Hello, all. Welcome to my first post. <IMG SRC="modules/phpBB_14/images/smiles/icon_smile.gif"> <br> <br>I've been mucking about on the interior of my sleek new Athlon XP 1800+, Via KT266a based hyper-abacus here, and making some phenomenal progress with the silence issue. As with you all (I'm sure)...

Dump the SilentDrive? How sad. It works so well! But I understand the heat issue...I debated this purchase awhile before making it. I guess I let myself be convinced by the claims that it *probably* would work fine with 7200 rpm drives. <IMG SRC="modules/phpBB_14/images/smiles/icon_smile.gif"> <br> ...

Thanks! I'll definitely go check that deal out. Right now, I'm running a 20gb Maxtor, and am not even close to filling it up. Of course, I've only recently gotten a computer that is worth anything speed wise (after having the same old pentium I for 6 years), and I've been ripping cd tracks...so I'm ...

I have an Enermax 430W EG465P-VE (FCA) Whisper adjustable fan speed power supply. I can't hear it at all, and my system is pretty darn near quiet. Would I really gain any advantage from modding this supply, or is it really only for louder models?
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Yeah, great job on the site. I'm interested in seeing this fly, having recently become a sycophant to the silence...a devotee of dull murmurs more than loud roars.... Anything other than lots o' posts (to get the fora filled) we early posters can do to help it soar?
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I'll be interested to read that review, then. I'm fairly sensitive to noise--when I decided to finally invest in a new rig, my brain reached critical mass with research. I had the system custom built with silence in mind, and have continued modding it (accoustical dampening, snipping out the cutouts...

Yes, yes...I've been looking at them with spittle forming at the corners of my mouth....
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<br>*sigh* If only I had the extra cash....
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I checked out the How To on making a Silent Thin Client (at <!-- BBCode Start --><A HREF="http://www.ltsp.org/contrib/fanless_howto.html" TARGET="_blank">Hiretechs.com</A><!-- BBCode End -->). One thing that caught my eye (and I have seen comments like this before) is: <BR> <BR>"In order to bypass t...

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To be thorough, the smartdrive should be added, true. But for $65?? That money would be better put towards a Barracuda IV with the HDD sandwich mod, IMO. But I'd be interested in seeing a review of it. Hey...any chance I could become an official reviewer for this site so I can get free samples to te...

I'd like to see the Smartdrive reviewed, with special attention paid to both silence and thermal properties (i.e., does it dissipate HDD heat effectively). <br> <br>I'd like to see a HDD silencer roundup/shootout, comparing the silencing of pro-products (SilentDrive,Smartdrive, etc..) and the HDD sa...

From the CPU to the PSU? I assume that this only works in configurations where the CPU fan is blowing out from the heatsink, or there is no fan at all--if the fan is blowing towards the heatsink (which I've found works much better for cooling at lower fan speeds with my setup--an enermax adjustable ...

Instead of replacing your CPU (which you apparently have already done, but I'll offer this anyway): <br> <br>"In order to bypass the need for a CPU fan, clock your processor down one or two steps and have a nice heat sink. I was running a Celeron 366mhz @ 366 mhz and I could still handle the heat si...

Hmm...thanks for the informative response! This is definitely an intriguing idea...I'll have to do some more research, then see how much of a performance hit I'd have to take to achieve silence. I can decide whether or not its worth it to me then. Certainly worth looking into, though. Thanks! [addsig]

I downloaded it earlier today...haven't had a chance to test it yet (production week--very busy time for me). I'll try to test it out later tonight or tomorrow morning. It certainly looks useful, though. <IMG SRC="modules/phpBB_14/images/smiles/icon_smile.gif">
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I considered this option for a bit, too, but in conjunction with a watercooling system (i.e., the reservoir tank inside a small fridge, not the whole system). On the plus side was instant access to sodas and snacks. The minus side, however, included the fact that, if this was an attempt to silence m...

Well, I just got my new Seagate Barracuda IV 80GB drive, to replace out my Maxtor DiamondMax 20GB that I had in a SilentDrive Enclosure (which was highly labeled a "bad thing"). So, I now have this perfectly good DiamondMax 20GB that is lying along the roadside on my journey towards silence. <br> <b...