Awesome work jamese. Let me know if I can visit and buy you a soda when I'm back in town. I might even be in the market to buy 1 or 2 when I'm there. How about making a mount for the brick that attaches to the underside/back of your desk? I wonder if there's a way to make a mount to attach it to the...

It appears they decided on an AMD APU originally because it makes more sense for the original build, which was integrated graphics only. It's unfortunate they didn't choose to rebuild the system from the CPU-up with an i3 when they added the video card. certainly it seems prudent to add a temperatur...

Remember Gigabyte silent cell cards a couple of years ago? They worked a while and the died from pushing the thermals too far and the cards got pulled out of the market. Back then we knew before Gigabyte that those cards would suffer without any case fan.... and guess what? They suffered and eventu...

FWith the addition of a passive HD 7750 you will need airflow through the case. Unless the article is lying, their system ran acceptably with no fans. Broadening this out: Will these components meet your needs at the required resolution/picture quality settings/games? Probably anyone who needs some...

Tom's made a silent gaming PC. article: http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/silent-pc-gaming-performance,3435.html It's completely passively cooled. The equipment: - Case: Silverstone Temjin TJ08-E - PSU: SilverStone Nightjar 400W Zero dBA - Mobo: MSI FM2-A75IA-E53 - CPU: AMD A6-5400k, or A10-5700 -...

Antec NSK3480 case - $100 cad Used approx. 6 months. Undamaged. In original packaging with manual. $138+tax at NCIX: http://ncix.com/products/?sku=25971&...ufacture=Antec Read the review here: http://www.silentpcreview.com/article763-page1.html Local pickup preferred, but if you want it shipped it s...

And what are good options for improved graphics?

Like many casual gamers, i'd like to stay near my current 9600gt performance.

How practical would it to be to juice that system up a bit? e.g., an e8400 cpu, and an ati 4670 (or similar) graphics?

I'm afraid i can't get a good picture without taking the whole computer apart. But here's the fan in action: http://img244.imageshack.us/img244/2230/photo0003jl4.th.jpg So what's going on here: The case is designed with air compartments, but with the new heatsink i had to toss the old plastic divide...

Sorry the l613 went away long ago I can't remember what the stock fans were like on either.

i don't know about "amazingly good" but there is no vibration and it's virtually silent. I was careful to measure my marks on each blade to keep them as uniform as possible.

I actually put a Nexus 120mm fan in this HS. I dremeled the fan blades to fit.

I'd say get the card you like & add aftermarket. But i'm less cost sensitive than many.

kel wrote:Nah the S2 - S1 is near impossible to get around here it seems, besides the 9600gt doesn't get very hot so the S2 should be fine.

9600gt is pretty cool, less than 70w under load.
I have a pretty tight case and my passive-cooled 9600gt is 55c at idle and 85c at load.

Cistron wrote:3 1/2" mini-disc drives were very popular at a time. A shame they didn't become mainstream.

I never minidisc EVER for the pc, so i can't see that was too popular...

zip drive was the popular one.

ok both cases arrived, check them out at viewtopic.php?t=47369&highlight=bk623

They do not have the same size fan. Just got one today and a 120mm does not fit. The 8700 is just that little bit smaller than the 7700. You can see it when they're next to each other. Unless anyone knows where to get a 110 fan from it's either use a 92 or increase the height by 25mm. Is there any ...

So how do we approach making this a quiet case? My thoughts: PSU: 1) The PS fan is 80mm and can be replaced with a nexus. Unfortunately the internal unit is ~10mm, which means the nexus must be either mounted externally, or the case dremeled for the fan to be half in/half out. CPU: This case is desi...

The l613 is a conventional case. Everything appears to fit ok to start. I anticipate easier cable management because the case connectors will run directly along the bottom of the case, and the HD/CDRom will be directly across from the power supply. C2D: http://img187.imageshack.us/img187/8750/613mob...

The BK623 was not an issue-free installation as we'll see. It has a multi-layer design over the CPU to manage the cooling: Mobo -> Baffle -> CDRom Cage. The mobo: http://img136.imageshack.us/img136/7862/623opendr4.th.jpg It looks like an OK fit, except the 4-pin power connecter to the mobo. The wire...

I have both the BK623 (Mt. Jade) and the L613 in my place. First, some stats: Both: - 1 5 1/4" chassis - 1 3 1/2" chassis - 1 HD mount - External HD/AC97 Audio Size: BK623 - 11 7/8" (d) x 12 3/4" (h) x 5 1/2" (w) L613 - 13 3/8" (d) x 13 1/8" (h) x 5 5/8" (w) Power Supply: BK623 - 300w, 2x SATA 3x Mo...

sm8000 wrote:Since I already have it, maybe I ought to be the guinea pig. I guess at this point it's a matter of getting VisionTek's stock cooler off.

Yes, if you have the hardware already, there's no need to ask.. just test it yourself

According to SPCR, the vf900 choked on a X1950XTX. The vf700 is the older, weaker cousin to the vf900 so i'd expect it to do worse. I have no idea how hot the HD2600 pro is, but if it's anywhere close to the X1950XTX ... fuhgeddaboudit. Presumably you're asking because you haven't bought the cooler ...

My case is too skinny for an accelero, nothing can fit more than 1/4" past the edge of the PCB. Right now I'm thinking of getting either a zalman vf1000, or maybe just a generic quiet fan and hacking it into the stock heatsink. EDIT: I just ordered a vnf100 . If it doesn't fit in this case i'll try ...

If 512mb did not benefit that much, no way in hell can 1 GB beneficial. My bad, I actually have the 512mb version I'd rma that card since they delivered wrong item. RMA is a hassle and i'm not sure how well it'd fly considering the hardware is accurate, it just has a new-style cooler. It's worth it...

I was expecting to receive the reviewed 3850 but instead got this new one instead . It was a nice price ($150) but the fan is disapointingly loud. I was thinking of replacing with a cooler of this style , since i think i could benefit from more negative pressure. Any ideas? Here's the inside of my c...

I just got an email confirming my l613 order has been cancelled, sorry :D After handling both in person (anitec.ca has them in display) i can confirm they are nearly identically sized. If you look at any bk623 pics from other threads you can see how components will fit. l613 is about 1" deeper so it...

I looked at both cases in person today. The L613 has about 7/16" clearance between the top of the mounting bracked at the side of the case. BK623 has about 9/16". Considering most graphics card PCBs already extend past the bracked by 4/16", i can't see how an over-the-top heat pipe solution could fi...

This looks like a winner! Even though the reviewed 3850 is very quiet, going fanless seems even better. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102720 Overclockers.com seems to like it too http://www.overclockersclub.com/reviews/sapphire_hd_3850_ultimate/15.htm comments? looks like ...

So for the topic at hand: from a noise-reduction point of view, the l613 is probably the better choice, since you can *possibly* put a heatpiped VGA in it? (whereas the bk623 has a panel blocking the rear of the vga card) I would want to avoid a passive-cooled VGA which does not use a heatpiped sink...