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If they can cool this thing and still have human life survive within one square kilometer of it, there's no reason why we can't get our machines dead silent.

What kind of brick do you need for these? Do they provide them?

Well good job on reviving a really old thread

Did you try placing the thermistor near different temperatures to see if there is a change?

What version of Windows are you using? (or other OS)..

Sounds like a good idea, I'll look for something in Windows that will do this automatically, if not, I'll start writing a script.

There is nothing wrong with 42ºC. Are you running your new fan at 12v? We buy these massive heatsinks so we can keep decent temperatures at ultra low noise levels.

Uh.......... Nice find Copper!

*cough*

With a dremel and smaller pieces of wood :D, you could easily fit this inside a case with <40degC temps... I'm glad your HDs are quiet , but that HD box is half the size of your PC case, and probably weighs just as much. Even if your HDs are stable.. their lifetime will diminish significantly at tha...

Sooty the NCU-2000 is designed to be passive using your cases existing airflow.
Ideally you would want to have a 120mm rear exhaust and maybe a duct over the NCU.

Are you going to let your "brand snobbery" deprive you of a decent product? Of course not. Sorry if it sounded like thats what I was implying. Just meant that it wasn't some great innovation, but I'm more than glad that someone has brought the 'ICE cooler' to the desktop. The installation comment I...

I'm more than pleased with my 9600 NonPro. If you're not looking for record breaking FPS scores, this card would be perfect. Full DirectX 9. Probably the best fanless videocard you can get (not including 'ultimate').

wjdashwood 30degC for a HD is great. Don't bother trying to beat that. If you are just trying to quiet it down, you would be better off with a smaller fan. 120mm is overkill for that. To make up for the decrease in airflow, try and find some long flat heatsinks, or get some aluminium u-channel and ...

Yeah I was going to edit and suggest the opposite as well. I just figured since the source of the hot water was at the bottom, most of the heat might have been transfered out of the fins by the time it go to the top. But returning the hot water at the top does sound like a better idea. Is there a co...

I'm not sure of how the flow of water works in this tank, but would there be a way to take the water from the top of the reserator before it goes into the computer, and put it back in the res. at the bottom of the tank? If so, what kind of gain would there be? I would think the water at the top woul...

Even my non-pro gets kindof warm and it's HS is slightly larger.
I wish I had one of those laser temp probe things.

Maybe if you underclock it and don't play any games, it might be ok.
But for the price of an AC VGA Silencer, I don't think it's worth the risk

Kickass Pics looked like the base could only be installed one way.
Thanks. Can't wait for the review.

Mike, can the NCU be oriented in the other direction?!?!?

Thermaltake didn't really come up with anything.. it looks just like the Shuttle ICE cooler with a few more HPs and fins.
It also seems to have some installation issues.

I had an extremely whiny Fujitsu and managed to get rid of the noise by placing it on the bottom front of my case, sitting ontop of a large piece of foam (the ones that ususally come with harddrives), with another large piece ontop, and strapped together tightly. With heatsinks attached to the side,...

Well I thought the NCU2000 looked great, but it looks like it can only be installed in one direction. Which is great for convection, but not for ducting. Hopefully we can get some numbers from it soon.

That one seems fine. Just don't get a Black and Decker Wizard. I'm not sure if they make larger versions, but the one I was using was terrible for cutting something as thick as a computer case. Batteries died in 3-4 minutes.

That's odd. What kind of motor does it use? On the exposed side of the drive, it should say Nidec or JVC and wether or not it uses FDB.

You sure you don't mean SP1213N?

http://www.samsung.com/Products/HardDiskDrive/index.htm

You seem to have some dust problems
Why not cram those wires between your cd drive and rheobus. I know you say they are out of the way, but why not make it pretty?!

Temps?

Hopefully another brand that is known to make quieter products will release a 7200rpm model. If not, the size and heat pluses add headroom for dampening.

I'll try emailing seagate or samsung.

I would be very interested in finding out how well 7200 Rpm notebook drives perform noise wise. http://www6.tomshardware.com/storage/20030813/mini-harddisks-01.html http://www.transintl.com/macupgrades/moreinfo.cfm?number=95 http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/storage/display/hitachi-25-7200.html Even ...

Well the stock fan is only 40mm, but any 60mm fan is easy enough to attach to the stock sink.

Pentium 4M? Or Pentium M?

When I finish school I will be building one that I have been planning for a while. The reason for the PSU duct is to prevent the hot CPU air from rising up into the PSU. So placing it at the bottom of the case will also prevent this. What software are you using? You should make the background white....

Don't they make flexible tubes that light up? You could put that around the inside of the clock. It would look slick..