Spec is correct. However, it isn't a horizontal obstruction. The two support bars run from front to back, and the SI97 probably sits somewhere close to the middle of those two. The space / clearance between the two support bars is 84mm the last time I measured. So, you can just pop a 80mm fan into t...

Break out the tin snips!

Be glad you don't have the temperature reporting bug firmware. Mine runs at '60 degrees C' idle. I believe it should be about a 20C miscalibration because the hard drive does seem warmer than my hand does. This hard drive isn't that quiet really.. I can hear it over all my fans [One 120mm at ~800rpm...

More voltage = more heat, so yes.

However, it wouldn't be too significant. As long as you have even a slight breeze over the fans, its fine.

It might be that your hand is actually vibrating. Some people's hands aren't very still, and even if you move it with two hands there's still the odd shake that you don't feel, but instead gets transferred to the cage.

As does NCIX.

Actually, they don't break that easily. If they do break, you can just ziptie the video card's sink to the card. Zipties can be VERY strong if you use them correctly.

Yeah, I've been googling. However, the only thing I can hear in my case right now is my HDD, so I'm not too sure if the 7900GTX's cooler will create more noise in my case.

Nono, that's not what I meant. I have a case which requires the motherboard to sit horizontally. Do you understand what I mean by the 'height' of the card now? [I really should have said width shouldn't I? woops..] Width isn't a concern - I have an NF-M2 which has a PCI-e 1X slot [which I'll never u...

And, please keep reading. I'm planning to make the purchase of either a 7900GS or 7900GT. However, my case dictates the heatsink's dimensions, and that it cannot exceed the height of the video card's PCB. Therefore, I'm looking for a passive aftermarket solution that will allow me to run the card [n...

"I have 2x1 GB XP2-5300 Mushkin sticks that run at 2.1v. The default voltage for DDR2 RAM is 1.8v and I see that can be changed in the BIOS via the "DDRII Voltage" setting. I'm not sure what this additional "DDRII Reference Voltage" setting below it is though. Any ideas?" But the question is, does y...

If no beeps are coming out, it might be that your CPU has died.

:lol: :lol: :lol: My best experience is probably a) Forgetting to plug in the 4pinP4 connector [and then troubleshooting for hours, swapping ram, hard drive, cpu, video] b) This is actually a genuine mistake, took me eons to figure out. I plugged the front panel in incorrectly - the reset switch was...

I have the same case and my system is pretty much quiet except for HDD hum. The version I have is the Ultra Microfly which is the same case, except 1'' longer overall and no side vents. If you want to suspend a hard drive properly, there's pretty much no room unless you give up one of your 5 1/4'' s...

Ultra Microfly..

Aspire X-QPack.

I have a question actually. Someone said that the Noctua fans seem to blow air in all directions which explains the poor static pressure. So, do you guys think this would make it a good candidate for a fanswap on the Zalman 7700? - It blows air all around which can only be advantageous to this heats...

What is your CPU voltage at ?

If you're not going to overclock, why are you getting the DQ6 [other than quad core support?]

Did you ever try running memtest86+ on your system? It'll try to isolate for system errors. You can burn an ISO version onto a CD [and then restart and boot off the CD] - it'll run itself. If you see any errors, you know something is wrong with your RAM.

I can't remember where the link is, but it is from HTPC. -- Basically, it involves shaving the TR bracket so the lugs don't extend upwards. Then, you use the mounting system for the P4 socket [478] and go from there. Will post the link when I find it. There you go! http://www.htpcnews.com/forums/ind...

does anyone know if a Thermalright XP-120 will be able to fit on this board in any shape way or form with the AM2 RM (rev. B)? if someone can figure out how to make it work, please let me know - I'm just assuming that it won't fit due to the tall caps right next to the socket: (given that heatpipes...

Oh, don't worry. 56 was RIGHT after I terminated it. It idles around 36. :lol: Edit: Budget doesn't really matter, but in terms of height I'm limited under 75mm. Its an Ultra Microfly. Edit2: Actually, I've seen someone slap a 7700 on AM2. It requires the use of the Thermalright AM2 revB adapter. I ...

Pop me into the list of overclocking nuts who want to stay quiet! http://img213.imageshack.us/img213/1201/2720mhzstableud3.th.jpg 3 fans 2 * 120mm 1 * 92mm - PSU has a 120mm fan which is the yate loon 0.3A BB fan. It's not toooo obtrusive with the fan controller on this PSU but it could be better. -...

I think ONE of them is PWM because it's 4pin. The rest should be the regular 3pin connectors which aren't PWM.

Did you decline the review from NCIX?

It may be that either

your card really IS running too hot
then in this case, recheck your mounting
the alarm tripoff in ccc is too low
if so then just put it up a bit higher

I believe it provides the card with 'two sources' of 12V. It gets 2 12V+ lines going to it - whether or not they're on different rails, this is PSU dependent, and dependent on which molexes you connect it to.

Yeah, I wonder if it would fit into smaller SFF systems.. Any performance readings?

I'm curious too!

Opteron 280.. Aren't those socket 940? How do you make them fit into a S939 board??

I am waiting too. The only thing thats stopping me from going out to get the P5B-VM is that it lacks PCI locks and does not support any memory which needs voltage higher than 1.95.

No PCI lock means bad overclocking! Yes, I'm one of those people who try to overclock and get a quiet system.