jaganath wrote: The Yate Loon D80SL-12 is rated for 25dB(A) and 43 cubic metres per hour (?). Dunoo how to translate that to 20dB and CFM.

25 CFM

acaurora wrote: - Added 'venting' PCI slot covers. The PCI Slot covers have now vents built into them, for better cooling, (or more dust?).

maybe they noticed the using duct was worse than takeing the slot covers off.

Sounds like money well spent. But why not keep the Antec Sonata? With high room temps you may want to look into a large but quite AC fan/ blower for really hot days.
I think the Accelero is good, the fact that you don’t have to have an open PCI slot inline with major airflow is good.

Based on SPCR's review, the Scythe Ninja is apparently the best performer in terms of cooling performance... but it is fairly expensive.. which socket 939 comaptible hsf has the best performance per $? Stock is not bad cooler (just loud) if you already have it its less expensive than any other opti...

You would benefit from moving both hard drives to the upper bay. Suspend/soft mount them. Then moving your 80 mm fans up in to the rear upper of the area pulling air in over the drives. Use tape or foam the inside of that upper bay to cover the little holes in the side of the drive bay and defuse so...

Did you soft mount your fans?
Suspend your hard drive?
You could dampen the panels that are not windowed?

How did you think using Acoustipack helped you in the war against noise? Was it worth it? Please, summarize and share you experiences! yes. I would say that if a precut kit exists for your case it is worth it. It is very quick to apply. If you have to measure, cut it, test fit, recut. It can take a...

nice.

do you think that big tubing is really helping with the size of your radiator?
is it a method to not use a resevior?
What is the flow rate of that pump?
What are your temps like?

Now, the only possible (minor!) downside is the glossy "piano" finish, which will likely show scratches more easily than a pebble or flat black? I kind of like the piano finish myself. But you are right, it probably will be more prone to fingerprints and scratches. The finish on my sonata has dulle...

I have read countless times in articles and in the forum that foam and other silencing kits are a last resort solution. You should always start by reducing the emitted noise, because that's the more efficient way to silence your computer. Besides with so many openings in your case, the noise will s...

Goldmember wrote: Is it SOLO as in "Hans Solo" or "Piano Concerto Solo Number 85 in B minor"?

It is the music theme.
The real question I wonder is why the MINUET, OVERTURE, SONATA get all caps.
Also it looks like they have dropped the Aria (for the NSK1300). Aria means Solo.

what kind of foam are we talking about? any kind of foam from packaging computer components? or motherboard boxes? i seen it done before but i hesitated because last time i saw foam catch on fire it wasnt pretty. it's perfectly safe right? No, I specifically had AcoustiPack or a similar product in ...

Welcome to SPC review. Some mod might move this to the advice forum. I think your hard drives might be the loudest thing. Look into a way to suspend your harddrives, you should find some immediate improvement. Think about only using one hard drive also. Looking at your case, it looks like many simi...

Scrool down to the life style section of the antec 2006 catalog. From the picture, and comparing the specs this looks like a black P 150 http://syndicate.tentoe.com/__FileManager__/Org_100_41/992/2006.ProductCatalog.4.6.06.ED.web.pdf WOW. now this is what every one here will smile about. NO PSU! I ...

Trying to digest the differences between the NSK6500 and the P150 Black. The only differences I can see are the TAC vents on the side panel, the included PSU (P150 comes with a NeoHE 430W, and NSK6500 has the TP2.0 430W), and the hard drive mounting system (P150 has suspension). Am I missing anythi...

You can try dampening the shroud, or removing the shroud and blowing a fan on to the heatsink directly. Works well for my 6800 gt. I have no experience with the X800

She would like something as stylish a Mac Mini for example. Obviously not so small.. http://techreport.com/reviews/2004q2/silverstone-sstlc01/money.jpg http://design.sneak.co.nz/wp-content/er_mini.jpg The mac is so plain. So she likes round corners and aluminum? Lian-Li PC-V600 - small SilverStone ...

You need to figure out if it is your case/NB temps or your component temps.

If it was just that your water need to be chilled a bit it might be a great application for a soft sided thermoelectric cooling bag.

welcome to SPCR You should read the recommended hardware lists on this site. Yes the raptor reportedly is loud, it is not simple to cool it even in an enclosure. You should really look into alternative PSU’s. The DFI Ultra-D has a chip set fan, you will want to replace that with a passive cooler.

you may need something like this.

http://www.xoxide.com/tt-psu-adaptor-cables.html

krille wrote:Are Lian-Li's better for silence than Antec's P180?

Lian-Li dose not have stock hard drive grommets.

That being said, this case is nearly half the size of P180.

Does the duct / cd tray help you at all?

I have a fear that a heatpipe chipset cooler would not work as well upside down? Any truth to that?

nice grill teejay

I don’t mean to rain on your parade but the black p180 (other than the SPCR edition) has been available some places for months.

Removing one 80 mm grill from my Lian Li PC-6 reduced noise and my temps about 2 C.

have you thought about the Accelero X1?
Have you considered just moving the fan away from the HS, and extending the shroud?
You mentioned that it was to long when it was new? It sounds like XFX may have modified the reference design.

Sorry, for the upper drive bay. That's pretty much what I'm looking for, just wondering if there is anything pre-made for the bays? If you only have one optical drive I think the Kama bay cooler sounds right for you. many single bay hard drive fan things around. I dont think they live up to SPCR st...

3. How big of a difference does case dampening make? 4. The OCZ Powerstream 420 I have is spec'd for 22db. It's still a bit on the loud side. Any way short of popping it open to make it even quieter? Dampening can make a worth while difference. If you have an ‘elcheapo case then simply adding mass ...

I found my NV 4 very loud relative to its cooling power. First. The vent. Just having a big hole in that area was letting noise out. Second the whole thing vibrated. Using some electrical tape I reduced that. I changed the power of the fan but lost most of the cooling power. I had higher CPU temps a...