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Big Boy is actually the "official" name for that fan! :D I've actually got 3 Noctua 12cm fans lying around doing nothing so I'll swap them out with the stock fans on my 900 given your findings. I can live with a bit of extra heat it's the noise that I'm keen to eliminate. I'm guessing all your...

Doh! Yup, Having just re-read your post I can see that now. Missed the "see my other build here are the specs" bit. :rolleyes: I think all those gorgeous pics blurred my vision somewhat!! :D EDIT: Sorry forgot to ask. Did you replace the "big boy" on your 1200? The 20cm one? If so what fan did...

Excellent stuff ;) I'm using the same PSU as you. I'm very pleased with mine. :cool: Good to hear that despite having 8 fans it's still quiet. I'm using the Antec 900. Couldn't quite squeeze 8 fans into mine tho :rolleyes: So have you checked the power consumption yet? Just being nosey :D

Wireless might be a challenge for video streaming. The XBOXes are 802.11b, aren't they? Which means your PS3 will run at 'b' too. You could always try homeplugs if you can't wire everything up. Not cheap but sufficient for some people. Re the OS, go with Linux. You know you want to really :p...

What 3 pins have you connected the fan to? It should be 1, 2 & 3. I'm not a guru on this but I think that's why your fan is running full speed, since the mobo socket is PWM. Happy to be corrected by any gurus that want to step forward :)

Whilst we're waiting then...............so are you going to be streaming to your XBOX360s and PS3? What file formats? Are you going to be bunging that tuner in your server too? What OS are you going for? You say the server is going to live in a closet. How are you going to keep it cool? Pics...

Woah. You can't leave now. :mad: I'm sure I'm not the only one who wants a blow by blow account of you putting the thing together and getting everything up and running :D

Most mobos have gigabit network onboard. Not sure about "server class" ones tho. I use a regular desktop mobo, the P5Q-EM. It has onboard graphics too so you don't need a separate graphics card. Plus 6 SATA ports. For the CPU I personally think a quad core is a bit OTT. A decent duo will be...

I trust you've eliminated the obvious?: Checked the heatsink is properly seated and has enough thermal paste applied properly. Check you've plugged the fan into the correct socket on the mobo.

Hi, You might want to consider the Western Digital Green drives. They run cool, have low power consumption and are nice and quiet. The price of the WD20EADS has come down to a more affordable level recently. In terms of "audio/video skipping" most of these types of problems are at the client...