The hardware components of my computer:

  * Processors:       2 x AMD Athlon XP 2200+ (1800 MHz)
  * Case              Koolance PC2
  * Mainboard:        Tyan Tiger MP S2460
  * Memory:           512Mb PC2100 reg DDRAM (Kingston)
  * Videocard:        Asus V8200T2 (Geforce3 TI200) @ 240/460
  * Soundcard:        Soundblaster Audigy Player
  * Network card:     Edimax 9130TXA (RealTek 8193A)
  * USB card:         Sweex USB 2.0
  * Harddrives:       Maxtor 6Y120L0 (120 Gb, IDE)
                      Seagate ST340014A (40 Gb, IDE)
  * CD/DVD-rewriter:  PlexWriter PX-708A
  * PSU:              Enermax 431W
  * Keyboard:         Compaq
  * Mouse:            Logitech Pilot Wheel mouse
  * Monitor:          IIyama S702GT (17", 0.28dp)
  * Speakers:         Yamaha YST-M100
  * Modem:            Trust Communicator 28.8
  * Printer:          HP Laserjet 1300
  * Scanner:          Canon CanoScan NU650

My Koolance case

This is an overview of the inside. The Koolance cools my 2 CPU's and the GPU of the videocard.

I used rounded cables and put things in place with tie-wraps. The Enermax PSU had too much and too long cables, so I have cut those off and put connectors on them, so I can easily reconnect those cut-off cables when I want to.

One problem with the Koolance was that the Tyan Tiger MP didn't fit in. The remedy was to move the reservoir a little bit towards the front. Hooray for the Dremel!

The Enermax PSU has a big fan on the bottom. However, the Koolance has this plastic air duct which blocks the fan. So I made a hole in the plastic for the Enermax fan.

I also added a case fan on the rear.

I replaced the original grid on the back with a real fingerguard. After all I wanted it to be silent. I also added a 3-position switch for the rear fan: 12v, 7v and off.

Talking about airflow; I left an open hole in the front for the air to flow in. When the front was still 'closed' I noticed that the airflow went through the floppy drive, accumulating dust there. The 'hole' is also handy as a grip to carry the case.

I have replaced the fans with Papst fans, to make things more silent. However I'm not sure if it was really worth the money. When unattached, the Papst fans are very silent, but when mounted, you also hear the air flowing through the radiator, and then the Papst fans don't make much difference anymore...

I also have been experimenting with changing the direction of the fans. Even with the direction of the fan inside of the PSU. But in the end, the original way gave the best results after all.

When I got my case I could hardly hear any difference between mode 1 and mode 3 of the fans. So I added a variable resistor to set the speed of the fans in mode 1. Now mode 1 is pretty silent!

Then about the videocard. It's an Geforce3 TI200 (Asus 8200 pure). Unlike the 'deluxe' model, this thing had no memory heatsinks. So I bought some myself and glued them with Arctic Thermal Adhesive. (From the same brand as Arctic Silver III).

I had ordered a motherboard cooler for the Geforce3, as Koolance suggested. But instead I got a videocard cooler (with 'straight' connectors instead of 'upwards'). Not a real problem after all, as you can see at the picture. The tubes now run close to the motherboard, but things fit fine.

You can also see the voltage mod I did for the GPU core voltage. It's the resistor mounted on the voltage regulator chip in the bottom-left of the picture.