Still shrinkwrapped, never opened. It's the 520watt unit (pre-SLI/green fan version) though you could use a 6 pin adapter still for SLI. I'm asking $95+shipping.
Where in SoCal are you? I'm in San Diego, I might just drive to pick it up if you're close.
Does the PA120.2 come with barbs (I know they don't by default if ordered from Thermochill, which is why I'm asking).
http://www.case-mod.com/store/seasonic-s12500-s12-series-500w-500-watt-atx-sli-power-supply-p-1579.html
$105.88 before tax (California, at least) or shipping. Not bad, think I'll pick it up there. Decent resellerratings for that site.
I believe they're completely identical. There's a third company that makes one that looks exactly the same too. I think they all use the same design. No idea about noise difference, I doubt there's much of one.
On any of them, you have to make a couple small cuts in it to avoid small...
I'm not sure why. It's not quite as efficient, and it doesn't cool any of the motherboard components below it due to it's orientation. It is better for exhausting hot air out of the case, but that's about it. You really can't run it passive on most CPUs (unless maybe if you have a P180 case with...
Thermaltake Big Typhoon is a great cooler. I had a hard time believing it, being that Thermaltake makes it. :p
But the reviews speak for themselves:
http://www.3dxtreme.net/index.php?id=ttbigtyphoon1
My only issue with it is the weight (and apparently it's not possible to install with...
How is an Opteron 146 (S939) cheaper? It's over $200 ($221 at monarch) for a 2.0GHz/1MB chip. You can get a SD 3700+ for only $11 more, and it's got an extra 200MHz stock.
In terms of noise? I was experimenting with some fans I have yesterday and having anything that close to the fan does increase noise...It did seem more noisey on the pull side as push side, but I still would think a shroud would help noise.
Damn, I noticed it out of stock this morning at $199, now $219.
I guess I'll see how the X1800/X1600s look in 5 days. Maybe the price will drop back to $199 by then.