I've seen these around before, but didn't think of posting about it here until now.

Ion Cooler 3.0 (return of InventGeek)

Tempting, tempting. l have this on my to try list. Electrical noise aka whine is my chief nemesis at the moment though.

DrCR

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high-speed interconnect chip - bridges AGP to PCI-E and visa versa.

A good passive heatsink should do you proud, esp. if it gets a little air.

DrCR

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dinny wrote:On the review it says it isn't suitable for 7950 GX2...

Check out the HR-03 Plus.
http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/Ther ... /HR-03Plus

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I'm a fan of the VF900...can you fit two of them on? Thermalright has a few very good vga coolers -- perhaps you could put one on one way, and on on the other?

DrCR

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I stumbled upon this today looking for fan controllers. It may be the fan you seek: http://www.case-mod.com/120mm-case-fan-clear-blue-led-fan-compare-to-yate-loonnexus-p-1710.html It amazes me how much quiet-computing has permeated into the general PC sector over the years, but that description is ...

Nice bit of kit you've got there. :) Not surprising your temps are OK considering your CPU (assuming you're not overvolting it through the roof). But yeah, if you want to push, say, a QX6600 to 4+GHz you'll be looking at taking things to a whole new level. In this case personally I would go for the ...

I would start a new thread in the Fans and Control section, but to go ahead and give you advise I would shy away from any low RPM fans in your case due to your restricted environment, rather restrictive indeed. Have you considered a "pantyhose" filter? Not sure how bad the dust problem is for you, b...

I'm a Forton fan in that price range as well and just grab a yateloon if the stock fan is a problem.

I'm using a WD 120GB JB, but I'm using a HD501LJ as a storage drive and have purchased a few for my employer.

HD501LJ
http://storagereview.com/HD501LJ.sr

I use multiple instances of CPUBurn. CPUTest for Mac. Prime95 for _truly_ testing the stability of your machine, not just CPU heat testing.

SPCR used to have an apps linky deal that disappeared when the website was overhauled way back when. Would be nice to have that back.

DrCR

I found the Western Digital Scorpio 250GB WD2500BEVSto be quieter in my MBP (got rid of the HM250JI I had in there for a bit). The WD2500BEVS a bit cheaper too so it's a win win. I also traded in the HM250JI as there are reported issues with it in MacBookPros. link I'm loving the HD501LJ in my deskt...

StorageReview.com has a nice review of the WD2500BEVS here . A pity that's it's power efficency is not as good as I had expected. :( I have not been able to find a review of the HM250JI. Any thoughts mates? Perhaps I'm beening really indecisive here, well, yes, I am, but every time I'm about to pull...

I'm looking at picking up this macally 2.5"er myself.

DrCR

Looking for a hard drive for the sata notebook I have coming in for uni this fall. I'm going to be triple booting natively plus a couple of virtual machines a the least, so I'm going to need a quite a bit of space lol. :lol: Two options I'm considering: Western Digital Scorpio WD2500BEVS 250GB 5.4k ...

I just get a server not found, no referral.

Got a google cache for http://www.aero-case.com/preview.html is dated from May10, '07 so it was just recently that the site went down.

http://www.aero-case.com google cache dated May 24 '07. Not sure what gives.

Don't know about the fan in particular, but its transparency doesn't bode well for it.

Thinking about putting a MD20Z in a P180.... :twisted: One serious issue -- I won't place my pump above my psu or hard drives. May refresh an old '04 prototype. Some early Revisions _______ v-Rev. 4c-v http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v235/drcr1/af595a51.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v235/d...

That's a very good question [F]bernZ. To be honest I really don't know. I would venture, however, that it would also be too restrictive an environment, and you would get better noise/temp with the alternatives.

Shadowknight wrote:Well, since we know for a fact that black computers are faster, we can infer that any Nexus fans that have black on them are faster and louder than the orange ones.

Beat me to it lol.

Yeah, just noticed they were available as well. Also available at performance-pcs.com Jab-tech.com has the best price, so far. [rant]I remember when Jab-tech first "opened shop", and over the years for this or that they had right product and at the best price or, at least, competitive price. Not sur...

Dude, there are a lot of solid vendors out there. Don't limit yourself to whatever newegg happens to have. I realize not everyone is always making IT purchase though. Resellerratings.com should be a good resource for you, and/or you can always post concerning a vendors reputation. Anyway, glad you'r...

Poorly - probably very poorly. I'd just go for a YL or Scythe...or you could try to track down the elusive 7-blade AC Sunon.

Perhaps a postscript needs to be added to the review to reflect the Noctua's poor pressure capability? Something like "we recommend these fans as intake or case fans, but their poor pressure delivery means they should not be used in proximity to heatsinks or other sources of impedance". Ah, forgot ...

Ah, Vancouver. I'm a hardbooter, and Whistler is on my must-try list. Maybe in 3-4years I'll be up there to say hi.

Mt Bachelor is the destination for next year, with probably Sun Valley the next.

DrCR

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I agree, it seems the Noctua fans do deliver in open air, but when paired with a heatsink which has tighter fins, its performance will drop, as the fan can't deliver a lot of air pressure. Yeah, that doesn't suprise me. Heard long ago from one of leaders of the time that the less space between the ...

Identical spec between the L1BX linked and the L1A referred to in the 120mm sticky thread. The other fan versions are different, faster speeds -- the L in L1A or L1BX is the Low speed version.

That's the L1A. BX is the rpm monitoring version. Don't want to chide you too much but the identical specs should have tipped off a seasoned SPCR member. ;) :) Good to see someone hunting for a solid 25mm+ DC fan though. Let me know if you ever find the YL38mm on the open market! :D DrCR ___________

I own the non/pre-HPCP chipped version of this card (:?). Do a sub-forum search here for my posts. In a nutshell: not too bad once nvidia proprietary drivers installed, but I ended up going for the Zalman VF900 as I like my machine to be as quiet as I can affordably make it. It's a solid card, I'd s...

Oooh, I like that blade count on that Silverstone. Extra blades + extra thick could = extra good in restrictive environments -- if it turns out to be a solidly quiet fan. Can't wait too see the testing results of it here, but based on the manf. specs it is louder that its not particularly good 25mm ...

jaganath wrote:

For example the Scythe S-FLEX is generally accepted to be the quietest 120mm fan available right?

No. Nexus, Yate Loon and Globalwin NCB 120mm are quieter.

I'd better adjust the sticky....