automatically switches from 12V to 4.3V after about 2 second delay. Not very clean, but seems to work fine.
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- Sun Sep 19, 2010 12:24 pm
- Forum: Fans and Control
- Topic: Fan controller with 12V spin up?
- Replies: 10
- Views: 4783
- Sat Sep 11, 2010 4:02 pm
- Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
- Topic: Opinions on this system GIGABYTE GA-H55N-USB3 +
- Replies: 6
- Views: 4215
Hmm, you're right, Scythe Suriken will fit with a PCIE card as will Prolimatech Samuel 17 and Thermalright AXP 140. I think AXP may have height issues?? This thread shows pictures of these three CPU coolers on what look like various H55 itx boards: http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/showthread.php?...
- Sat Sep 11, 2010 9:56 am
- Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
- Topic: Opinions on this system GIGABYTE GA-H55N-USB3 +
- Replies: 6
- Views: 4215
in my opinion gigabyte has good quality, stable motherboards for low profile CPU cooler I have been looking at Scythe Big Shuriken: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835185129 Also SG05 case is slightly smaller than PC-Q08, but won't fit an ATX PSU (it comes with its own SFX PSU:...
- Sat Sep 11, 2010 9:20 am
- Forum: Fans and Control
- Topic: Fan controller with 12V spin up?
- Replies: 10
- Views: 4783
I have the same interest for use running a fan at 5V where its startup voltage may be higher, say 7V. I couldnt find evidence of anyone using a high spin-up voltage circuit/controller, although now that I think about it, I think some of my past motherboards initially start all fans at 12V, then thro...
- Sun Aug 29, 2010 7:07 pm
- Forum: Fans and Control
- Topic: Sleepy fan and hell-hot fan controller
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2167
I had the same question for 'sleepy' fans, and was looking for some off the shelf time delay relay (SPDT) that would switch from high voltage (12V) to low voltage (5V) after some 1-2 seconds, but came up empty: the mechanical relays at radioshack appear to have only .1 second delay. I was hoping to ...
- Sun Aug 22, 2010 2:46 pm
- Forum: SPCR Article Discussion
- Topic: Fanless PSU Torture Test Roundup
- Replies: 67
- Views: 42884
Thank you for this article. I think you've set the bar pretty high for a holy grail / silent pc with 200W sustained usage; I think a modest 60W sustained power is a good target for a holy grail PC (acheivable with modern CPU/video card). I will look forward to more "torture test"/holy grail articles...
- Wed Aug 11, 2010 7:31 pm
- Forum: SPCR Article Discussion
- Topic: Scythe Ninja 3 & Scythe Yasya CPU Heatsinks
- Replies: 29
- Views: 22723
I thought in earlier ninja reviews, the attachment of the copper pipes to the base was highlighted as a concern (Ninja 2 left more airgaps than Ninja 1), but didnt see if there was any improvement in that respect from the article?? Also, these two quotes seem contradictory: "Passive" CPU cooling is ...
- Tue Apr 06, 2010 6:08 pm
- Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
- Topic: hang on verifying DMI pool
- Replies: 11
- Views: 4240
I've had this problem before when i've tried to initially install too many pci cards/ harddrives into the computer. From your list I can't tell if you have extra components, but I generally try to get windows installed with the bare minimum hardware installed (ie use onboard graphics, no wifi cards,...
- Mon Feb 08, 2010 5:24 pm
- Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
- Topic: SSD hard drives
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2014
- Fri Feb 05, 2010 5:26 pm
- Forum: General Gallery
- Topic: Silent PC
- Replies: 8
- Views: 6733
When I bought the intel 80gb from newegg, there was a nice bonus deal for both the Icydock and the ElementS case. The icydock wasn't necessary since the intel retail SSD included the metal tray (2.5->3.5 adapter) seen in the picture. I chose to use the Icydock since it doesnt look to be well-vented ...
- Thu Feb 04, 2010 7:53 pm
- Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
- Topic: Passively Cooled Gaming PC
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3657
- Thu Feb 04, 2010 6:28 pm
- Forum: General Gallery
- Topic: Silent PC
- Replies: 8
- Views: 6733
The reported temps in speedfan are between 38-43C with "core" reporting typically between 30-32 C.
I ended up replacing the NB heatsink since it felt hot, the discussion from that experience is in this post:
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I ended up replacing the NB heatsink since it felt hot, the discussion from that experience is in this post:
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- Thu Feb 04, 2010 6:06 pm
- Forum: SPCR Article Discussion
- Topic: SPCR's 2010 CPU Heatsink Test Platform
- Replies: 123
- Views: 132611
While I'd argue that a real "mainstreamer" is simply buying his e-machine/hp/dell from walmart, I don't think a passive or nearly passive computer requires much more effort than anyone already buying their own CPU heatsink or other components. From my perspective, the passive cooling market has a lo...
- Thu Feb 04, 2010 5:48 pm
- Forum: General Gallery
- Topic: Silent PC
- Replies: 8
- Views: 6733
Silent PC
PC details: Athlon II 250 Regor GA-MA785GM-US2H microATX Scythe Ninja 2 CPU cooler HR-05 IFX chipset cooler on NB Intel SSD X650 PSU ThermalTake ElementS case http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811133077 DPDT Switch (12V/ 5V /0V tied to all system fans) 1x 230mm, 1x 140mm; 3x 120m...
- Wed Feb 03, 2010 7:00 pm
- Forum: SPCR Article Discussion
- Topic: SPCR's 2010 CPU Heatsink Test Platform
- Replies: 123
- Views: 132611
low power
95W CPU coolers tested at max TDP is great and all, but what guidance does this provide for low power / true silent systems? I was inspired by the true 'silent' pc SPCR built with fanless CPU and SSD. I built my own using a ninja2 thinking the wider fin spacing would be superior for fanless operatio...
- Sat Nov 07, 2009 3:11 pm
- Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
- Topic: Passive cooling integrated Video & SB - Trying fanless
- Replies: 8
- Views: 5335
Thanks for your comments, here's what I ended up doing: I first tried removing the gigabyte logo (NB) and replacing the thermal tape (that comes stock on the board's NB/SB heatsinks) with good thermal paste. Only the tape on the NB had apparently gotten hot enough to melt. Afterwards, the NB heatsin...
- Wed Oct 28, 2009 9:26 pm
- Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
- Topic: Passive cooling integrated Video & SB - Trying fanless
- Replies: 8
- Views: 5335
thermalright HR-05 looks like the best option, the discontinued Noctua NC-U6 looks to have inferior mounting and no other brands have anything comparable that i could find. I saw there's a "SLI" Thermalright HR-05 variant that joggles the fins so that a long video card can still fit over the chipset...
- Wed Oct 28, 2009 7:06 pm
- Forum: Test Forum
- Topic: 3 posts before links
- Replies: 1
- Views: 3201
- Wed Oct 28, 2009 6:52 pm
- Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
- Topic: Dead-silent pc wanted!!!
- Replies: 8
- Views: 4004
- Wed Oct 28, 2009 5:58 pm
- Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
- Topic: Passive cooling integrated Video & SB - Trying fanless
- Replies: 8
- Views: 5335
Passive cooling integrated Video & SB - Trying fanless
Would anyone recommend a passive northbridge cooler for a gigabyte motherboard with integrated video (GA-MA785GM-US2H)? I've assembled a system and want to be able to operate fanless while CPU is idle/under light duty email/web (I have fans installed that I will activate manually if necessary to wat...