I too am looking for a mobo for my E6600 C2D I just ordered. I would like to go with a single Nvidia GPU (EVGA 7900GT KO) instead of an ATI card(s), however, there doesn't seem to be a whole lot out there right now except the older Asus P5N32-SLI SE, which is an Nforce 4 board. http://www.anandtech....

Took me long enough to do, lots of dusk from the dremel cutting the metal, can imagine thus being to good if it got onto your mobo. Curved blade (RH or LH) tin-snips :wink: It's hard to get into the tight corners of the hexagonal grills of the newer Antec cases with the standard Wiss Red M1R (RH) s...

diver wrote:I think a case of Bud would do it.

How about a P150 without a power supply, and include some rubber bands that do not break prematurely.

Yeah, and paint it black.

I think you are talking about the Solo.

That is exactly what my first attempt was. I tried to see if the support beam was bolted in place (like other cases) but it is in permanently, so I had to start over again. Yes, I think it is riveted in place. I also thought about drilling out the rivets and putting some regular screws in, but I th...

I think this will be my next case also. I have the 3000B and love it, but the Solo has good looks and some great features. Only thing I don't really like about this case is the high gloss paint job...which means lots of fingerprints and dust. My 3000B (along with most Antec cases) also has the suppo...

I have the 3000B and S12-430 and I'm pretty happy with them overall. The 3000B is inexpensive and provides good cooling. However the build quality, while being better than a lot of cheapie cases, isn't the best that's out there. I also don't care for the door either (probably why I popped it off :D ...

The M2N-SLI Deluxe sounds like the better deal to me too, as I don't need the WiFi or dual x16 either. I was just wondering if there any other major differences to consider besides these two features.

I have been thinking about upgrading my system and have a good idea about what I want, but I would like your input and opinions on some of the components. Right now I have an older Intel 875 board with AGP graphics card, so I will probably need everything except the PS and case. I know the Core Duo ...

Felger, I reversed the connection to the motherboard and the hdd activity light now works! Apparently it was a polarity issue. Funny thing is, the activity light is a bit bright at times and I may reverse the connection again :lol: I'll see, I might just use a Sharpie if it becomes a real issue. I'...

Here's kind of the look I was going for. A crappy photochop, but you get the idea. I used the Silverstone TJ-04 as a basis. It has the classy, yet high-tech look of htpc's, in a standard ATX tower. VFD is not really needed, but it looks cool. :D http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v721/jason_b1980/put...

What looks best is a personal choice. I would not rely on others to decide that for you.

Shoulda worded that differently, I meant what would be their perfect case

With all this talk about whether a P150 looks better in white or black, got me thinking. My perfect case would be a hybrid of the P150 and a Lian-Li. With the great looks of the Lian-Li's aluminum front panel, with the excellent cooling and quietness of the P150's steel chassis. The front panel woul...

CA_Steve wrote:

Ralf Hutter wrote:Does anyone know when Antec will be releasing white versions of these cases?

I think he is board and is doing a little bit of trolling

The only minor issue I have is that the flat front (very little to see) either looks white or silver If you look at the BTX case on the left, the bottom of the silver bezel also has the white/yellowish color to it. Looks to me it's just the lighting in the area causing that. If this is what it look...

I've been looking at purchasing a new harddrive, and these two from WD look pretty decent, only trouble is, I can't decide which one will be the best bet for me. I like large storage, but I also like speed, so maybe you guys can help me decide. Suggestions on any other drives are welcome. Silence is...

Imation doesn't make any media, it resells other brands, most often CMC/Prodisc which are mostly crap. Fuji makes its own media but it also resells CMC/Prodisc and TY. So it's possible that the media you burned wasn't "decent", relatively speaking of course. This I know. When purchasing media from ...

I have drives from both Lite-On and Plextor. My experience with the Lite-On CD-RW drive is that it is loud while burning or accessing and the tray doesn't open or close very smoothly, but it is very fast, and I haven't burnt a coaster yet. On the other hand, the Plextor is quiet, and the tray opens ...

Try the Sunbeam Rheobus controller. It will dim or brighten the LED's, depending on voltage/fan speed, but the light stays steady. I tried using the built in fan controller on my Intel mobo, and the LED's would flash light a strobe light(probably because it uses PWM). So, I would bet any controller ...

You can go into the Nero preferences and turn off the "auto-eject" thing. The tray will then stay closed at the end of a burn. Cool. I learn something new everyday :D I think it had a checkbox or something for that, but it was always greyed out. Was too lazy to figure out how to fix it... :P About ...

Is it just me or the door is very loose? How do you tighen the door so that it doesn't move around? I notice it can be very annoying when ejecting the DVD-ROM drive.. Mine fits pretty tight when closed, but when its open, it has a little bit of play. Maybe try a washer or something in bewteen the h...

Don't most new motherboards come with speakers built-in? My Intel does.

I've had the Maxtor DM9 6Y120PO ATA 133 hardrive with the fluid dynamic motor for several years, and it has served me well...but I think it's time to move on. It' has a good bit of vibration and grinding noise that can be felt and heard throughout the case(SLK3000B) when being accessed. Dunno how it...

I honestly think they give you too much cabling nowadays. They should give you, say 4 standard Molex plugs, two SATA power plugs, one floppy drive plug, and the ATX plug (with the +12V thing separate). Anything else, you would have to split yourself. Agreed. I sure wish that Seasonic would make mod...

Wow, that's some nasty cabling. Good luck cleaning it up.... Yes, it is. That picture makes it look much worse than it actually is though. I have since cleaned things up a bit...looks much better now. I used automotive split-loom tubing for the PSU main cables, cut off the molex adapters on the fan...

Nice rig! Very similar to mine . Might wanna smooth out those edges around the fan grill(s) though. I find the Dremel with the cut-off wheel works best for the 3000B's back fan grill, The red (right-handed) tin-snips are too big to fit in the tight corners.

I think this is one of the better looking ones. They also have a cheaper LCD one that looks almost as good. It has automatic and manual controls and works with MBM.

I have the Sunbeam rheobus fan controller running medium speed blue LED Yate Loon's in my system. I have them running currently @7v and they are pretty quiet(moslty air noise), similar to the Nexus @12v, at around 5v they are near silent, but don't produce much airflow. The Sunbeam is one of the bet...

They usally have a variety pack of the rubber grommets at AutoZone or any auto parts store for a couple bucks. The ones I found had a few small ones in them that actually fit in the screw hole for the fan, but they aren't as soft as the E.A.R ones. An idea I thought about trying is to get some of th...

I have a Microsoft Wireless Intellimouse Explorer 2.0 USB and it was making a faint, but high-pitched sound that I could hear through my headphones whenever I scrolled the wheel up and down. I reinstalled my sound card drivers(SB Audigy 2 ZS) and the problem went away.

Hi, same thing has been happening to me lately. I been getting random reboots/bluescreens also. 99% of the time, it happens while playing online games. Sometimes it will go several days without crashing, other times it reboots about every hour. I also have the SB Audigy 2 ZS and 6600GT(previously AT...