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- Sun Feb 05, 2006 3:27 am
- Forum: Consumer Advocacy
- Topic: Antec Neo HE PSU Users Poll
- Replies: 355
- Views: 668174
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...
- Sun Feb 05, 2006 3:09 am
- Forum: Power Supplies
- Topic: NeoHE problems with nVidia chipsets only?
- Replies: 10
- Views: 6068
- Wed Apr 14, 2004 11:55 pm
- Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
- Topic: Gainward Silent FX PowerPack! Ultra/980XP
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2367
Gainward Silent FX PowerPack! Ultra/980XP
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.
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.
- Fri Feb 06, 2004 11:20 am
- Forum: The Silent Front
- Topic: Dual displays on ATi Mobility 9600?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2975
- Tue Sep 30, 2003 3:58 pm
- Forum: Power Supplies
- Topic: Help me decide - 400W SUper Silencer or Tornado
- Replies: 15
- Views: 6300
- Fri Aug 22, 2003 9:31 am
- Forum: Power Supplies
- Topic: Super Silencer vs. Super Tornado
- Replies: 12
- Views: 19333
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...
- Tue Jan 14, 2003 1:19 am
- Forum: CPU Cooling
- Topic: safe to have a vertical case.mb w/ heavy heat sink?
- Replies: 22
- Views: 11021
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...
- Wed Jan 08, 2003 2:53 pm
- Forum: Fans and Control
- Topic: Zalman Fanduct
- Replies: 17
- Views: 9476
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...
- Wed Jan 08, 2003 2:24 pm
- Forum: Silent Storage
- Topic: Hard drive mounting by E-A-R
- Replies: 6
- Views: 4851
- Wed Jan 08, 2003 2:24 pm
- Forum: CPU Cooling
- Topic: safe to have a vertical case.mb w/ heavy heat sink?
- Replies: 22
- Views: 11021
- Tue Jan 07, 2003 8:51 am
- Forum: CPU Cooling
- Topic: who has a fanless cpu?
- Replies: 17
- Views: 13455
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...
- Mon Jan 06, 2003 6:44 pm
- Forum: Cases and Damping
- Topic: QUIET CASES
- Replies: 26
- Views: 18351
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 ...
- Mon Jan 06, 2003 3:37 pm
- Forum: Cases and Damping
- Topic: QUIET CASES
- Replies: 26
- Views: 18351
Another PA-810 Owner
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...
- Mon Oct 14, 2002 1:56 am
- Forum: Fans and Control
- Topic: Mobos with built-in thermal fan control??
- Replies: 54
- Views: 27349
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.
- Wed Sep 18, 2002 7:48 am
- Forum: Silent Storage
- Topic: underclocking an acorp pentium board
- Replies: 9
- Views: 7555
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 ...
- Wed Sep 18, 2002 1:10 am
- Forum: Fans and Control
- Topic: what's cpu temp with panaflo (L) fan at 12V compared to 7v?
- Replies: 2
- Views: 4274
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...
- Wed Sep 18, 2002 1:03 am
- Forum: Fans and Control
- Topic: Two Pin Fan to Three Pin Connector?
- Replies: 1
- Views: 3579
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...
- Wed Sep 18, 2002 12:50 am
- Forum: Silent Storage
- Topic: underclocking an acorp pentium board
- Replies: 9
- Views: 7555
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...
- Wed Sep 18, 2002 12:44 am
- Forum: Silent Storage
- Topic: Seeking experiences with WD 7200 100/120 GB...
- Replies: 12
- Views: 8335
- Thu Aug 29, 2002 4:35 pm
- Forum: Power Supplies
- Topic: Anyone tried quiet power supplies bigger than 300W?
- Replies: 29
- Views: 23564
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.
They didn't give much in terms of noise numbers, but I thought running two computers off one PSU was new.
- Thu Aug 29, 2002 1:10 pm
- Forum: Power Supplies
- Topic: Anyone tried quiet power supplies bigger than 300W?
- Replies: 29
- Views: 23564
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?...
- Thu Aug 29, 2002 12:29 pm
- Forum: Power Supplies
- Topic: Anyone tried quiet power supplies bigger than 300W?
- Replies: 29
- Views: 23564
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...
- Thu Aug 29, 2002 10:25 am
- Forum: Power Supplies
- Topic: Anyone tried quiet power supplies bigger than 300W?
- Replies: 29
- Views: 23564
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...
- Thu Aug 29, 2002 9:38 am
- Forum: Power Supplies
- Topic: Changing Exhaust Fan on el-cheapo power supplies
- Replies: 22
- Views: 17399
- Fri Aug 23, 2002 12:53 pm
- Forum: Fans and Control
- Topic: Is Panaflo even available in europe?
- Replies: 45
- Views: 40861
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....
- Fri Aug 23, 2002 9:57 am
- Forum: Fans and Control
- Topic: Is Panaflo even available in europe?
- Replies: 45
- Views: 40861
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...
- Wed Aug 21, 2002 8:07 am
- Forum: Power Supplies
- Topic: Anyone tried quiet power supplies bigger than 300W?
- Replies: 29
- Views: 23564
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...
- Sat Aug 17, 2002 9:28 am
- Forum: Power Supplies
- Topic: Anyone tried quiet power supplies bigger than 300W?
- Replies: 29
- Views: 23564
Anyone tried quiet power supplies bigger than 300W?
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
Does the noise/temperature compare well with the 300W version? Is there much difference?
Thanks