Okay, now I'm perplexed. I remounted the CPU, got a nice thin but reasonable layer of AS5 in there, got it all mounted nicely, and still 40-43C idle temps with fan on 2000RPMS. So I put the 120m case fans all on high... still 41. Grab the fan out of my window and have it blowing directly over the 7...

My 3000 Venice idled around 25C and wnt to 35C load with it at stock speeds. I'm using a moded cnps7000 AlCu with a 120mm fan. So, I'd say something is definatly off. I'm also only using one case fan in my Sonata.

Okay, I bought a used Lian Li V1000, I love the style and the internal design... Unfortunatly the case had some damage, so I'm going to be sending it back. Now, I was okay spending about 150.00 + shipping on a case, but more than that realyl gets to be too much. Now, my second choice would be a P180...

thought I'd share this with everyone, it's my radiator and fans. Pump is submerged in the black bucket behind, its a ViaAqua 4900 that is struggling with the size of the loop (20meters of 19mm poly tube) with a danger den maze 4 cpu and a dd maze 4 north bridge block. I've a Swiftech Storm block wa...

These kind of sounds are almost impossible to localize with a computer in the case. My old motherboard ocasionaly whined, I had always thought it was the power supply but the whine remained unchaged after switching tot a totaly different power supply.

My current case is a Superflower SF-461. http://www.super-flower.com.tw/english/sf-561bl.htm My sister wants me to build her a machine so I thought I'd giver her this case and use it as an excuse to buy a new one. I thought I'd consult the experts here before I bought. I thought about an Antec P180...

rei wrote:...thermal grease etc? i can't seem to wipe my slk3000b or inwin v523t clean once it's smudged.

You might want to try a citrus based cleaner. It should remove any kind of oil or thermal grease very easily and it smells good

Rubbing alcohol might also work.

What about the dimentions of it? I sawit is the same as the Tagan-U22. The length or what you call it beeing 160mm is out of ATX-specs. How tight to the fan does it get? It would be great with a picture. The one person I heard from who was using a OCZ Power Stream in a P180 said they had to remove ...

Cut the thin metal support and layer four of them together. Now you've got yourself a passive CPU cooler for Athlon64. That wouldn't work very well. The fin spacing is too tight and the fins face the wrong directon on most motherboars. Not to mention it wouldd cost 200.00. You can et a ninja for 45...

Has anyone tried one of these COLORSit PSUs? 120mm fan, honeycomb back -- looks like a Seasonic knockoff. I assume the quality/silence isn't as good, but you never know. Anyone here have any experience with these, good or bad? tia, John Its going to be a junky power supply. Youd be much better off ...

Cut the thin metal support and layer four of them together. Now you've got yourself a passive CPU cooler for Athlon64. That wouldn't work very well. The fin spacing is too tight and the fins face the wrong directon on most motherboars. Not to mention it wouldd cost 200.00. You can et a ninja for 45...

I had no idea this was on the drawing board. It looks like it can cool as well as the XP-120, but is compatible with all Intel P4 and AMD K8 motherboards. It is slightly cheaper and is for sale at the Heatsink Factory . Actualy, from the review I saw it can cool better than an XP-120 when you are u...

What are you using to make these designs? They look excelent.

The thread at ocforums was discussed here a while ago. http://forums.silentpcreview.com/viewtopic.php?p=198682&highlight=#198682 I'm not sure why anyone would point to the OC thread as a credible assessment of a tp 2.0. Just because this was posted on ocforums doesn't mean it isn't credable. Larva ...

lol well, 70 C is getting close to being permanently dead quiet ! :shock: eh might be ok I guess. bf2 does max out things right? Not even close. The throtling doesn't even kick in to around 115C. Current gen video cards can run much hotter than cpus. That said, my eVGA 7800GT is not 'silent'. Not a...

Is the BW (E6) chip actually better than BP (E3) chips? Does anyone know the actual technical difference? I believe the E6 revision adds fixes for certain 'errata'. What are errata? I'm not entirely sure but from what I can gather they are potential errors that can occur because of a flaw in the de...

I have an Antec Neopower 480 and had the following problem: strong and sudden 'burnt' smell. The load was light at that moment, about 80W (Winnie 2 GHz on nForce4, 1 x 6600GT, 2 x HDD, 2 x 120 mm fan), I was just browsing the Web. I was able to shutdown in Windows, and later took the PSU to the res...

dynamiks wrote:anyone else with some input?

You should see this thread at OCforums:
http://www.ocforums.com/showthread.php?t=383405

Its alot to read but its definatly worth it if you are interested in a TPII.

Just a FYI... My 3000+ E6 and most of the others I've heard about are not any good for overclocking. Regardless of how much voltage I give it I can't get it stable above 2.6.

searched, but didn't find anything specific - Is there a guide or list of what are considered "normal" or "average" temps for amd processors? specifically i have a 3000+ venice, abit an8 ultra with CnQ enabled, with a fanless thermalright xp-120 and one 120mm nexus case fan in an evercase 4252. mot...

klankymen wrote:so, i looked into the p180, and i notice it's A LOT more expensive. (twice the price / 200 bucks as opposed to 100)

The P180 can be had for about 110.00 online.

EDIT: I guess it must be more expensive in Germany.

However... I don't think an S12 will be audible over four hard drives. If it can deliver the peak power when those discs spin up, go for the 330W. If not, the 380W is certainly enough. My S12 is basicly silent (with all other fans off/stoped) unless I have my ear right on it, but perhaps theres jus...

cotdt wrote:My Phantom 350 can supply 500W. I've tested it with special equipment. Its 12V rail can supply 34 amps.

The 500w phantom and 350w phantom have the same internals AFAIK. However, I would never run a Phantom 350 with that kind of load without a fan.

I've been using a moded cnps7000, it works far better than I ever expected it to. http://www.vulc4n.com/images/cnps7000/Done.jpg Thats an old picture of it in my AXP system, its now in my A64 system. I'm running 289x9 @ ~1.65V (1.6V reported).. Idle temp is 28C, Load temp tops out around 46C. At sto...

I'd go for a sleeve bearing model, ball bearing fans are generally noisier. I bought a D12SM and a D12SL, but I didn't really need the SM in there, so I put the SL in instead and it's been fine since. I don't think sleeve bearing fans are supposed to be run horizontly, or atleast thats what I have ...

I can't belive you guys think this rig would be okay on a 350w phantom. Thats just insane. The minimum I'd use for something this power hungry would be a 450w+ fortron, antec or seasonic (or similar).

One question about Arctic Silver 5 tho... When you apply it to the surface of the CPU, how much do you really need? I saw the instructions on its website and it says you only need a tiny bit at the centre of the CPU, is that enough? and also, where exactly the CPU core of AMD 64 processer? Also, ho...

On any procesor with a IHS (heat spreader) you want to put a small dot about half the size of a BB in the middle of the procesor. You should also spread a very small amount over the bottom the heatsink (just enough to tint the bottom a little bit). Press down on the cooler and wiggle it back and for...

Vulcan, just curious, what case is your system housed in? I read you had considered the XP-120. It's definitely a very good heatsink, but I'm really sold on the tower-style now. Especially in a case like the P180, with good front-to-back airflow, a down-blowing fan as on the XP-120 doesn't take ful...

The freezer 64 is definatly a great heatsink for the money. I think they need to make a version with a 120mm fan. I was going to get a ninja, but because of a lack of availability I'm goign to get a freezer 64 to hold me over.