c0d0e0x0y1z1p0s0n0m0...

Is the fan in that PSU an 80mm fan? How do you like it -- noisewise? It is a single 120mm fan. I originally brought the SS300FT to replace a old Qtechology QT-02300 . But I found the SS300FT nosier than the QT-02300 when loaded - this is a P4 2.4G running folding@home. The QT-02400G is quieter than...

i didnt think anyone chose a antec PSU, they just get them with their cases

Ws just searching the net for something or other and i came across this UK vendors site, and then this caught my eye..well the price did first, only £44 inc for a 12cm 400w PSU that looks very like a fortron 350...has anyone ever heard of this psu before? picture: http://www.pcnextday.co.uk/product_...

Interlink Express slost my case, and now Xcase won't have stock until Wednesday. They offered me a Sonata or a refund (or a wait until wednesday). I went for the refund. :( I'm going to place another order in the next day or so! (fingers crossed this time!) Why dont you just get the 3700AMB, its on...

i just put 2 x 160 PATA in my shitty box and they are soooo much better than my whiney Western Digitals...cant wait till my 3700AMB is all modded then they will be uber quiet:D

heres a lovely pink case for you :D http://www.xcase.co.uk/acatalog/Clearance.html 4th item down...its pink :shock: Ahh, one of those hideous things. I didn't know they actually ever started selling them. I remember seeing pics from Comdex or somewhere a few years ago and that was it...they never c...

heres a lovely pink case for you

http://www.xcase.co.uk/acatalog/Clearance.html

4th item down...its pink

thats bloody genius thinking m8...cheers!

Well in a week or so i am going to either use some heat shrink or cable braid to tidy up the new PSU im getting....i know you can get the molex's off with a pin or something, but is there any tool you can buy that can make this process simpler?

cheers

jimbobUK wrote:I want to suspend them, just inside a harddisk cage seems a nice way of doing it... that method you link looks good but its finding the components to do it in the UK thats the problem...

i know the UK is bad for certain components, but im sure you can find some elastic and cable fastners

Well it sure looks like i have caught this silentpc bug as i never thought i would get hung up on such details :wink: But i do need some advice on this on so heres the scenario: I am going to mount 2 x 120mm fans using these: http://homepage.ntlworld.com/monkeytronix/boo.jpg and as a extra layer of ...

Great thread. Over the years, I've ordered stuff from the many hardware vendors, but the following are my preferred vendors because of service, delivery speed, quality etc www.overclock.co.uk www.dabs.com www.thecoolingshop.com i got to agree with thecoolingshop.com being recomended, i think they a...

they do ally fans? hmm any noise diff between those and regular plastic ones?

Well i normally use evercool 120mm fans as they are cheap @ £5.50 each and are silent @ 7 volts. The thing is, for reasons too embarassing to go into :wink: , i need a 120mm with 3 pins so i get a speed sensor cable on it, as the evercools only come with the 4pin connections. And if my memory serves...

just a shame he doesnt ship internationally tho:(