u know what u could try, is positive case pressure and have the power supply with no fan at all being the only exaust if u're going to try it this way, make sure there's no other big gaping holes in the case as well... all computer cases are very leaky so the air will go out everywhere not just out...

with the choice between the P4 and the Althon the discussion could go on for HOURS about both pros and cons.... it's really up to your personal decision, I'm poor :roll: so I got a Duron setup, runs well(ish) and does all the need it to do... The selection of a system should be based on how much you...

are u talking about reversing the fan in the back of the PSU? This would probably keep the PSU cooler but it would mean that the heat from the PSU would also enter the case (bad) or if u ducted it it would mean that the internal air wouldn't have a path to go.... A typical computer case has a revers...

supastar wrote: Or is this a plot by a minor fan manufacturer to undermine the market leader?

All your fans are belong to us...

Sorry couldn't resist

I think u guys are talking about the taisol P4 Solution... I prefer this heatpipe implemenation better case all the pipes are on one side so it'd be easier to mod so that the fins would be right in front of a exhaust vent of the case... So far this cooler and the Zalman ZM80-HP are the two best impl...

http://www.overclockers.com/articles650/ nice heatpipe cooler that performs okay and could be nice and easy to turn into a quiet cooling solution (it has all of its heatpipes on one side)....

1) Does "articles" tell you enough about what that section is about? Kinda, I just wondered round the site to see what was on it... 2) Would brief summaries in the listing pages for Articles or Reviews or Mods & Projects help you? A quick heading and really quick abstract would be nice 3) Does the o...

probably a Panaflow FBA0812L1A (have I got the number right guys?) the low speed panaflow........
- Bigger fan rotating slower is quieter cause less RPMs = less air turblence
have fun welcome to the world of quiet computing

Yeah this guy is really cool 8)... well worth a read, homemade silent cooling solutions and damn he must do a lot of metalwork and a good idea for the VGA cooling too... get a Zalman flower and make it flat :) and u have to love his CPU sandwich if u have a Al case that setup would ROCK for cooling ...

yeah nice post crisppy write it up as a full tutorial and see if we can't get the site /. 'd again, but where's the angle grinders??? they're cheap as and handy for cutting holes and stuff.... my nibbling tool has done most of my modding in my case so far.

with Slot cooling there's two heatsinks that would probably fit the bill for u either the VOS32+ (massive heatsink made by globalwin) might block up some RAM slots or the alpha P7125 http://www.below-0.net/belowzero.asp?contenttype=products&menuid=453054338 very nice pin fin heatsink with the copper...

MikeC, this is a really good idea, build a entire Case simulator setup, with a Simulated CPU with something like a precision resistor, a simulated HDD like a resistor in a HDD case and a simulated PSU this could be the ultimate simulated case for testing everything

and I thought after I managed to silence my computer that'd be it... The thing in my room that makes the most noise now is my fluro light I might do this mod on the transformer with this plastic spray if I can find some down here... any idea what it's called?

cement would be a bit heavy as well wouldn't it? u'd have fun carrying the computer to something like a LAN :).... also one thing as well Artic Silver Thermal Expoxy is known to be a *lil* electrically conductive as well u'd better go with artic alumina expoxy, it's a ceramic compound so not electri...

Another thing.. how easy is it to daisy chain fans.. can I get a splitter of some sorts coming into the fanmate and then out to two fans.. easy to do just get one of this 3 wire splitters http://www.coolpc.com.au/shop/index.html?prod=96 only problem is that u will only be able to monitor RPM from o...

It would be cool to make one that would be a through connector with just a 3 pin 7V connector coming off to the side. Is that possible? ? yeah u can do that as well, get a molex double adapter plug and cut off one of the two male molex plugs on it. - Cut the ground wires off that plug (black) and w...

paw crisspy, on a more serious cynical side though, is that when most inventors think up of a idea they usually release a product and then someone else picks up on it and makes a squillion copies of it but changes it just enuff to screw you out of the royalties :( but keep inventing setup a online s...

nate, there's 3 plugs on that adapter, one's a female molex plug (the one with the wires on the plug spaced far apart) this is the one that is tapping 12V and 5V from the normal molex connections. Then there's a male molex plug ( the big one with the four wires going into it) .... with the plug 7V c...

oh okay all that I've managed to do is to have a loud POP come out of my PSU supply from a rouge piece of metal from the fan grill. (I was cutting the fan grill out oops )

http://www.spodesabode.com/content/article/fanstep/1 hope u guy's like it, maybe mikec can use the fan controller PCB out of that vantec supply he blew up

http://www.dansdata.com/tools.htm , personally though I've only got the multimeter, the nibbling tool, a drill and the insane urge to make something explode in my computer

Welcome to silentpcreview bladerunner, if u look round your article's have been quoted a bit round here for the basis of silent cooling

maskedgeek this might help u http://www.benchtest.com/heat_pipe1.html this guy has made one and iterated though 2 Versions of it, this is a link to the 1st version

u might do a bit better if u stick a undervolted 80MM fan in the front of the case right in front of the IBM HDD's

hmmmmm I think it's time u got a dremel for the two 120MM fan holes I put in my other case (VERY cool) running setup I used a angle grinder, brute force I know but it worked, It might be worth your time to get a nibbling tool though all it needs is a hole to be drilled and u slowly nibble your way a...

lol it'd probably easier for u to buy a generic full tower server class case and do some dremeling on it

what is the 15 Pin connector specficially ? is it a DVI connector that looks like the same as the http://www.apple.com/displays/adapter.html , I know apple's have DVI displays, the ADC display and maybe some other funky display modes I've never heard of b4..... :) could be one of these connectors bu...

http://www.dansdata.com/goop.htm thermal compound comparison in case u're wondering the differences mmmm vegemite :-9

I looked at those piccies and now I see where u're coming from , maybe snip off the grill and cram a 40x20MM fan onto it including the screw mounts
that'd might just fit .

nate wrote: PS why isnt it possible to get the ZM-CU17 off in the freezer like you get the origional hsf off?

It should be possible to get the ZM Cu17 off using the freezer method though because u're using thermal glue like Artic Silver Epoxy, but haven't had any experience with the Zalman glue though