Finally took some pics of my build....
All my hardware ready to be assembled (except for the DVDrw)
Since the P4 connector couldnt reach the socket on my DFI rs482 I had to manually extend the cable. Goodthing I have some soldering skills!
All the hardware in place ready to start testing
By the way if you are using a sata drive you have to use an L-Type connector or else it wont fit. Good thing I had one of these lying around.
Stress Testing.
Building it was quite fun although there were some things that were a bit tricky. Getting the motherboard in place was one. The I/O sheild I had to bend so that the board can get into place. Also I had to bend the tail end of my TV card bracket to make it fit. Had to use an L-Type sata cable. The rest fairly easy.
Been running Prime95 for about 3 hours now. While downloading updates and playing a DVD.
So far im maxing 55 deg. on load. Idle temps were jumping between 43-45. This is acceptable for me knowing our limitations on HSF size and Silence. I did notice that even on full load the fan doesnt still kick into full speed.
Idle - Fan RPM 750
Load - Fan RPM 1500
When I cover the exhaust with my palm - Fan RPM 2300
I must say, the HSF is extremely quiet, my external DVD drive and Hard Disk was way louder. At full load you can hear a faint whooshing sound. PSU fan I never even noticed. I'll be fine at 1500rpm on idle if I can get it to work that way. I'm still trying to figure out how to set the fan to full speed on load (2300 rpm). If I can get the fan speed to these vaues, 1500RPM Idle and 2200RPM on Load, I think I may be able to get better results.