Let me put it this way, any suspension i would use would still need to work with the case up-side-down. Most solutions seem a bit dangerous when it comes to transportation.

Nothing. I intend to built a prototype even before i have the case. I'm a bit unsure what case i will get, but these are on my list sofar: Coolermaster Stacker (black) Yeong Yang YY-0221B (black) And perhaps: Coolermaster Stacker 830 (although i'm not extremely fond of it's exterior design) (it migh...

Thanks for the info. But any kind of suspension i build in will have to be able to keep the drives safe when moving the computer. I have an idea or two about how it can be done, none of which are final. (or even drawn on paper)

In a few months i need to buy a computer. The most likely power supply will be the antec phantom 350.

It may not have been the best use of english but it basicly comes down to this:(heart set on might have been better, because what i sais isn't often used in relation with objects) Really wanting something. I guess it's normally only used with people(and perhaps a cause that you find important); like...

The S12 430 should have a medium speed sleeve bearing fan. A review has been made, but whoever made it said MikeC still needs to approve it or something like that. The S12 500 is said to have a high speed ball bearing fan, i remember someone here saying they got a review sample, but there was someth...

This case (the black version) is on my "cases to consider list"

Although there are a few posts about this case, it's a bit limited.

Are there any elements of this that are bad noise wise?

Excluding the stock fans, fan mounting and harddrive mounting.

General comment is appreciated too

Would a large enough rubber block of a certain size(and the right rubber) be able to achieve the same as elastic suspension. If so, what kind of rubber and how big. I have very little experience with quiet computers, but i'm considering what mounting options will be acceptable for me. (trying to thi...

I've searched here and on google, but with no results so far. Most flexible fanducts seem to be 80mm.

The gigabyte 6600GT is a PCI-Express card, not a pci card. The card is also available as a AGP version with a very big heatsink. I think they also have a plain 6600 which is passively cooled, not sure if they made an agp version.

If you know the max power level of the fastest model then the "CPU Power by Kostik" should do the trick: http://www.silentpcreview.com/Web_Links ... id-19.html

Any ETA on performance testing?

The 6-pin is a connector for high end pci-express graphic cards. Nvidia 6800 series has one, the 6600 series and lower don't need them. It's not for SLI, sli generally requires a molex to be plugged into the motherboard near the slots. If you don't have a high end pci-express card then you won't nee...

Anyone know if there is a fix for the clicking problem that doesn't involve windows?(don't have one, but definately won't buy it if it requires windows to silence it)

Is that a yes?

I think 14 A on 12v line is not much(although i don't know what your hardware actually needs on 12v line), the total power usage probably isn't the problem.(maybe the 6800gt eats a lot, but that wouldn't explain boot problems)

The presence of active PFC decreases efficiency(according to antec specs), will it only lack the extra few % in it's best range(86-88%) or will it lose it everywhere(making the psu very inefficient in the low areas? (72% at 65W is already low, below 70% would be bad) I might be mistaken of my idea a...

Has the failure rate of this psu decreased?

Do the coils hum (in the review) in every sample or was it just the one reviewed by spcr?

Are there (fanless) psu's more efficient than the phantom 350?

Is the phantom with Active PFC more efficient in the lower ranges?(50-100 W)

There are two very different roles for hard drives, namely: 1: Operating System, Software, Documents, etc For that a quiet (40 GB, maybe a bit larger) 2,5" drive is probably the best choice. 2: Storage, Games, etc For that a larger 3,5" drive is better suited. You at least have to consider the two t...

Do you know if other WD SATA drives have FDB or are those still ball bearing?

Have the SATA models been improved too, because all the specs upto and including the 250 GB are still "loud"?(while all the PATA models are better)

I used the tool mentioned in that thread to test if AAM worked on both drives here, i wasn't aware it(the utility) was something special. (i just thought AAM worked on most WD drives) So you'd be better of waiting for someone who used other utilities that are more common. (hitachi tool for example)

I can't give a definate anser, but the 80 GB and 200 GB WD in this computer both support AAM.(this is not a quiet computer, so it's of little use) http://forums.storagereview.net/index.php?showtopic=11584&pid=149696&mode=threaded&show=&st=%EF%BF%BDentry149229%EF%BF%BDentry149696 This seems to indica...

The acoustics on that drive are really high, so probably a bad choice. (compare the 300(it's newer) and 250)

@MiKeLezZ: Are you reffering to the "RAID edition"?

Because those are not hard to get everywhere. (quite a few stores in my country that sell them)

Isn't this thing much noisier than let's say a WD Scorpio or are the specs way off?

I made a small mistake, the review i read a while ago(about the Caviar RAID edition) said that RAID0 performance of the SE was not up to par compared to other drives. I thought they said general performance. This was the review: http://www.gamepc.com/labs/view_content.asp?id=caviarre&page=1 Sorry fo...

I know there are quite a few 2,5" inch drives available, but very few seem to be SATA drives. Anyone know of a quiet SATA drive. I'm considering getting a 2,5" drive for the OS and non-storage purposes. Should i give hope on the availability of a 2,5" SATA drive within a few months?(and if i get a p...

I remember reading somewhere that Caviar Special Edition's have some performance issues, if anyone wants to buy one, be sure to check that by reading some reviews.

Keep in mind that not all Gigabyte Nforce4 boards come with a passive chipset cooler. Some do come with fans, just be carefull.