Not using the backplate may make it less safe to move the computer. I think your idea of drilling out the holes where the capacitors are is a good one. Better than zalmans alternative anyway.

FG your URL is borked. Also the tek-gems 92mm is 6.99 at svc. I am going to be getting one shortly and will test it out and report back.

Considering the Zalman ZM80D and Aerocool VM-101 cool practically the same (within 1-2C as per the link above), why do you want something sticking out the back of the case that could be damaged or damage the videocard?

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Lol Mike. The first thing that crossed my mind when I saw the review thing was powergyoza's box. Nice to see props to him in the article. Good review! I might make one of these myself for the 4 platter maxline II in the server.

Kolath wrote:How quiet was the Centurion 5 out of the box with active cooling? With my overclock I'm going to have to use active cooling.

Why dont you try reading the review? Rusty bothered to write 6 pages on it. http://silentpcreview.com/article200-page1.html

2) Just get nforce3/4, people buy them over via for a reason ;) there is no reason to get nforce at all. it does ensure though a hotter northbridge so harder to cool. Via is a good chipset, the 800 chipset is really rock solid and tried and true. I would go Abit motherboard with a venice core and k...

Yeah thats good. Mine are 1.1 watt and 2.0 watt running off the MB header.

Go with a black grill. The shape of the grill holes isnt nice enough for white IMO. Awesome fit n finish though.

Edward Ng wrote:I never saw that movie.

Its a great movie, you should check it out. I didnt catch the napoleon quote and just voted for "could go either way".

You can buy a 3 pin cable splitter from places like svcompucycle.com or bestbyteinc.com for under a dollar. Make sure the wattage of the fans does not exceed that of your controller (not usually a problem with low wattage quiet fans). I am running such a splitter of my motherboard, with 80mm L1As.

Heres a discussion at CDRLABS (beware of popup) that I read recently.

If you can get another HSF get what rusty suggested and sell the zalman, else read on at your own peril..... Please recommend a very quiet HS and fan or a fan I can put on the stock HS to quiet it down. I bought a Zalman al7000cu or something like that and took apart the entire pc only to find it do...

If a component introduces a difference not measurable by the oscilloscope, it raises the question of how the component was designed in the first place. If the change isnt measurable by an instrument your design is surely not based on scientific testing. Your argument stands reason completely on its...

Hehe starfrish, I have IR, UV, and blue light!!! Beat that!
Anyway, heres some links by the amateur radio folks.
http://www.arrl.org/tis/info/rficomp.html

A few comments : - If a component introduces a difference not measurable by the oscilloscope, it raises the question of how the component was designed in the first place. If the change isnt measurable by an instrument your design is surely not based on scientific testing. If you're arguing that the ...

The stereophile guy is appealing to emotions. Exactly what leads to products like this junk Audio Cords Wooden knobs for improved resolution? Blocks? http://www.altmann.haan.de/tubeolator/default.htm And wrt jitter OFFTOPIC WARNING ---- My point is that the testing and science of audio is so much in...

Thanks for all the advice. I'm probably going to go for a fanned 6600GT and get the NV Silencer 6 for it. Does anyone know if it fits the AGP version? Or should I go for the Zalman VF700-Cu? http://www.arctic-cooling.com/pics/nv_comp_1024.gif. AGP bridge chip might be getting in the way, but *shrug...

Smokey McPot, lets do a 3-way trade. :) I can pay for your shipping to Worcester,MA and maybe Melluk can pay for mine to NL. No heatsinks of course. If you dont care about shipping, I'll just pay it forward and mail mine to Melluk (sans heatsinks again). I dont wanna send these CPUs out till I know ...

I dont mean to be the forum jerk, and I know I've stepped over the bounds of civility a couple of times, but this simply needs to be said..... Bobdog : Only a political scientist could write so much hogwash and say so little. Please dont try and put rational clothes on emotional decision making. I b...

damn dood the same thing happened to me.

Theres so much that you can try, but to get good pointers you need to give more info. For example : Your CPU and MB idle/load temps. PSU type. Noisiest component? From your post it seems like the CPU fan is the loudest component. The first thing to do is to see what your CPU temps are and if you can...

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There is something that I'd like to clear up first : yeha : Do they sell $4000 systems at walmart? (i dont go to walmart) Have you ever heard what a $4000 audio system sounds like? I can hear the difference between a $200 PC setup (what I have), a $1000 setup, and a $4000 setup. Its not huge, but it...

An excellent post niels. Thank you!

What the #$&! does raising a cable off the floor do?

This advice may be offend you in its noobness, but don't buy an AGP card right now if you plan on building a good DIY system in the near future.

Theres an interesting SPCR article about reversing the flow of a 7000 (i believe by josephclemente). It was done for the express purpose of ducting and seems like a good mod if you already have a duct. Sorry, too busy to dig it up for you.

*2 thumbs up* Is your zalman cooler mounted slightly off-center? Mine is, and the top thingies there look crooked like yours. I'm getting that case soon from the xoxide deal for $30 shipped.

Tibors wrote:They don't even contribute to the discussion, but are just reiterations of your previously stated opinion or insults to the other participants.

Anyway that shadow243983483D, peteamer, and ilh have already stated why the angles shouldnt matter. Nothing to see here.