Hello all,

Seems most people are sealing the top exhaust vent in the P183. I was just wondering what the general 'best' method if there even is one to seal it.

If I just removed the fan and didn't seal the exhaust vent, how 'bad' would this be?

Thanks.

Would it be capable of cooling a 4890?

Hello all, I'm leaning towards a Sapphire Toxic 4890 w/ Vapor-X or MSI GTX Superpipe 285 I game quite a bit at 1920x1200 so I'd like to have something fairly powerful. I know silence is probably impossible, but from my research those seem to the two 'quietest'. Was just wondering if I missed anythin...

Thanks all,

Anyone know if

-Zerotherm Zen
-Scythe Ninja 2
-Scythe Mugen 2

Generally have any clearance problems? I have an ASUS M4A79T Deluxe board.

According to the NH-U12P manf. website, it should fit my MB fine, so I'm leaning towards that.

I just bought an AMD BE 955 and Asus motherboard and was just wondering if people knew which of the latest heatsinks fit with the fans facing the correct direction ( West-East, versus North-South ). Just looking at the recommended heatsinks, do the follow mount correctly: Thermalright HR-01 Plus Xig...

I got a phantom as well and I'm very pleased w/ it. My temperatures are more or less exactly the same, but 1C or 2C higher... not exactly sure. I had a Super Tornado 300W and I'm very impressed. The Phantom does have a bit more buzz, but I can live with that. I only have 1 case fan in my comp. A 120...

It uses DDR3, which runs cooler than normal DDR1/2 and doesn't require any ramsinks. If you look at pictures, the X800 HSF doesn't cover the ram chips, while the 9800XT does. Also, looking at tests, stock for stock, the X800 seems to draw only a little more power. I'm not sure if that translates dir...

Just curious, but how did you measure the voltages?

What motherboards are you guys using? And how are you getting the Low VCore options? Do you have to cut 1 pin or 2?

Thanks...

Yea, the Enermax looks really good, not a fan of the color, but not too important. What kind of fan mod would every suggest? It's a dual fan setup. Does anyone know if the two fans would plug directly into the PSU or is soldering required ( I can't )? Or I could always just run the fans indepent of ...

I'd love a Watercooling forum.

I don't see why it couldn't hurt... but I'm sure mgmt has their reasons....

Hello, I have a Zalman fan controller that I love, but the only thing I don't like is that it doesn't have any voltage indicators or read outs. While it doesn't really matter, I guess I'm weird and would just like to know the exact voltages my fans are getting. Does anyone know if such a product exi...

I'm gonna be running a smiliar system with two Mobile XPs, 2 HDs and a 9700 or 9800 Pro ( whatever I decide to keep ) and 1 DVDRW. Do you think the Nexus would be adequate? I'd probably similar or slightly less power. I'm sure Nexus has enough power, but I'd worry that it would be overly stressed an...

Hello all, I'm gonna be building a dual AMD system, so I'll need at least 400W+ to be safe. It seems that the Seasonics are having all kinds of problems. Would a Zalman PS w/ a L1A mod be the most quiet 400W PS? And more importantly, would this mod be safe and sufficient to cool the PS properly? Als...

I just got a P4-M, but it seems it defaults to 1.575.

Are there any boards out there currently that will undervolt and provide full memory dividers for P4-Ms?

It's a 2.2 D1 stepping rated at 1.3V. I'd love to try and setup a passive system....

Anyone know of a 865 board that will undervolt? I have a P4M and want a board that'll support voltages as low as the 1.3 ( default ) and have a wide variety of memory multipliers. I have D1 stepping P4M so I'd really like to see what it can do...

Any good P4M MBs out there?

Yeah, my next setup is gonna be Innovatek. Performance seems decent, esp with the low flow and smaller tubing, but it'll be much easier to route the tubing in a tight case. 1/2 ID is big stuff.... Also the quality seems extremely high, so we'll see how that goes, unless I manage to find a Cascade as...

Nice system, I also think very lowly of the MCW5002 block. It's mounting mechanism is just okay on the P4 and terrible on Athlons... A WB that screwed through the MB would be much better. A RBX or WW would be great for a Athlon, plus it has good mounting mechanism. How hard was it to drill those hol...

Hello all, I've been using a 300W Super Tornado for a few days now and its super quiet... and then while running my system with the case open, I noticed the case fan didn't move. I heard that some revs of this power supply have some idle stop feature. I then began to load my system with Prime95, etc...

I've tried the Zalman and Vantec controllers but both protrude too much for the front door to close properly.

Anyone have any epxerience with a controller that'll fit?

Thanks...

Hello all, I'm trying to replace my dual Raptor RAID for something a little quieter. As I only have a SATA RAID controller, I'm looking for the quietest 7200 RPM, 8 meg cache models available. I tried looking at the recommened list and the forums, but I haven't seen this discussed much. Since I'm wa...

I'm thinking about doing this too, since new 7200 rpm drives are out. Too bad they're so expensive...

I've never used one before, but is the only way to mount them in traditional cases via a SilentDrive enclosure?

Also, would they be able to cope with the heat of 7200 2.5 drive?

Thanks...

Daniel

Hello all, I'll admit I'm a PSU noob, so please forgive the ignorance. I'm currently reading up as much as I can, but I just ordered a new system and want to order a new PSU as well. This is what I want to stick in the new system: 2.4C P4 4 sticks of PC3200 2 36GB Raptors 1 250GB Maxtor DM9 1 FX5800...

I'm actually considering a yeong yang black cube case, pricey, but not too outrageous...

Anyone have experience with these cases?

I'm trying to setup quiet watercooling setup and have all the WC stuff. I was just wondering what cases everyone has been using? I really want a Coolermaster or Lian Li case, but it looks like neither can accomdate a heatercore. It looks like the 3700AMB might be able to squeeze one if I remove the ...

Does anyone know where to order the quieter Papst 120mm fans?

Also, any alternatives to heatsinkfactory for the Panaflo 120mm fans? They seem fairly pricey...

DP

I have AIW as well and the noise is pretty annoying, do you have any pics of your modded silencer?

Thanks,

DP

Thanks a lot for the info, I'm going to order a bunch of the L1A's.

As for 120mm fans, I see a lot of different Papst ones, while I'll probably just order some Panaflo ones, what model numbers should I look for, the Papst that is?

Thanks a lot,

Daniel

Hello all, Trying to build a new quiet rig and looking for some quiet 80/120mm fans. I'm looking for the most quiet fans and reputable places in the US to order from. Are the Panaflo L1A fans consdiered the most quiet 80mm fans? What about for 120mm fans? Any recommendations would be appreciated... ...