Someone also mentioned that the 200GB Samsung seems to all have Nidec motors.

The Barracuda IV comes in 80GB capacity as well. I just removed mine from an old system last night, and was admiring its build quality (shield over PCB, which presumably is a victim of cost cutting).

I'd say 17" is the minimum, and that's iffy. Make it 18" to be safe.

Your IDE cable (to the optical drives) and the ATX cable is going to cross. Not a problem, just need to spend a little effort routing them cleanly.

Molex to the optical drives can be easily extended if it is not long enough.

I've given some thought about this. I think a better solution would be to add an extra magnet and steel plate to the bottom of the case. I'm not sure why it's not there - it looks like the door is meant to have 3 magnets, but only one is installed. Another possibility is to find a flat rigid length ...

And here's proof from work that devonavar himself did: http://www.silentpcreview.com/files/images/p180/slk3000-system1.jpg The Ninja clips attach to the top of the fan, not the bottom (like the XP-120). This means that you can only use 25mm fans and not 38mm fans. http://www.silentpcreview.com/files...

If you're powering them off the molex, getting 5V to the fan is easy. Get a molex pin removal tool, and swap the yellow and red wire on the fan , and if you intend to use the female molex pass-through to power other components, swap that set of pins too. The intention here is so that you won't accid...

http://reviews.pimprig.com/cases/images/767-gap.jpg Guess there is a gap after all. Read the review at PimpRig . Came across it from the order page at CoolerGuys ($200 + shipping). The reviewer doesn't care much for the case. His opening statement in the conclusion is hilarious - makes me wonder wh...

a) Most computers have only one hard disk - thus having a potential failure rate of 100%. How is this any better or worse than a RAID 0 array? The probability of a hard drive failing is X, where X is between 0 and 1. The probability of one or more drives failing in a two drive array, where the prob...

(problem because it has a 24 pin mobo connector and the ax8 is 20 pin, is there any way around that?) Three possibilities: 1. If there is enough space at the side of the ATX connector on the motherboard, plug it in, leaving the 4 new pins unconnected. 2. Buy a 24 to 20 pin adapter (or even 20 pin e...

I have both the Centurion 5 and the P180. The Centurion is as quiet as the P180 most of the time, with better temperatures. Of course, the Centurion was modded, and the P180 hasn't been (yet). I cut out the grills, soft mounted the single exhaust, have the HDD resting on Sorbothane strips. Both of t...

This one might be closer: http://www.silentpcreview.com/article244-page1.html Not the T7K250, don't know how much diff between the two - I believe Tom's Hardware has a review on the T7K250 if you're interested. I like my 7K250, other than the meow - newer models should not have that. I can't compare...

Accuracy of temperature : it all depends on where the temperature is being measured. I don't know for sure, but if I'm to guess, I'd say its among the electronics in the interface board at the bottom of the drive. Try a couple of different programs - dtemp, speedfan, see if the temp readings agree. ...

Coolerguys has a customer return for $40 listed under their garage sale section.

http://www.coolerguys.com/garage35.html

You probably could destroy the pins somehow, and then glue the heatsink on. If they are plastic pins, you can probably cut them off, push the pin remnants away, and mount using new plastic pins. But, seriously, you're not doing yourself a favor by trying to save time here. Take your time, do it rig...

So I read the recommended guides, and I didnt quite understand them. Which part didn't you understand? Most (all?) of the guildes are just a listing by rank of preferred components. Im planning on getting the A64 3500+ Venice processor, stock replaced with a Thermalright XP-90 paired with a Thermal...

SVC has "rubber fan screws" for $2.99 per set of 12. Got some because they are cheap, but haven't tried them. I got something similar (different material) in a shop in Akihabara for about double the price. For some strange reason they sell them in sets of 6 for a little under 300 yen. Nexus has a ki...

In your first photo, the NB47J looks like something from a Salvador Dali painting

100+ fps in HL2 you said? Damn... I said I wouldn't upgrade for another year... *sigh*

What about the fan on the mobo? There's a very long thread on replacing the NB fan. I'm not familiar with your MB, but your main problem is getting it to clear the graphics card. A few motherboards (Asus A8N-SLI Premium, Abit AN8, some Gigabtye, and a few others) don't have NB fan. The AC 64 seems ...

kadiir wrote:

LennyC wrote:I also just realized that the Thermalright V-1 hasn't been released yet. What else could I get for similar performance?

FYI, the V-1 has either been released or is about to be released:

Also available from SVC right now if you're in the US.

http://www.svc.com/tr-v1.html

The Sonata (I have one) needs to have a front fan for HDD cooling. Any of the more quiet 120mm fans should do. The orange Nexus is the current favorite, though expensive ($15 + shipping).

What CPU cooler are you planning to use?

Sorry for dragging this off topic - it's not relevant to the subject of ATA over ethernet at all, and there are several threads on this, so do a search on Gigabyte iRAM, which is a PCI card form factor, DDR SDRAM populated, SATA interface, semi affordable solid state hard disk with battery backup.

Not much comment regarding the noise aspect, but why 3 sticks of DRAM? You'll need 2 or 4 sticks for dual channel. Not even sure if 3 sticks is supported - check the online manual for the motherboard. Not familiar with the X600XT - since you don't game, perhaps another passively cooled card (like th...

Freelancer77 filed the gap in the partition to widen it enough to pass the cables through. I have a S12-430 in mine. I feel its not the ideal PSU for this case. My reasons: 1. The cables are on the short side. 2. The 120mm fan on top is not ideal for this case 3. The fan spins a little too slowly to...

Darn, I've been waiting for your pics.. I don't think BIOS shows the drives, but if you want to pause on the BIOS screen, try the PAUSE key. It works on some of my systems. Alternatively, you can try unplugging your keyboard if it pauses on all errors. I'm not familiar with the Mitsumi, so I'm afrai...

IsaacKuo wrote:Right now you're not going to get anywhere near full SATA 1.5Gbps speeds with ANY single drive, much less a single QUIET drive.

Erm, solid state storage like, say, Gigabyte iRAM?

ATA over Ethernet sounds like an interesting idea. Sort of like a poor man's version of iSCSI?

I may be mistaken, but I think beefier ram sinks merely mean that it'll take longer for them to heat up (and cool down) since they don't dissipate heat any better. How well a heat sink dissipates heat depends on the surface area and the airflow over them. Why not check to see if heat is the issue? O...

BrianE wrote:Hmm... which issue is this? The current one ("Heal Your PC")? I don't know if I'm that interested in those coolers, but maybe if I get the magazine cheap or something...

The September issue - the one after Heal Your PC

Coolermaster Hyper 6+ came out the winner. Gave it a 10 ranking which is rare for them. Anyone have one of these monsters yet? frankghery bought one but not sure if he tried it out. Can you post a link, please? I think it's only available in the print version. A friend told me about it, I haven't r...

- Will the SLK-800A with a Panaflo 80A fit with the 939 chip? If not, what do I need to keep a decent sound? - Mobo - Which ones are good at the moment? - Wanna learn some basics for SATA as i know nothing in this area at the moment. I don't think the SLK-800A will fit. Current favorites include th...

Reachable wrote:I guess speech is the hardest thing to tune out.

Unless it's the spouse talking...

Regarding white / pink noise, see here for examples. Personally I'm still not sure what's the difference

Huh, looks like it's the same screw for the hard drives? Actually I thought they look more like the screws used to hold the rails to the optical drive / floppy? http://dizzy.smugmug.com/photos/25372373-M-3.jpg From another thread, the screws found in the plastic box. They are (from left to right) M...