Well Intel just can't go and decree that these slower Ghz, mobile processors are the right path to follow now -- they would lose all credibility. They've been pursuing the "higher Ghz the better" marketing campaign for virtually their entire existence. Now that they're at a dead-end with that, they'...

Maybe you can't, but I can fairly easilly see the heatpipe is not connected to anything else than the tops of all the thin fins and the one fat fin. This is a heatpipe we are talking about, not a vapor chamber. You can see the whole heatpipe from end to end. It looks like on the right side of the p...

Well, I am assuming that the heatpipe is connected to the base of the heatsink. It isn't visible in this photo, though, but we really can't see it very well. I can't believe that a top-notch HS manufacturer like Zalman would have heatpipes that connect only to the fins!

wooglin wrote:I mean a heatpipe is suppossed to carry heat from a hot place to a cooler place.

Someone correct me if I'm wrong, but if the heatpipes carry the heat to the heat dissipators, i.e. the thin fins with high surface area, then this looks like a really nice design.

I just read the reviews at Amazon and am a bit surprised at the near-universal hatred for this drive. The drive being reviewed is the external USB version, so maybe there aren't the same problems with the internal drives. I know that my 400GB does not get excessively hot, at least on the top and sid...

I've had my 400GB 7200.8 for about 6 weeks now and have not had any problems. Sure, it not the quietest drive around, but it certainly no whiny screamer like the old bearing drives. It's only slightly louder than a Nexus 92mm fan at 12V - some whooshing but overall not too bad. I don't hear the seek...

Those things are tougher than they look. I pulled and stretched the heck out of them through several installations and they are still like new.

First of all, many Abit motherboards report temps anywhere from 7-12C TOO HIGH. So, your CPU is probably not as hot as being reported. A more recent BIOS may correct this. It makes sense in your case, because a load temp for 3.0 Prescott of 60C with a Zalman at lowest speed sounds about right. That ...

I, too, was hesitant to mod the closed corners of my Globe 120mm case fan. I decided to just go ahead and do it because I really wanted to use it as an exhaust for my SLK3700BQE. Anyway, I purchased a $5 coping saw at Home Depot and it was a piece of cake to remove the corners. Took all of 10 minute...

Well, I couldn't answer the questions in time - different time zone... Rtsai answered about the same as I would. IMO the side panel isn't sloppy fit, but the side vents do let noise out, so you have to make sure the inner components aren't too noisy. The lower vent does however help in cooling the ...

The stock 3700 PS is not at all quiet when it ramps up under load. I replaced mine with a Super Tornado 300 and couldn't be happier. The stock 120mm fan is not bad at all, but you can't use a Fanmate with it since it only has a 4-pin molex connector.

Please understand and accept that not everybody has the same standards as you. You have to remember where you are posting, Aphex. This is SPCR and we're all about quiet here. None of the regulars here run 5 case fans because more fans add more noise and 5 case fans are simply not necessary in a wel...

Bad news, then. OK guys, thanks for the advice anyway. I think I'll stay with the Zalman and forget the Prescott. With regard to my system temps, has any of you any advice? I will try to open the case and rearrange the case fans, see if I can get a nice airflow inside and out... The case is nice an...

Thumbs way down from me as well. The performance will remain the same and the only difference you'll notice is that the system will run significantly hotter. You will be disappointed if you do this. BTW, your temps look too high for that Zalman. I have a 2.8 Northwood running at 3.28. When I had my ...

You won't gain much from making a switch right now. Your Northie should serve you well for a while, especially since you're not pushing it very hard anyway. Yes, P4 technology is reaching the end of its life, but no system is future-proofed anyway, including A64 systems. The idea of having a system ...

There are HSF fans that have the equal or better cooling capacity and are quieter. To stuff such a HSF in a Prescott based computer would require a fan mounting bracket, and some very fancy duct work. I think this can be done but it would likely result in a headache. It would be nice if I were bein...

Are you saying that you will eventually run the CPU passive, without a fan mounted on it? From what I've read here, this will not be possible with a 3.4Ghz Prescott P4. But it sounds like you are going to carefully design your airflow, so I'd be very curious how it all turns out. One question, thou...

How could you even consider the stock Intel HSF? This is SPCR, remember? I'm sorry. My Pentium 366 just had a critical hardware failure or something. It won't boot. When I turn it on three green lights shine and the speakers hiss. Other than that it sits on my desk lifeless. It is beyond its life e...

How could you even consider the stock Intel HSF? This is SPCR, remember? Replacing stock coolers are the absolute first mod in any SPCR's system.

It's impossible to tell how hot the HD is with the reported temps. Under typical usage, my Spinpoint usually reports (using Speedfan) under 20C while my Seagate is reporting in the upper 30's --- even though they feel about the same temperature. My personal practice is to physically touch the top an...

I agree that the Zalman at 5v is a fantastic HSF. The issue is that the XP-90 can be made quieter at an equal or better level of cooling (paired with the proper fan, of course). It's still pretty close, but the Zalman stock fan at 5v is still not as quiet as say, a Nexus 92mm at 9v or even 12v. That...

The fact that you have modded your PSU and restricted the max voltage of its fan to 7V is what makes this method of silencing and cooling very unattractive to me as I'm just not willing to do that. Additionally, I prefer a negative pressure system with extraneous holes in my front panel carefully ta...

I agree with The Instigator -- it has to be caused by the mating surfaces between the CPU and XP-90. I replaced my Zalman with an XP-90 and have gotten temperature decreases of about 2-3C at idle and 5-6C at load. There's no other way to explain a 15C increase with this exchange.

I feel sorry for audiophiles. I really do. They have to spend $20,000+ in equipment for music to sound good to them. I'm glad I can enjoy music played by my $250 Nomad Zen and $25 Koss SportaPros...just think of how much money I saved that I can use for something really useful, like a car. Nobody s...

I feel sorry for audiophiles. I really do. They have to spend $20,000+ in equipment for music to sound good to them. I'm glad I can enjoy music played by my $250 Nomad Zen and $25 Koss SportaPros...just think of how much money I saved that I can use for something really useful, like a car.

You may be able to help the situation by carefully controlling the airflow. Block and tape over any holes behind the front bezel except for the front intake area. My setup is almost identical to yours and my CPU temp doesn't go down if I take off the side cover.

For crying out loud, BMD, just get rid of that drive. You're really messing with the sensibilities of this community!

Don't see any reason why the closed corners on the Nexus would cause a problem.

Nexus 92mm does not have closed corners.

I doubt it. See my sig - I'm running more than you are and have not even had a hint of a power problem.

Do you have an emotional attachement to this loud, slow, and ancient drive? Get rid of it and don't look back. We live in an age where you can get a modern 120GB drive for $50