ok! thanks for the info. but if i add a 120mm fan, run it at 5v and it cant be heard from say 1meter under the desk maybe that's the best solution since i will know that nothinbg possibly will happen to the components as for overheating? the only negative thing with adding a 120mm fan is if i can he...

ok, and i will not have any problems running it at 5v ?

the system i will run: Ci-6A21 case NX-3000 nexus psu athlon xp 2500+ NF7-M abit motherboard 160gb samsung spin Socket A - Arctic Cooling Copper Silent 2 TC - (Copper) (Rev.2) ZM-47J memory is kingston valueram 2x256 pc333 ddr 2700 i will not use it for games, no overclocking etc. just looking for a...

thanks for your opinions!

if i do add a fan to the back Papst 4412FGL - how quiet is it? description says 26db?

Ok from what I understand I've got three options: a) I stick with the heatsink that comes as a standard with the a bit nf7-m motherboard. b) i replace the original heatsink with the zalman nb 47j and hope that's enough. c) i replace the original heatsink with the zalman nb 47j AND i add a papst 80mm...

this is very confusing. i asked around months ago and people said "you will be fine with the nb 47j" and now nobody seems to be sure all of a sudden. everybody suggests different things. im having a company building this for me. theyre ready to go. there's just so much work i can expect them to do. ...

yeah but it's not available here (sweden). and i've allready bought the zalman. but thanks anyway.

ok i talked to the people building the computer and they say that the motherboard with it's inbuilt graphics chip is BIGGER than the zalman nb 47j thats why they think that it might not get enough cooling. so if anyone think replacing the original heatsink with the zalman is a bad idea speak up =) o...

well so far most people says that i will be fine with the zalman nb-47j instead of the standard one on the motherboard. so i take it there's not that big a risk it will overheat then?

as for the pc itself i will use a athlon 2500+ cpu. and no extra videocard, just the inbuilt one.

according to zalmans site the heatsink is not for motherboards with inbuilt graphics... dont know what to think here!

case will be a compucase Ci-6A21,UltraSilent
with a nexus 300w

I'm having a company putting together my pc with the parts I've choosed: the motherboard used is Abit ATX NF7-M Nforce2 which has inbuilt graphics. because it has a fan of the northbridge i bought a separate Zalman ZM-47J North bridge heatsink which is suppose to be more quiet. now they say the beli...

according to that link i do quite a few mistakes, my elbows are lower than the keyboard for instance.

this is a good link though, thanks ralf

ok i guess im just used with a higher keyboard, but it does come with feets if i want it a little higher. i will go checking it out. but it's not wireless. isnt that a big deal to you? im thinking of buying a new keyboard and have been looking a little at the wireless ones available. (along with mou...

" and the DVD writing is better quality than any other drive so far (that includes the Plextor!"

what does this mean?

there's really not much to go for when picking a quiet dvdrecorder is it? i mean it's not like there's a lot of reviews and tests and recommended burners.
i honestly don't know if any model is more quiet than another...

thanks for the review. i was thinking of buying the nd 1300 (nec 4x) which is about $133 here, some would say "go for the 8x!" but the 8x is like $200 and if a dvd takes 8-9 minutes to burn or 14-15 doesnt really matter, but then again the 8x DOES burn cd's faster, which i guess i will still be doin...

very clean desk there seal, you should see mine
very hard to find some stuff some of the time (most of the time)

how is the height on this keyboard compared to more standard ones? is it all flat on the desk? for optimal typing isnt a certain height required? my old hp keyboard im using right now is: 46cm x 16,5cm and the height for the keys is 3cm (front) and back (f-keys) is 4,5cm high i think that's pretty s...

i want to know if its quiet

Since it's brand new I would try to get it replaced with another or money back. I don't know about companies policies about stuff like that (i.e. will they let you return it or not) Maybe by telling them of the importance of having a quiet computer with the kind of work you do, they will get it (let...

ok thanks, now where can i find Copper Silent 2 TC rev.2. in sweden

EDIT: webhallen

i think there's too many stories about samsung p80's with high pitch whine etc for me to be completely calm about it. looks to me like they DO HAVE some quality control issues. i mean there's like 3 people in this thread alone reporting on this. guess i will find out if i buy one. like playing the l...

I'm considering this dvd-burner. suppose to be quiet reading/writing dvd. but how is it handling cd's? i hate the spin-up sound up and down some cdrw's do. very annoying.

ok. but im confused why the slim version suppose to be 10-24db, and copper silent 2tc rev2 is 12-24db
but maybe there's no real life difference.
"funny" how NONE of them seems to be the exact one that was in the review here on spcr.
but copper silent 2tcrev2 will probably be just fine.

SPCR tested "Super Silent Pro TC" is not on artic-cooling.com, and no cooler has the same measurements as the one in the review. This is very confusing.

Uh this is even more complex then I thought, not sure which modell was recommended here at SPCR, they got a bunch of models apparantely: Copper Silent 2L - Noise Level: 13 / 18 / 24 dB (A) (3 Selectable Rotation Speeds) Copper Silent 2M - Noise Level: 13 / 18 / 24 dB (A) (3 Selectable Rotation Speed...

I'm looking for a cpu cooler for my athlon 2500+, ill probably underclock and undervolt, and no gaming etc so i shouldnt need the biggest cpu cooler on the market, but i DO need one that is extremely quiet... Motherboard looks like im gonna buy the Abit NF7-M... Which of the following is right for m...

dunno but isnt system disc where you really want the fastest hd possible, most people say that 5400 is allright - for storage. check out storagereview.com, v80 performs worse than p80 in pretty much every test. for example: SR Bootup DriveMark 2002 The average I/O rate achieved when replaying an act...

Is it possible that the quality control would be different for say the 120gb p80's and the 160gb p80's? just a thought.