If I end up with a little extra cash should I go for the s12 over the NeoHE? IIRC, the s12 has only one fan which makes it quieter but might decrease cooling capability. There is no issue with the cooling capacity of an S12. My -430 fan has yet to ramp up above 950 rpm, even under sustained 100% CP...

Will replacing the stock Sonata PSU with something like the Seasonic S12 make a worthwhile difference in reducing noise? That was one of the four best changes I made to my Sonata I. The S12-430 is both much quieter and cooler. The S12 fan has never ramped up above 950 rpm (usually runs about 700 rp...

There's an accessory "S-Clip" available from Thermalright that enables the HR-01 to be rotated 90 degrees so that it is optimally oriented toward the rear fan.

You might be able to use the Antec fans "screws" backwards - insert the screw through the case mounting frame first, then into the fan, so that the thin end of the screw is between the fan frame flanges. It's not exactly what was intended, but what they heck, you already have all the pieces, so it w...

OK, nici! You made me LOL ! "More Power" to you.

Now that is tool that I don't have (yet). I must correct that deficiency.

There appear to be two versions of the 7600GS AGP card: one with several components "above" the GPU chip like this one from Asus , and the more common version with just memory chips in that direction. If the Gainward is like the latter then it seems quite likely it will fit. The Asus design seems mu...

Here's a thread describing a VM-101 on a 6600GT AGP card. It doesn't fit "square" with the card, but otherwise apparently OK.

About five minutes with a cheap coping saw and a file (to clean up the edges) will leave the Yate Loon/Nexus/Globalwin corners neatly open. That's a Yate Loon on the left in this picture , notably with Antec fan fasteners like those asked about by the OP. A vice to hold the fan being cut is nice but...

how did you get the idea to use a small screwdriver to push the barbs into the hole? I've been a mechanical aerospace test engineer for most of my career, a bike mechanic in my spare time, and do most of the work needed on my cars. Applying common tools to uncommon applications goes along with all ...

I can't seem to be able to remove the fasteners, however. Is it possible to remove them? If so, how would I go about doing this? Use some needlenose pliers (or fingers if they fit) on the "head" end to apply a little tension, and simultaneously use a small screwdriver to push the "barbs" into the h...

Boot up with Windows XP Pro on my PC happens noticeably faster since I switched the backup drive from IDE to SATA. No idea why/how that would change but it did. The OS drive has always been SATA (originally Seagate 7200.7, now Samsung SP2004C; no change in boot time with that change). The backup dri...

Here's a Fanmate attached to the inside of a blank 5.25 drive bay cover. It's attached with several small pieces of the doublestick foam tape that comes with a Fanmate.

unfortunatly, im from sweden and i cant find a single store selling that cooler.. But you'll probably be more successful finding the newer, higher capacity but heavier VM-102 , which is not available in N. America. Silencio is an excellent European vendor and SPCR member, I believe, who is selling ...

Another option is the Aerocool VM-101, however, it seems that not many is selling it any longer. There is still a vendor with a few VM-101's . Given your space concerns, you might be interested in the modification I made to a VM-101 . It would probably work fine pointed in the downward direction, b...

this aluminum is easily scratched. Is that normal? Would using the copper version (XP90-C) eliminate this problem? The material of the base is copper for all the XP's. The XP-90C uses copper heatpipes and copper fins. I also picked up the term 'lapping' when looking around here. I read that this ha...

I'm quite quietly pleased with the Aerocool VM-101 on my 9600 Pro. It has been discontinued, but still available.

I like it enough that I bought a second one to modify.

The HR-01 looks good, but no fan support? And also it will be facing my PSU and not my exhaust?

There's now an "S-Clip" for the Thermalright tower heatsinks that allow them to be oriented in either direction.

BTW which direction is the nexus supposed to be blowing air? down onto the heatsink or up away from the heatsink? Many prefer the fan blowing down onto the heatsink, but I get more uniform load temps (same CPU, lower VRM, higher northbridge, all under 47C) if it is blowing away. It's extremely easy...

I'm also using and appreciating a Papst 4412 F/2GL (Hungarian version with the blue and silver label) on an XP-120 at 6-11V. At 6V (~780 rpm), where it is most of the time, it's sound is a negligible addition to the other quiet fans in my sig system. At that low load level, the loudest, if you could...

This method sounds very much like that suggested by m0002a a few years ago, using high density foam as "extended grommets." It is a very effective and inexpensive approach with Antec drive sleds.

(if I can just find the flaming grommets...)

So just make your own grommets from that HD foam

So the radeon 9600 xt is loud naturally?

Any video card that includes a small fan will be loud, but a 9600 XT should be quite easy to cool passively. I'm using an Aerocool VM-101for a similar 9600 Pro that runs quite cool (less then 40C under load) with that cooling device.

Looks like the iCute QH02 seriesshares that basic chassis with a variety of side cover/fan arrangements (and colors). Maybe looking for more then a specific part number would reveal more about availabililty. Also, that iCute website has a link to their distributors.

Do you have any control over fan voltage parameters in the BIOS? Abit's FanEQ in my sig system provides variable fan voltage based on user-defined temperatures. I set those so that the fan only starts ramping up when the CPU temperature is definitely rising beyond the normal range. "Normal" for my u...

The iCute Coolive is a very small full ATX case (160mm x 485mm x 355 mm) with a cleverly located PSU (lower front) and huge fan. Don't know about it's availaibility, or how quiet that fan will be. Interesting idea, however.

Every motherboard comes with an I/O plate that specifically fits the connector layout of that board. It is relatively easy to pop out the "standard" I/O plate and replace it with the one provided with the motherboard. No tools are required.

Here's a very inexpensive methodto improve on the Sonata HDD grommets. At least it's inexpensive if you have access to #6-32 screws.

You might try Sharka Computers. I'm using a 4412 F/2GL, undervolted to approximately FGLL levels (about 1500 rpm max), and very pleased with it on the XP-120 cooling the P4 Northwoods CPU.

Owen1978, Your link points to a Papst 4412 F/2GLL fan from Silencio. I've been extremely pleased with my a Papst 4412 F/2GL, undervolted to F/2GLL speeds, so I'd say that would be an excellent fan. That's the one that madshrimps typically uses as a standard in his CPU cooler tests. Here's his test o...

Anyone have any ideas about Artic Silver 5 verses Artic Silver Ceramique???

Here's what a self-described "mad scientist" from Arctic Silver had to say about performance of those two compounds.

Well, no one else is answering, so I will... All the fans I use (Papst 4412 F/2GL, Nexus 120, Yate Loon 120 (2 - one intake, one in the S12-430), and Dynatron 92mm (~= Nexus 92mm), which are all sleeve-bearing fans, get significantly quieter as voltage is reduced. The only one running at more then 5...