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Generally, you will notice an increase in desktop speed if you make a huge processor jump or get a faster HDD. I know from experience that everything is MUCH faster with a 7200rpm HDD versus a 5400rpm HDD.

I love the yate loon fan swap.

Konnetikut wrote:

Shukuteki wrote:More likely, there was a power spike somehow, and your PSU sacrificed itself for your PC.

You make the Seasonic sound so holy.

More likely, there was a power spike somehow, and your PSU sacrificed itself for your PC.

This looks like something ill have to get. The original Katana never could cool my old 2.8 Celeron like I wanted it too.

Thats a very slick looking PSU mod.

You should be fine, but If you have high ambient temps you might have problems. The Nexus does not leave much headroom in terms of airflow.

I have one attached to a SI-97A with an Opty 144, and it works fine in the winter. I might try a 92mm triple blade delta at 5v for the summer though.

My PC i use at work for image editing (not heavy duty mind you) is a 933mhz PIII. Right now I have some cheap PSU and a 120mm thermaltake fan at 5v suspended over the mobo. The fan on the PSU is right over the stock heatsink, and the air from the 120mm fan flows over the heatsink and into the PSU. W...

What did you do with the server?

This fan will put out some air, and at 12v the noise is...acceptable

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6811999028

At say, 5v, it is pretty much inaudible.

I am running a X300 right now, and it really does not get that hot. I have one of those Zalman northbridge flower coolers that i am going to attempt to mount to it, and if it works, I have no doubt that it will be able to provide adequate cooling. That should say something about the X300s heat output.

Don't mean to sound harsh, but I do not believe what you are looking for exists.

My guess is that it would be too cost prohibitive to make.

I know it would break your one fan method, but even a yate loon or something of that ilk running at minimum speed would be enough to cool the HDD.

EDIT: I like how you did the two laptop drives in one 5.25 bay. Where did you get the adapter for that?

From what I have seen, Zalman fans are a bit like the infamous tricool from Antec: Quiet enough for most people, but not quiet enough for SPCR.

Use this without a fan:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6835118102

According to the reviews on Newegg, OC'ing does not increase the heat output terribly. And, as you said, I could always buy a faster fan if i had too.

Thanks for the input.

I just recently purchased an Opty 144 1.8ghz stock and plan to OC it to around 2.4ghz or so. I purchased a Thermalright SI97a along with it, and a Nexus 92mm fan to go with that. http://img231.imageshack.us/img231/3922/9918or8.jpg http://mythic.tv/images/nexus92mm.jpg The problem is, i am not sure i...

Here are some different adapters:

http://www.svc.com/4to3ad.html

That one is 4 pin molex to 3 pin, but only for power.

http://www.svc.com/pana4ptail-rpm.html

The above adapter allows for rpm sensing as well.

Operandi wrote:I'm not 100% certain but it looks like the caps next to the RAM slots are failing (they look bulged).

Other then that, it looks good.

I noticed that too, though im not 100% positive either.

I think I solved the fan mystery.

This is the fan in my case, and it says at 12v, you get 1000 rpm. That sounds right by my ear, as I have no way of measuring my fans actual rpm. It also looks similar to yours.

Watch it if you plan on using a Celeron D. They are Prescott core based, and the one i have (2.8ghz) idles fairly cool at around 35-37C. Put any load on them however, and temps go up quick (40-47/48C). These temps are with a Scythe Katana, and with the stock cooler it would regularly run 50C and up....

I need that exact heatsink for the P3 build im working on:

930mhz coppermine, with a 130mm silent wheel cooling it and the PSU at the same time.

Good job on that though. Nothing better than building a cheap, but still moderately useful, PC.

I have a Prescott Celeron 2.8ghz that idles at 35-39 and at load maximum about 50 degrees Celsius with a Scythe Katana.

I know P4s are hotter, but it's hard to imagine they would be that much hotter.

Not bad for a cheapo system. I am looking to do something similar for my parents, using a 933mhz PIII and a TT Silent Wheel.

The red really looks nice!


Also, good choice on the Yate Loons.

How quiet are those Yate-Loons? I just recently ordered some to install. I could've gotten the Nexus, but i felt that I needed the airflow and the Yate-Loons were quiet enough. They are both running at 5V, so they're very quiet, but doesn't that put it in the same speed range of the Nexus? Regardle...

How quiet are those Yate-Loons? I just recently ordered some to install. I could've gotten the Nexus, but i felt that I needed the airflow and the Yate-Loons were quiet enough.

The fan in the pic does appear to be a 80mm, though it is listed as a 120mm in the link i provided. Believe me, the fan is still on the Katana. In fact, I am currently searching for a better 92mm fan to replace it, maybe one with a bit better airflow. It isn't so bad in the winter, but during the su...

Nice job. :D I recently acquired a Cooler Master case, though it is not a Centurion 5, but a RC-330-KKN1-GP (their cheapest model). It looks to have come with the same case fan that is in yours. Interestingly enough, at a full 12v the fan is EXTREMELY quiet and i have never even seen a passing menti...