A pair of those in Raid0 to use as a HD to boot from.... doesn't sound like a bad idea

So far I've only compared them side by side only powered, and then I connected them to my comp and ran Hitachi's AAM test to compare again. Idle noise: Test done with the drives sitting on carpet, powered by a PS with it's fan off, in a room with nothing on, and in a quiet house and quiet neighbourh...

IMO it's better to get rid of the 80mm and keep the 92mm so ALL of the air goes through the HS.... Antec's run hot enough to begin with.

TIA

Well I've got another massive heatsink I can strap onto a video card, but I spy a 9600 regular for a really good price, so I think I'll get that one
Besides, my Ti4600 is fast enough, and my LCD's response time is slow enough so that an XT probably wouldn't make much difference

You will need a MASSIVE heatsink to run it completely passive, with the only airflow being from a front case fan for example (say a 120mm Panaflo L @ 5v). By massive, I mean something like an Alpha Pal8045. I definitely disagree with you on your sizing comment. Massive? No. Much bigger than stock? ...

You will need a MASSIVE heatsink to run it completely passive, with the only airflow being from a front case fan for example (say a 120mm Panaflo L @ 5v). By massive, I mean something like an Alpha Pal8045.

Had to put a fan on it, it got a bit too hot for my taste. Problem is, with the current 80mm Stealth with a 39ohm inline resistor it's too loud

Ran my 300w Enermax with a 80mm Panaflo L @ 7v for quite a long while, but it was a bit on the hotside. I'd recommend 9v. My Evercool 92mm M single bearing @ 5v does a better job, but it's noisier.

That actually sounds like a pretty good idea.
I just would use the putty along the bottom edge of the drive and let it sit at the bottom of my case, not enclose it like that, but I bet it's SUPER quiet!

Arctic Alumina epoxied the pal8045 onto the core, runs cool enough fanless for desktop/windows usage, but I haven't tested 3d/hard gaming use. The 120mm YS tech @ 5v at the bottom front of my case helps it stay cool enough though. I'm betting with the front case fan running @ 7v, it'll be stable wit...

So far the massive heatsink seems to be doing a lot of good, the HD runs noticeably cooler to the touch, I'd guesstimate 40-45c, as opposed to 45-50c. No noticeable difference in noise either (big and many fins could possibly vibrate)

Actually, I think there's NO airflow up there in my case.

I'll have to move my HD with the foam basket back to the bottom of my case in front of a 120mm YS Tech @ 5v that'll blow through the HD and on top of the HD. THAT should keep it cool

I took a piece of packaging foam, and cut a depression about a cenimeter deep for the HD to "sit" in. It's sized to fit a 5.25" drive bay, length, width and height. My 120gig Barracuda V was running VERY warm just sitting there, uncomfortably warm. So I then strapped an Alpha P60120SB onto the top o...

Confirmed, it's not a very quiet fan. At 5.12v, inside my Enermax 300w dual fan PS (80mm exhaust fan removed), it mostly makes a "whirly" sound from the bearings. I can't hear airnoise from it (possibly covered up by the bearings). I can say that it blows a good bit more air than the previous 80mm P...

Specs say 2200rpm and 38.35cfm @ 12v. Purchased from bigfootcomputers today. The packaging says it's a "one ball bearing" model, as opposed to the 2 bearing or sleeve bearing models. While evaluating at 5.10v with no other noise in a small 8x12 room with a computer desk and bed, computer off, closed...

BigfootComputers Aluminum fans are Evercool's, as per an email to their sales department.

CONFIRMED, BigFootComputers.com Aluminum fans are indeed Evercool's. I guess I'll need to go down soon and pick me up some

Anyone know if BigfootComputers.com aluminum fan's are Evercools? If so, they got what appears to be good pricing on them right now, and I could use a 92mm model for my PS

And here's the ultimate silencing tip: get a pair of canal-phones! Once those puppies are plugging up your ears, you won't hear anything: not your computer, not your dog, nor your wife! Mine are "Sony MDREX71SL Fontopia In-Ear Portable Headphones" for $34.94 My Sony MDR-V600 headphones do a great j...

Any thoughts or ideas?

At least they put their thinking caps on and went to metal mounting hardware instead of the plastic crap (that stripped on me already)

I agree

If I chop off 2-3cm off the P60120SB, I should be able to get it to fit. I think I'll go that route, because that'll give me a ton of heatsink. I won't be overclocking it either, and I'd consider underclocking actually.

What I'll do with my 300w dual fan Enermax is get a silent 92mm fan, put it in the 92mm fan's spot, get rid of the 80mm, and tape off the vents on the opposite side of the 80mm fan. That way air is forced into the heatsinks, and then out the back.

Alpha Pep66 Alpha Pal8045 Alpha P60120SB Alpha Pfh6035 (like a Pal6035, except no copper in the base, all aluminum) So I'm wondering which would be best to use as a passive heatsink on my Asus OEM GF4 Ti4600. I doubt I'll be able might not be able to fit the largest, the P60120SB on it, but ther ot...

Edward Ng wrote: OMG 59C idle holy cow!!!

My Xp1700 @ 200x9.5 @ 1.95v idled at ~60 with an alpha pal8045 + 80mm vantec Stealth with a 39ohm resistor inline.... while gaming it peaked at 72c, averaging 70c.

I think you guys worry too much

I've run my rig with a 300w Enermax p4 compatible PS with a single 80mm Panaflo L @ 7v for a long while, it works great. I can see myself getting a 92mm fan and running it at 5v too.

The reason why having the fan "frame" is a good idea is that it directs air off teh fan blades and forward into the PS, instead now air is just scattering around inside the PS. Same idea as why you usually seem some sort of shroud around a cars radiator fan.