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by gmontem
Sun Jun 29, 2008 10:48 am
Forum: SPCR Article Discussion
Topic: Thermalright HR-01 Plus: 2nd Gen Killer Tower Cooler
Replies: 57
Views: 47087

I'm examing both the printed instructions that came with my HR-01 Plus and the brief photo instructions online here . I'm a bit confused with the online step 2 instruction. Where in the base should I apply a thin layer of thermal paste? http://www.thermalright.com/new_a_page/product_images/cpu_coole...
by gmontem
Mon Jun 23, 2008 9:51 pm
Forum: SPCR Article Discussion
Topic: Thermalright HR-01 Plus: 2nd Gen Killer Tower Cooler
Replies: 57
Views: 47087

great review, now all i need to know is .... does HR-01 PLUS fit inside NSK3480 on Asus P5E-VM HDMI ? :wink: The position of the CPU top is about the same for all current CPUs... and a Ninja fits with 2cm to spare in the NSK3480 that houses our new audio test PC. The HR-01+ is 1cm taller, so it sho...
by gmontem
Fri Oct 13, 2006 11:50 am
Forum: Power Supplies
Topic: High-power PicoPSU-like device
Replies: 13
Views: 6871

USA resident looking for a place to buy a 12v brick as well, at least 200 watts, to be used with the PW-200-M. I want to see if I can use an external PS with my Shuttle SN21G5. The Shuttle eBay store sells a 220 watt external PS but the connector from the brick to the Shuttle is a little different. ...
by gmontem
Thu Mar 30, 2006 11:21 pm
Forum: Quiet Prebuilt, SFF and Barebones Systems
Topic: AOpen G325
Replies: 2
Views: 3178

Found this thread over at Sudhian Forums. Only above the CPU is a lot of room to breath, since the PSU is not there. However the crammy interieur prevents any 3th party wide cooler. Probaly not even a 92mm fan would fit. Apart from the heatsink fan, the PSU is the only thing to keep the case cool. N...
by gmontem
Mon Jan 02, 2006 10:03 am
Forum: Silent Storage
Topic: Gigabyte's RAM drive card w/battery backup...
Replies: 348
Views: 219591

For those in the US, eWiz sells them for $122. I'd love to buy one of these to try out but I don't have a free SATA connector. :( I wonder if there are SATA to IDE adapters around.
by gmontem
Sun Mar 13, 2005 4:28 pm
Forum: Power Supplies
Topic: How long has your PSU lasted?
Replies: 19
Views: 9236

The fan on my 400-watt Silenx power supply just died so it looks like I gotta get myself a replacement. Had it for about 3 years and was hoping to have in use for a lot longer than that. :(
by gmontem
Tue Sep 21, 2004 10:30 am
Forum: Silent Storage
Topic: HDD silence. Beyond the rubber band!
Replies: 25
Views: 10749

I wonder if it is possible to put in a little tweeter of some sort and a little mic near the hard drives so it can produce noise that will cancel out the hard drive whines and maybe other noise in the system.
by gmontem
Fri Nov 07, 2003 1:41 am
Forum: Silent Storage
Topic: Samsung 160GB SATA in US!
Replies: 11
Views: 4735

Sorry for going OT but will I encounter any problems like data corruption if I just buy the 160GB PATA version for now and use the Abit PATA-SATA converter that came with my Abit NF7-S motherboard?
by gmontem
Thu Oct 02, 2003 6:47 pm
Forum: Silent Storage
Topic: Hard drive enclosure
Replies: 11
Views: 5153

How much is 77.95 € in US dollars? Does anyone know what kind of currency is € ? Thanks.
by gmontem
Mon Sep 29, 2003 1:09 pm
Forum: SPCR Article Discussion
Topic: Review Suggestions?
Replies: 114
Views: 99469

Will you guys be reviewing the harddisk enclosure you recently mentioned in your news page? I'm curious to know how well they handle 15k rpm SCSI drives. I am also interested in knowing how they perform when placed outside the case. I might consider converting these into external enclosures.
by gmontem
Sat Sep 27, 2003 12:31 pm
Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
Topic: ATI R360 fan picture
Replies: 5
Views: 4312

Rusty075 wrote:Of course the bigger fan won't mean quieter if it's spinning at 8000 RPM's. :lol: Only time will tell I guess.
Well I doubt it'll be spinning at 8000RPMs all the time thanks to the R360 and drivers being able to monitor the core temperature and adjust the fan rpm as needed. lol.
by gmontem
Tue Aug 26, 2003 1:38 pm
Forum: Fans and Control
Topic: Best connector for case fan (3-pin/4-pin)?
Replies: 4
Views: 2643

Use the 4-pin if you plan to undervolt the fan yourself from 12V down to 7V or 5V.
by gmontem
Sat Apr 05, 2003 2:47 pm
Forum: Silent Storage
Topic: 2x5400 vs 1x7200rpm?
Replies: 1
Views: 2338

2x5400 vs 1x7200rpm?

In building a quiet PC for my dad, I've been debating to myself whether to get one 7200rpm Seagate Barracuda or two smaller-sized 5400rpm Seagate Barracuda's in a RAID configuration. The 5400rpm drives have been striped to help make up for the slower performance but I'm not sure if two of these driv...
by gmontem
Mon Mar 24, 2003 10:59 pm
Forum: Silent Storage
Topic: Seagate hardrive, which to get?
Replies: 17
Views: 8585

Does anyone know if any of the 10K rpm, 8MB cache, Seagate Cheetahs (like the ST336607LW) have either the Seashield or fluid bearings? Thanks.
by gmontem
Sat Mar 01, 2003 12:51 pm
Forum: Power Supplies
Topic: New Silenx specs info...
Replies: 37
Views: 16137

I hate to sound like a complete newb (well this is my first post :oops:) but is the SilenX a switching power supply? I want to buy the 350 watt version but may want to switch to the 400 watt if the PS doesn't eat up 400 watts on a light load. Thanks. :)