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by mattek
Thu Jul 20, 2006 1:08 pm
Forum: Power Supplies
Topic: Antec PSU emits noise. EDIT: just bought Seasonic s12 430w
Replies: 8
Views: 6407

I got the same high pitched coil whine. But now the system wont even boot!

The system:
Antec Sonata II
ASUS premium mobo
2GB Ram
AMD 3700+ with zalman 120mm
7800GTX with zalman
2xADDA 120mm fans
3xSATA Samsung SP2504C

Please help!
by mattek
Thu Jul 20, 2006 1:03 pm
Forum: Power Supplies
Topic: Warning! Antec SP 2.0 450W produces high-pitched tone
Replies: 26
Views: 20092

I got the same problem!

Really high pitch coil whine on my Sonata II. It's been fine for months and just now recently the noise started. To further annoy me the system wont boot. Argh!

/mattek
by mattek
Mon Feb 06, 2006 6:28 am
Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
Topic: All-in-Wonder x1900 - Could be the way we want it
Replies: 11
Views: 4959

Gustavs_a I also have the 193p+. I'm very pleased with the picture quality. I work a lot with photos and color clarity and reproduction is very important to me. The 193p+ delivers in these respects in my opinion. If I had the money I'd probably upgrade to a EIZO. (http://www.eizo.com/products/lcd/S2...
by mattek
Sat Dec 17, 2005 7:34 am
Forum: Cases and Damping
Topic: where is the P150 in Germany?
Replies: 19
Views: 10630

There are a lot of P150s in Sweden. I've seen them at several shops in Stockholm as well as at various online retailers.

People in Sweden can get it here:
http://www.komplett.se/k/ki.asp?sku=314780&cks=PRL

If you have a friend in Sweden maybe he/she could ship the case to you?

Good luck!
/matte
by mattek
Sat Dec 17, 2005 7:34 am
Forum: Cases and Damping
Topic: where is the P150 in Germany?
Replies: 19
Views: 10630

There are a lot of P150s in Sweden. I've seen them at several shops in Stockholm as well as at various online retailers.

People in Sweden can get it here:
http://www.komplett.se/k/ki.asp?sku=314780&cks=PRL

If you have a friend in Sweden maybe he/she could ship the case to you?

Good luck!
/matte
by mattek
Thu Dec 15, 2005 4:04 pm
Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
Topic: Performance Rig Going Quiet
Replies: 7
Views: 3769

There is so much to be done here that its hard to tell where you should start. I'll give it shot. 1. Once the PSU is fixed you will need to swap your case fans and/or set them up with some kind of rpm adjustment. Zalman Fanmate could be a solution. 2. Your fans are currently mounted outside of your ...
by mattek
Wed Nov 23, 2005 8:01 am
Forum: Silent Storage
Topic: Nexus Drive-A-Way on order
Replies: 2
Views: 2834

Snutten. Why order from the Netherlands? You can get the nexus on komplett.se.

/matte
by mattek
Wed Nov 23, 2005 3:23 am
Forum: Silent Storage
Topic: Samsung Spinpoint T - 300 & 400 GB
Replies: 74
Views: 76633

Why IDE? Give me SATA. After using SATA cables I'll never go back to IDE.

/mattek
by mattek
Tue Nov 22, 2005 4:39 am
Forum: Silent Storage
Topic: www.storagereview.com reviews the Samsung Spinpoint P120
Replies: 19
Views: 9736

Komplett has 1000+ in stock:

http://www.komplett.se/k/ki.asp?sku=307913&cks=SPK

So yeah. Sweden/Norway got a healthy supply.

/mattek
by mattek
Mon Nov 21, 2005 8:42 am
Forum: The Silent Front
Topic: Recommend Silent LCD Monitor
Replies: 65
Views: 58860

My Samsung 193p+ is silent as far as I can tell.

/mattek
by mattek
Sun Nov 06, 2005 2:10 pm
Forum: Power Supplies
Topic: Running Smart Power 2.0 450 passive?
Replies: 5
Views: 3570

Running Smart Power 2.0 450 passive?

Hi! I got fairly powerhungry system featuring: Sonata II 3700+ 7800GTX 2xHDD 2GB RAM Not once so far has the fans in my PSU started spinning, even after a four hour BF2 session. I noticed a fan connector with black and blue cords coming out of the PSU, is this supposed to be connected? I dont mind t...
by mattek
Sun Oct 09, 2005 4:40 am
Forum: Cases and Damping
Topic: Sonata II Vibrating noise
Replies: 2
Views: 2889

Thanks!

It is also the solution that does the least permanent damage/changes to my case. If I'm not happy with it is easy to go back.

Now I gotta get to a hardware store and find some worthy rubberbands.

Thanks,
/mattek
by mattek
Sun Oct 09, 2005 2:57 am
Forum: Cases and Damping
Topic: Sonata II Vibrating noise
Replies: 2
Views: 2889

Sonata II Vibrating noise

Recently got the system you can see in my sig. When I added two 160GB Hitachi drives in a RAID1 config the noise from the system took a turn for the worse. Now I have a an extremely annoying vibrating humming noise as well as a more high-pitched metallic rumbling that comes and goes. The noise seem ...
by mattek
Sun Oct 09, 2005 2:27 am
Forum: Cases and Damping
Topic: Press release for new Antec P150 case.
Replies: 70
Views: 53397

It seems the exhaust fan is a 120mm TriCool. But what about the front intake fans? Are they two 120mm or two 80mm?

/mattek
by mattek
Tue Sep 27, 2005 5:36 am
Forum: CPUs and Motherboards
Topic: Help with RAM issue
Replies: 3
Views: 2656

I'll give it a try. Thanks.
by mattek
Tue Sep 27, 2005 1:09 am
Forum: CPUs and Motherboards
Topic: Help with RAM issue
Replies: 3
Views: 2656

Help with RAM issue

In my new system I got 4x512 Corsair Value Select DDR400. But, when I start my system up it says that the RAM is only DDR333. I have checked the RAM by opening my case and they have official looking stickers saying DDR400. I tried updating all of my mobo drivers and stuff but nothing happened. The r...
by mattek
Tue Sep 27, 2005 1:02 am
Forum: Silent Storage
Topic: New Samsungs no longer quiet
Replies: 73
Views: 53344

I got the 200GB version. Seeks are the loudest thing in my system. Thinking of getting a Nexus Drive-A-Way.
by mattek
Mon Sep 26, 2005 8:04 am
Forum: Fans and Control
Topic: HELP! Antec Sonata PSU problem
Replies: 5
Views: 2540

Ahhh.. Didn't know that. Thanks.

Can this threshold temp be configured somehow?

Thx,
mattek
by mattek
Mon Sep 26, 2005 7:51 am
Forum: Fans and Control
Topic: HELP! Antec Sonata PSU problem
Replies: 5
Views: 2540

HELP! Antec Sonata PSU problem

Hi! A new Sonata based system landed on my doorstep today. Typing away on it right now. Problem: The PSU fan is not moving at all and I have been running the system for more than an hour. Is this normal? Shouldn't the fan be spinning at least a little? I do not want this system to burn up as I insta...
by mattek
Sun Sep 18, 2005 12:28 pm
Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
Topic: Silent Home Fileserver
Replies: 7
Views: 4235

The reason why I want RAID is because of data security. Since I have very very valueble information to store, security is high priority. Off site storage would be nice, but getting 100-300GB of storage at a webhotell is really expensive. I'm looking for a case that can hold four drives, near silent ...
by mattek
Sat Sep 17, 2005 9:58 am
Forum: Power Supplies
Topic: Will the Phantom 500 be enough for my system in the P180?
Replies: 16
Views: 7007

Nexus Drive-a-way, not watercooled but supposedly a very good enclosure. Check it out.
by mattek
Sat Sep 17, 2005 8:53 am
Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
Topic: Silent Home Fileserver
Replies: 7
Views: 4235

A four drive setup would work aswell for me. The reason why I wanted five drives was that I could run windows on one small and quiet drive and then store all my data on the remaining RAID:ed four drives. Put windows and files on the same RAID array would work aswell. It would save me money, one driv...
by mattek
Sat Sep 17, 2005 7:27 am
Forum: Power Supplies
Topic: Will the Phantom 500 be enough for my system in the P180?
Replies: 16
Views: 7007

With those harddrives you could probably stick more fans in without it affecting the noise level of your system. I might be a good idea to at least consider a Samsung Spinpoint harddrive for your system. If you are a websurfing/gaming kinda guy you wont gain much in speed from those drives. The sile...
by mattek
Sat Sep 17, 2005 5:26 am
Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
Topic: Silent Home Fileserver
Replies: 7
Views: 4235

Just found this case:
http://www.silverstonetek.com/products-lc17.htm

I sports 6 internal HDD bays. Has anyone heard about this case before? Maybe someone here has hands on experience with it to share?
by mattek
Sat Sep 17, 2005 5:05 am
Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
Topic: Silent Home Fileserver
Replies: 7
Views: 4235

Silent Home Fileserver

Im building a silent fileserver for my home network to store important documents and photos. Since I work as a professional photographer I have at least 50GB of raw photos in jpg and an additional 50GB of edited versions of the same photos. Im also about to start shooting in RAW format. I would not ...
by mattek
Sat Sep 17, 2005 4:38 am
Forum: CPUs and Motherboards
Topic: DFI Lanparty UT Crossfire RDX200 Motherboard
Replies: 7
Views: 4041

It has to do with the chipset for out put ATI has selected. This output chip operates at 125Mhz which means it cant push more data than 60hz. The Nvidia one operates at 400Mhz. There are rumors however that the ATI chip is overclocked to 200Mhz which should yield more data throughput. In light of th...
by mattek
Fri Sep 16, 2005 5:07 am
Forum: CPUs and Motherboards
Topic: DFI Lanparty UT Crossfire RDX200 Motherboard
Replies: 7
Views: 4041

Crossfire

http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=26228

Good read. Might be relevant for you depending on the system you are running.

/mattek
by mattek
Tue Sep 06, 2005 5:17 am
Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
Topic: San Diego or Venice?
Replies: 5
Views: 2872

Yeah. I saw that aswell. Pretty big mistake if you ask me. Misinformation like that can really mess things up. I've emailed them, hopefully they will correct it.
by mattek
Tue Sep 06, 2005 2:23 am
Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
Topic: San Diego or Venice?
Replies: 5
Views: 2872

Just saw this:
http://techreport.com/cpu/

Updated and helpful.
by mattek
Tue Sep 06, 2005 1:58 am
Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
Topic: San Diego or Venice?
Replies: 5
Views: 2872

Ok!

Thanks! The thing is that the company i placed my order with currently is out of stock on all AMD processors. So if the +3800/+4000 pops up first I might switch and get my system faster. --- Only of interest to Swedes --- By the way, I placed my order with www.datorbutiken.com (swedish) and this is ...