You could try the utility in this topic: http://forums.silentpcreview.com/viewtopic.php?t=19656

I put a smilie at the end because it was a joke, if it was a misplaced one then i apologize. Although i didn't know what convection meant, i did know what you mean.(i looked it up to be sure) Again my apologies if i have upset you.

Air is a gas mixture
But i can see that turning it around has a very minimal effect. I did read somewhere that that fans that suck air from above are noisier, although i don't remember where. Could this be true?

I hope that the Tagan TG480-U22 will be without the problems of earlier models. Since it fits the bill. (if i hear no stories like the ones heard about earlier models(strange noise), then i'll probably get it) The Enermax Coolergiants have fans that go up to 3000 rpm, that isn't going to be quiet. S...

The only OCZ model that has => ATX 2.0 (and thus dual 12v rails) and 4 sata connectors is the 600 W Powerstream. Too much and too expensive for me. PSU's with 4 Sata connectors certainly exist, but are less common than ones with 2 Sata connectors. 2 are not enough and i don't want to start using con...

Do psu's with the following exist? Front to Back fan design (like tagan and ocz have)(dual 8 cm) <-- because i'd like to put the psu in the bottom of the case i have in mind without turning it upsidedown ATX 2.0 or higher(24 pins) Dual 12v rails 4 Sata connectors More than 400W, preferably closer to...

Anyone have any experience with the more recent units?(TG480-U00 the previous poster had isn't exactly the most recent unit) Anyone know any psu besides Tagan and OCZ who have front in back out fan design?

I'd like to correct one thing, the diamondmax 10 250GB also has 3 platters. I may have suggested (that's what i thought at that time) that it has 2 platters.

Hello: Ive ordered OCZ VX from OCUK to run 1T-2-2-2 at 250 mhz Most likely to run it around 3.2-3.5 volts which could get toasty :shock: Are you sure about that RAM voltage? I have not heard of anything above 2.8-2.9 volts! Over 3 volts seems a little far fetched to me...though I could be wrong... ...

I have no computer of my own atm. I'm just preparing for the choices ahead. I know that performance on a storage drive is not that important, but on the main drive it is. I guess i'll have to wait until more people have the new maxtors. Thanks for your suggestions, i do know that if i go with the st...

The storage drives will have a what i call semi constant use. In the worst case the storage drives will be constantly active transfering small amounts of data. I've never had/heard a "quiet" computer, so i'm not sure if it would be a good idea to use louder, but better performing drives for storage....

The 300 GB Diamondmax 10 is a 3 platter drive(if i go for the maxtor's then i want the performance of 2 platter drives not 3 platters), which i would rather avoid. A 300 GB gb drive as a "working/os" drive is also too big. EDIT: The 250 GB Diamondmax 10 is also 3 platters. The basic idea was: one fo...

I was wondering what would be better.(theoreticly) 4* 160 GB Samsung Spinpoint (Nidec) (P Series, SATA) vs 3* 250 GB Maxtor Diamondmax 10 (SATA) 4* 160 GB Samsung Spinpoint (JVC) (P Series, SATA) vs 3* 250 GB Maxtor Diamondmax 10 (SATA) Would a smaller amount of drives be better or not? (1 drive bei...

Anyone know if the TG480-U22 has the same ticking problem?(might not be available yet)

You were right, it doesn't seem to be required to have a 6pin connector.

The 6-pin connector is only present on atx 2.0 or newer psu's IIRC.
Quite a few psu's are still atx 1.3. If you buy a psu with a 24pins connector instead of a 20pins connector, then it's likely to have a 6pin pci-express connector too.

A pci-express 16x slot can provide about 75 W of power, which is more than an AGP slot. (i think an agp slot can provide a little more than half what an pci-express 16x slot can provide)

No it's not, i don't even have my own system yet. (i've been on the lookout for months and will be for another few) That picture is from a review, because i wanted to show what kind of heatpipe it was.

How can you know it's a JVC if you didn't get it?

The price difference between the gigabyte 6600gt fan version and the turbo with heatpipe is (at least at one store i know) that the normal one comes with doom 3. The price of the normal one is higher there too. EDIT: you were talking about the regular 6600, none of the cards at that store have heatp...

Only the GA-K8N Ultra series(both normal and sli)(can't be bought yet as far as i know) from gigabyte has a chipset heatsink. The boards that are now available have small fans too.

Madman2003.

Why didn't you buy a Gigabyte 6600GT Turbo Edition(GV-NX66T128VP)? It would be the logical choice, since it comes with a heatpipe from the factory. I know you already bought something, but it seems as not everyone is aware of the existence of this card. It's not as available as the normal version, b...