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by Mercury
Sat Mar 29, 2003 1:26 pm
Forum: CPU Cooling
Topic: About the Zalman heatpipe videocard solution?
Replies: 5
Views: 3647

Witch block would you suggest and where could I buy it in Canada (online)?
by Mercury
Fri Mar 28, 2003 7:23 am
Forum: The Silent Front
Topic: Grounding unmounted HD?
Replies: 8
Views: 4547

Ok, thanks, I'll do it just to be sure, since it mustn't add any noise to the system.
by Mercury
Thu Mar 27, 2003 3:18 pm
Forum: The Silent Front
Topic: Grounding unmounted HD?
Replies: 8
Views: 4547

I would appreciate a more explicit answer.
by Mercury
Wed Mar 26, 2003 2:55 pm
Forum: CPU Cooling
Topic: About the Zalman heatpipe videocard solution?
Replies: 5
Views: 3647

Hey, thanks for the Canadian link. :)

I got a passively water-cooled XP 2100+.

I got a KT266A with a Zalman northbridge heatsink on it.

Other then that, I have a 7200RPM Maxtor HD.

Could it work?

But at 45 CAD, I’m nearly better off buying a GPU waterblock…
by Mercury
Wed Mar 26, 2003 1:59 pm
Forum: The Silent Front
Topic: Grounding unmounted HD?
Replies: 8
Views: 4547

Grounding unmounted HD?

Hi, I recently unmount my hard-drive and I've put it on a carpet+rubber (the HD is in contact only with the rubber) piece on the bottom of my case. Some people (including an electrician) are telling me that I must ground my HD, otherwise, it might be risky? What do you think? I find it odd, since a ...
by Mercury
Wed Mar 26, 2003 1:54 pm
Forum: CPU Cooling
Topic: About the Zalman heatpipe videocard solution?
Replies: 5
Views: 3647

About the Zalman heatpipe videocard solution?

Hi guys, I’m looking to silence my videocard. I heard about that Zalman heatpipe heatsink, and I’m really interest in it, but I don’t remember witch was the model that support a GeForce4 Ti 4200 128MB. Could you link me? A Canadian store link would be very appreciated. And I was wondering if that he...
by Mercury
Fri Feb 21, 2003 10:34 am
Forum: CPU Cooling
Topic: Silencing a powerful water pump?
Replies: 6
Views: 4860

I stick with a T line fitting. I'll put the big pump into a DIY anti-sonic box; witch is an old speaker (with the drivers removed). I've replaced the front and back door of the box by 1/2" MDF, and I’ve put some anti-sonic material (use for my HT room isolation) on those two MDF sheet. The box still...
by Mercury
Fri Feb 14, 2003 8:40 am
Forum: CPU Cooling
Topic: Silencing a powerful water pump?
Replies: 6
Views: 4860

Gerwin wrote:
Mercury wrote:The hose will sit on the cold concrete in my basement (under the carpet). I got the idea from someone who has tried it, and it worked for him, so I’ll tried it and if I find out that it doesn’t work, well too bad (anyway I got the hose for free :D).
Great idea!
Exactly what I thought too.
by Mercury
Thu Feb 13, 2003 7:43 pm
Forum: CPU Cooling
Topic: Silencing a powerful water pump?
Replies: 6
Views: 4860

Well, I've manage to find a solution in the mean time, so I ordered the 1250. I'm building myself an anti-sonic box for the pump so I won't hear it for sure :) The hose will sit on the cold concrete in my basement (under the carpet). I got the idea from someone who has tried it, and it worked for hi...
by Mercury
Mon Feb 10, 2003 7:50 pm
Forum: CPU Cooling
Topic: Silencing a powerful water pump?
Replies: 6
Views: 4860

Silencing a powerful water pump?

Hi, I am (still am) about to watercool my computer, but I can’t decide witch pump I’ll get. I will use a 15m hose instead of a radiator as a passive WC system and I planned to eventually watercool EVERYTHING in my computer (Hard-drive, North bridge, GPU, PSU, no fan at all), so I need a powerful pum...
by Mercury
Sun Jan 26, 2003 7:49 am
Forum: The Silent Front
Topic: The silencest 120mm fan?
Replies: 9
Views: 4919

Hey I just thought, I will need extensions for my molex 4-pin connectors (for my fans on my external heater-core), where can I get those?
by Mercury
Sat Jan 25, 2003 11:45 am
Forum: The Silent Front
Topic: anyone tried putting pc in next room?
Replies: 35
Views: 16353

Jhh, DVD-A is an high-resolution audio format, just like SACD (Super Audio CD from Sony and Philips ) , witch offer 74 min of HD music in (5.1 - 96kHz / 24 bits). This format will probably (I hope) replace the CD in a near future. The ONLY devices that allow transferring DVD-A in a digital form is t...
by Mercury
Sat Jan 25, 2003 9:36 am
Forum: Watercooling
Topic: Anyone tried the new compact Eheim pumps?
Replies: 2
Views: 4331

You mean those one (S600 & S1000)?

http://www.dangerden.com/mall/pumps.asp
by Mercury
Sat Jan 25, 2003 9:16 am
Forum: Watercooling
Topic: Water cooling for silence
Replies: 15
Views: 13541

Thanx for the valuable info.

I would be more inclined to use those:
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That would be a neat and effective solution :)
by Mercury
Fri Jan 24, 2003 9:25 pm
Forum: The Silent Front
Topic: anyone tried putting pc in next room?
Replies: 35
Views: 16353

Crisspy, I cannot escape from 5.1 analog sound of my PC since I listen to DVD-Audio and I’m also a gamer. That’s the bug in my situation...
by Mercury
Fri Jan 24, 2003 6:27 pm
Forum: The Silent Front
Topic: anyone tried putting pc in next room?
Replies: 35
Views: 16353

Extigy don't do DVD-A :-/ Extigy has an Audigy inside, not an Audigy2. I recently bought an A2, especially for it's DVD-A capabilities, so I don't want to "downgrade". I could wait for the Extigy2 but it might be long with an airplane by my side :( But price is OK if you can have a good quality 5.1 ...
by Mercury
Fri Jan 24, 2003 5:02 pm
Forum: The Silent Front
Topic: anyone tried putting pc in next room?
Replies: 35
Views: 16353

Sounds like a good idea with external DACs, but those products aren't common (those who support EAX 3.0 and HD-Audio). In fact, I know none! And long DVI cables are very pricey... Any gamer have tried this kind of solution (someone who play to FPS preferably), did you notice ANY differences (control...
by Mercury
Fri Jan 24, 2003 4:04 pm
Forum: Watercooling
Topic: Water cooling for silence
Replies: 15
Views: 13541

Anyone has tried something like that (http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3109842897&category=7321 )? What kind of temps do you archived? pungu666, how do you reduce the noise of your pump? Somebody suggest me to submerge the pump in a bucket of sand, what do you guys think? the och p...
by Mercury
Fri Jan 24, 2003 12:26 pm
Forum: Fans and Control
Topic: Are Panaflos really the best?
Replies: 4
Views: 3659

Sounds logical, tx for the well explained answer.
by Mercury
Fri Jan 24, 2003 7:37 am
Forum: Fans and Control
Topic: Are Panaflos really the best?
Replies: 4
Views: 3659

Are Panaflos really the best?

http://www.silentpcreview.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=Sections&file=index&req=viewarticle&artid=25&page=1 I've just read this article and view the chart, and now I wonder why everyone is still saying that Panaflos are the BEST fans out there? According to this chart, a lot of fans are both more ...
by Mercury
Thu Jan 23, 2003 6:08 pm
Forum: Watercooling
Topic: Water cooling for silence
Replies: 15
Views: 13541

Well, I’m in this thread for sure! :D I’m about to go into the water-cooling route for the it’s superior silence/performance ratio (but mainly for silence). I hope for a passive solution, but I don’t know where to get the rad or the heater-core, a HUGE rad or heater-core, like this one: http://www.l...
by Mercury
Mon Jan 20, 2003 4:10 pm
Forum: The Silent Front
Topic: The silencest 120mm fan?
Replies: 9
Views: 4919

30 CAD is ok compare to 17 USD :(

Thanx for your replies guys.
by Mercury
Sun Jan 19, 2003 6:11 pm
Forum: The Silent Front
Topic: The silencest 120mm fan?
Replies: 9
Views: 4919

Hmm ok, that's what I though... any Canadian vendor?

I would like to know how to undervolted a fan though, anyone could explain it to me in a newb fashion? Witch connectors would you recommend?

Thanx for the reply.
by Mercury
Sun Jan 19, 2003 1:31 pm
Forum: The Silent Front
Topic: The silencest 120mm fan?
Replies: 9
Views: 4919

The silencest 120mm fan?

Hi, I’m looking for the sliencest 120 mm fans, any idea? I’m new to the whole silent PC philosophy, but I’ve managed to understand that Panaflos are quiet good at being silent. Right? Witch model would you recommend me? (Silence is my first priority) Those fans will serve to cool this radiator: http...
by Mercury
Sun Jan 19, 2003 6:49 am
Forum: The Silent Front
Topic: I want my Dual DVI!
Replies: 7
Views: 4199

Well, Duel DVI will become more popular when people will care to buy DVI monitors, otherwise that's worthless. If companies adopt DVI-I for their analog monitor and if they stop doing digital displays with an analog in, that would help a lot, but unfortunately, I don't think that will be soon :-/. T...
by Mercury
Tue Jan 14, 2003 4:23 pm
Forum: The Silent Front
Topic: About a silent power-gaming HTPC
Replies: 38
Views: 17430

Yeah MikeC, I think you're right, you know I'm not "initiated" to EBAY, but I think I'll give it a try for a rad if I managed to find something fair enough.
by Mercury
Mon Jan 13, 2003 5:40 pm
Forum: The Silent Front
Topic: About a silent power-gaming HTPC
Replies: 38
Views: 17430

MikeC wrote:RE: Car radiator -- that big copper car radiator of Michalel Greene's WC setup? He paid US$5 + shipping for it, brand new, from eBay. Read the articles!
Exactly, on EBAY, that means that I CANNOT get the same deal. ;)
by Mercury
Sun Jan 12, 2003 4:48 pm
Forum: The Silent Front
Topic: About a silent power-gaming HTPC
Replies: 38
Views: 17430

post by Bat Tygon tubing is expensive. Consider using garden hose? Well it isn’t expensive IMO compare to others components ;) post by Bat Consider having long hose and putting the pump and radiator (with fans) somewhere far away where you won't hear it. Actually, I was wondering about that, but I ...
by Mercury
Sun Jan 12, 2003 2:26 pm
Forum: The Silent Front
Topic: About a silent power-gaming HTPC
Replies: 38
Views: 17430

There is links to 2 Canadian water-cooling product online stores that I found on that forum ;)
by Mercury
Sun Jan 12, 2003 1:05 pm
Forum: The Silent Front
Topic: About a silent power-gaming HTPC
Replies: 38
Views: 17430

Finally a Canadian store! :) Thanx MikeC, but I would appreciated to hear what “silent pc folks” have to say about what I’m about to buy since I go water-cooling ONLY because I want to silent my annoying airplane (PC). I will spend around 300-350$ on that WC-system, so if it happen to be half-silent...