I can't put into words how much I enjoy a quiet PC. My old ones were so
loud that I don't think I realized how much they bothered me until I
learned how quiet one could be. It's now a true joy to listen to music,
watch a DVD or TV show, or even play a game with no PC fan noise or HD
noise. Watch out for DVD drives, too, because some get really noisy
when they spin up.
GPL wrote:
Thanks for the link to the silent preview website. I didnt have that
and its great! Yes -- I don't think SLI is in the plan for the future.
The 120MM fans they reviewed were not on newegg. But I did find a
flavor of what they tested:
Scythe S-FLEX SFF21E 120mm Case Fan - Retail $14.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835185005
How do you guys feel about these higher end fans? We would like our
build to be quiet. Me chieftec tower has 4 $5 fans blowing and now
that I notice, I wouldnt mind if they were more quiet.
On Jan 3, 2008 6:29 PM, Greg Sevart <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
They don't. I've had 3 drives (out of probably 25 or 30 total ordered from
them) packaged in this way arrive dead. Try returning a drive to any HD
manufacturer in that packaging...bet the warranty will be invalidated. I,
too, generally buy drives from ZZF due to their excellent foam HD enclosure
packaging.
I really like WD. Excepting the awful new Green Power line, I (1) like their
drives, (2) have been satisfied with their reliability _for me_ (emphasis
added; frankly, unless you're dealing with hundreds or thousands of drives a
year, your sample size is too small to mean jack), and (3) love their return
policy. They willingly cross-ship without a fee (just a standard hold) and
generally process things in a timely and efficient manner.
Greg
-----Original Message-----
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:hardware-
[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Anthony Q. Martin
Sent: Thursday, January 03, 2008 4:04 PM
To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com
Subject: Re: [H] My PC Build for January
I DO NOT like the way that NewEgg packages their oem drives for
shipment. A
couple wraps of bubble wrap and thrown in a box with styrofoam. I
switched
to Zip Zoom Fly for hard drives due to their full styrofoam box for
the hard
drive. Just my experience. YMMV.
I bought two OEM returned drives from these that were packaged this
way.
I wasn't very impressed, I admit, but both drives seem to be working
just fine. Perhaps they know more about packaging and shipping parts
than I do.
