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by swong
Thu Nov 15, 2012 10:59 pm
Forum: Silent Storage
Topic: Please recommend quiet 5400 drive; haven't bought for a bit
Replies: 17
Views: 13129

Re: Please recommend quiet 5400 drive; haven't bought for a

I'm in the same boat... looking to buy 4x 3tb drives for storage purposes. Was originally planning to get WD red drives, but they cost $200 each here, whereas green drives can be bought for $140. Not sure if the red drives are worth the 40% price premium over the greens. Does anybody know if the mos...
by swong
Wed Feb 17, 2010 3:35 pm
Forum: Silent Storage
Topic: Samsung Spinpoint F3EG HD203WI 2TB
Replies: 50
Views: 89629

Seems that you might have inside information. What's the difference between the F2EG and F3EG? That information has been public for a while now. Several reviewers have pointed out the differences since the launch. But I guess nobody really made a quick-and-dirty comparison table, so here it goes: F...
by swong
Sun Sep 28, 2008 7:28 am
Forum: CPUs and Motherboards
Topic: Cool N Quiet Issue. Please help.
Replies: 11
Views: 5921

I built a new computer a few days ago and have exactly the same problem you described. cpu is 4850e and mobo is gigabyte 780g with version 8.9 ati drivers. Whenever I opened a video, it would jump up to max frequency and voltage without going back down again once the video was closed. The only way t...
by swong
Wed May 11, 2005 5:32 am
Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
Topic: (yet another) request for new system advice
Replies: 1
Views: 1660

(yet another) request for new system advice

Hi everybody, I've been reading articles and posts on this site for a while now, but havent posted anything since I dont have a silent computer. That's about to change though, as I'm planning on building a new rig quite soon. I've read most of what this site has to offer and I've decided on the comp...
by swong
Wed May 11, 2005 4:55 am
Forum: CPUs and Motherboards
Topic: nForce4 Chipset Fan Replacement Thread
Replies: 236
Views: 256963

Re: What about keeping the stock

Hey guys, I have an Asus A8n-sli delux in a Arctic Cooling Silentium case. Before I even visited this thread, I just slapped a Zalman Fanmate2 on the chipset fan and lowered its speed from 8000rpm to 4500rpm - This made the chipset effectively noiseless (i really cannot hear it). Isnt this a good ,...