does the heatsink ever get any warm? My TRUE is definately warm and my temp readings are pretty much same as yours. Except I have different cpu and overclocked. But the point is that if your CPU is warm so should be your sink also. Hi CyberDog, my HS (the heat pipes) is slightly warm to touch when ...

When you remove and reseat the heatsink, are you cleaning the old TIM off properly, off of both the heatsink and the IHS? Are you making sure the pins that lock the minja to the motherboard are seated properly? The comments on Newegg seemed to reflect that the plastic pins were difficult for some t...

Regarding a new HSF....Hm. I feel the TRUE and its counterparts are little to pricey. For that price wouldn't it be better to buy a more energy efficient 45 nm processor? Edit Temp. update: Increased the fan speed even more - Temps: coretemp-isa-0000 Adapter: ISA adapter Core 0: +42.0°C coretemp-is...

It depends on the IHS and heatsink. Some are very convex. How's are your case temps? It's been a while since I measured the case temps, but I'd say + - 30 degrees C. I find it little difficult to measure the case temp - where do I put the thermometer? I usually try to get a rough overview by checki...

Those temps you are getting look awfully high, especially for an E4400, especially if it is running at 1 volt. I'd be concerned about why my cpu temp(s) were so high in the first place. Your cooler is letting your cpu temps at idle go up nearly 20 C above ambient. That is unacceptable. 10 degrees C...

Hello, Summer has hit with almost full force, and the current ambient temps are around 27-28 degrees C in my apartment, and so I'm expecting that my E4400 @ 1 volt, currently idling @ ~ 44 / 46 C will reach close to 50 C idle (!) or thereabouts when ambient temps in late July beginning of August wil...

After I got bitten by the silencing bug, my work PC and my brother's PC at home now really annoy me. So true. At office I have to sit on my hands and restrain myself little or I'd jump on all the noisy boxes that chugs along happy but noisily. Some minor mods have been made to them and they became ...

Thanks for the review. So what Intel has basically done is not different from what AMD has been doing to their energy efficient processors - they simply undervolt them and they (Intel. not AMD?) added a premium tag to the chip. I doubt too if it the extensive (??) testing done in order to seperate t...

jpstln00 wrote: [snip] There are a few things I could do to make it quieter but to be honest I don't think it's worth the extra money..

You wait and see. Once bitten by the silence-bug, there's no turning back.

Today I tried the 800 rpm slipstream 120mm, it was connected to my fanmate2... There was an intermittent whine that almost sounded like coil whine. Weird, SlipStream keeps such coil whine like very high frequency whining with PWM fan controllers. Strange indeed. What's even weirder is that the whin...

I would like to know whether there is a difference in the level of noise insulation between a vented or unvented case. Please note - I refer only to the side vents on the side panel - with all things being equal concerning the open or closed design of the front of the case. [snip] What do you think...

LodeHacker wrote:Nice, I like it

Thanks.
Ugly but quiet is okay with me.

Wow. This relatively newly discovered fine art of pc-silencing hobby has become one of my most important interests, and when I look back on the time, energy, late nights, litres of sweat, neglection of healthy food and proper exercise and many disapproving stares from my wife and so forth, I can now...

IMO noctuas are overrated and over marketed. Not gonna be very hard to find a fan that spins at such low rms to be "quiet" (subjective) and moves similar air Overrated, yes, but the build quality is better than the Slipstreams. I'd rather have a high quality fan in my PSU than a fan I couldn't trust.

nyu3 wrote:
Since the Slipstream is cheapest, it is worthwhile getting a couple of extra ones to ensure you get a good sample.

Good tip. There were only two fans left at the store and the one I bought was a dud. I suspect both fans came from the same batch so I consider myself lucky that I only got one.

i have the 120cfm slip coming in, gonna see how that holds up. Lots of people saying it breaks, i hope mine wont... Today I tried the 800 rpm slipstream 120mm, it was connected to my fanmate2... There was an intermittent whine that almost sounded like coil whine. I could hear it 1 m away - my case ...

LodeHacker wrote:Theory: SPCR makes your hearing better

I think it's true...to some extent of course. I can say I've become pickier than before.

I also think it`s safe to go down to ~550rpm (by the way it`s the same speed that does it for me). It seems you have taken all the necessary steps and from your descriptions I don`t think any parts would run too hot. My system has been up for ~2 1/2 h and there are no serious temperature increases ...

At times I do...not a really noisy one but the slight hum it'd have. Without it, I start to notice things such as noises from the outside like chirping cicadas (muted of course by my windows). Small things I do like twitter my fingers or writing on paper is more noticeable now and these noises I th...

With GPU and CPU just monitor their temps. You should be fine as long as you don't decide to overclock everything, stress test it and have the case exhaust into itself. Even if something gets too hot, the computer will more than likely crash before any damage is done. Right now I just have a mobo c...

Hello, I'm using a S-flex 800 120mm as a case fan and I find it very noisy at 12V. Fortunately I decided to use it in conjunction with the Zalman Fanmate2 @ 600rpm, which is still too loud for me especially during late evenings/nights. Dropping the rpm to ~540-550 seems to be the sweet spot in terms...

...we agreed at one point to split up and still stay friends. I find that kind of mutual agreements truly impossible in my world. Works well for many, at least what I've been told though. Then again, I have to admit that she is not very trustworthy, if you know what I mean. :wink: Maybe that's some...

... my wife is Japanese. Wow, that's cool. Hey, I don't mean to be rude but because I'm curious by nature ... can you upload a pic please ? I love mixed relationships (had a gf from Indonesia, but it didn't work out). Hmm, in return I could post a picture of my ex & me, how about that ? Ehm... she ...

You want evidence come here and see us live or you won't see anything. Neither of my friends or neighbours have even seen a Japan girl live, realy. That's not the cause, I know, but, hey, we want to appreciate your ceratainly discriminating taste! 8) I guess I've been blessed - my wife is Japanese....

Just started reading the article but wanted to make a note of something... From a business PC perspective, I can see why they would leave out the memory card reader. I was recently at a larger business to train some people and wanted to load up some test data and software for them. They had to have...

Hello and thank you for your answer! The Revoltec cooler has push-pin mounts, but there were other reasons that made it not fit to my motherboard. Now I have returned it to the store where I bought it and got my money back. I will let the stock cooler remain on the board until I can find an afforda...

Hate to say this referring to a machine, but that one is HAWT. SEXY!

It looks industrial but still very sexy.

logscool wrote:This was my first from scratch pc build and was very impressed with the results.

Nice build!
Have you considered trimming down those two tiny plastic doors on the front panel that cover the filters?

To use an adhesive compound is not an alternative, becuse I want to have another chance if something goes wrong. Now I have also chosen to wait with changing the cooler, probably till after the summer. But if anyone else have any ideas about which cooler will work the best, I would like to hear. Yo...

I'm not sure if this is the right place (or maybe CPU cooling, or elsewhere :? ), but i've encountered a few questions hopefully someone can answer. For reference, I'm referring to the system posted here (Core i7 920/Mugen 2): http://www.silentpcreview.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=53925 The biggest q...