Good to hear another fanless 8500 experience (retail too). I also don't wnat to spend the big bucks on a ZM80A (the A version is upcoming and is designed for cards without heatsink mounting holes). Big bucks? :lol: The price-difference between the two is measly 15 dollars, give or take. For that $1...

Your 1 Ghz Pentium-3 CPU have a max heat-dissipation of around 28-30W according to http://users.erols.com/chare/elec.htm Compare that with my relatively modest XP-1700 that nevertheless dissipates between 57-64W. Nearly twice the heat that must be taken care of. Nevertheless I get away with a Swifte...

Check out these fan-mufflers: http://www.muffledcomputing.com/mufflers.html

Sorry, don't agree. I've had no problems with the ZM-CU17 and Radeon 8500, in fact i'm using it as i write this EMail. I'm no gamer, but the 8500LE without doubt DOESN'T produce anywhere as much heat as an NVidia 4400 or 4600, so it shouldn't be a problem !!! Regardless; there is no reason whatsoev...

Cool! That's great to know. I like my radeon 8500LE card and wouldn't want to change it. Now I can get me a ZM17CU, they're not even especially expensive, and be one more step closer towards the silent solution we're all urging for. For God sake! DONT use the clumsy ZM17CU together with your Radeon...

I came up with something better: I took a 60cl thin plastic bottle and cut it about 1/3 from the opening. Then I put this dome in place temporarily with a rubberband. The air now comes out through the tap. This muffles the turbulance quite noticeably.

Trying to compare temps of his system vs yours is really just a matter of yik-yak, fun & curious but not conclusive in the least unless you have absolutely identical conditions & setup. Raider's setup could be reading the diode, for example, while Ralf63's is working off the in-socket thermistor, a...

Start out with this simple test: Temporarily cover the PSU-fan outblow with your hand. Some noise created by air-turbulence gets muffled. Get yourself a nice fan dust-filter cover - take out the foam-rubber filter and tape it like a flapdoor over the PSU outblow. You get a similar but weaker effect ...

I'm currently running my SK6 HS, with a 35cfm Ystech, and the load temps are touching 50C. Strange. The XP-1700 is hot, but not that hot. I cool my own XP-1700 with a Swiftech MCXC370 together with a puny 60mm-3000rpm-18CFM fan. In my Antec SX830 case with 5 x Panaflo case-fans at 7V, it translates...

Raider wrote:I'm currently running an XP1700, with a Copper Thermalright SK6 HS, and a Delta 60mm (loud!!) fan.

This guy was in a similar situation until he found this: http://www.gibtek.co.uk/hardware/thermaltakefan.html

I read the same newspost a while ago that quokked did, and while I don't remember exactly if they were talking about all video cards, or the 9700 in particular; they did say that you should put ridiculous amounts of thermal goop on. Read the official Zalman statement again: "Radeon 9700 Pro chipset...

I've heard that you have to put a lot of the thermal goop in between the block and the gpu, is that correct? No, not more then usual together with a Geforce-4 TI-card or below or a Radeon 8500-card or below. However, one obviously must apply it also between the heatpipe and all aluminium-slabs on b...

Are ju sure? Barracuda V are equipped with either one or two 60Gb disks; either 60Gb or max 120Gb. Barracuda IV on the other hand comes with either one or two 40Gb discs; either 40Gb or max 80Gb. Your 80Gb version sounds like the old IV-version to me. Anyway, in which store did you found it? Im from...

Sounds good, keep us posted! [...] And since I use an uncommon video card, the zalman passive heatsink will not fit. I just feel uncomfortable experimenting without a thermal probe. :| Ok, I have now replaced my original Abit TI-4200 heatsink with Zalmans new ZM80-HP heatpipe cooler. Am I satisifie...

Subjective statements about quietness can sometimes bee very misleading. Especially if the reviewer really only cares about overclocking and maximal performance anyway. One reviewer stated for example that the original blowdryer fan on the Creative Geforce-4 TI-4600 card was "quiet". Everything is r...

I think I have been bitten by the PC-silence bug. Its not quite as common as the extreme overclockers bug, but the symptoms are similar: a quest for more silence (or speed) that almost becomes a neverending one. My system i as follow: Case: Antec SX830 Case-fans: 5 x Panaflo FBA08A12L PSU: Antec Tru...

The original question here was: 300w or 400w for a modest 1.5GHz system? Zokka also added: "The reason I ask is i don;t really want to have to buy another powersupply a few years down the line ." (my underline). Maybe he wants to upgrade even further by then. Thats not an unreasonable assumption is...

absolutely, those components won't draw more than ~100W at full load. Take a look at the psu-reviews here at Silent PC Review. MikeC is using a Watt meter and measures the current draw of a 2Ghz P4 system with similar components and the max power usage doestn't exceed 100W by much. Both AMD:s and I...

Read my answer in: http://forums.silentpcreview.com/forums ... php?t=2126

I dont understand why you guys always insist on avoiding above 300W PSU:s. Why is that? Its always a better idea to buy a PSU with some overcapacity. The strain on the PSU is less, and it can supply your system with more stable current at lesser noise-levels. Finally: if your system demands exactly ...

The new upcomming T-breed XP2400 (version B) seems to be ar least as hot as an Palomino XP1800, but with a much smaller core. Not so good seen from a quiet cooling perspective. Is it problemfree/riskfree to deliberately underclock such a XP2400 processor to, let say XP2000 speedlevels. The big idea ...

Great cooler. The only thing I dont understand is why anyone would prefer a 60 or 70mm fan, over an 80mm. The optional 60, 70mm phases in that heatzink one could do without.

Its always a good idea to deliberately buy an overdimensioned PSU. My old 300W PSU probably worked about 85-90% of its maximal capacity, which meant that its fan worked att full speed almost from the begining. Lots of strain & noise. My current 430W PSU, by comparison, have a lot more headroom. The ...

I have just bought and installed Antecs new Truepower 430W PSU, and Im very please with it. :D Its really very quiet - MUCH quieter then my old Antec 300W PSU. I currently have a roomtemperatur of 28C, but the back 80mm fan still doesnt go over 1700rpm - even after 1 hour. The 380W version got less ...

I have recently upgraded my computers graphic prestanda with an <BR>new "ABIT Siluro TI-4200 64MB" card. After reading about high- <BR>pitch/hairdryer noise-levels with "Creative 3D blaster TI-4400/4600" <BR>cards, I was a little hesitant on TI-cards altogether. <BR> <BR>But after trying ABIT:s alte...

Check it out: <!-- BBCode auto-link start --><a href="http://www.zalman.co.kr/english/product/zm300a-apf.htm" target="_blank">http://www.zalman.co.kr/english/product/zm300a-apf.htm</a><!-- BBCode auto-link end --> <BR> <BR>Has anyone bought it and installed it yet? If so, be sure to post a <BR>mini-...

Hmm - I posted this one in the wrong forum (general). Anyway here it is: <BR> <BR>Check it out: <!-- BBCode auto-link start --><a href="http://www.zalman.co.kr/english/product/zm300a-apf.htm" target="_blank">http://www.zalman.co.kr/english/product/zm300a-apf.htm</a><!-- BBCode auto-link end --> <BR>...

Most heatzink-reviews at <!-- BBCode auto-link start --><a href="http://www.frostytech.com/" target="_blank">www.frostytech.com/</a><!-- BBCode auto-link end --> have noise-samples that one can download and listen to. Just click above link and then the Heatzink menu-alternative. Can be helpful. [add...

Hmm - well, I have seen it now. Sorry - I am new here, and I posted that one before reading through your reviews.
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