[Somnambulist]

 
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Oh yeah, forgot to add, you can search for SilentPCReview's review of the FT02B which cover the noise levels, and check out 3DGameMan/Rodney 'I talk like a robot' Reynolds review on YouTube which also has a fan noise test. I think the noisiest components will probably end up being the HDDs or any coolers on the GPU, especially if it's something insane like a GTX480.

Here's the SilentPCReview noise testing for the case:
 
 
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SilverStone Fortress FT02B Baseline Noise Measuring mic positioned 1m at diagonal angle left/front of case
12cm fan	18cm fan front	18cm fan mid	18cm fan back	SPL (dBA@1m)
FT02	RV02
9V-750rpm	low	low	low	19	19
full speed	low	low	low	21	20
any speed	high	low	low	23~24	23
any speed	low	high	low	23	N/A
any speed	low	low	high	23	23
any speed	high	high	low	27	26
any speed	low	high	high	26~27	26
any speed	high	low	high	27	26
any speed	high	high	high	30	28~29

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http://www.silentpcreview.com/article1015-page5.html
 

 
Hope this helps. The YouTube review is with the older fans. With the newer fans the 5970 fits without problem. Also you might notice the RV02 is quieter in that table, but when a full enthusiast system is installed the FT02's overall volume doesn't go up as much.

 

[beamthegreat]

Just built a gaming rig last week. Heres my specs
CPU amd 955 BE o.c @ 3.6 g
GPU ati HD 5870 o.c @ core 910 mhz core & 1270 mhz memory
RAM Kingston 2x2 gb 1600 ddr3
PSU 730 watt
HDD wd 7200 rpm 1 tb 3.5" HDD
Gigabyte 770t motherboard
 

 

[akaTRENT]

Mid 2010 MacBook Pro (CTO)
Intel Core i7 2.66 Ghz
15 inch Hi Res Anti Glare Display.
4gigs DDR3 RAM
500gig HDD @ 7200 RPM
1 Terabyte G Drive, @7200 RPM
Blue Snowball

 

[rj200]

 

amd phenom II x6 1090T @ 4.3ghz | asus crosshair IV formula​

2x2gb supertalent 2200c8 | 128gb g.skill falcon ssd​

sapphire ati 5850 | x-fi xtrememusic​

640gb wd blue | samsung dvdrw​

corsair tx850w | windows 7 64-bit​

ddc3.25 xspc restop | BIX II | mc-tdx | BIP​

lycosa-g9-z2300 | 26" 1920x1200 lcd​

 ​

​

 

[Joytoy]

 
At the moment: 

 
O.S.:
Win 7 64 bit

Monitor LCD TV:
Sony KDL-52EX705

Case PC:
Cooler Master CM 690 II Advanced
with dock "hot swap" HDD (AHCI active)

BD Player LG + multicard reader

Fan PC:
n.2 Noiseblocker PK-1 da 140mm on TOP @600rpm <9+3dB

Dissipator CPU:
Cocage Arrow
+ n.1 Noiseblocker PK-1 da 140mm @650rpm <9dB

Thermal Compound:
OCZ Freeze Extreme

CPU:
Core i7-860 2.8Ghz 8MB + hypertreading + Turbo Boost + SpeedStep

Motherboard:
MSI P55-GD85
(bridge PLX, USB 3.0, SATA-600, Active Phase Switching, DrMOS)

RAM:
DDR3 8GB / 1333Mhz TEAM ELITE DC KIT CL9

Graphic card:
XFX Nvidia 8800 GTS 512mb Alpha Dog Ed.
with HR-03 GT + Scythe S-FLEX da 12cm @550rpm

PSU:
Semifanless SEASONIC X-750 80 Plus Gold - 750 W Modular

HDD:
SSD Intel X-25 M with TRIM 
+
Samsung F1 da 1TB

Audio Card:
 Asus Xonar Essence STX modded with OPAMP Burson
+
Beyerdynamic Tesla T1

Keyboard:
Razer Reclusa

Mouse:
Steelseries WoW
 
mouse pad:
Steelseries S&S
 
Joy! 

 

[MCC]

I upgraded the internal storage on my laptop to an SSD a couple of weeks ago. It absolutely runs circles around my 3.5GHz (from 2.4GHz) C2Q desktop. Quite simply the largest speed boost for day-to-day tasks from a single component upgrade I've ever witnessed. Code compiles lightning fast and Modelsim loads in 4 seconds vs. 15 on an 8 core/32GB RAM departmental remote machine. 
 
Lenovo ThinkPad W500
 
OS
Windows 7 Ultimate x64
 
CPU
Intel Core 2 Duo P8600 (2.4GHz, 3MB L2, 1066MHz FSB, 25w TDP)
Undervolted at all speed steps. 0.8750V - 0.9500V vs 1.0000V-1.2500V stock.
 
RAM
4GB Crucial DDR3 1066 RAM (2x2GB)
 
Storage
Samsung 64GB SSD (MZ-5PA064/US) [Passworded]
320GB Seagate 7200.3 hard drive (Ultrabay) [BitLocker FDE] OR:
Dual layer DVD burner (Ultrabay)
 
Graphics/Display
512MB ATI Mobility FireGL V5700 / Intel X4500HD switchable graphics
15.4" 1680x1050 16:10 CCFL widescreen
 
Misc.
Intel 5300 AGN wireless, 9 cell battery, Bluetooth, webcam

 

[yooss]

AMD Mobile Duron 900MHz
SDR 256MB
some crappy S3 graphics with DX8.1 (lower than unichrome)
half dead 30G HDD
CD/DVD combo drive but DVD not working
3.5 Floppy
some 1024X768 display.
 
Oh, it was broken a few days ago(I think the SB chip melt), and instead of buying a new one, I bought the Hifiman player.
 
 

 

[the wizard of oz]

Apple PowerMac G5 enclosure • Corsair VX450 • Asus T2-AH1 939MB • AMD 64 2x2.2GHz • Zalman 7000CU • Corsair XMS 2x1GB DDR • Maxtor 80GB • Seagate 250GB • Pioneer DVD-RAM • Generic TN 19"

• US Keyboard with numberpad • Thanko Silent Mouse EX > Hackintosh / W7 / Lucid / XP >> WTB Onkyo SE-200PCI LTD • Cinema Display 30" • Western Digital Caviar Green 2x1TB RAID1
 
Apple Mac Mini G4 • PPC 1.42GHz • Samsung 1GB SD • Seagate 80GB • Panasonic DVD-RAM • Cinema Display 20" • UK Keyboard with number-pad • Thanko Silent Mouse EX • > Leopard >> WIP Mac Mini Server enclosure • USB to 2xSATA adapter • Western Digital Scorpio Blue 2x320GB RAID1
 
Apple iBook G3 • PPC 500MHz • Samsung 512MB SD • Seagate 40GB • Sony DVD-RAM > Tiger

 

[shane55]

Got my first 'company' built computer in about 20 years... I had been building my own up to this point.
So I got a laptop... also a first for me.
 
Dell Studio 14"
i7 - 740QM Quad core (with 2.93Ghz Turbo Boost)
1GB ATi Raedon Vid
6GB DDR3 1066Mhz RAM
500GB @ 7200 rpm HDD
SoundBlaster x-Fi
Win7 64bit
 
Couldn't stand all the Dell stuff and addware, so I formatted the drive and installed Win7 clean, drivers, software... and now it's actually 'mine'. I'll probably throw an SSD in there eventually (when the costs become reasonable).
But I've only had it since last Thursday, so it's pretty new.
Only gave it a couple minutes listen late last night with iTunes ALAC music. Pretty quiet, and the quality is pretty good (for mobile), but I'll be hooking it USB to my DAC1-Pre when at home for 24bit/96khz output.

 

[ohaider]

I built this rig during Summer.
 
Specs:
 
OS: Win 7 x64
CPU: Intel Core i7 860 2.8 @ 3.6GHz
HSF: Noctua U12p SE2
MOBO: Gigabyte GA-P55-USB3
RAM: 2x2GB Crucial Ballistix Tracer 8-8-8-24 @ 1720Mhz
PSU: Corsair HX-750
GPU: XFX HD5850 1GB GDDR5 @ 775/1125
CASE: Lian Li/Lancool K62 Dragonlord
HDD: 2x360 Seagate Barracuda Raid0
Running with a dell U2311H @ 1920x1080
 
Completely destroys most of the games I play with the exception of games like Metro 2033, maxed out.

 

[hardtarget666]

Been running this for 6 months now.
 
i7 920 Overclocked to 4.01GHz
Gigabyte X58A-UD3R
6GB Patriot Viper DDR3 1600Mhz
ATI HD5850 @ 850/1200
Samsung F3 1TB HDD + WD 2TB Caviar Black HDD
Pioneer BDC-202 Blu-Ray Drive
Microsoft X4 Gaming Keyboard
Logitech G500 mouse
CM Silent Pro 700Watts
CM Storm Scout Case
Dell 2209WA
Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit

 

[Sil3nce]

 
Operating System
Win 7 64 bit Ultimate/ Ubuntu 10.10

Monitor
Acer 1080p

Case
Corsair Obsidian 800D

CPU:
 
Intel Core I7-950 with Hyperthreading 8 cores

Motherboard:
Asus p6td deluxe

RAM:
G skill trident plus 3 times 4 gb 12+

Graphic card:
dual sapphire vapor-x radeon hd 5870

PSU:
Corsair 850 W
 
Cooling:
Liquid Cooling

Audio Card:
Creative X-Fi Sound Blaster Titanium Fatality

Keyboard:
Razer Lycoza

Mouse:
Logitech Mx-518 Mod
 
Mouse Pad
Crappy Egyptian One

 

[mralexosborn]

I'm in the market for a new mouse for gaming. What would you guys recommend $60 is the ceiling. 

 

[Sil3nce]

Quote:

I'm in the market for a new mouse for gaming. What would you guys recommend $60 is the ceiling. 

Logitech mx-518 or g500 for build quality and using it forever and ever without a downgrade to performance.

 

[ohaider]

Quote:

I'm in the market for a new mouse for gaming. What would you guys recommend $60 is the ceiling. 

I persoanlly use the g500 and I think its round 60 now? Another option would be the newish Zowie EC-1/EC-2, which is driverless. I've heard good things about it.