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by mrk
Fri Nov 24, 2006 3:44 pm
Forum: General Gallery
Topic: My fairly silent Thermaltake system
Replies: 4
Views: 3837

nice cabling! Have you got a picture of the whole system from the front? What are the Alkasa fans like on full speed? Do you need the fans to be at 60% before they are quiet? Nice pictures too, what camera's that? I shall add a whole system picture in one moment :) The Akasa fans are quiet at full ...
by mrk
Fri Nov 24, 2006 7:57 am
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: Windows XP cold boot time and optimization
Replies: 27
Views: 21472

My BIOS sequence adds about 10-15 secs to the boot process so my actual windows boot time is around 35 seconds to usable desktop. If your BIOS is detecting USB devices at POST then you need to disable the option to seek out USB legacy devices (usually Asus mobos or any new American Megatrends BIOS) ...
by mrk
Fri Nov 24, 2006 6:19 am
Forum: General Gallery
Topic: My fairly silent Thermaltake system
Replies: 4
Views: 3837

My fairly silent Thermaltake system

My pc was upgraded recently and it's all complete now, just got a seagate 7200.10 320GB to replace the maxtor Plus10 200gb on Monday and I'm all set :) The GFX is the loudest part now, the thermal throttling kicks in when you load a video, the idle noise is also a audible higher pitched hum but it's...
by mrk
Fri Nov 24, 2006 5:14 am
Forum: SPCR Article Discussion
Topic: Corsair HX520W & HX620W Modular power supplies
Replies: 79
Views: 92503

Hi :D I've had this PSU for some weeks now and I love it, it is simply amazing. I have had (discounting the non premium PSUs before these of course) Hiper Type-R 580 modular, Type-M 530watt, Enermax Liberty 500 modular (WHICH DIED!!!...then RMA'd and sold :p), Jeantech Storm 700watt and now this. Th...