Recent content by b4417

[/b] Not true. You obviously haven't run a pair in RAID 0.

Short answer: Lian-Li. Simply the best cases I've worked with in 20-odd years of this, um, hobby. You don't have to worry about a crappy power supply, as most of them don't come with one (you get to choose your own). Expensive as hell.....and worth it. Best, Bill

While not an enclosure, I have used these to amazingly good effect on my 10k Raptor drives: Drive Isolators Don't do anything to cool the drive, but then again, they don't enclose the drive that could actually prevent proper cooling. HTH, Bill

Eminent Technology electrostats with subwoofer Harman-Kardon 40 WPC receiver to power the speakers Turtle Beach Santa Cruz sound card

I'm using a Hewlett-Packard PSC-2110 (printer/scanner/copier) that does an absolutely incredible job with photos (assuming you use good paper). It was pretty cheap too -- $129 IIRC. Only downsides: the cost of the cartridges and the paper, and this unit doesn't do faxes (if that's important to...

In a word, yes. My temps went down 2c after replacing AS3 with AS5. If the AS5 was $30 or so, I'd say no. But for $5 or $6, it was definitely worth it to me. Bill

I agree. And exactly how do you go about getting a sufficient negative pressure, I have to ask? (not asking you, Insane, just a rhetorical question). Most every case I've seen (including both my Lian-Li's) has numerous small holes in the back panel, which allow a lot of air in. As a result...

The Zalman heatsink, although a bit more expensive, fits perfectly (bottom center in the photo). Zalman on 9600 Pro Best, Bill

Bingo! That's what's missing here. ATX PSU's are all pretty much the same size, give or take a few millimeters. Bill

Yeah, I had the same issue with mine. Couldn't stand that 10k RPM "whine." Replaced the two 36 giggers with a pair of 74 giggers. The 74 gigs have NO whine, presumably due to the FDB motors. I'm much happier now. You may want to take a look at some cooling options -- having those drives...

Hiya LBS, Nasty? Hmmmm... I've been bantering on internet/BBS forums for, what, about 20 years now, and I have to tell 'ya that I didn't even scratch the surface of nasty. :) :) But thanks for the heads-up just the same. FWIW, Dullard and I went to PM on this subject, and let's just say...

Sure, I can follow steps. Can you? Your words: This whole thread is about the original poster's question. No argument. Now you label this as a speculation thread. I can point out where you just said that if you need me to. So where's the initial poster's speculation? He asked a simple...

And you know this.......how?