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by shane1800
Mon Aug 12, 2002 2:32 pm
Forum: CPU Cooling
Topic: p4 heatsinks
Replies: 18
Views: 17330

I have a Radeon 7500 and use zalmans vga cooler without any problems. <br> <br><!-- BBCode auto-link start --><a href="http://www.zalman.co.kr/english/product/cnpsvga2.htm" target="_blank">http://www.zalman.co.kr/english/product/cnpsvga2.htm</a><!-- BBCode auto-link end --> <br> <br>This is a good P...
by shane1800
Mon Aug 12, 2002 2:32 pm
Forum: CPU Cooling
Topic: p4 heatsinks
Replies: 18
Views: 17330

At first I bought one of those PCI slot colling fans and ran it at 5v. It was very quiet and positioned perfectly sucking air right in front of the heatsink moving a good amount of air. I then noticed that without the fan the video card heatsink barely got warm and removed it. The heatsink is big wi...
by shane1800
Mon Aug 12, 2002 2:32 pm
Forum: The Silent Front
Topic: Cooling performance vs. quietness - Isn't there a trade off?
Replies: 2
Views: 4130

I think this market niche is still relatively new and small compared to normal computer users. I have never heard a PC user mention the sound of their computer as a buying factor. This keeps manufacturers from focusing on doing anything really cool for silencing computers since they are busy focusin...
by shane1800
Mon Aug 12, 2002 2:32 pm
Forum: Power Supplies
Topic: PSU Hum?
Replies: 11
Views: 11364

Hello, <BR> <BR>I changed my Dells PSU fan with a Zalman and it's very quiet. But I can hear a low hum coming from the power source is this normal? If it is normal do you know if the PSUs that are specifically made to be quiet like <!-- BBCode auto-link start --><a href="http://www.pcpowercooling.co...
by shane1800
Mon Aug 12, 2002 2:32 pm
Forum: Power Supplies
Topic: PSU Hum?
Replies: 11
Views: 11364

Thanks for your advice guys. I stopped the fan and the hum is still there. It's coming from the side middle of the PSU. Could it be a capacitator or something? It's kind of like the sound from a monitor. I take it you don't get that sound with the fan stopped?
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<br>Shane
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by shane1800
Mon Aug 12, 2002 2:32 pm
Forum: Power Supplies
Topic: PSU Hum?
Replies: 11
Views: 11364

I see here that the noise is normal and from the electrical components. <br> <br><!-- BBCode Start --><A HREF="http://www.cocoon-culture.com/lib/noise-report/psu-2-investigation.htm" TARGET="_blank">PSU Silent</A><!-- BBCode End --> <br> <br> <br>I guess I have to live with it or incase the PSU in c...