my understanding was the 7900GT fan was like the 7800GT where it could not be slowed down even using Rivatuner. I could be wrong?

X1900XTX: Pointless because the X1900XT is 97% of this card and yet much cheaper these days. 7900GTX: Way too expensive for what it offers, especially considering the X1900XT costs considerably less yet outperforms it in just about every game. X1900XT: goshawfully loud and runs very hot. the epitome...

No thanks. Had bad experience once trying to mod a videocard's cooling myself. I'd rather pay to have it done right by the product's developer.

Here are two quiet PCI-E high-end cards I didn't see on your list: Sapphire X800 XL Ultimate 256MB w/ Zalman copper cooler stock https://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ProductDetail.jsp?ProductCode=326807 Gigabyte 7800GT 256MB w/ Zalman aluminum cooler stock https://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ProductDetail.jsp?...

The trick about passively cooled GPUs is that they run ridiculously hot which HAS to shorten their lifespan. Basically if you want to run one you MUST put a front case fan in that blows air across its heatsink(s). IMHO, that defeats the purpose of actually silencing the GPU since you now have a case...

I would go for the P150 if you can afford to also get a stronger PSU, or wait for Antec to (hopefully) release a version w/o the PSU included that is cheaper. I went ahead and got a TruePowerII 480w PSU to go with my P150. I'm loving it so far. I plan to do a write up when I get some time. I am pret...

ATi Tool is AMAZING! Thank you so much!

One question - how low a percentage can I safely set the fan to? Like, will the motor/bearing overheat from being underdriven too far, or is it simply safe to set it as low as it can go and still spin (assuming temps are alright)?

Well I got one yesterday and installed it in my new system and it's by far the loudest item in the case. The fan is just straight up noisy, which is sad because they market it as QUIET. I'm going to look into the settings in the ATi Catalyst Control Center to see if there's anything amiss there. Asi...

Aye, but I don't want the card to overheat either so I'll have to still look into undervolting/underclocking it a bit most likely.

i wont ever use a 3.5" hard drive without an enclosure like the smartdrive 2002c. the difference is just HUGE. it reduces vibrations and most of all, blocks almost all of the high frequency's and "whoosh" broadband noises of the platters spinning. as for the gpu fan, is it running at the full 12 vo...

Oo, I never thought to try mounting an HD upside down, lol. Interesting. As far as suspending it, I don't think that affects the noise I am describing, since I've seen it mentioned in a review (a review here I think) and they also said that noise from the motor doesn't change if suspended. Thanks fo...

I'm still installing the software but the hardware is done (for now). Here are the specs and some initial thoughts. (I hope to write a review of the P150 with pics at some point.) Antec P150 mid-tower case 120mm case fan included (I cut one set of hard drive grommets and mounted it with those buffer...

Any idea when it'll actually be in stock?

I don't see it reviewed here nor mentioned in the recommended list. What gives? I just ordered the Antec P150 which comes with a PSU that will likely not work with the Asus A8N32-SLI I'm about to order. So, since Antec is going to cost me more money I'm torn between: Seasonic S12 500w (horrible revi...

Any reason why the Antec TruePower II 480w is ignored around here? (No review, no mention, etc). It is around 70% of the price of the Seasonic S12-500w PSU and judging by the HORRID quality of the Seasonic PSUs coming from NewEgg, I'd rather get the Antec TPII that seems to work very well. Especiall...

OMG SWEET! I am totally going to try to wait for this (if my current PC doesn't completely die before it's released)! This is what I have been waiting for! w00t!

Having had bad experience trying to install aftermarket cooling on a GPU before, I steer clear of Doing It Myself. I just wish Asus would hurry up with the passively-cooled GPU they displayed at an Asian hardware convention. I am hoping it will turn out to be a 7800GT. I think right now I will just ...

Anyway I used the adapter the bracket came with (should have tried that first instead of messing with the bracket that had the extra pin) and my other USB enclosure and now it's fired up and working just fine. Now to format it...

haha i tried to pull the stupid extra pin out (it came out) and tried it out and didnt hear the drive spin up and then noticed a wisp of smoke or two from the external USB drive enclosure i plugged it into to test, so something is fried, hopefully not the drive. oh well. we'll see. Since the faint w...

Now I just need to figure out how to take the extra pin safely out of the adapter so it will fit into an IDE female socket. Hmm...

The only caveat with these adapters is that they can go in either of 2 ways. Only one is the correct way; the wrong way can burn out the drive. With all the adapters I've used, the writing on the adapter itself needs to be on the top side of the drive. Looked at from the top of the drive with the p...

Mine looks alright in a bikini I guess...

Wondering if laptop harddrives are designed with a lower Mean Time Before Failure in mind due to laptops rarely if ever being left on 24/7 the way many people leave their desktops running. I guess I'm just a bit wary of spending ~$200 on that new Hitachi 7200 rpm 100GB drive that reviewed really wel...

ah crud I hate complications.

thanks though, i'll look into those links

any special mounting or connectors?

I expect it uses the same size IDE cable a desktop 3.5" harddrive does, but I want to make sure. Also, how do you mount a 2.5" laptop drive securely in a desktop PC case??

Just FYI, cannot get to Laptoplogic.com so cannot read article regarding the two 7200rpm drives. Kinda interested in them as I'm about to build a new desktop system yet NOT at all interesting in dealing with the noise (I have started turning my desktop off at night since it's in my bedroom for the t...

A fellow MW4:Mercs player. I wanted to help at least one out since many of them are still running systems so old it would make your head hurt to read their specs.


Btw if you own MW4:Mercs you might want to dust it off soon: http://www.mektek.net/forums/index.php? ... 41714&st=0

Too much hassle.

The fan on my year-old 9800Pro was starting to die. I decided that instead of dropping ~$1300 for a complete new system I'd just spend $140 and buy another Pro since I'm not playing any of the latest gen games anyway in the little gaming time I have anymore. When it arrived I swapped out the old car...

Update: Talked to a rep on the phone and they said if it's completely gone from the site they aren't getting it back in. It's also Back Order status at ZipZoomFly. Maaaaan