This is my first post, and I want to thanks all of you, I have learned so much since I read in this forum and website.
I am from Toluca Mexico and don’t speak English very well so forgive me if I make a lot of language mistakes.
Now lets see my rig:
Specs:
MB: .................Abit KV8 Pro
CPU:................AMD Athlon 64 2800+ Zalman CNPS7000-Cu
RAM:...............Kingston 512Mbytes PC3200
GPU:................ATI Radeon 9550 @250/397Mhz 256Mbytes @200/225Mhz
.........................Zalman ZM 80D-HP
HD:...................Samsung SP0812C JVC FDB
.........................Coolermaster Cooldrive 3
CDRW:.............Samsung 52X32X52
Case:... .............Coolermaster Centurion 5
.........................1 Panaflo FBA12G12L1A
.........................1 Coolermaster A12025-12CB-5BN-L1
.........................1 Coolermaster A12025-12CB-4JN-L1
PSU: ................Aerocool AeroPower II+ 350W
FanController:...One FanMate 2 One FanMate 1
.........................One 5V/12V DIY Switch
Drive suspension:
I really wanted to suspend my hard disk but it is enclosed in a cooledrive 3 so it took me a lot of effort to find
the best way to do it. So I figured out that a PSU is a little bit wider than a 5 ¼ so y used the case of an old one.
I had to mod the case to make room for the drive and a 120 mm fan, I cut the hard drive mounting and leaved
just enough of it to let me install a 3 ½ card reader unit, then I put some foam in the case to let rest the PSU case.
Here is the drive on its place.
Then for the front intake fan I used anti-vibration fan-mounts but those are designed to be used in a fan with out
solid corners so y just use a small screwdriver to insert the wider part and it was good solution because the mounts
work better that way.
Here you can notice the front cutting needed for the fan.
The fan seen from the inside.
I used three 5 ¼ bays to place another 12 cm fan this time I fit it with foam an the sides were covered with
soft plastic this fan helps cooling the PSU and CPU.
The inside view of the Panaflo.
I cut the exterior fan grill to let the fan blow unrestricted, you ca see the Zalman FanMates that are used to control
the CPU and exhaust fans, in the lower slot tray you can se the 5v/12v switch I did to control the two intake fans,
they are at 5 volts most of the time and at 12 volts when playing.
This is the PSU is an Aerocool AeroPower II+ 350W and I am surprised how quiet it is, in fact I have never
listen to it, the most dominant sound in my system is the cpu fan and the HD wine. I think it is so quiet because
the good airflow in the system keep it very cool and it doesn’t have to ramp the fan speed, the only thing
I moded to it was removing the interior fan grill.
In this picture you can see the whole system. Most of the cables are sleeved.
This is a very quiet system at one meter the only sound is a HD whine but it disappears if I twist the computer
as shown above, with the ear at the upper bays dominates the Panaflo clicking, at the middle the CPU fan,
at the bottom ouch! The HD whine. The exhaust fan has a humming at 5 volts but disappears at 7 volts.
My temps are at idle CPU 39°, SYS 33°, PSU 28°, cpuburn in 25 min CPU 53°, SYS 33°, PSU 33°
notice that the system temp didn’t rise.
The HD is at idle 28° and 30 minutes virus scanning plus 15 minutes defragging 32°.
Generally you only want fans blowing in or out, not both. Try it and see what happens 
I suppose its ok if you normally smoke inside but id rather use something else. dont know where to get something that smokes and doesnt smell too bad.
