Also, the survey from Backblaze is about consumer drives that they stress in storage pods (warm, vibrating, running 24/7).
Maybe for our "normal" use, we don't "break" the Seagate so easily...

Yeah, I know. It's probably not worth it in terms of money/performance, but like you said, it's pretty cool. :mrgreen: So, your first goal is to do full passive? Have a look at the HR-22, tested here: http://www.silentpcreview.com/Thermalright_HR-22 And an extract from the conclusion: The HR-22's d...

I am way behind on posting my systems in the forum. I am currently running my main system in an SG05, but air cooled with a smaller SFX Silverstone ST45SF-G power supply. The video card is a Titan and I still have room for an optical drive. In the living room I am running two Node 304 cases. One is...

I was asking the CPU to have better picture of the installation. I guess with the i3, you are fine without ducting. Especially with these temperature. Some time ago, I was also considering the Node 304 for a recent i3, with HR02. It's comforting to know it goes well with just the back fan. (It's als...

I read all from the beginning but could not find info about your CPU.
What are you using? (Cooled fanless)

It looks so small compared to the HR-02

Do you think some cardboard ducting could help, since your are only using the back fan?
How are the temps with all these drives inside?

I have five hard drives and one SSD in my Node 304. I really cleaned up my wiring by creating my own custom SATA power cable, eliminating excess cable length between each connector. I also went with SATA data cables as short as needed for each drive. Hi Joseph, Will you post a topic for your new bu...

Reading your comment on the Node 304, I ended up to your previous build.
Very nice!

Did you have some pictures without the PSU, to see your installation of the Antec cooler?

Were you satisfied, since last July?
Noise, heat dissipation, etc.

I am no expert on CPU and temps, but looking at what you explain... could there be a problem on your current set up? Not a good heat dissipation? I always read that CPU is not so much used in games, but the GPU. Abula also says that he gest 65°C on games and a max of 85°C with Prime95. He's clearly ...

I mean, no budget, as in no limit to spending. Edit: Revised post title to cost not a consideration. Sorry, I was reading in the subway, on small screen. Did not catch the idea... :D So, you are looking for the "best performance at any price" = the most silent at any price. Correct? I see the Scyth...

If your choice is first driven by the budget, you should give your max. And try to stick to it. Because for good performance, you will end up with the Mugen 4 or the HR-02 Macho. :-) 20$ Then for few more it's better. Then again for few more it's better performance again. Etc. finishing with buying ...

The first time I measured the real consumption of my computer, I was surprised. And I realized how hard it can be to estimate, just form the components. On my previous build, I had B75M (mATX) with i3-3225, 1 SSD, 2HDDs, 2x 4GB RAM, 180mm front fan at 700rpm. Although my i3 TDP was also 54W, I was d...

Funny, yesterday I was reading about the Steam box and that many new brands might make their own. I was just going to ask the question. You are looking at PS4 and XB1. Is it comparably interesting, with the Steam Machines? (I only had PS2 in my life and Wii for kids. I played on PC, long time ago, W...

Hi

Why the aesthetic is driving your choices, if you out it in the cubby, down your table?

As said by Steve, why planning atx if you don't have 4 HDDs and 2 GPU.
Even mini ITX could be a solution for smaller.

You are right, Gigabyte is the easiest for hackintosh. Other motherboard are chosen, among SPCR users (and others), for the extra features they have. Like the extra SATA we talked above. But it seems other boards have better BIOS functions (for example for the fans settings. I would to be able to tw...

Asus isn't as good for Hackintosh. Is gigabyte the only brand that work out with Hackintosh builds? Asrock any good? Hackintosh are made also with Asrock, Asud, MSI. Like any PC. These boards are just less trivial to config. Sometimes with extra files and extra modifications. Seeing that they are t...

That was quite bad luck. RAM + PSU + HDD, all dead on arrival?
Is it working good now?

Edit: posted at same time with you...

I am worried that when she uses photoshop or lightroom it might get slow. Which i3 would you recommend? Is the GPU in the i3 as good as the one in the i5? That's why I was asking the usage. As confirmed by Steve, take the i5. (and i3-4130 had lower end integrated graphic than i3-4330) But then I re...

1) Paste used by intel on haswell chips sucks I guess he used some new paste, with the new cooler, no? As said by Abula, maybe low profile RAM would work for changing the orientation. (Since you are thinking of changing the heatsink, maybe it's worth looking at the RAM also. Either exchanging or re...

Hi Emilin, I'm not an "old-experienced" spcr reader, but maybe I can add few comments. (and my last build was hackintosh) Core i5 4570 What are the needs of your wife? What macbook she was using until now? If it's just basic, you could go with i3-4330, which would reduce the cost also. Still compati...

Who would believe that I am (crazily) brainstorming to find the best silent solution for my future build, and to limit the number of fans. And that I am planning a small i3 54WTDP, when you can run your i7 84W TDP, just fanless. :roll: Sometimes I wonder if it's really necessary that I ask myself al...

Thanks for the picture.

Did you try a case fan, on the top back, running at 300rpm?
(would you be able to hear it?)

Would this help for the temp?

The temperature you gave is when idle or when low usage.
How is it when you really use your i7?

Anyone want to start crowdsourcing a silent, compact PC design based upon more or less standard components? I think collectively we could do better! I would love to participate. But at the moment, is there any other compact PC, silent, so small and so powerful on the market? I don't think. So, it's...

Thanks Luca for the additional info and ideas. Usually in a low noise system a single exhaust should be preferred, but with reference to Lian-li Q27 and Cooltek/Rosewill enclosures I don't see where to put such a single large exhaust fan. The original Lian-li Q07 looks like better to me, with refere...

Hi whispergear

Would you share some pictures of your setup, please?

Edit: Thanks!

Thanks for your input. In previous messages, 28 Nov., xan_user has a similar one with one fan or a vertical airflow. Small case also. Maybe it's sufficient. Do you have a bigger CPU than i3? Mine would not generate much heat. Maybe if it's not good, I can later add a case fan at 300rpm. For the ther...

It's a subject about Win8.1, so I won't write too much about OSX. I'm running on OSX since 2007 (iMac then MacbookPro, the hackintosh for the last 13 months) + XP in office (and Win 7 for the last 6 months) It was not easy to get my new machine with Win7 in office, but I got used to it. Recently my ...

There is no stupid question. Always good to ask. I am planning to run only one fan, from the CPU cooler. To cool down my small CPU (i3-4330), and by the same way, to exhaust warm air from the case. Either putting the fan on the case, if there is enough space, sucking the air through the close cooler...

I'm much more efficient on OSX at home, compare to my office PC.
Easier to navigate through folders, lots of quick access and shortcuts. I love the automatic-invisible hassle-free backup with TimeMachine.

Yes, it looks just same as the Cooltek. I was thinking like you, to put the drives on the side, for open airflow. There is not much space on the Coolcube, and no mounting on the sides. The Q27 has some mounts, on the front panel (inside), where I can fit the SSD. And could use the extra top space, t...

xan_user wrote:

So MS give me a reason to spend 100 and I'll do it.

exactly.

(Im seriously thinking its time to build a hackintosh...)

Why you are looking at mackintosh, Xan_user? Already running OSX on your mac?