It's absolutely hilarious that silverstone is now venturing into the world of watercooling without a favorable spcr review in any product category since the st30nf fanless psu. The recent tj-07 was panned as being too vibration prone and the st56zf was so noisy it wasn't even reviewed. The substitut...

I have a hardcano 13 and would skip it and go directly to a t-balancer. If possible wait for the new one - t-balancer bigNG. You will have to setup the temp/rpm profiles and other settings under windows, but the controller will run independently of the os. You still may be able to monitor fan speed ...

The 4 pins are:

1. pwm
2. 12v
3. ground
4. tach

I think tibors posted the information. It was in a response to a comment about the relationship between voltage and rpm.

Maybe this is it -
http://forums.silentpcreview.com/viewto ... ht=#241582

NMB merged with panaflo a while ago and NMB-MAT are producing some really good fans these days -

http://www.silentpcreview.com/article292-page3.html

The ocz gamexstream is a new one based on the fortron epsilon 700w. It's getting good reviews - http://www.modthebox.com/review474_1.shtml http://www.overclockercafe.com/Reviews/other_misc/OCZ_GameXStream/index.htm And here is a review of the fortron epsilon with an expanation of their design that p...

The recommended psu list has not been updated for the s12 330w.

The photos of the x-fan in the madshrimps review clearly show yate loon moulded into the frame.

The t-balancer bigNG has all the features of the original plus some new ones. It has a 3.5" bay mounting option as well as the original configurations, 4 channels, digital and analog sensors, etc..

I just copied that photo from ebay. The only competent sound readings I've seen on spcr where made with a B&K 2260 sound level meter by aviavi in the following post -
http://forums.silentpcreview.com/viewto ... ht=#253715

What proof do you have that nexus/yate loons do not like pwm? Mcubed rebrands yate loons for their own x-fans. I have not had problems with a t-balancer and nexus or yate loons, and I know others are using nexus and t-balancers with no problems.

Here is some info - maybe you have already seen it, but it looks good.


http://www.mcubed-tech.com/english/shop.htm

I've been following this thread since page 1 and I still don't know if it's safe to buy a neo. Since spcr has never published the neo 550w review planned in the upcoming reviews list, I'm assuming there are still some problems. Products seem to drop out of the upcoming reviews list with no explanati...

What size are the surface mount resistors in your project - 1206? TIA

There are a lot of posts about the akasa amber. Try the search function or look up the noctua heatsink review and read about the coolink fan. Akasa amber = coolink = ys tech. Nothing special.

Digikey doesn't sell returned/reject surplus. What is the full production code FBA08A12L XXXXXX?

The 120x38mm silenx looks very interesting. The fact that 38mm fans push more air at the same rpm seems important to quiet computing and I wish the subject could be explored further. I would really appreciate a mini review of the globalwin ncb vs the silenx 120x38mm when adjusted for similar airflow...

I don't see a 120x38mm on the silenx website. Where did you get it? -TIA

FC, Adda is probably making the s-flex for sony and scythe is either sourcing the fan directly from adda or through sony. Getting hold of an adda equivalent to the s-flex would be similar to ordering a panaflo FBA12G12-??? made for IBM in 2003. Anyway, your review found that the s-flex was noisier t...

The s-flex bearing is a little different from a typical sleeve bearing. It bears some resemblance to the sunon maglev with magnets that stabilize the impeller shaft. The s-flex magnets stabilize one end of the shaft while the maglev bearing surrounds the entire impeller shaft with magnets. http://im...

The only thing that Sony owns is the the s-flex trademark. As far as the bearing, a patent has been applied for, but it is still a basic sintered metal sleeve bearing. These are simply pressed powdered metal cylinders that support the blade assembly shaft. Sintered metal is very porous and can conta...

I would recommend an mcp655/laing d5 or an mcp350/laing ddc (10w or 18w) and an externally mounted radiator similar to the swiftech apex ultra + kit at - www.swiftnets.com You should post you system requirements at www.xtremesystems.org to find out exactly how much radiator you need. I have a d5 and...

According to this review - http://www.pro-clockers.com/article.php?id=41&page=3 the fan in the st60f is an adda similar to the models used in seasonics, but a high speed model instead of medium or low. The seasonic low and medium speed fans are reported to be quiet, but I doubt the seasonic fan cont...

With a good watercooling system your temps should be in the low thirties at idle and low to mid forties loaded. I don't know much about the reserator, but I would consider a more conventional system with a quiet pump and radiator with two quiet fans. Your cpu will never be > 50c. Edit - Sorry, I did...

The mcubed fans are rebadged D12SM-12 yate loons. I have no problems with nexus fans and the t-balancer. I don't run them at 350 rpm, but somehow I don't think that is the problem.

The term FDB is not very specific. It has been applied on this site to panaflo hydro-wave bearings, some hard drive bearings, and the scythe S-Flex. Panaflo uses a dynamic FDB with grooves that flow lubricant along the bearing length even when mounted horizontally. The sony FDB is a static sintered ...

You're right. The small fan is an intake that apparently comes on as needed. But the opening would still alow exhaust to flow when the fan is off. I haven't seen any internal photos yet or do not in fact know if this will be a production model. I included the photo because it seems that seasonic is ...

This problem is brought up from time to time, and should have been mentioned in the latest seasonic review. If I didn't know the previous posts existed, and that I had posted to them, I wouldn't have been able to find them either. What kind of engineer would have designed a psu that exhausts the wro...

This problem has been discussed many times with some of the threads listed here - http://forums.silentpcreview.com/viewtopic.php?p=205929&highlight=#205929 http://forums.silentpcreview.com/viewtopic.php?t=20483&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=90 http://forums.silentpcreview.com/viewtopic.php?t=25201 ...

Has any kind of overclock been set in the bios or by using the AI Booster utility? A pentium 550 should run in the low to mid 40s at idle.