lb_felipe wrote:Why nobody has posted yet?

Im still cashing out my 401k to see if I can even afford to comment...

Raijintek Metis.

looks to have restrictive venting.

i really like silverstone cases.

have you seen the Sugo Series SG13? http://silverstonetek.com/product.php?pid=536&area=en

SuperMan88 wrote: For SSD vs M.2 it's about budget, how much is an m.2 vs a ssd? I think that for office use I can't notice the difference in daily use.

nailed it. you wont notice m2 being any better in daily use. to us regular users, the only advantage is its smaller size over a 2.5" ssd.

ive seen some passive radiators setups on the net, but they involve huge radiators, like out of a cadillac, custom waterblocks, huge plumbing, and use only moderately hot components. for decent results you really have to place the rad at least 2.5 feet above the block. some also put the rad outside ...

only a very small amount of SPCR'ers actually run water cooled rigs . if water were better, for silence, most of us would use it.

Who on SPCR has been using water cooling for a year, or more, and why?

-skip useless tall RAM heatspreaders, and just use normal height memory.
- low voltage ram can be a bonus, when shooting for the lowest power draw (heat).

CA_Steve wrote: Fan is quiet for both HTML and Flash...ok everything but the incredibly poor ad servers used by network sites. Holy crap, get your act together!

yet 'they' complain about adblockers being so prevalent ....

im always curious in these test what would happen if each paste was tested multiple times. my bet is the same paste could have a few degrees difference each time it was applied and mounted.

thanks for another quality review!

Nice Marmot wrote: Just wish someone would do the exact same thing but lop off ~13cm from the depth, skip the ATX/SFX PSU and go with DC-DC.

+1, sign me up!

quest_for_silence wrote: As an added very personal thought, I think SPCR could revise how they check the coolers' base shape, and broadly speaking I guess single or dual axis sight inspection might be sometimes, somewhat misleading.

just what mike and crew wants, more work.

darren wrote:
Thank you, though I'm not exactly new here, just not a regular poster;-)

whoops... i'll blame it on my halloween brew last night, everything was a bit fuzzy lastnight.

Welcome to SPCR!

Very clean build.

Did you try it without the foam? -I find foam's acoustic dampening qualities in PC builds are mostly a placebo.

Any suggestions for manufacturers that have good low profile dimms?

you don't actually need low profile memory, just normal memory without a tall heatspreader. (BTW RAM heatspreaders are basically pointless.)

CA_Steve wrote:Yeah, you guys are off in the weeds.

speaking of out in the weeds... what was that device called that kept your fans running for a set time after you shut down your PC, so it would "SAFELY cool down components after powering down." ?

If a drive is run within its spec'ed temperature range, then there should be no issue with heat (or cold) affecting longevity. same with GPU/CPU/MOBO/RAM.
being cooler (than specs) isnt always better, its just um, cooler.

I am looking for some 120mm case fans. The fan must be the quietest and pushes a good amount of air. I have been out of the loop for years so i do not know which is which these days! Quiet and good cfm. Any pointers would be great! Ta OP and thread title says nothing about cost, just best and quiet...

noctua makes the best 120mm fan in 2015.

there, can we let this thread die now?

I can t wait till this thread is 3 years old.

Koolpc wrote:Problem being, those reviews are 3 years old!

but its not like those fans or their model # replacements, have gotten any louder in 3 years....

WELCOME TO SPCR! it gets too hot for my taste what temps are you seeing at max load (and idle) ? GPU, and CPU too please. computers don't care about your temperature taste... the only thing that really matters is keeping it under the OEM's spec'ed max operating temperature. modern cards will throttl...

where (HDD) failure rates double or triple when you exceed 40C

where exactly do people come up with this completely wrong factoid? and why is it so prevalent?

why not simple rubber grommets to mount your fan?

http://www.amazon.com/Cosmos-Pieces-Rub ... B00H9905KA

even a squirt of soft silicone caulking with adhesive in each mounting hole performs nearly as good, and there's still no mounting hardware needed...

If the CPU aint throttling, than there's no issue.

rapid CPU temp changes are normal especially when overclocked.

Stratohero wrote: There are hundreds of graphs on various sites showing different cooling/noise results for cases with identical components.....

not one of those sites has a soundproof room with a noise floor as low as ours. -so they can basically stick their "graphs"
up their collective arses.

quest_for_silence wrote: ... it might suffer of some form of electronic noise (in maybe 1 out of 10 cases).

pardon my butting in, but that sounds an awful lot like FUD. any citation on that?

I feel like its time to point out that cases dont make a system silent. its the components and guts that make it silent. this is especially true with budget cases. repurposing and modding some old heavy beast of a box from dell or HP, will usually result in a quieter computer than any cheap new case...

If you are comfortable with the 80c at gaming, why worry?
- or do you plan on running furmark all the time?!?

my fanless asus gtx750 got very hot running furmark/gaming and throttled in my open air rig, so i ducted my cpu fan towards it.

have you tried yours in a case, with some airflow?

Welcome to SPCR. maybe just keep the case, grab a better fan or 2, use a Kotetsu cooler and a zalman fanmate to find the right speed. the open bay covers can work in your favor, with the proper airflow. ....might be able to duct it straight to the PSU... you could cover the bays with painted wire me...

I want my storage to be fuchsia!