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Lian-Li cases always use steel reinforcements for screw threads.

Actually, I like what Silverstone is attempting to do with the FT03. I have absolutely no use for full tower monstrosities like the FT02. Silverstone's lineup is clearly missing mini-tower style cases that can still house a full size graphics card and tower heatsink for GPU.

Nothing special about it. Just another constant aperture standard zoom for full frame format. Sony/Zeiss's 24-70 2.8 is probably the best in this category.

ATX board would not fit into such a case.

Here are some other options: http://www.performance-pcs.com/catalog/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=25929 http://www.performance-pcs.com/catalog/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=26189...

http://www.performance-pcs.com/catalog/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=36_172&products_id=25703 + http://www.performance-pcs.com/catalog/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=36_172&products_id=22522

I've been doing C++ for a while, but am switching to C#. Basically, more opportunities in consulting / finance :) Windows development using .NET framework is a lot cleaner than the old Win32, MFC, ATL, etc. Don't know anything about game development though.

The OCZ 750w you linked to is 80plus Bronze, while the Silencer 750W is 80plus Silver.... doubt they are the same power supply.

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Thanks :) I really wish Lian-Li makes more A05 style cases. They are fun to work with.

A really old build of mine.

PC-A03 is available from frozencpu, performance-pcs, and newegg.

At least it will be objective and unambiguous.

The Mini P180 is bigger than many non SFF cases... the only reason why it is even mentioned is because it is a m-ATX case. For example... the Antec NSK4480 is an ATX that is smaller than the Mini P180. I think splitting by size (volume or sum of dimensions) makes most sense :)

This case is not fundamentally close to TJ08. Key differences: 1. PSU at bottom (better because PSU doesn't take heat from CPU/GPU) 2. 2x 120mm fan mounts on top ( very useful, especially with water cooling. TJ08 can't do 2x120mm rad even with mods ) If NZXT releases makes a non-bling version...

Size and layout are good. Terrible bezel and side panel. NZXT knows subtlety about as well as Lady Gaga.

Unless you have a water fetish, don't get the H50 or Coolit. They don't perform as well as Megahalems, Venomous X, Noctua D14. The only reason to get an H50 is if your case can't fit a 160mm tall tower heatsink. I don't know if the PC-A03 can actually fit tall heatsinks, so I'd recommend the...

Accelero S1 rev 2 + Scythe 120mm slim fan is a perfect fit on the second slot. See pictures here

I don't think it needs front fans. Your video card will be drawing air from the side openings. One fan pushing on the CPU heatsink + the exhaust fan + PSU fan (also acting as exhaust) is plenty of cooling for the CPU area.

There is (and cannot be) a shoe-box case that fits ATX board and PSU. The smallest ATX case that: 1. supports ATX board + and full size PSU 2. supports Hot graphics card, such as Radeon 5870 and GTX 480 3. supports big tower coolers 4. has good quality construction is probably the...

mATX can be the basis for an SFF build. We can define SFF in two ways: 1. small foot print. A slim case such as this one uses mATX and has a small foot print. 2. small total volume. Then we can include cases such as Silverstone Sugo series and Lan-Gear Da Box (although these actually have...

Yeah, no reason to get a whiney 7200rpm drive if you're already getting two SSDs. Id go further and recommend using a NAS for media storage/backup.

I had really bad experience with the EVGA P55 M-ATX board (it failed to reach even the POST screen most of the time), so I wouldn't recommend it. I'm using Gigabyte P55M-UD4 now, and love it. I'd also consider the i7-860 instead. If you're overclocking, consider getting Megahelams instead of...

Basic specs: Core i7 860 @ 3.74Ghz, Radeon 4870 1GB, Seasonic X-650 MiniNG fan controller, Scythe Slipstream for intake and cpu heatsink fans, Scythe Slim 120mm fan for gpu heatsink Fan speed when browsing: ~500rpm (intake), ~500rpm (cpu heatsink), 0rpm (gpu heatsink), 0rpm (power supply)...

Just for the record, I tried Cogage Arrow (bigger than Noctua D14) + Gigabyte P55M-UD2 and there is a fit issue. The heatsink can be properly installed, but it prevents the mobo tray from sliding out. Good thing I found someone to take the Arrow off my hands so I can switch to Megahalems. Part...

I like the layout as it is. If it is modified to support a 2x120mm rad, then please don't: 1. increase size of case 2. decrease compatibility with big heatsinks (needs to support at least a Megahalems) I'm completing a Core i7 build, and performed some basic modifications to the case.

Any update on the replacement parts? Really need the properly fitted bezel.

The choice of installing Folding@Home was in the first dialog box you see when you run the Catalyst installer.

3-4 db can be the difference between inaudible and not so inaudible ;) If I buy the D14, I'd use only the P14 fan 800rpm on the heatsink, and use the extra P12 fan somewhere else. It wouldn't surprise me if the D14 in this configuration would outperform TRUE or Cogage with a Scythe Fan @ 800rpm.

The HTPC crowd isn't the only one who wants silent computing. There are those who want overclocked computers (in normal ATX cases) running as quietly as possible. This is the target market for the D14. The closest competitor to this heatsink is the IFX14. Though the D14 cost $10 more, it comes...

I actually used clear double sided tape :) Never got around to ordering nice screws, and it doesn't look bad this way. Heat doesn't get trapped because the video card fans are actually blowing upwards. I can feel warm air escaping the vents when the video card is under load.

Its a T-balancer miniNG. Provides automatic fan control with user configurable temperature curves :) It is used to control the power supply fan (replaced Enermax stock fan with Noctua), and the GPU fans. http://www.t-balancer.com/english/produkt_tban_mini.htm Please excuse the dust ._. I...

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I like the unibody construction and clean looks, but Silverstone's latest cases all have wacky airflow designs. Seems like the designers don't really know how to optimize airflow for cooling, so they just do a bunch of different things.

Is there anything that needs to be updated? Doesn't look like there is that much difference between the v1100 and v1110 anyway. What's to worry?

Is your system over heating? If not, what are you hoping to improve? If you want to improve CPU temperature/noise level, then get a new heatsink. (A nice one like HR-01plus will let you use quiet fans and still get great temperatures) If you want to improve graphics card temperature/noise...

I'm using a NOTEBOOK drive (Seagate 320gb 7200rpm) enclosed in a Scythe Quiet Drive. Entire setup is completely silent.