Thanks for the input guys. I'm definitely going to fire up the idle VF900 for my GT.

Hi guys. I've got an 8800GT and an unused VF900 sitting around. I know there has been a bit of discussion about this combination in this thread but has anybody tried it? Does it outperform the stock cooler at 5v? I'm pretty happy with the noise level of the stock cooler (its insanely loud at full sp...

Hey Mike. The description of the XP-90 is a bit off. You mention using 120mm fans. Seems like a copy/paste error.

This one is perhaps a little more sane than the 120mm model. It takes 90mm fans and is on sale now. Overclockers.com Review This new sink tops their ongoing P4 heatsinks list . What I find interesting about this sink is the way its constructed. The large overhang (if oriented correctly) would be won...

benny_mankin wrote:They should really start making the copper version. It'll be more expensive, but I think it'll be worth it

Or at least one with a copper mating surface area. I doubt we'll see a full copper model due to weight.

benny_mankin wrote:Got mine from newegg

Bah I tried them but got a Rev 2

It seems Sapphire is going to be using the new Silencer design as well.

http://www.gamespot.com/news/2004/05/14 ... 98402.html

BTW where are you guys getting Revision 3s?

I relayed that response to SVC , and they immediately promised to ship out a replacement in the mail. SVC has been super cool in my short experience... Ya know you describe my experience exactly minus the whole SVC getting back to me after I emailed them part. What SVC email address did you send yo...

... it must be the effect some SPCR members describe of the vga silencer acting as a huge heatsink dumping heat inside the case... That theory makes no sense. No matter what you use to cool a chip it will dissipate the same amount of heat. The VGA silencer may not vent all the heat out the back of ...

The revision 3 will fit on 9600 series cards (?and the 9800XT cards?) without any modding. Beyond that I'm not sure of the differences.

I've tried this, it gets you about 2 seconds a frame. Cenatek's RAMdisk can save to the HDD on shutdown, whenever the disk is updated, or by time intervals. Using a ramdisk to fold is too risky for it to be worth the miniscule performance gains.

I found the mating surface of my silencer to be poorly machined as well. It made that nice ziiiiip sound as you ran your fingernail over it thanks to the pattern of ridges. I lapped her down of course :lol: This isn't an oddity in the industry though. I've found it to be very hit and miss whether a ...

Michael_qrt wrote:I dunno if its worth reviving this thread from the dead but mine broke.

Heh its only two weeks old

Thanks for the report Michael.

Just two fans? Silveror black ?

I've seen 3 cases of the tension bracket on VGA Silencers breaking during install so I thought I'd post a poll to see just how frequently it happens. The break happens when the screws are being tightened. You'll hear a crack sound as the metal splits from top to bottom near the center of the bracket...

About the gap guys.. if you look at one of these things installed on a geforce3 there is little to no gap . So I would assume that in designing their product to fit on as many cards as possible, AC decided on a length that comes up far short on many of the current gen ATI cards. My answer to the gap...

8 ramsinks included? Awesome.

What kind of artifacts are we talking about in NWN? Do your other games play the same as before? Have you read this thread?

JonasR wrote:The solution was to change from the "cheap" ram modules to more high quality ones.
/Jonas

If the ram throws no errors in memtest86 its not the problem, no matter how much he paid for it. I'd bet my main system that this is because of a rotten OS as Xpav also believes

My SS400 according to Via MissionControl: V+5: 5.01V These values are almost perfectly stable. The SS400 shouldn't be too loud :? 80mm at 7V are quiet, but 120mm at 5V should be louder I would think. That was the same situation I was in, my fans were all undervolted, my HDD very quiet, and the PSU ...

850E uses RDRAM, right? I think the extra power is needed for RDRAM. i850E was Intel's last Rambus chipset. I used to have an Abit TH7II (i850) board which took all 3 power connectors. Man if nothing else that board could sure tear through a memtest86 pass quick :lol: A lot of boards seem to need t...

I have the 24x version of the (52x24x52x) CD-RW drive in my comp. At full speed it isn't anywhere near silent, but I suppose it's better than it could be. At 12x (using CD-Speed or similar), it's pretty well inaudible but it often doesn't respond very well to CD-Speed commands. Supposedly these new...

pandamonium54 wrote:Abit vs. Aopen: Which one? (Or suggest an alternative with integrated IEEE1394, SATA, and undervolting)

I vote for the Abit mate. Mostly because there is more literature online about the NF7-S since its easily one of the top 3 nforce2 boards.

Well, the VGA silencer will not fit on Geforce4 cards. Right now its Geforce3 and Radeon 9500, 9700, 9800 only. You'd have to use a Zalman heatpipe. As for whether that heatsink is enough to cool the card passively, I say grab one of the zalman fan brackets to blow down on it. I'm sure it'll be okay...

Crystal Orbs are loud but not Tornado loud. This cooler has a typical 3 pin power connector so its easily undervolted. I have one of these that I'm not using and your post piqued my interest so I hooked it up to my fan controller. The fan starts up at about 5v where it spins very slowly blowing VERY...

HSF: Thermalright SLK-800A or SLK-900A with some fan - recommendations please! RAM: 2x512MB PC3200 or 2x256MB PC3200 - dual channel goodness. I'll try using onboard sound for a while, but I may consider shelling out an additional $30 for Chaintech's Via Envy 7.1 sound card. You cannot go wrong with...

I just got my SS-400AGX installed last night. It replaced a Sparkle 550w APFC unit with a wailing fan. Honestly, its not much quieter than the Sparkle. I can distinctly hear it above everything else (several 80mm panaflo L1As at 7v and one 120mm panaflo @ 5v). Mind you this thing is powering a const...

ASUS Readies Quiet Optical Drives @ X-bit Labs ASUS CRW-5232AS 52X/32X/52X CD-RW drive ASUS CD-S520 CD-ROM drive Unique proprietary DDSS II suspension design for better vibration control. This unique design is precisely calculated with a damper and an isolator as the first and second suspension bet...

Well what does SMART have to say? Try this freeware utility and see if it finds any red flags. If it does not.. too bad about the sound

I personally can't even dream about quiet HDD operation with my multi platter Maxtor and WD drives

I've got a quiet system except for my wailing power supply. It's become a real sticking point for me. I want a quiet system but this thing sure does suck its share of juice. I have accepted the fact that it will never be silent or inaudible sitting just a couple feet away but I want to do what I can...

In the 300W Super Tornado review you seem to be sure of the 350W and 400W models but don't mention any others There are at least 2 other models slated for release in the fall -- a 350W and a 400W model. These two models are available in retail (I'm sure you are personally abusing them as I type this...