by the way, i replaced the panaflow that is over my CPU with the original superred fan from the seasonic and i must say im more impressed with the superred then the panaflo. At higher voltages this fan is FAR more tolerable and seems to have more impressive flow

waiting on my digital camera to get here i just ordered it 2 days ago.

Mike c said that akasa pax mate is useless as a sound insulator. He is probably right, however i found a badass use for it anyway, which pretty much eliminated the last hints of noise from my computer. I pasted akasa all over the inside of my aluminum case and it made a huge difference by simply wei...

i just put in my replacement fan too. I would have to say that in general this replacement fan is a worse trade and i think i may have to put back the old one and deal with the startup whine. Right now it starts fine every time but seems that it has a weird buzz to it. like coil whine (about 60hz) T...

when you receive instant 3rd degree burns and your skins peels away
like in terminator judgement day when the nuclear bomb exploded
in the kids playground.

i got a 120mm panaflo l1a, and i dont feel like waiting for rma, is it worth my while to stick it into the power supply? im talking about the startup whine btw.. also it seems to me that seasonics claim that only a small percentage of psus are affected is bullshit. I mean if it was only 2% of all un...

Shadowknight wrote:I ran a 3d game for an hour (started a level, set up SPACE as left turn key, keep key down by having a bottle of lotion on top).

Hmm...lotion....

sure its not vaseline, mr girly man?

way2slo wrote:the problem is i hear a little 'ticking' noise from the psu fan if i stick my ear about 5 inches away.

Have you considered maybe, umm......not sticking your head next to it?
Jeez, anal retentive with a capital A.

Well, if anyone has some tips on how to remove artic silver thermal epoxy (not thermal compound) from a GPU from experience I would appreciate it, but I'll create another thread I think :?: Have read a couple of comments within the forums Its a real pain in the arse. I used q tips and some paper to...

Wow, exactly 1 microsecond after the image loaded and singed my eyes i got the overwhelming urge to vomit blood. This thing is disgustingly designed to the extent of psychotic damage to the very fibers of my soul.

put in 4 panaflos, replaced my harddrive with a seagate ST380011A http://store.yahoo.com/svcompucycle/pan80.html Huge difference. Now i need a new CDRW and waiting for my 120mm l1a panaflo which i will put into the blowhole above my cpu/videocard with a 80mm-120mm adapter. I also modded the HDD cage...

Seriously, I HATE vantec and all the shit they produce. I think they should be sued for false advertising. I got the vantec "stealth" power supply. Its more like vantec - sonic ass ram.

god i hate that company. I think it should be boycotted.

yeah you know the fan tries to spin up but cant, eventually it starts up and becomes silent.

Well never mind, stupid thing buzzes like a moronic idiot during startup.

I retract my claim that this is the best PSU. Very dissapointed.

Also, right now my harddrive is the loudest part of my puter, whats the best way to dampen that high pitched whine?

DAMNIT!!!!! I was hoping this didnt affect me but it does. It started doing this crap last night. Im steaming pissed.

I hope they dont drag their asses on the replacement as i cant have my computer not working for too long (doing a 3d project)

Abit nf7-s 2.0 + Barton 2700xp @ 217fsb x 10.5 1.8 vcore (backed off from 220x11 so i could lower my vcore and run quieter) 512megs of corsair xms 3500 (single channel) 7-3-3-2 Sound plaster Audigy 2 Sapphire 9700pro running at 350/330 (conservative ocing) Western Digital 80GIG Special Edition HDD 8...

anyway, i just realised that the STUPID SHIT motherboard has idiotic capacitors right next to the CPU socket!!!!! whats worse, is that the socket is at the very top of the motherboard. IDIOTS, what where they thinking. who makes an OVERCLOCKER mobo with such idiotic cap placement???? not bad, ill s...

sweeeeet! it fits.

Had to dremel a piece of the heatsink mounting bracket i got like 3mm clearance between the bracket and the cap...

219fsb x 11 = 2.41ghz at 1.93 vcore - Ram is at 7-3-3-2

temps are 45c idle and 55c under load.

not bad, ill see if i can turn down the cpu voltage a little.

he he he...not with windows xp corporate edition you dont. anyway, i just realised that the STUPID SHIT motherboard has idiotic capacitors right next to the CPU socket!!!!! whats worse, is that the socket is at the very top of the motherboard. IDIOTS, what where they thinking. who makes an OVERCLOCK...

If i replace my a7n8x with the nf7 does this mean i have to reinstall xp ?

hmm sounds like you got a defective bearing, that siren like noise could be the vibrations in the fan caused by unstable bearings. That or a cap is blown and you are hearing the fizzle a blown cap makes when it tries to hold charge. (it sounds almost like a dog whistle/monitor degaussing sound) Most...

hey sbaab very good and useful point. I just installed the seasonic tornado and i must say, my pants have been blown off with the 120mm fan of silent fury. This fan is absolutely silent and has exceeded my expectations significantly. I couldnt help but check the fan to make sure its spinning several...

haha actually right now my motherboard IS the a7n8x but its rev 1.1 so im getting the nf7-s rev 2 for better ocing. I plugged in all the new fans i got and they are too damn loud, i just ordered a rheobus. I think ill just unplug the NB, i got a pretty strong fan blowing at the chipset anyway, that ...

yep i am a Powerophile?

Hmm well sorry to contradict myself. I wasnt asking what PSU to buy, i was wondering if it has enough balls to run an OCed system. The fact that i just bought a PSU doesnt mean that im done looking. Ill buy another one tomorrow if i find it better suits my needs. this is my 3rd power supply in the p...

It's a 92mm fan on the cpu cooler, not 120mm. If you're a silence enthusiast I recommend staying away from what is essentially a heatsink with a hard-to-replace 92mm zalman. It certainly won't be loud, but a heatsink+80mm panaflo will be quieter. 120mm : im talking about the fan on the card cooler....

Zhentar wrote:yes they can be impressive.

That is a big fan, I guess it won't ge too bad then. We'll see what you think.

And your wrong. Your not anal retentive YET. We'll get you, just you wait
and see.

im scared.

That card cooler moves 32 CFM, its probably quite loud. Blowers don't move nearly as much air as axial fans, but have much higher pressure. The north bridge cooler will probably be pretty loud, buy a zalman to replace it. That WD hard drive will be a problem, it wil REALLY whine, probably higher th...

currently the best 120mm 300W power supply is made by Seasonic? (super tornado) My criteria for "Best" are cooling and noise. I intend to OC using minimal number of fans. Goal noise output is 25dba Cpu: 2700xp Mobo: Abit nf7-s Rev 2.0 Ram: 512M Corsair pc3500 Video: Sapphire 9700pro HDD: WD 80gig SE...

Well i bought the super tornado. i figure ill just paint it black to mach my superflower case better.


anyone knows a good black spray paint that will stick good to the psu?