qviri wrote:I think some may go up, while others will fall.

I've thought about it, but there is no way you can fit a large CPU cooler like the Ninja in there. The best option is probably a Zalman 7000, which will have about 2.5cm free space to the PSU for the fan to use. I toyed with the idea of an XP-120 "fanless" (but ducted to the PSU), but I dunno. I'm n...

VT50WA wrote:Does anyone know if the Arctic Cooling Freezer 64 Pro fits in the NSK2400?

My money is on nope, the HS is 126mm tall and the case is around 120mm internally

Nope, the case is just over 120mm high on the inside, so the heatsink can't be more than 110mm or so since the mobo takes a bit. 4.5" = 114mm, not 140.

Oh right, my bad. So no need to swap out the GPU fan first thing, then.

If you're gonna use Linux, then there is no doubt nVidia is king of the hill. The 7900GTXs might be overkill unless you do a lot of gaming though, I hear the 7900GTs run a lot cooler.

Since it's connected to the graphics card header, it should work as well as the stock cooler when it comes to thermal control. Then again, I think I read that 7900GT does not have that, making the fan run at full all the time.

There are quite a few people over at htpcnews.com who run passive with SI-120 in the NSK2400, albeit only with A64 and not Preshotts.

OK, looked around a bit and found that when you include shipping the two options above add up to about the same. That'll probably mean I'll go with a G50 and Zalman 7000, at least if I'm not going AM2...

Hmmm, it seems the cheapest reputable online store in Sweden that carried the XP-90 have dropped it, and the Ninja is a bit cheaper than I remembered. I am however a bit worried about the weight of the Ninja should I decide to go over to a friend's for a mini-LAN. Pricewise, the G50+Zalman 7000 woul...

Yeah, but I do like the looks and weight of the Lian-Li better than the Solo, which isn't really any smaller than my current case. And I don't think I can get those b-stock ones in Sweden. And the Ninja feels a bit overkill for me, the XP-90 is quite a bit cheaper and will probably not make any prac...

From what I heard there'll be no new processors released for s939 or s754

Well, the whole Conroe (excluding X6800) have a TDP of 65W, and considering the E6300 has half the cache and considerably slower clockspeed, probably in combination with quite a bit of undervolting headroom it should come in quite a bit under that. Then again, should you wish to use the overclocking...

Yes, it will give the PSU warmer air to work with, BUT with a CPU that in reality doesn't use more than 40W, I'm not sure how much of a difference that will make. In this case, that's pretty much all the heat to worry about since the video card has it's own 120mm exhaust.

I've considered it as well, and if you use a 12cm PSU I'm thinking of passively cooling an XP-120 in there, with a relatively low-heat CPU (E6300/X2-3800). It should be doable, at least if you duct it.

Check out the A64 TDP polls in this forum, and remember that those have plenty more cache than the Semprons, so the Sempron average should be a bit lower.

And also, the 35W AM2 ones aren't really low-cost either.

After seeing that, I PM'd AntecRep, and just got the reply that there are no drive covers.

Actually, on the website they claim to do have drive covers, although it's not in the photos. Maybe it's just a case of copying too much stuff from the P150. [quote="http://www.antec.com/us/productDetails.php?ProdID=18500"]8 Drive Bays (or 7 drive bays with Suspension Mount of the HDD) - External: 4...

How is your board rotated there: does the hot air rise from the XP-90C into the duct, where it's taken out by the fan? Actually, now that I think of it it probably wouldn't be too bad if the hot air rose in the G50 either, the top fan takes it out of the case pretty soon anyway. I guess the main iss...

I just got the idea from the tight space there, thanks for your input. Sounds like it'll be much easier having the PSU taking in fresh air and use a Zalman 7000 instead then. Ah well, at least I put the idea out there. Or maybe an XP-120 with a sucking fan and taking out the power supply fan, but a ...

I'm going to upgrade my computer soon, and I was thinking of getting a Lian-Li G50 , where the PSU can be flipped over. I was thinking of cooling the CPU with an XP-90, and it seems to take heatsinks that are max ~85mm high, the XP-90 being 75mm without a fan. Do you think using the 120mm PSU fan to...

BrianE wrote:Heheh, nice idea. I don't know how you'd power them (multiply the MB connector somehow?)

A picoPSU should be able to drive such a system, it'd probably fit in pretty much any case.

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If a generic 350W supply is enough, a 330W Seasonic should be plenty. The measurements you took showed loads under 200W DC, so you can add another 100W draw without hurting the power supply, although that would probably make the fan spin up since the 330 has tiny heatsinks. It seems to ramp up the f...

I've got an Arctic Cooling Copper Silent TC2 on my 2500+ that doesn't make a difference in noise in my case, where I suspect the power supply's electrical buzzing to be the loudest thing. The computer also has two Papst 120mm fans, and the power supply is a HEC 300W that came with the case. I have n...

What about the Silverstone LC04 (silverstone's site seems to be down, so linking to the spcr review). It doesn't take full-size PSU's, but 240W should be enough for that system, and the included PSU was quiet enough for the reviewer at least. It might be a bit more expensive ($150) than the other ca...