Are there any modern CPU coolers that would fit in an older PC case (circa 2007) that doesn't have a cutout in the MB tray? The CPU cutout is only there to make it easier to install/remove the cooler. The backplate doesn't actually stick out all the way through the motherboard tray. I was using a N...

They're pretty good drives IMO. Subjectively, they're only a little bit noisier than some WD Green 2TB (EARX) drives I was using before (makes sense, 5900RPM vs. 5400RPM). Vibration is about the same as well. No comment on temps, as I've got mine tucked inside a GUP Smart Drive enclosure (39 celcius...

Don't have the board, so I can't help with exact figures. I highly doubt that being ATX would necessarily make it consume more power than an mATX or mITX board. More "features"/chips/IO on a motherboard generally means higher power consumption. There are very few aftermarket chips on that Intel moth...

most people who think they need a fanless system, really do not. how far away will this case be away from the user? will it be vesa mounted? my monitor is 3+ feet from me, with a m350 behind it i cant even hear the stock intel fan. -i do have the fan running @ really low rpms. but the cpu (E2220 TD...

Nanoxia fans appear to come with the same soft gooey silicone grommets included with the Nexus Real Silents (just in a different colour -- green). Worth a look if you haven't decided on the fans yet.

plenty of room for 3 more drives in there, you just have to get a bit crafty. Crafty or ghetto? In my mind, im thiinking of zipties. For the Silverstone FT03, perhaps a custom aluminium HDD cage (or even a ready-made one if you can find something suitable) situated where the PCI-e slots are? Should...

Actually they do run pretty good without a fan attached. My dad used to have a Thermaltake Blue Orb II in his PC, cooling his Core 2 Duo E4600. Looks like this, but with the fan removed: http://oi50.tinypic.com/4k8y0l.jpg Had it in a TJ08-E, with the front 180mm fan removed (used elsewhere), but wit...

Hey guys, new to this forum and looking for some direction that I'm hoping someone may be able to assist with. We all probably have our favorite websites we follow for information, but know there are alternate sites that give another view. For example, I'm an apple fan boy so I follow both AppleIns...

Olaf van der Spek wrote:Why do they only include one front USB3 port? Doesn't the mobo header support two ports?

Must be slightly cheaper for them to do that, rather than pay for a 2x USB3 hub. Makes sense from the maker's point of view, considering how much/little they're asking for the case.

The exception being Asus motherboards that would allow both CPU's to run at 3.6GHz on all four cores (set by default I think). This would probably make change their effective TDP values to be nearly identical.

Abula said it all IMO. :) Either: 1) Open ventilation case (eg. Corsair Air 540), with components carefully chosen for near silent operation with minimal/no imperfections in the character of their noise (eg. fans clicking/tickling/chugging). You'll get the best airflow with this type of case, but th...

Setup a custom fan speed curve in MSI Afterburner. You'll be able to lower the fan/s to something inaudible, or maybe even stop them altogether when the GPU is idling.

Also came across Sekisui 5760 in a search. I can vouch for Sekisui #5760 as a reliable thermal tape. Used it with my 2x 5770 rig a couple of years ago, and never had any of the RAMsinks fall off. As with any thermal tape, press down firmly for about 30 seconds to ensure good contact. http://oi52.ti...

Could just be the air hitting the stamped fan grill? Snipping it out would be an option.

http://www.pugetsystems.com/labs/articl ... Noise-107/

Good point indeed. :) I usually just resign myself in the knowledge that websites may close down, and that I'll lose whatever I had on there. As a minor example, the dota-allstars game forum that closed down, taking with it ~6000 of my posts and a couple of my game character guides (that I worked pr...

Why not use a third-party image hosting site such as postimg.org?

Here's another Haswell NUC configuration that supports a 2.5" drive. Fanless, and only 35mm thick (but larger in the other two dimensions): http://www.techpowerup.com/195603/giada ... ebone.html

Another possibility if you have extra PCI slots available, using a case fan held on with silicone fan mounts: Accelero S1 rev. 2 and installing Noiseblocker fan Presumably could be done using the card's stock heatsink and an 80mm case fan. :) http://s15.postimg.org/5v91hyeln/PNY_6800_GT_Accelero_S1_...

Xyvotha wrote:what's the use of a SATA port if there's no room even for a 2.5" drive?

Some third-party cases will be a bit bigger to allow room for a 2.5" drive.

I would still like to see a comparison between the regular and S/T versions of the chips just to see if there is a difference during idle. And, if the regular chips downclocked to the S/T clockspeeds would yield the exact same savings in TDP. Already been done in the past, and no reason to think th...

So the general consensus is that the S and T models are for motherboards that don't have downclocking or undervolting capabilities? Agreed. I can make my "65W" Celeron G1610 into a "35W" CPU, by lowering the clock speed from 2.4GHz to 1.6GHz, and undervolting as well (though my Gigabyte H77M-D3H do...

Anyway, I looked into the idea of using the external bay slots for USB3, though I'd rather find a replacement for the current front ports; I looked around, and at least one person who was going to try it seems to have given up and just bought another case. The main reason I don't want to do that is...

I got a Corsair Obsidian 550D for this new build, but when examining it, I find the P182 feels much more solid and well-constructed in comparison. It is a bit old now, of course, and its front-panel only has USB 2.0 on it. I felt the same when I went from my P182 to a P280. They don't make 'em like...

How about one of these hotswap bays, where the 3.5" drive is kept flush with the front of the case?

http://www.silverstonetek.com/product.php?pid=305

roadie wrote:Thanks for the suggestion, but sadly that uses an 8 pin PCIE lead...

It would work, you'd just need a 2x 6-pin to 1x 8-pin PCI-e adapter cable.

6-pin is rated for 75W
8-pin is rated for 150W (also known as 6+2-pin)

If a site outside of SPCR / techpowerup! / Anandtech has a complaint about noise, you know it's serious! :D Are you sure you're limited to a blower design GPU cooler? The GTX670 isn't that hot a card. Asus DirectCU II, Gigabyte WF3 etc. would be very quiet both at idle and under load, especially if ...

http://www.silentpcreview.com/article1202-page3.html That's a comparison of the i5 2400, i5 2400S, and an undervolted i5 2400 for idle and load power consumption. As you can see in the graphs, there is little/no difference at idle, but a notable difference under heavy load. Note the clock speed diff...

What sorts of cases take this form factor? Are there are lot out there? Akasa Euler Fanless Thin ITX Case [SPCR] Akasa Galileo Ultra-slim Fanless Thin ITX Case [SPCR] Building a Thin Mini-ITX PC: Small and Silent Performance [Techspot] Intel's Thin Mini-ITX platform: nine months later: The do-it-yo...

What do you think of the custom laser engraved keycaps you can get? I'm tempted to get some. Just a novelty thing. I love the look of them, but the price (postage cost as well) always keeps me in check. :lol: Now a full set of high quality PBT keycaps? That I could go for, but I prefer my LED backl...