I have noticed one mistake in the article regarding the Noctua fans. The model number starts with NF-S12 as opposed to NS-S12.

Fantastic article, it was a thoroughly good read :D However, I too am sad that the Yate Loon, Globalwin NCB and Sharkoon fans could not be included. UK silence seekers can find the Scythe and Noctua fans fairly easily on Ebay, along with the Yate Loons. However, they are almost prohibitively expensi...

Felger Carbon wrote:Check out the Arctic Cooling Freezer 64 Pro at Newegg. About $16+$5 shipping. Very good cooling, versatile mounting, lots to like.

Yeah, that is the inexpensive yet quiet solution I would recommend to everyone.

Nope but the resonance my three hard drives is making is rather annoying. That stretch magic stuff seems to be pretty cheap so it could be an inexpensive fit.

EDIT this cooling device :| it'll be loud. 40mm fans are loud. if they're quiet they're of no use as they push so little air it'll do nothing. before p150 i used scythe kama bay. yes, v quiet 12cm fan, smooth and so on, but as it's near you it's audible. v quiet, but audible. i used it as i had no ...

I think I might try this in my Aurora, to what did you tie the stretch magic to?

I will be purchasing a SOLO in the near future, and here is my plan. I will keep my current PSU and create a duct from the top 5.25" bay so that it has an air supply free of heat from the rest of the case. This should hopefully mean the fan ramps up less. To filter the air to the PSU, I plan to use ...

I may get the Silverstone or the following Akasa for about half the price:

http://www.akasa.com.tw/akasa_english/s ... c_06bk.htm

Can anyone confirm whether both of these work via resistors, as opposed to PWM?

Thanks.

Will the VF700 series coolers fit? I am after one for my parents AGP 6600GT, as they fit that.

The x1950pro is an interesting card, as all brands can use their own cooling solutions. The most interesting of which I think are the MSI: http://www.msi.com.tw/program/products/vga/vga/pro_vga_detail.php?UID=774 http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/showthread.php?t=120831 And the ASUS: http://www.as...

I bought some 120mm GlobalWin NCB fans from http://www.rainbowcomponents.co.uk/ for £7.20+p&p each. The guy there is called Gary and he was pretty helpful.[/url]

I think it looks like quite an interesting product. I wonder if it can cool a X1900XT with silence comparable to my current and rather bulky set up?

When I had a (Aopen) 6600GT, I replaced the stock fan with a NV6. I was very impressed with its performance and how quiet it was. I would definitely purchase another.

I think the most important thing is to start with a case made out of thick aluminium. My case is well built internally but the side panels are made out of very thin aluminium and initially this cause a lot of resonance from fans and hard drives. I bought some Acoustipack and applied it everywhere I ...

My NeoHe is still providing flawless performance. I could not be happier with spending only £55 on it (ever so slightly second hand).

When I had mine, I sealed the CPU hole and placed a fan filter over the GPU one. This worked very well.

I can't help but feel that a cooling set up of this kind would be better suited by using an 80mm fan in a design similar to that of the Antec NeoHe's.

I greatly enjoyed the Condor review. However, if you were to cool a x1900 passively, I think you need to build around it from the outset. Using the Condor with the different orientation would have been one of the things needed. It is possible to cool the x1900 well with a very low level of noise and...

Great review. I still wager that my solution beats all others when it comes to cooling high W GPU's but I have to admit that it is not the most practical or economical to set up.

That Aurora looks great! Mine is a bit of a mess to be honest but I am still happy with it.

You can add the Thermalright Ultra 90 to the list too.

Leadtek do a 7600GT with a non reference cooler. However, it is probably cheaper to get the most inexpensive 7600GT and put an Accelero on it.

I too am a fan of this PSU and have had 0 problems with it. I just wish the cables had one more SATA plug on them! That would save me having to use an extra one.

I had a 480W Hiper Type R. It was silent when idle but under load it kicked up in speed and did produce a lot of noise. It also never seemed to go quiet again until the computer was switched off. I'm not sure how the 580W model compares but I am extremely happy with my Antec.

IMO, SLI is the biggest scam going in the PC world these days. You will almost always get better value for money (that means better performance for less money) by simply selling your vidcard and replacing it with a single higher performance one. Two previous gen or lesser performance vidcards deman...

I have used an EPoX EP-9U1697 GLI for a couple of weeks whilst ironing out issues with my computer. It was a revision 1.0 board and despite the samples that reviewers seem to have received, it came with a passive HS for the chipset. However, this did get awfully hot although it didn't affect stabili...

Another one of my A64s' (3500+ LLBWE 0606GPMW): AMD64 TCaseMax - v1.19 ---------------------- CPU Information (CPU #1): Standard CPUID: Family: F, Model: F, Stepping: 2 Extended CPUID: Family: F, Model: 2F, Stepping: 2 CPUID String: 20FF2 Processor APIC: 0 Processor: AMD Athlon 64 3500+ (Venice) CPU...

I felt the same as you about air intakes into the case. My solution was to open up both of the 3.5" bays and place a dust filter behind them. This is quite good, as there is a nice "tunnel" from there, through my Freezer 64 Pro and back to the lower case fan. It is difficult to rely upon the single...

I have a V1-Ultra on my x1900xt, as I really was not happy at all with the stock HSF both idle and under load. My V1-Ultra is fitted with 2x80mm fans, which are both at 5V, and it's completely silent but still keeps temperatures reasonable. About the only game I am playing at the moment is Civilizat...

I will then be able to sell both the 3000+ and the 3700+. What does everyone think of this? I don't see why you would do this when you can run the 3000+ @ 2.4Ghz and idle in the low 30's. I'm after a higher multiplier for more speed when overclocking... Anyway, I have a new retail 3500+ on the way,...