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- Wed Feb 25, 2004 11:34 am
- Forum: Fans and Control
- Topic: looking for a quiet 30x30x10mm fan
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3440
thanks a lot guys for the responses. Sorry about my looooooooong delay. This hard drive enclosure remains an issue and a lot of people have voiced the opinion that I should just get rid of the fan as long as there's something in contact with it, which happens to be the case. It's a thin malleable sh...
- Wed Feb 25, 2004 11:29 am
- Forum: CPU Cooling
- Topic: Pentium M cooling: laptop mod
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2333
Pentium M cooling: laptop mod
I have an Inspiron 600m and although the fan's quieter than I had expected, I still can't help but notice the fan when I leave the computer on while sleeping. Can someone recommend a good replacement fan for my system? I'm currently getting 39 C on average and 53 C on max load. Thanks.
- Fri May 02, 2003 12:47 pm
- Forum: Silent Storage
- Topic: critical temperature of hard drives
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2459
critical temperature of hard drives
Hi, I was wondering how hot a hard drive should run before I should be concerned about finding additional cooling solutions. As of right now, dtemp reports my hard drive to be about 44 C, and is in red since dtemp's default setting for the critical temperature threshold is 41 C. I just remember hear...
- Tue Apr 22, 2003 1:56 pm
- Forum: Fans and Control
- Topic: looking for a quiet 30x30x10mm fan
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3440
I'm guessing that the hard drive's in full contact with the rest of the chassis of the enclosure since I can feel the heat on both sides(top and bottom) of the enclosure. But maybe that's not a good way to measure contact. If not, do you know if there's a version of d-temp that allows one to monitor...
- Mon Apr 21, 2003 8:02 pm
- Forum: Fans and Control
- Topic: looking for a quiet 30x30x10mm fan
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3440
looking for a quiet 30x30x10mm fan
can anyone recommend a fan with these dimensions for a hard drive enclosure? Mine turns out to sound like a jet engine. This is for a Maxtor Diamond Max 9 120 GB hard drive and I don't exactly know how hot it naturally runs so putting that into consideration, I'd appreciate any leads.
- Mon Apr 21, 2003 1:02 pm
- Forum: Power Supplies
- Topic: Modding Antec Truepower
- Replies: 9
- Views: 4186
- Mon Apr 21, 2003 10:35 am
- Forum: Silent Storage
- Topic: External Case Fan
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2850
I just got this enclosure http://store.yahoo.com/akidacomputer/35exencomfir.html for my Maxtor 120 GB hard drive with a similarly sized and sounding fan as the one JBAlbany described. I'm wondering if I can just disable the fan or if I can find a silent alternative. And if I would have to undervolt ...
- Mon Apr 21, 2003 10:26 am
- Forum: Silent Storage
- Topic: How do I measure the temperature of my hard drive?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3259
- Thu Sep 19, 2002 4:37 pm
- Forum: Power Supplies
- Topic: Why you might wanta > 300 watt PSU; Truepower vs. Seasoni
- Replies: 12
- Views: 9175
Re: so is there a verdict?
I was just wondering if the Seasonic reviewed on this is really better than the antec truepower when it comes to silence. Yes, mySeasonic samples are quieter: only one fan (instead of 2)and no coil whine. What is the nature of the noise you hear with the Antec? it's a high pitched whine that's soft...
- Thu Sep 19, 2002 3:14 pm
- Forum: Power Supplies
- Topic: Why you might wanta > 300 watt PSU; Truepower vs. Seasoni
- Replies: 12
- Views: 9175
so is there a verdict?
I was just wondering if the Seasonic reviewed on this is really better than the antec truepower when it comes to silence. I know that this wasn't the point of comparison between the two, but I'm just a bit disappointed at my truepower purchase. I dunno if this calls for modding my psu with a spare p...
- Mon Aug 12, 2002 2:32 pm
- Forum: Fans and Control
- Topic: Panaflo L1A: not what I expected
- Replies: 1
- Views: 3627
I have three of these running at 12v and I tried the "2 ft test" that I've heard mentioned a good number of times which involves standing 2 feet away from the cpu to see if there is any noticeable noise. Unfortunately, the results were disappointing as I heard the high-pitched hum I heard about. Eve...
- Mon Aug 12, 2002 2:32 pm
- Forum: Cases and Damping
- Topic: different case stand-off placement = different sound?
- Replies: 2
- Views: 5624
Has anyone noticed a difference in rattling in a case depending on the way stand-offs are screwed in a case(eg. using all of the standoffs, arrangement thereof)? I haven't used up all of my standoffs just because I don't have enough holes on my motherboard but maybe the standoffs could be used to da...
- Mon Aug 12, 2002 2:32 pm
- Forum: Silent Storage
- Topic: Comments on Effective Passive HD Cooling?
- Replies: 10
- Views: 8830
>>Anyone going to try side cooling? <br> <br>Yes! This method seems promising and very cost-effective. One problem though: where can I get these side u-channels with the holes in the right places? Home Depot? I'm not too familiar with acquiring these things. Thanks. <IMG SRC="modules/phpBB_14/images...
- Mon Aug 12, 2002 2:32 pm
- Forum: Silent Storage
- Topic: Comments on Effective Passive HD Cooling?
- Replies: 10
- Views: 8830
>> <br>>>If you can drill your own holes, try <!-- BBCode auto-link start --><a href="http://www.onlinemetals.com." target="_blank">http://www.onlinemetals.com.</a><!-- BBCode auto-link end --> You can also get the HDD sandwich materials there as well. <br>>> <br>>>-Mike <br> <br>Unfortunately, I do...
- Mon Aug 12, 2002 2:32 pm
- Forum: The Silent Front
- Topic: putting pc in another room
- Replies: 26
- Views: 21654
>> I ended up making my own video cables (2 x for a Matrox dualhead) these were both 15 metres long with no quality loss. If you're handy with a soldering iron I can send through some scans showing you how to do it, and also what cable I used. (These cables would allow you to run at least 50 metres ...
- Mon Aug 12, 2002 2:32 pm
- Forum: Power Supplies
- Topic: Antecs new TruePower PSU:s. Quiet enough?
- Replies: 2
- Views: 4356
- Mon Aug 12, 2002 2:32 pm
- Forum: The Silent Front
- Topic: quiet and fast video cards for non-gaming purpose
- Replies: 14
- Views: 10087
I work with audio and I was told that screen redraws can be severely compromised with the wrong video card so I thought I could opt for the geforce2, which I was told wasn't that impressive when it comes to 2d purposes, which is the type of environment I'm going to work with mostly. Instead I was to...
- Mon Aug 12, 2002 2:32 pm
- Forum: The Silent Front
- Topic: minipc shuttle ss40's heatpipe quiet enough?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 6169
I looked at this article <BR> <BR><!-- BBCode auto-link start --><a href="http://www.tomshardware.com/howto/02q3/020710/index.html" target="_blank">http://www.tomshardware.com/howto/02q3/020710/index.html</a><!-- BBCode auto-link end --> <BR> <BR>and saw that the heatpipe feature might be interestin...
- Mon Aug 12, 2002 2:32 pm
- Forum: The Silent Front
- Topic: quiet and fast video cards for non-gaming purpose
- Replies: 14
- Views: 10087
>>Between the 550 and 400 Max, there's little performance difference. <br> <br>So would you say that opting for a 400 Max is a better choice because it runs cheaper than the 550 and is faster? I also take it that the 400 Max isn't the same as the g400 with a dual head feature. How about the g450? Is...
- Mon Aug 12, 2002 2:32 pm
- Forum: The Silent Front
- Topic: quiet and fast video cards for non-gaming purpose
- Replies: 14
- Views: 10087
>>There's little to choose between other 400, 450 and 550 models; pretty much the same, maybe they improved their own production costs/efficiency, as the boards seem to have got a bit smaller. <br> <br>Since I seem to agree with you on that according to the reading I've done, I'll probably opt for t...