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by yensteel
Tue Apr 07, 2009 10:54 pm
Forum: Cases and Damping
Topic: P183 Reviewed
Replies: 41
Views: 22374

P183 Reviewed

http://benchmarkreviews.com/index.php?o ... &Itemid=61

It's got a 9.25 out of 10.

I'm relieved that it still has filters for the front, Since I couldn't tell whether it has it or not from earlier pictures.
by yensteel
Sun Apr 05, 2009 8:22 am
Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
Topic: HD4890 review at Xbitlabs
Replies: 13
Views: 6172

According to the reviews that I've read, most of them showed that the GTX 275 is faster than the 4890 on average.

The high power consumption, worries me. It shows that this card will generate a lot more heat than the 4890.
by yensteel
Sun Apr 05, 2009 2:32 am
Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
Topic: 4670 Crossfire Performance
Replies: 10
Views: 9688

I'll update my previous post then.
by yensteel
Sun Apr 05, 2009 1:58 am
Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
Topic: 4670 Crossfire Performance
Replies: 10
Views: 9688

I think the 4850, or a 9600 GT SLI setup are good options as well. Both options can still allow for both custom and manufacturer fanless cooling.

Personally, I would buy the 4850.
by yensteel
Fri Apr 03, 2009 10:04 am
Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
Topic: 4890 - will the Accelero S1 Rev. 2 fit it?
Replies: 27
Views: 26169

Phases? How much of a difference does it make?
by yensteel
Fri Apr 03, 2009 8:10 am
Forum: The Silent Front
Topic: Silent Gaming Mouse?
Replies: 22
Views: 51566

I have both the G5 rev 2 and the Copperhead, and the G5 has a softer click compared to the other one for me.
by yensteel
Fri Apr 03, 2009 8:04 am
Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
Topic: 4890 - will the Accelero S1 Rev. 2 fit it?
Replies: 27
Views: 26169

Thanks. I was wondering the same thing.
by yensteel
Thu Apr 02, 2009 2:47 am
Forum: Fans and Control
Topic: Best dust filter setup for a 3x5.25 bay fan?
Replies: 8
Views: 4754

Vacum Cleaner? Unfortunatly, that's not an option for me.
by yensteel
Tue Mar 31, 2009 9:15 pm
Forum: Fans and Control
Topic: Best dust filter setup for a 3x5.25 bay fan?
Replies: 8
Views: 4754

For the Silverstone, does that front part just pull out easily? The Kama Bay is easy enough if the case uses drive rails--and the fan should be good enough to consider leaving or using somewhere else in the case. I'll find out tomorrow when I start using mine. I don't really understand about drive ...
by yensteel
Tue Mar 31, 2009 10:43 am
Forum: Fans and Control
Topic: Best dust filter setup for a 3x5.25 bay fan?
Replies: 8
Views: 4754

Best dust filter setup for a 3x5.25 bay fan?

I'm interested in buying a Scythe Kama Bay or a Silverstone CFP51, but I'm struggling with some problems with both products regarding dust filters. The Scythe Kama Bay has a dust filter, but I don't know how to clean it conveniently. It looks like I have to either dismantle both side panels of my ca...
by yensteel
Mon Mar 23, 2009 6:50 pm
Forum: Silent Storage
Topic: options for backup/syncing
Replies: 15
Views: 6239

I prefer mirrored backups, but I don't like raid 1. I use ICEMirror to do it instead. With a bit of scripting and windows scheduler you can have it automatically sync once every day, every hour, or every minute invisibly. Also, The checking speed is really fast. it takes about a couple of seconds to...
by yensteel
Mon Mar 23, 2009 6:42 pm
Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
Topic: Got the Twin Turbo on my 4870 1 gb :-)
Replies: 33
Views: 20135

nvm.
by yensteel
Sat Mar 21, 2009 7:49 am
Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
Topic: Why NOT to get SLI
Replies: 27
Views: 10020

It's only because it allows two coolers instead of one. When I said that I could get better performance, I was talking about pairing two slower cards. That doesn't make sense in terms of performance vs. cost or performance vs. energy consumption. You also need more space and other than very rare uA...
by yensteel
Fri Mar 20, 2009 9:17 pm
Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
Topic: Why NOT to get SLI
Replies: 27
Views: 10020

One of the biggest advantages I would find with SLI or crossfire is the fact that it's a lot easier to cool than just only having one thermally hot card. Mainly, the HD 4870 and the GTX 260 and up. I could get better performance than these two cards and still have the cooling fanless for example. B...
by yensteel
Thu Mar 19, 2009 7:25 pm
Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
Topic: Why NOT to get SLI
Replies: 27
Views: 10020

One of the biggest advantages I would find with SLI or crossfire is the fact that it's a lot easier to cool than just only having one thermally hot card. Mainly, the HD 4870 and the GTX 260 and up. I could get better performance than these two cards and still have the cooling fanless for example. Th...
by yensteel
Wed Mar 18, 2009 9:22 pm
Forum: Silent Storage
Topic: Anandtech: Understanding SSDs and New Drives from OCZ
Replies: 45
Views: 26324

Learned quite a bit from this article. Thanks for sharing.

Looks like there's a lot of room for improvement.
by yensteel
Tue Mar 17, 2009 8:39 pm
Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
Topic: High Performance with Absolute SILENCE
Replies: 48
Views: 24251

Personally, I wouldn't buy a gamer oriented headset. A normal high quality headset will do the job of gaming just fine, along with better music and movie capabilities. That is, if you don't need one with a microphone. The Xonar DX is a good sound card. I wouldn't recommend anything else, so it's fin...
by yensteel
Tue Mar 17, 2009 9:36 am
Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
Topic: Gigabyte passive HD4850
Replies: 77
Views: 78713

I like the new Silent Cell cooler a lot more. I think it takes advantage of normal negative case temperature a bit more. The 9600 GT version is very similar to the the silent version that Asus is selling. I'm somewhat disappointed with the fact that there's no 9800 Silent versions. or any other 4850...
by yensteel
Sun Mar 15, 2009 3:37 am
Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
Topic: Scythe Ninja fanless VGA Cooler
Replies: 19
Views: 10388

What graphics cards does this cooler support anyway?
by yensteel
Sun Mar 15, 2009 2:23 am
Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
Topic: Gigabyte passive HD4850
Replies: 77
Views: 78713

Thank you.
by yensteel
Sat Mar 14, 2009 10:12 am
Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
Topic: Gigabyte passive HD4850
Replies: 77
Views: 78713

Thanks.

Sorry for being unclear, However, But I was referring to the airflow restrictions and the possible temperature problem.
by yensteel
Fri Mar 13, 2009 10:14 pm
Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
Topic: Gigabyte passive HD4850
Replies: 77
Views: 78713

Just a question, Is it possible to have 2 of these in a crossfire configuration with only one PCI slot of spacing? That is, in a P182 case with the middle bay fan installed?

-4850
-empty
-4850
-empty
by yensteel
Thu Mar 12, 2009 1:29 am
Forum: CPU Cooling
Topic: New Scythe Heatsink -- GODHAND
Replies: 32
Views: 17777

I think it's better if they made some refinements on their Orochi cooler and make it work with the 1366 socket. That cpu cooler was already really heavy. IMO, I think Scythe's trying to get higher performance with the easy and lazy way: "Just make it bigger". They should put more effort into researc...
by yensteel
Mon Mar 09, 2009 12:41 pm
Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
Topic: Scythe Ninja fanless VGA Cooler
Replies: 19
Views: 10388

Do you think the two products can fit together when the graphics card is in the top PCI express slot? It doesn't look like it would from the last screenshot posted.
by yensteel
Mon Mar 09, 2009 3:30 am
Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
Topic: Scythe Ninja fanless VGA Cooler
Replies: 19
Views: 10388

Personally, I would have been more interested if it has it's main cooler is at the backside of the card to take advantage of the case airflow.

I'll wait and see how it fairs compared to the AC S1 and the HR-03. What worries me most is the VRAM cooling. It doesn't look like it has any ram heatsinks.
by yensteel
Fri Mar 06, 2009 1:28 am
Forum: Power Supplies
Topic: Silent 600w Drive
Replies: 11
Views: 3830

if you are talking that XILENCE 600 Watts Smart Fanless PSU it might work similar way to antec phantom. I have that phantom and it operates completely fanless in every stress level (the fan doesnt kick in) in P182 with just noctua s12-1200 at 5v. I have C2D E6750 overclocked to 3,2 GHz and HD4870 c...
by yensteel
Thu Mar 05, 2009 12:13 pm
Forum: Power Supplies
Topic: Silent 600w Drive
Replies: 11
Views: 3830

Then 600 watts is ideal for my computer then. Thanks.

I just found this: http://www.quietpc.com/gb-en-gbp/produc ... x-xp600-fl

It's not being sold anymore by QuietPC.
by yensteel
Thu Mar 05, 2009 11:09 am
Forum: Power Supplies
Topic: Silent 600w Drive
Replies: 11
Views: 3830

Is that so? I don't really think that 300 watts is adequate for my system. I don't want to buy a power supply that would be strained by the power consumption. I also wanted some headroom for some upgrades in the future. According to some websites, the recommended power is 750 and 850 watts for a syt...
by yensteel
Thu Mar 05, 2009 8:31 am
Forum: Power Supplies
Topic: Silent 600w Drive
Replies: 11
Views: 3830

I'm not sure if 400 watts is good enough for me, so I'll just keep it as an alternative option. Thank you. I'm not really asking for recommendations. I just kinda want to discus about the PSU that I found. I'm planning on building a computer with i7 920 processor and a single 4870 1gb card. Accordin...
by yensteel
Thu Mar 05, 2009 7:12 am
Forum: Power Supplies
Topic: Silent 600w Drive
Replies: 11
Views: 3830

Silent 600w Drive

I found a company who claims to have produced a 600 watt power supply that is semi-fanless. It's fan is turned off until a certain load is reached. http://www.xilence-power.com/ I'm a bit skeptical about it's quality. First of all, I couldn't find any reviews, and second, this is a rare item. What d...