I'm curious; why this choice of PSU orientation?khaakon wrote:I mounted the PSU fan down and intend to keep it that way unless something proves otherwise.
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- Tue Nov 06, 2012 1:13 pm
- Forum: General Gallery
- Topic: TJ08-E, going for near silent
- Replies: 12
- Views: 19037
Re: TJ08-E, going for near silent
- Mon Mar 26, 2012 1:06 pm
- Forum: SPCR Article Discussion
- Topic: SilverStone Fortress FT02 Revisited
- Replies: 39
- Views: 31010
Re: SilverStone Fortress FT02 Revisited
It would be interesting to see to what extend the vertical airflow affects temperature.
Out of pure curiousness; could you test the case standing on its front so that the airflow becomes horizontal?
Out of pure curiousness; could you test the case standing on its front so that the airflow becomes horizontal?
- Sat Feb 04, 2012 9:42 am
- Forum: Cases and Damping
- Topic: Some questions regarding the Silverstone TJ-08E
- Replies: 15
- Views: 10898
Re: Some questions regarding the Silverstone TJ-08E
It's ugly...ces wrote:What is wrong with the SILVERSTONE SST-PS07B.
I was also thinking about mounting 4*92mm (Nexus 92) fans in the front. I know it's not built for that, but with some cable ties it should be possible. But 4*92 may however not be optimal from a noise perspective.
- Fri Feb 03, 2012 10:58 am
- Forum: Cases and Damping
- Topic: Some questions regarding the Silverstone TJ-08E
- Replies: 15
- Views: 10898
Some questions regarding the Silverstone TJ-08E
For my next computer upgrade, this spring, I also plan to replace my old SOLO. I'm basically choosing between the SOLO 2 and the TJ-08E. The SOLO 2 feels like a safe choise since it has everything I like with my curret SOLO + the extra features that are the reason to my case replacement (more grapic...
- Tue Oct 11, 2011 3:01 am
- Forum: Cases and Damping
- Topic: Improving airflow and cooling in old Antec Solo
- Replies: 24
- Views: 7703
Re: Improving airflow and cooling in old Antec Solo
A top cutout would act as a intake. I had no idea that would be the effect. Completely blows my mind! Does this change at all depending on the PSU design? Oh, that requieres the PSU to be mounted upside down with the fan facing the top. If the fan is facing downwards, as usual, or if it has a horiz...
- Mon Oct 10, 2011 10:42 pm
- Forum: Cases and Damping
- Topic: Improving airflow and cooling in old Antec Solo
- Replies: 24
- Views: 7703
Re: Improving airflow and cooling in old Antec Solo
Re-creating the top PSU vent of the new Antec Solo. "Hot air rises" so this helps getting rid of it around the PSU, right? Might lower the noise of the PSU since it will have cooler intake air. However, since the PSU fan always would force air downwards to the PSU, no hot air would rise out from it...
- Sun Oct 09, 2011 9:48 pm
- Forum: SPCR Article Discussion
- Topic: Fanless Power Supply PC Build Guide
- Replies: 35
- Views: 31499
Re: Fanless Power Supply PC Build Guide
Very appreciated article. As a coincidence I was just planning a build more or less identical to this one (but build around an Ivy or BD).
- Fri Oct 07, 2011 11:29 am
- Forum: SPCR Article Discussion
- Topic: Fanless PSUs: Kingwin Stryker STR-500 & Silverstone ST50NF
- Replies: 20
- Views: 15304
Re: Fanless PSUs: Kingwin Stryker STR-500 & Silverstone ST50
There seems to be an error in the 240V test table; the AC power draw figures seems to have been swapped between the the two PSUs.
- Wed Sep 28, 2011 10:37 pm
- Forum: Silent Storage
- Topic: Quiet/Noisy SSD Survey
- Replies: 5
- Views: 3719
Re: Quiet/Noisy SSD Survey
My Intel 320 120GB emitts some kind of high frequency noise during wrtitng of large files. It's not very annoing though, even if it's clearly audible.
- Mon Sep 12, 2011 1:02 pm
- Forum: Cases and Damping
- Topic: I give you the ANTEC SOLO II
- Replies: 177
- Views: 282019
Re: I give you the ANTEC SOLO II
Well, it's atleast better than having the controller on the inside of the case, where it is on the SOLO1...Pigbristle wrote:Fan controller on the back....................Really? (facepalm)
- Sat Sep 10, 2011 4:30 am
- Forum: Cases and Damping
- Topic: I give you the ANTEC SOLO II
- Replies: 177
- Views: 282019
Re: I give you the ANTEC SOLO II
About the SPCR review (i post my comments here too since the official article comments thread is a bit dead): It would be great if the case could be tested with more fan configs. Two intake fans at varying speed settings would be interesting; I think most people interested in this case are looking f...
- Sat Sep 03, 2011 1:30 am
- Forum: General Gallery
- Topic: Gaming TJ08-E + i5 2500K + GTX580
- Replies: 17
- Views: 17170
Re: Gaming TJ08-E + i5 2500K + GTX580
Have you tried running it without the CPU fan and/or the exhaust fan? Since the HR-02 is made with low airflow in mind, as you say, maybe the front fan would be enough to provide decent cooling.
- Mon Aug 15, 2011 8:14 am
- Forum: Silent Storage
- Topic: SpinPoint EcoGreen F4EG 2TB HD204UI/Z4
- Replies: 121
- Views: 175329
Re: SpinPoint EcoGreen F4EG 2TB HD204UI/Z4
But can I trust this drive? ...I guess no. I'm now unable too reboot while this drive is connected. A cold boot is fine, but since I'm dual booting I reboot quite often. The computer stops at "Detecting SATA port 2" during POST and I can't even access BIOS or anything. My F4EG is connected to SATA ...
- Sun Aug 14, 2011 7:38 am
- Forum: Cases and Damping
- Topic: I give you the ANTEC SOLO II
- Replies: 177
- Views: 282019
Re: I give you the ANTEC SOLO II
Top vent with fine mesh for optimal PSU air intake Now that makes this case a bit more attractive. Now it's possible to build a positive pressure system since the PSU has its separate intake. But no word on filtered PSU intake? The top vent is visible here. Why hasn't it been shown before? http://u...
- Fri Aug 12, 2011 8:22 am
- Forum: Silent Storage
- Topic: SpinPoint EcoGreen F4EG 2TB HD204UI/Z4
- Replies: 121
- Views: 175329
Re: SpinPoint EcoGreen F4EG 2TB HD204UI/Z4
Did you updated the firmware of the F4EG? No, I've heard it's not necessary for drives manufactured after 2010.12 or 2011.01 or something. Mine is manufactured 2011.04. However I'm unsure about what firmware the drive currently has now; some programs (like CrystalDiskMark) says 1AQ10001 (which is t...
- Fri Aug 12, 2011 6:38 am
- Forum: Silent Storage
- Topic: SpinPoint EcoGreen F4EG 2TB HD204UI/Z4
- Replies: 121
- Views: 175329
Re: SpinPoint EcoGreen F4EG 2TB HD204UI/Z4
I bought an F4EG a month ago, and now it is reporting SMART-errors. It's something about spin up time. I've tried to run a "SMART self test" (whatever that is) but it fails and tells me that there is a major risk for data loss. CrystalDiskInfo tells me this: http://uploadpic.org/storage/2011/A6KOgMy...
- Wed Aug 10, 2011 5:47 am
- Forum: Cases and Damping
- Topic: Looking for case advice
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3609
Re: Looking for case advice
As fas as I know, both the Antec Solo and the Fractal R3 are made of 0.8mm steel. The Antec Solo uses thicker 1.0 mm steel and it does also have plastic (not bitumen) sheets glued onto the walls for extra noise/vibration killing effect. It sounds like thick solid oak when I knock at the side walls ...
- Thu Nov 11, 2010 3:35 am
- Forum: Cases and Damping
- Topic: Is 9cm front fan effective on Antec Solo[?]
- Replies: 10
- Views: 4488
Re: Is 9cm front fan effective on Antec Solo
I used to have two NF-B9 (with U.L.N.A.) in the front of my SOLO. However, I removed them, but the temps of all component remained the same. The exception was the HDD (a SP2504C); its temp rose from 35-40 to 45-50.
Unless your system suffers from overheating, you don't need any intake fans.
Unless your system suffers from overheating, you don't need any intake fans.
- Thu Oct 07, 2010 6:57 am
- Forum: Cases and Damping
- Topic: Can't decide between P183 and Fortress 2, advice?
- Replies: 37
- Views: 18947
The cards in the Antec 1200 case has higher temps on both cards, and higher fan speeds. The whole system is also 4 dBA louder.danimal wrote:if the vertical layout is so superior, why did the horizontal antec 1200 have only a 3*C difference between the cards in that spcr test?
FT02 - Antec 1200: 1-0
- Tue Oct 05, 2010 7:14 am
- Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
- Topic: Alternative airflow in SOLO case?
- Replies: 9
- Views: 3732
Re: Alternative airflow in SOLO case?
I'm having similar plans for my SOLO, but instead I would use an X-400 fanless. I envision a 140*140mm cutout covered with a radiator grille.Morten74 wrote:1) Getting e.g. a Seasonic X650 PSU, and mounting it with the intake vents facing upwards and making a 12 diameter hole in the top cover of the SOLO.
- Tue Oct 05, 2010 2:14 am
- Forum: Cases and Damping
- Topic: Can't decide between P183 and Fortress 2, advice?
- Replies: 37
- Views: 18947
easy enough to prove, one way or the other, by looking at the gpu temp differences between cards, in an sli ft 02 setup... i'm running about 9-11 degrees difference between the cards, with a serious load, under max overclocking conditions, the ft 02 numbers are ??? In SPCR's own test of the FT-02/R...
- Thu Sep 30, 2010 10:50 pm
- Forum: Quiet Prebuilt, SFF and Barebones Systems
- Topic: Puget Serenity SPCR Edition v.2
- Replies: 50
- Views: 36989
- Thu Sep 23, 2010 7:46 am
- Forum: Cases and Damping
- Topic: Antec Solo a decent case ?
- Replies: 18
- Views: 9716
Re: Antec Solo a decent case ?
Hey, I've got a SOLO. Didn't know that a bar removal would make the case more quiet. How does this work?speedkar9 wrote:can be easily manipulated to be more quieter ... (such as ... removing the pesky PSU bar, etc...)
- Mon Sep 20, 2010 12:01 pm
- Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
- Topic: Silent Workstation | DAW pc
- Replies: 41
- Views: 14304
- Tue Aug 24, 2010 2:30 am
- Forum: SPCR Article Discussion
- Topic: Silverstone Sugo SG07: The Ultimate Mini-ITX Case?
- Replies: 17
- Views: 19384
Wouldn't the CPU run cool enough in passive mode; the 180mm fan is situated just above the cooler? --- It would also be interesting if the case was tested in a negative pressure mode, with the big fan blowing upward (w/o the filter of course). Especially with a Accelero S1 (or equivalent) attached t...
- Sat Jul 24, 2010 1:00 pm
- Forum: Power Supplies
- Topic: Corsair VX450 Enough?
- Replies: 19
- Views: 7184
I'm not totally sure about the fans if I didn't go with 2 intake one exhaust the spinpoint and video card would get no cooling. Being S-flex's and how great they are you can barely hear them anyways. My computer has an overclocked and overvolted E8400 and a HD4850 (also OC & OV). The only case fan ...
- Fri Jul 23, 2010 8:43 am
- Forum: Power Supplies
- Topic: Corsair VX450 Enough?
- Replies: 19
- Views: 7184
- Wed Jul 21, 2010 12:39 pm
- Forum: Cases and Damping
- Topic: Need some help silencing my rig but still keep it cool
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2558
Soft fan mounts looks like this:raginaot wrote:So like rubber "screws" of some sort? Where could I buy those?
http://www.acousticpc.com/images/a_nexu ... mounts.gif
They are sometimes included with silent fans. I'm quite sure they come with the Nexus fans.
- Wed Jul 21, 2010 7:36 am
- Forum: Cases and Damping
- Topic: Need some help silencing my rig but still keep it cool
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2558
My cpu cooler is Prolimatech Megahalems with a couple of Ultra Kaze fans strapped to it, needless to say this is the main source of noise :lol: i have a fan controller though but they are still pretty damn loud at 1200RPM Swap the Ultras for Nexus RealSilent or Scythe S-Flex fans. How much margin d...
- Tue May 18, 2010 7:50 am
- Forum: Watercooling
- Topic: Watercooling without pump?
- Replies: 14
- Views: 22036
As far as I know, pump-less solutions has been used to cool old car engines. The old Saab 92 (1949-56) had a passive watercooling system for its 2-stroke engine. It doesn't seem not physically impossible, but I guess cooling a computer is quite different from a car engine. Also found this on Wiki: h...