Recent content by z3rider

I'm planning to build a new core i7 system but don't want a big case. Would any of you have other suggestion for a quiet mid-tower case? Thanks!

Actually, I don't have any fan grill. The picture is not showing it well, but the fans are in a "push" configuration, so based on comments from MrE, perhaps I can get some improvements by changing it to pull? One issue I need to deal with is the fact that regular mounting screws won't work for...

I think it's mostly air noise. Basically, low pitch humming kind. I was using a Raptor and yes it's noisy... so I just swapped it with a Barracuda which seem ok.

In my setup, the "things" that are capable of making noise are (in the order of what I suspect to be causing the most noise): - Black ICE GTX360 - 3 Scythe S-Flex (running at 900 rpm) - Danger Dan Tower 26 (yes, it's a case and has no moving part, but being acrylic and has no noise...

What a coincident! I just finished my Striker II Ex with Q9450 also! As shown in the pictures, I skipped the NB in my waterloop... which wasn't the original plan at all. In fact, I bought this board thinking I'll take advantage of the build in NB block. But I gave up half way...

OK, I did it... detached the black cable from the back plate and indeed it is an optical cable that transmit the LED... see pic below:

Thanks for the replies. Here are a couple more pictures. It seems to me that it is a fiber optic cable that transmit the "light" from a tiny LED on the circuit board to the back plate. On the back plate, it lights up green normally when I power up the machine (before I tore it apart and...

Hello All, This is my first WC project and I've a question on my 9800GTX card. After installing the waterblock, it seems wasteful to me to have the card taking up 2 slots at the back. I've already ordered a single slot replacement but as per the picture, there is a black cable attached to...

Sorry, I don't have the privilege to attach pics. But basically, my understanding from the above is that the two openings of the nozzle should be aligned with the two sides of a Quad Core CPU; i.e. one for each side. Since the cores are arranged horizontally, the two openings should also be...

Makes sense! :D

Does anyone know what is the correct orientation for the Quad Core Nozzle when used in the D-Tek Fuzion V2 CPU block? There is no information on this even on the D-Tek site. Am I the only one wondering about this??? :confused: Thanks!

I'm blowing 2 of these in SLI with a quiet Silenx case fan @~1250 rpm. The temp stays at 64C even when stressed by ATITool. In general, I'm very happy with how quiet the overall setup is. For those who want really silent SLI setup and no custom cooling, I can't think of any other better...