well I almost fell out of my chair laughing when I saw that...

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I have to agree with MT, the cooling performance is top notch.

I actually monitor my GPU temp a lot in the games I play (BF2 lately...), and the vf700 tops off at about 80C @ 5V, whereas the previously mentioned nv5 actually hit 100C at one point (lowest fan setting of course).

I just got everything moved over to my new p180, and the vf700 alcu is the loudest thing in my machine. It's pretty annoying, the fan has a drone to it, maybe bad bearings or something? This is running at 5v, btw. At least it's better than the horrid arctic cooling nv5 that I had before (this is on ...

I loved my silencer on my old 9800 Pro... but I had to kill the NV5 on my 6800GT after a while, it was easily the loudest thing in my system, even at 5 volts. The fan just appeared to be really, really bad. I am running a vf700-Cu now. I am not totally happy with it, but it's clearly better. If I re...

Hi Capleton-

Should be fine. Your system is not that dissimilar from mine (actually probably a lower power draw).

Do some searching in these forums for phantom comments... there have been a ton. Some (like me) are very happy with their Phantoms, and there are some who've had issues.

cheers-
B

Hmm, my UPS ticks like a clock. Pretty annoying but if I place it behind my desk just the right way I can't hear it...

I hear ya.

honestly, even at 5v the fan was a bit too loud for my system.

I run the fan at < 5v and it's pretty darn good. And the temps are still great, never topping 50C even when gaming for a really long time (a64 3000+ winchester, oc'd to 2.3 GHz).

touche.

I am an idiot...

eh, CnQ absolutely _is_ undervolting. It's just system controlled dynamic undervolting/underclocking. It's also likely the only way a pc gamer (or anyone else who really does want the full power of their CPU to kick in when needed) is going to undervolt/underclock their CPU or GPU. At least that's t...

Just one note from me: I don't have to have anything in my windows startup menu to activate CnQ on my Asus A8V Deluxe rev2...

I'd comment more on CnQ but this is already sort of off topic.

Yeah, I wish the cage was built differently as well. I ended up using pliers to bend those "shelves" out of the way, as I was mounting my drive with little sorbothane squares I had cut up, in lieu of the included mounts. Way too much vibration was being transferred through the rather stiff grommets ...

most thermally controlled fans I've used in the past will start up at full voltage and then throttle down after a bit... Is this the part that you're concerned about, or has it started making the noise like "it's dropped a bearing" more recently (i.e. it would previously start at full throttle and m...

Hey Jefe- I am running a Phantom 350 in my rig. 3 months now. I overclock, I play games all the time, and I make games for a living. I'm also fairly obsessed with having a very quiet computer. I'd definitely recommend this PSU based on my experience thus far. I've never touched the thing and had it ...

oh yeah, zalman 7700 ALCU @ ~3.5 volts on the CPU.

Approx. Temps:

Idle:
CPU: 31C
MB: 28C
HD: 30C

Full Utilization:
CPU: 47C
MB: 30C
HD: 32C

I've had my Phantom for about 2 months now, in this system: Antec Phantom 350W Antec SLK3000B Asus A8V rev 2 AMD Athlon 3000+ @ ~2.25 GHz Geforce 6800 GT OC'd to ~Ultra speeds Samsung 160GB (decoupled with sorbothane) Audigy2 ZS Rear Fan: Stock Antec Tri-Cool @ low Fan on HD: 120mm Nexus @ ~7v With ...

PS.: On Idle CPU i get 47°C. EDIT: I just touched it while under full load and the fins are not even really hot. Seems to me the heat is not properly transfered to the heatsink. Hmm, I would also suspect that it's not seated properly. On my Asus A8V, I had a bit of a fuss removing the built-in moun...

Just for the record, I would highly recommend using the "Sorbothane" method (do a forum search with 'Ralf Hutter' as the author) to mount your drive. You can order it through McMaster-Carr. I used it in my old Sonata, and now in my 3000B, and it works like a charm. I can put my hand on the side of m...

Side topic when installing a HS similar to the 7000: how did you manage to remove the backplate on your K8V SE Deluxe? Mine was stuck on and couldn't get it off, so I had to cut the nipples and screws a little shorter to make it fit. It's firmly in place, but cutting the stuff was an inconvenience ...

Just to add my experience to the mix, I would agree that at the lowest fanmate setting it's not quiet enough... that low grumbling sound is fairly loud. However, I hooked my fanmate into a zalman splitter 5V output, and put the fanmate dial at about 50%, and it is very very quiet now. I'd guess I'm ...

Multiple different noises, a hum/buzz that's relatively low; only can pick it up when it's quieter, plus a truly obnoxious ticking noise that can be heard even in quite loud ambients. -Ed I have the same model, and that ticking was also driving me insane. I have it behind my desk, positioned so tha...

Arctic Cooling NV5 BFG 6800 GT (oc'd to 410 core, memory 1.06 Ghz) Athlon 3000+ w/ Thermalright SLK-800A w/ Evercool aluminum 80mm @ 6 volts Spinpoint 1614N on sorbothane (inaudible!) Antec Sonata, a bit modded Ok, so I'm not crazy about the noise characteristics of the fan in there... seems like i...

I got mine today (NV5) and I'll try to install it tonight and post here with results. I know there is no speed control, but my 6800 GT has a fan control algorithm on it's own, so I'm assuming it will still ramp the fan speed up and down based on it's internal temps, which is better than an on/off sw...

I just installed some sorbothane in my little hard drive sled in my Sonata case. It made a lot more difference than I thought it would. There is basically no vibration being transferred to the case now. I can't try the suspension method as my optical drives are in the way, and I don't know how I wou...

err... maybe it was CGW, as they have their award at the top of that page that I linked too. heh.

there was just an insanely good review of this system using the Zalman case in (I think) PC Gamer:

http://www.voodoopc.com/systems/f50.aspx

if only I had 4k just lying around...

That's interesting... has anyone taken a lighter to melamine yet?

If not... I'm gonna do it

I installed the melamine in my Sonata minus the fiberglass casing... that link about the health risks just freaked me out too much :lol: I remember sitting on fiberglass bleachers at a local baseball field when I was a kid and itching like a madman afterwards. Anyway, I just got some more today (alo...

Hey Wolf- What kind of system are you putting this into? I have the 350 watt version that you have linked there, in my system which includes: 2500+ Athlon (barton) oc'd to 3000+ (just over 2 GHz) @ 1.65v asus a7n8x deluxe v2.0 Antec Sonata 1 Gig Corsair RAM (2x512) 120 gig Barracuda V IDE Radeon 980...

Oh yeah, sorry JVM, forgot that question... Yup, the holes are covered up. I didn't see any temp differences when they were open or not, MAYBE 1C difference.