Interesting thing about that motherboard shorting out. My brother and I have been trying to get a computer to work and nothing we do can make it boot up, we have switched out the same type of motherboard, tried different memory, video cards. Nothing works. I guess I should check those little mobo mo...

Here is an update to my Silent HTPC project: See more details on my website: http://www.exoid.com I finally got all my parts in and finished my build. Here is an image of the system opened up. I installed the 300GB SATA, the Seasonic Super Silencer 350Watt power supply, two 120mm Nexus fans at 5v. ...

You might be able to get away with semipassive cooling if you undervolt your CPU enough and you reverse the case fans to be intakes instead of exhausts. That is what I have been doing with my system for several months now quite successfully I just took a look at your post. Wow, I wasn't aware of th...

It would actually be possible to have a computer that was connected to nothing other than a network cable and a power cable. It might actually be very useful as well, as a FTP/file server, or a web server.. hmm... You would only need VNC or remote desktop to access it over the network. With a Pico P...

Hi, First of all, Beautiful case, really great design!
I was wondering where you managed to find that Gigabyte SPDIF IN/OUT adapter? Did it actually come with your MB? As it doesn't come stock with most gigabyte boards.

A slot blower is an option, but I'm hoping that with such a small case and two 120mm fans, that it will be enough. If not, you could close up some vents and force more air to come through the single open PCI slot. Yeah, Slotblower would be too noisy, but you are right, blocking up some of the vents...

So, here is my Gigabyte MicroATX board. My XP-120 showed up today so I can finally see if this cooler is going to fit my board or not... Here goes http://www.zendurl.com/fourstar/pc/stuff2.jpg First I need to replace the standard AM2 connecter with the XP-120 adapter so that it will be able to mount...

You can probably run the 7600GS without the fan running on the vf700 as long as you have good airflow past it. The VF700 might well be the loudest thing in your case. That is a great idea. I usually have it on the 5v setting, but it is still noticeable at that range. I know for a fact that Evga rel...

http://www.zendurl.com/fourstar/pc/stuff1.jpg So I got some stuff in the mail last night!..... My first thoughts on the NSK2400: A) It is remarkably sturdy, the top panel does not flex at all when you push on it, I dont think I would mind placing an LCD monitor ontop of it (if I was actually using ...

I was just going to post on this. Seems like Anandtech really liked that SilenX fan? According to them it was just as quiet as the included scythe fan but cooled the ninja a lot better. I have read here in the forums that the silenx fans were not good and did not live up to their ratings. Do you thi...

El Jefe, thanks for the recommendation on the hard drive. I already had the 300GB seagate unfortunately, so I will keep it for now, but if noise level is intolerable or I get some extra cash, I will spring for the samsung. Im pretty sure the geforce 7000 series has support for video acceleration and...

Hello, I am a long time lurker of this website and forum. Here goes my first post: I in the process of upgrading my media PC to a full blown HTPC. My goals are decent performance while maintaining silence. Here are my selectons: CASE: NSK2400 (the obvious choice :D) CASE FANS: Yate Loon 120mm (nexus...