RE: HT PC

["Phil Harris" <phil@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Rob Mouser [mailto:groups@xxxxxxx]=20
> Sent: 29 January 2005 12:29
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: RE: [ukha_d] HT PC
>=20
> Yep, as Phil says. If you use the Zalman Flower, its=20
> associated fan speed controller and you connect them to the=20
> spefic fan connectors off the PSU the Overture is a quiet as=20
> it gets imho.
>=20
> I upgraded my Overtures to these:
> http://linitx.com/product_info.php?cPath=3D8_71&products_id=3D476
> Gorgeous to look at, lovely LCD but actually NOT as quiet as=20
> the Overtures.
> In fact with the supplied case fan on the Silverstones=20
> connected they are quite noisy! I've disconnected mine and=20
> I've had no heat issues. Which of course I can monitor using=20
> Motherboard Monitor fed into Smartie for the LCD
> :-)
>=20
> HTH
>=20
> Rob

It's Robs "old" Overtures that I'm using and they are a cracking
case -
especially given that you can pick 'em up new for about =A365ish. They are
quiet enough that I use one in my living room and although the AV stack
isn't silent I couldn't tell you for certain that I can hear the Overture
over TiVo, the Pace Twin Tuner PVR or the Thomson DHD4000 Freeview PVR. I
think the loudest thing in the HTPC is the hard disc and that's for two
reasons - 1) That I haven't been able to use the Antec supplied
"rubber
mounted" drive rack because of the size of the Zalman super flower
cooler s=
o
the hard disc is mounted rigidly in the front of the case using 5.25"
to
3.5" drive rails and 2) the drive that is in there has a grumbly
bearing
anyway.

Phil