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- Wed Apr 26, 2006 10:36 am
- Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
- Topic: It all falls apart
- Replies: 11
- Views: 5622
More options
Heya, just thought I'd give you a couple more options: Reposition computer (Sticking it under or behind a desk can make a huge difference) Oil fans (Some people reported quieter operation after lubricating fans YMMV, but if you are going to replace them anyway *shrug*) Damping material (probably a b...
- Tue Mar 21, 2006 10:27 pm
- Forum: Silent Storage
- Topic: Affordable 32GB SSD?
- Replies: 21
- Views: 11449
Cost
I definitely scanned the article and thought: "The only thing that matters in this article is price...which they left out."
I mean, SSdrives are already available- just outside of reasonable price range. This announcement doesn't really give much of a hint as to what the price will be.
I mean, SSdrives are already available- just outside of reasonable price range. This announcement doesn't really give much of a hint as to what the price will be.
- Sun Mar 12, 2006 9:41 pm
- Forum: SPCR Article Discussion
- Topic: Apple iMac w/Intel Core Duo: A User's Review
- Replies: 86
- Views: 95688
High Praise
The iMac is by far the quietest computer I've ever used. It isn't completely silent, I estimate the light hush from the fans to be roughly equivalent to an 80mm Panaflo at 7V from about a foot or 18 inches away. I don't hear the hard drive at all even when reading and writing many GB's. Wow! That's...
- Sun Dec 04, 2005 1:57 pm
- Forum: The Silent Front
- Topic: Loud Xbox 360
- Replies: 88
- Views: 102557
- Sun Dec 04, 2005 1:50 pm
- Forum: Cases and Damping
- Topic: A "silent" case design / mod idea (with pictures)
- Replies: 28
- Views: 17385
- Tue Oct 04, 2005 1:28 pm
- Forum: CPU Cooling
- Topic: Thermal grease with Scythe Ninja
- Replies: 14
- Views: 5795
- Sat Sep 17, 2005 11:49 pm
- Forum: Watercooling
- Topic: Hard drive cooling
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3862
Dtemp
Most likely you can read the temperature with a program like DTemp, which is available in the downloads section of this website.
- Sun Sep 04, 2005 3:59 pm
- Forum: Fans and Control
- Topic: New Contrarotary Fan
- Replies: 5
- Views: 3145
contrarotory
if it actually puts out a straight blast of air that could be very useful- ie. i think one of the reasons the zalman flower performs so well versus tower heatsink designs is that fans don't give out the straight blast of air. The boxy enclosed tower designs restrict airflow because the air is forced...
- Sun Sep 04, 2005 12:47 pm
- Forum: Cases and Damping
- Topic: Senfu DIY House/ Tech Station
- Replies: 6
- Views: 6074
Senfu DIY House/ Tech Station
http://www.overclockers.com.au/techstuff/r_senfu_diy_house/ Anyone thought about using one of these for a passive PC? Any opinions on its viability/usefulness as a home always on pc:)? From what I see, it seems like it'd be completely unprotected from metal objects, children, pets, dust, rf... but a...
- Sat Aug 27, 2005 10:33 pm
- Forum: Silent Storage
- Topic: Oil/water filled drive enclosure idea
- Replies: 8
- Views: 3435
ghetto watercooler
IsaacKuo, if you're going to go watercooling, why not set up a proper waterblock for the hddrives? then you can place them in a very thick homemade enclosure, with no need for the complex system you describe. I mean, there are commercial hd waterblocks :). As in this article from way back: http://ww...
- Sun Aug 21, 2005 1:57 pm
- Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
- Topic: quiet acrylic case, possible??
- Replies: 30
- Views: 14058
- Sun Aug 14, 2005 11:29 am
- Forum: Fans and Control
- Topic: A Fan Muffler design
- Replies: 30
- Views: 14413
Possible Muffler
There was a post a while back from someone who tried to block the noise of a side panel fan in much the same manner as your intake muffler- he put a panel in front of the fan hole with a few inches clearance. It didn't work out very well, drastically reducing airflow.
- Mon Aug 08, 2005 3:19 pm
- Forum: The Silent Front
- Topic: Silencing a freezer
- Replies: 10
- Views: 5290
I think they still make them for use while camping, there were a bunch of posts about that type of cooler. I think it was called a gas absorption cooler or an Einstein refrigerator. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Einstein_Refrigerator Though lm doesn't want a new fridge so its kinda academic. my 2c, c...
- Sat Aug 06, 2005 6:40 pm
- Forum: Cases and Damping
- Topic: Antec SLK-3000B or Super LanBoy ?
- Replies: 26
- Views: 9776
Whoa, hold up!
I dunno, it seems like the 3000B would be a good case for you except that its too tall. With a low powered system like yours, I'm not sure the benefits of the 3000B are worth losing a drawer! It seems like your system runs cool enough that most cases will be able to handle its heat- so getting a sho...
- Sat Jul 30, 2005 4:45 pm
- Forum: Off Topic
- Topic: is vegetarianism bad for the environment?
- Replies: 43
- Views: 27510
Not that I have evidence to back it up (heaven forbid) but I recall a lot of people telling me that the world currently produces more than enough food to sustain the human population including meat consumption- their argument was that other factors were causing famine- infrastructure, corruption, et...
- Tue Jul 26, 2005 4:47 pm
- Forum: Off Topic
- Topic: is vegetarianism bad for the environment?
- Replies: 43
- Views: 27510
Evolution
Getting back to the rat-eating topic: I think its important that someone address Rusty's argument wrt Darwinism, Perhaps a better plan is to just let darwinism take its course. If the birds aren't smart enough to change their behavior or nesting locations, then their species deserves to die off. I h...
- Thu Jul 21, 2005 4:37 pm
- Forum: General Gallery
- Topic: Is it a PC or is it interior design?
- Replies: 76
- Views: 55858
Hey hey, sweet looking desk setup! I was thinking about the coffee table problem and had a couple ideas i thought might be plausible: 1. Sockets in the floor, covered when not in use by plugs of carpet. If you're cutting into the wall I figure you have the skillz to learn how to do a little electric...
- Sat May 28, 2005 11:08 pm
- Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
- Topic: Crazy Hard Drive Question
- Replies: 5
- Views: 3045
- Sat May 28, 2005 2:42 pm
- Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
- Topic: any battery powered how tos? if not advice is welcome
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2497
- Wed May 25, 2005 11:17 pm
- Forum: Watercooling
- Topic: Claim for non-conductive fluid in a water cooled comp
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2267
- Tue May 24, 2005 10:09 pm
- Forum: Power Supplies
- Topic: New improved versions of S12-series PSUs announced!
- Replies: 35
- Views: 15977
Optimism
I'm a little surprised by the optimism shown WRT the fan change. It seems like SPCR should philosophically be more interested in noise level than in the PSU fan MTBF reliability specification. I just feel like this may be signalling some sea change in SPCR...I dunno...a different direction, where ou...
- Sat May 14, 2005 12:20 pm
- Forum: Watercooling
- Topic: Stopping the Resserator from leaking gases/vapor
- Replies: 43
- Views: 22132
Incidentally, if by water wetter you mean the stuff by "Red Line", there's a caution on their website: "Do not open a cooling system while hot"
http://www.redlineoil.com/whitePaper/17.pdf
Heh- rather sketchy safety information.
http://www.redlineoil.com/whitePaper/17.pdf
Heh- rather sketchy safety information.
- Sat May 14, 2005 1:59 am
- Forum: The Silent Front
- Topic: Thermaltake claims complete fanless system
- Replies: 22
- Views: 11582
- Wed May 11, 2005 8:17 pm
- Forum: Site Feedback
- Topic: A test FAQ for public review.
- Replies: 45
- Views: 39607
- Wed May 11, 2005 8:11 pm
- Forum: CPU Cooling
- Topic: Cool Master Aquagate Mini
- Replies: 5
- Views: 3096
- Mon May 09, 2005 8:49 pm
- Forum: Watercooling
- Topic: Stopping the Resserator from leaking gases/vapor
- Replies: 43
- Views: 22132
- Mon May 09, 2005 10:43 am
- Forum: Cases and Damping
- Topic: Sonata still can't breath worth a damn!!!
- Replies: 15
- Views: 8952
Icewindius, I gotta agree with Lenny, unless your temps are problematic you shouldn't worry about the restricted intake space. If they are problematic you could either add more intake space, increase the volts on your exhaust fan, or add another intake fan. You already said that opening up all the P...
- Thu May 05, 2005 9:34 am
- Forum: CPU Cooling
- Topic: Liquid-Metal Cooling Loops
- Replies: 36
- Views: 20692
So I took a look at the articles on their site, and there was one which mentioned a company called cooligy, which has apparently designed a silent solid state water pump. Oooh :). It looks to me to be a lot like the "ionic wind" effect used in the ionic breeze. There's another company mentioned call...
- Wed May 04, 2005 11:25 pm
- Forum: CPU Cooling
- Topic: Liquid-Metal Cooling Loops
- Replies: 36
- Views: 20692
- Wed May 04, 2005 11:29 am
- Forum: CPU Cooling
- Topic: Liquid-Metal Cooling Loops
- Replies: 36
- Views: 20692
Liquid metal radiators
Its funny, the liquid metal system has the potential to change passive radiator design as well- one of the limitations of radiator design is problem with overly restrictive radiators reducing flow rate- like in a waterblock, a more restrictive radiator can often perform better per amt. of liquid flo...