Reducing vibrations and noise - ANTEC 300

[Biscuit]

P180 is a great case but would a GTX260 fit without removing the second HDD cage?

[Million]

P180 is a great case but would a GTX260 fit without removing the second HDD cage?

I don't know to be honest. I have removed the second cage though, as I don't need to use more than 3 HDDs, and it fits a watercooled HD4850. I'm not sure how the GTX260 compares size-wise

[The_Ollienator]

I don't know to be honest. I have removed the second cage though, as I don't need to use more than 3 HDDs, and it fits a watercooled HD4850. I'm not sure how the GTX260 compares size-wise

its approx 10.5" long, so you can try an judge if itll fit.

Just changed my order because GTX260 SSC was on today only (so was the gtx260 black edition but i wanted 55nm) so i had an extra £7 to play with.

Have now got on the way:

EVGA GTX 260 55nm SSC
Scythe S-FLEX 1200rpm fan
Sharkoon 140mm 900rpm fan



Still won't have a fan controller for that noisy hiper fan though - if you plug it into the 3 pin socket on the motherboard (if itll reach from the side panel, it doesnt from the front) can you permanently reduce the speed, or would you need to manually adjust it from a program like speedfan every time you booted windows?

[Biscuit]

I have undervolted one of my fans so it only recieves 7v instead of the 12. It can damage power supplies but if you have a decent quality one you should be fine

To do this you connect the red lead from the fan to the yellow on a molex adaptor and the black on the fan to the red on the molex.

Im loving my 260 im sure you will be pleased

[pepsi_max2k]

5v is even safer and easier, just connect a fan (via 4 pin connector) the wrong way round (red to red instead of red to yellow), hardest thing you have to do is cut the corners of the plastic connector.

http://www.silentpcreview.com/article6-page1.html

[Pob255]

Still won't have a fan controller for that noisy hiper fan though - if you plug it into the 3 pin socket on the motherboard (if itll reach from the side panel, it doesnt from the front) can you permanently reduce the speed, or would you need to manually adjust it from a program like speedfan every time you booted windows?

Ever have one of thoes days where you wished people read your posts?


LN21015 Sharkoon 3pin Voltage Adaptor Cable 12V -> 9.5V
http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/Shark...RPM-and-Noise)

If you want a greater reduction try the Zalman one 12V > 5V
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Noiseless-Resi...1%7C240%3A1318

You plug that onto the motherboard header then the fan into it, vola, one reduced speed fan.

[The_Ollienator]

Ever have one of thoes days where you wished people read your posts?


LN21015 Sharkoon 3pin Voltage Adaptor Cable 12V -> 9.5V
http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/Shark...RPM-and-Noise)

If you want a greater reduction try the Zalman one 12V > 5V
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Noiseless-Resi...1%7C240%3A1318

You plug that onto the motherboard header then the fan into it, vola, one reduced speed fan.

Heh, don't worry mate i read your posts but i ran out of money. I had about 40 pence left or i would have picked one up. (no, unfortunately money is tight these days and the money i have to spend i can't stretch)

Thanks again,