Case: Antec P150 PSU: Included NeoHE 430, SN/ S05110063xxx, Warranty sticker cut Motherboard: Asus A8N32-Deluxe, BIOS version 1009 Case purchased a little over a week ago from local Fry's Electronics (when it was on sale). Motherboard purchased two weeks ago (not from Fry's). System has performed o...

My NeoHE 430HE has worked okay with an A8N32-Deluxe motherboard for about a week now. Handled Prime95 stress test fine for about six hours; haven't done any load testing for both CPU and video at the same time yet.

Has anyone seen this video card yet?

http://www.gainwardusa.com/news/press_S ... tra980.htm

Looks like they took a GeForce FX 5700 card and combined it with a modified version of the Zalman ZM80-HP. Seems like a pretty good out of the box silent video card.

I think you need to upgrade to XP. I don't remember getting this to work on IBM laptop with a older ATI chip under Windows 2000. Once the machine went to XP, it worked fine.

I was told by a Seasonic representative at Computex that they would appear in the US market next month (October). He left me with the impression that they were already out in Asia, but I may be wrong about that.

Hey MikeP, I know someone who just picked up a SuperTornado and has the same problem you've mentioned (fan not spinning up for a while and making a noise). I'm not sure what the power consumption of the computer is, so I can't say if it's the same problem you have. Did you try with a higher power us...

I think HardOCP had a picture back in Dec. or Nov. of a socket (plus CPU and HSF) that sheared cleanly off a MB (very neat, looked like it'd been desoldered). Hmm, I guess there's where that random thought came from. Of course, the horizontally mounted CPUs in the Shuttle XPCs shouldn't have such i...

I haven't tried the product before but I've done some ducting in the past. Here's my 2p on it. From the website description it appears that when used on the CPU heatsink fan, it's for directing the hot air out from the top of the heatsink. (But then the website's description seems to imply you could...

Just to confirm, the EAR product is the little yellow screw gromits, not the blue drive rails right? Or it both?

Random thought: What about the socket's connection to the motherboard? Assuming that the heatsink, cpu, and the socket stays as one piece, would it be possible that there is damage to the socket's connection to the motherboard?

I've run a Slot 1 Pentium III 1GHz CPU fanless on a server 24/7 before, but it underclocked to 75Mhz FSB. No undervolting because the motherboard didn't support it. Admittedly, the server doesn't see much 100% cpu time, but it worked out very well. Don't know what brand of heatsink it was, but it wa...

Well, I don't think steel cases are inherently good or bad; I believe most the issues have to due with the thickness of the metal. The PA-810's side panels are rather thin so it's easier for them vibrate. Had they been heavier (or perhaps had different joints to the other pieces), things might have ...

I also own a PA-810 and actually use it as the basis of my "quieter" system. I didn't originally intend it to be this way, it was one of two cases that I had when I was building my quieter system. I agree with mudboy on the problems of a steel case. However, I was able to reduce the problem by putti...

One other system that has the thermal fan control feature is the Shuttle SS51G. They have a pretty good description of how it works on page 70 of the manual.

Hmm, Intel motherboards? I don't know of any Intel motherboards that can support dual Tualatins. The problem is the chipset: 440BX - does not support Tualatin (unless you find a slot 1 with an adapter, ugh) i810 - no dual CPU i815 - only the dual Acorp exists i820 - no Tualatin Support and requires ...

Are you using the panaflo as a CPU heatsink fan or a case fan? What HSF are you using? Which CPU? So many variables... Assuming CPU heat sink: odds are they're going to be higher. But it may acceptable in your configuration. I've tried it before on a Athlon 1800 with a PAL 8045 and that brought up t...

I all depends on the shape of the connection and how the wires are connected. The standard 3 pin motherboard header has the following configuration: GND 12V RPM 0 0 0 --------- The bottom line illustrates the tab sticking out to make sure the connector is only inserted the right way. Look at your fa...

Just to check, you do have the 512K cache 1.13 Ghz CPU's right? The 256K cache 1.13 are much more common, but don't work in a dual CPU configuration. I don't think underclocking is a solution. The 1.13 are Tualatin core Pentium III's correct? To use the Tualatin on a 815 requires a different revisio...

I've heard both a WD 120GB SE and a WD 100GB SE drive. I have to say that they're relatively quiet; no high pitched whine at all.

When you're doing disk intensive stuff you do get the usual clicks and noise. But no whine.

Speaking of loading power supplies, did you see the Overclocker's review of the Thermaltake Silent PurePower? They spliced two ATX cables together to run two motherboards off one PSU.

They didn't give much in terms of noise numbers, but I thought running two computers off one PSU was new.

I guess what I am saying is that if you look at PSU requirements from the POV of getting the least amount heat so that it can be cooled with the minimum of fan noise, and consider typical usage on typical desktop systems, current recommendations for PSUs aren't that sensible. Who's recommendations?...

is the role of the cables and connectors that deliver the DC voltage. The cables & connects are defined by the ATX/PS2 standard, and it is what makes PSUs interchangeable. HOwever, the longer the cable, the higher the voltage drop through it. Combine this with a connector that has to be somewhat sl...

So MikeC, what do you think about what AMD says in their Builder's Guide ? If you look at pages pages 7 and 8, it lists the power requirements as 182W for the "typical configuration" and 279W for the "high performance system". (Yes, going by the maximums for all devices is probably a bit over engine...

I think the Panaflo fans have a stop sensor.

If the fan stops moving then signal on the "S" connection changes. (Don't know what it actually looks like; haven't tested it with a volt meter or anything.)

20 fans from California to Vancouver BC by US Post air parcel cost $17. I can't imagine it would be the same cost to Europe. Think more like $30. Well, according to the info at the USPS website , global priority mail for all countries except Canada and Mexico is $9 for the large flat rate envelope....

Hypothetically.... Say you're buying 10 from BG Micro. That's 10 x US$2.75 + US$6 (shipping) = US$33.50. If you ship global priority mail I think you can fit 10 fans in 2 of the large sized flat rate envelopes. That's US$9 x 2 = US$18.00. (I don't know how fast it will get to Europe, but it's not th...

Thanks for the info, MikeC. Given what you say, it seems that the Seasonic 400W would be a even better choice than the 300W for silent operation (regardless of actual power needed by the computer system). But I get the impression that the Seasonic is the exception rather than the rule. But perhaps t...

Has anyone ever tried any of the quiet power supplies (Q-Tech, Seasonic, Zalman, etc.) with a higher than 300W power rating?

Does the noise/temperature compare well with the 300W version? Is there much difference?

Thanks