Sorry to necro an old thread, but I figured it was more suitable than to simply post a new thread. I was wondering, am I the only one who is having trouble locating an Arctic White front bezel? The Antec info page shows it , but their online store doesn't have it . Clicking on the link from the info...

Nintek are having a preorder special for the VX450 @ $99. You can also get it bundled with a bunch of other stuff, like fans etc, for a cheaper price.
Link here.

Edit: Did I mention free shipping Australia wide?

Finally fed up with the noise, I stuck a cotton bud into the 80mm fan to stop it. The 120mm fan is spinning up, which is good. I also placed a thermal probe attachment that came with my multimeter next to the tip. The temp measures around ~50-53 C. I was wondering if anyone had any opinions, and if ...

I've stumbled across this site, which has an estimated power requirment depending on system specs, and I was wondering how accurate it is.

"Externalising" 4TB of HDD isn't exactly easy...

Looks like Jaycar has restocked =)

I dunno if this is relevent, but I also turn down the brighness on my LCD monitors. While old CRT's might benefit the old "black background on white text" trick in saving power, it wouldn't work on LCD's because LCD's create black from turning a pixel "on", blocking the backlight. So I figured that ...

There's currently another bulk buy going down in Australia, on the Coolink Silenator . It's basicly a cut-down version of the Noctua NH-U12F. Price is $45AUD per HSF, and a flat/capped shipping rate of $9.95, Insured Nationwide, regardless of quantity. There are also many secondary items on sale ava...

Gateway is open . Amazing deals on secondary items too! Corsair VX-450: $99AUD Corsair HX-620: $155AUD Auzen X-Tensionâ„¢ DIN Expansion Board: $55AUD Crucial 4-4-4 PC2-6400 Ballistix MICRON 2GB DDR2 Kit: $149AUD Crucial 5-5-5 PC2-8500 Ballistix MICRON 2GB DDR2 Kit: $219AUD Asus My Cinema-U3000Mini ...

For those who are unaware, Auzentech have recently released the first third-party X-Fi card in the world . There are already a few reviews floating around for those who are interested. For those of you who are in Australia and are interested, there's a bulk buy EOI (expression of interest) going dow...

So what do you guys think? Is it a good deal?

I've found that Dansdata has some pretty good articles about this issue. Here's one article about power conditioning, and one about surge protection. If you're really up for it, you can build your own UPS.

Edit: Yes, it's quite a read, but very worth it I think.

What do you guys think? 1 x Swiftech Apogee GT CPU waterblock 1 x Swiftech MCW-60 VGA waterblock w. G80 adapter 1 x Swiftech 8800SMC RAM & MOSFET cooling kit 1 x Swiftech MCR320 "Quiet Power" series radiator 1 x Swiftech "RadBox" 1 x Swiftech MCP655-B pump 1 x DangerDen Delrin 1/2" ID fillport 1 x ...

CPU: AMD Athlon 3000+ "Winchester" @ 1.80 GHz (default) with CnQ VGA: Powercolor X1800 XL, usually under-clocked to 50% speed in both core and memory, and undervolted as well Hard Drive(s): Seagate 7200.9 160GB, Maxtor STM3320620AS 320GB x2 Optical Drive(s): MSI DVD burner, Sony CRX175E CD burner A...

I'd rather get a Seasonic S12 II 430W, cheaper =)
But yeah, any options besides upgrading?

Here's my current setup: Thermalrock Eclipse case Noctua NH-U12F CPU HSF with a single Noctua 120mm fan 2x Noctua 120mm fans (intake and exhaust) Hiper HPU-4B580 580W PSU Accelero X2 Now here's my predicament: ever since I upgraded my CPU, GPU and case fans, my PSU has been the noisiest component. I...