I've seen a lot of photos of people installing triple 180mm radiators in them at the bottom, with another 120mm radiator on the exhaust fan. Then installing a Koolance RP-452X2 bay reservoir with dual pumps mounted on it in serial for reliability. It looks like they use the variable speed PMP-450 pu...

But I do have an almost silent machine (i5-3570K and gtx680). Even when under heavy load. So I did accomplish my goal. And as a side effect, it seems to be very cool. I just ordered a Silverstone FT02 case, and am considering water cooling for silent gaming. It looks like it can be done! Thanks for...

*sigh* I found them! under the hard drive bays on the front. nice hiding spot!

I just got my solo from newegg, and it appears to only have 6 drive rails for 4 drive bays. Each bay requires two rails... that leaves one bay without the white rails. There are only slots for 4 rails in the bottom of the case + 2 on 3.5" thing.... it appears to be built/sold w/o the last pair of ra...

Now thats a nifty trick!

thejamppa wrote:Rubber cushion you can make from broken bike innertube or such. I will take pictures of ziptie attach bit later.

Cool idea, rubber inner tube. Lookin forward to the pics.

Thank you admin, poll open! Cast your votes.

Wow, 274 views on this thread already? Maybe we should put up a poll to see how many agree they'd never buy a case with a door. Admin?

Holy crap! That's one huge tower, the CM Stacker (14 bays?!). Nah, I think that'd be overkill. The right angle cables would be an idea, except that I like access to the volume control for setting mic input levels. I change it when I'm gaming, depending on the game. So the door would always be open w...

thejamppa wrote:I used combination of Silicone washers and Zipties when I mounted 120 NCB-fan on Thermalright HR-01. It works surprisingly well by reducing fan vibrations almost 0.

Any pictures of your rig? I love the Ziptie idea! Where can I get such washers?

Where can I get these silicone/rubber cushions?

You said it yourself - it looks ugly without the door. Modifying cases by removing their doors they were designed with, or cutting big holes in the doors, do not generally render cosmetically appealing results. Hence, the desire for a case designed without any doors. What's wrong with the P150? The...

I don't consider the Audigy 2 ZS Platinum a low end card, it retailed for $250+. But that's not important, as I want that bay unit, and my reasons aren't under scrutiny here I don't think. Removing the door really makes a case look like crap. I don't like that option. That would be my only choice at...

I can't have a door on the front of the case, I run big 1/4" jack audio cables off the front from my Audigy 5.25" bay unit. Do you think there will ever be a P182 variant without the door? I like this case!

(I already went with a Solo/P150 because of the door issue).

I can't seem to find the "Kama Flow". I found others on newegg, but not the ones reviewed. What are the good, supper silent Skythe fans in 92mm? I'm debating between Nexus and Skythe.

Thanks, I did a bit of looking around, and apparently the words in the review are more of a disclaimer. Nexus is a heatsink fan as much as any.

I'm looking how to isolate a fan on the Thermalright SI-97A. I think the wires that hold the fan onto the sink wont leave enough room for a rubber pad though. Has anyone experimented with this heat sink and isolation?

I'm glad to hear the rubber can take it though!

Can this be done, or will they melt? How is fan isolation achieved on heatsinks?

I read in this review that these aren't designed for high heat situations, like heatsinks. Is this really true? Can I use it on my Thermalright SI-97A heatsink? Will it fail prematurely?

If Nexus can't be used on heatsinks, what 92mm fan is popular for this?

Thanks, I think I'm gonna get one from frozen cpu, they have very good resellerratings.com and are about the same as xoxide. Now to decide on a 92mm fan..... btw, Jab-Tech doesn't have the SI97A :( For any future readers of this thread, the link below was most helpful. http://www.google.com/products...

Does the SI-97A work on a socket A? Thermalright doesn't say so on their web site, but I just noticed a retailer stating it will.

Where can I find one of these? It appears the big retailers don't have them anymore. I am open to used as well. Where can I find unusual used components like this one?

Hey, newegg doesn't have these anymore. Is there another source for them?

If not, what other silent cases are popular now?

Thanks!

Using Kill-A-Watt I'm going to try to determine the Kilowatts my system uses per month... has anyone else done this? If so, how many does your system use per 24 hours average?

MonsterMac wrote:its really tough to say either way if it's safe, only way is to test it and see how it does.

Will my indicator that it's not doing ok be the computer terminates itself and all it's components?

I modded my Fortron Source FSP350-60PN with an aluminum evercool 120mm, running the power for it out of the psu into the case (3pin connection). I also soldered on a 3 pin header to the psu fan power, and ran that out of the psu (so optionally I can run the fan off the psu fan control if I want). Ri...

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MikeC: Pester them for one to review!!

Edward Ng wrote:Yeah; remember the, "warm," reception we gave xg2004?

Inside joke? what?

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Ah, I get it... lol. Thankfully this thread did not take that route. Yet..

Hey, maybe there should be a forum here dedicated to only true hardcore silent cooling? :idea: Err, I think the entire place already is.... Well... not everyone on this forum is willing to dig an 8 foot hole and weld a watercooling system onto a huge tank and burry it. That's hardcore. Just padding...

Along similar lines: BladeRunner's "Bomb" . Be sure to read the rest of the article too, its full of very cool homebrew WC'ing stuff. While you're at it, give his site a visit: Zero fan Zone . He pops in here at SPCR every once in awhile. Hey, maybe there should be a forum here dedicated to only tr...