Hifriday wrote:I briefly tested both a PicoPSU and a PW200M with an ASUS A7V333 and a XPM2600+ underclocked to 166x8 but overvolted to 1.6v (the mb didn't allow lower vcore), my experiences here.

This is somewhat OT, but the A7V333 does support lower voltages.

NCIX seems to have them, but the specs don't match up (says 8MB cache instead of 16)

Interesting. I have smart temp issues with one of my drives, but it's a little more obvious: min 0C, max 254C (and those are the only values out of the ordinary).

Am I the only one whose NeoHE warranty sticker came mangled, but not torn?

The microswitches on my Logitech mice (MX500 and Dual Optical) just pop open. Getting them back together is another matter entirely

I did manage to silence the left button, though (by accident).

The missing connector is for the -5v line, which isn't required by newer motherboards.

Interesting stuff, but how much of that applies to Win98SE? None of it. Windows 9x's memory mangement is a completely different animal. Yeah, that's what I was implying :P. Felger said he was using Win98SE. And unfortunately: Disclaimer: The following applies to NT/2K/XP/2K3; I know very little abo...

Disabling the swap file's an option too, if you have enough RAM. Some things might not run without a swap file though (Quake2's the only one I remember outright refusing to run). No, no, no. Please, everyone, educate yourselves here: http://episteme.arstechnica.com/eve/ubb.x/a/tpc/f/99609816/m/8290...

Disabling the swap file's an option too, if you have enough RAM. Some things might not run without a swap file though (Quake2's the only one I remember outright refusing to run).

OK, tell you what -- make a paypal donation to SPCR, at least $10 -- and include your address. I'll personally mail you a couple meters. I got 20m last time I was in a sew shop. Ooh, official MikeC-approved clothing elastic. That's a great way to get SPCR donations from all the folks who are too la...

It's more of a hum than a buzz, and not really high-pitched. On further (quieter) investigation, it's audible about from a foot in front of the monitor on the lowest brightness setting. Very much inaudible at that range on the highest.

The verdict: This electronic device does indeed hum. Audibly, in fact. But at min brightness it's only audible if my ear is less than about 6 inches from the back center. At max brightness, it's barely audible from 3. So I'm happy there. And it is insanely bright- brightness 0% vs 100% on the monit...

Well the more expensive graphics card is low-power and passively cooled, so you won't need the Zalman GPU cooler. But costs 50% more... :shock: The Ninja may be overkill for your CPU, but it depends on how close you want to get to silence. When you have a fanless chipset, a fanless GPU, and a potent...

Welcome to SPCR! (I've never had a chance to say that before :P) Some stuff to consider: Graphics card fans tend to be loud. I don't know about that one in particular, but you might want to get a passively cooled card if you can. A 330 or 350W power supply should be plenty, and would probably keep ...

frankgehry wrote:The psu duct seems to be a fairly common p150 mod. Does the psu fan ramp up noticeably without the duct? TIA - FG

I haven't noticed the fan ramping up on mine, but the air coming out the back of the psu is a lot warmer than the air blown out by the TriCool.

Nice

Somehow I don't think it would fare too well in an SPCR review.

One consideration of note-- the o-rings that broke in my P150 seem slightly different than those in my co-workers new case. Mine had a white powdery residue on them, his do not (and are shiny black.) We are not using the suspension in his case, so I can't do anything other than speculate that Antec...

You can do a search on "loud" or "hum" you know. Go to Edit->Find (on this page). Yes, I do know. Didn't know you could change the number of reviews per page though; that's helpful. But I still wouldn't expect more than 1 or 2 of the reviewers to have a quiet computer. For the record, 2 (I think) o...

JVM wrote:I know you're supposed to take out the plastic anchors, but how do you remove the plastic anchors?

By taking out the bands!

Look on the inside of the anchors; there's a two hooks keeping each side of the band from slipping out.

Well I have to admit, I've never put a mouse up to my ear before. Both do have a quiet squeal. I couldn't find a description of the resistor fix mentioned in that FAQ, but my older, slightly dead mx500 is a lot quieter, so I'll just have to fix it, I guess. Edit: According to a friend who has the VX...

I've used Dell Quietkeys that were quiet.. but mine isn't.

Go to the Newegg link below, there are 116 user reivews that may or may not have your answer. I was hoping to avoid having to look through 116 reviews, mostly written by people who couldn't care less about noise :P Sorry, can't give you any info on this particular monitor, but pretty much all LCDs ...

Can anyone tell me whether the ViewSonic VX922 LCD makes any kind of noise? I'm looking to finally ditch my CRT, as it seems to have some bees trapped inside.

P.S. I wasn't sure where to post this, feel free to move it wherever

same experience, the NeoHE430 would not power on (fans just spin for a split second when I press the power button). I attached another fan, and now everything is fine, I guess it just needed a little more power. How do you know when it will have enough power to start? What determines which rails ar...

Sit a Phantom the hd would normally go?

Or on top of the case?

I'd recommend undervolting the TriCool to 5v or 7v. Just keep in mind it won't start on low at 5v (and maybe medium too, depending on the fan). Also, I've heard of people putting carpet/foam against the wall behind the computer to dampen the sound a bit. No idea how effective this is though. The on...

Show me one that has a good chance of being quiet -- our definition of quiet w/o umpteen mods. My SmartPower 2.0 350W is all-but-silent, though its peak efficiency is a little lower than the NeoHE I think. I don't doubt that the fan would ramp up too soon in a hot system, but the rear fan's never e...

I'd recommend undervolting the TriCool to 5v or 7v. Just keep in mind it won't start on low at 5v (and maybe medium too, depending on the fan).

Also, I've heard of people putting carpet/foam against the wall behind the computer to dampen the sound a bit. No idea how effective this is though.

Well that sticky by MikeC does say that the divisions into rails is mostly made-up... So that would make it 3 A total on the 12 V rail, and it's pretty safe to assume that any computer which powers the CPU from the 12 V is going to pull 36 W total. Although someone with a undervolted mobile can be ...

Well, my understanding is that they fixed the faults, while the minimum 1A on 12V rails is a design feature. http://www.antec.com/specs/NeoHE430_spe.html lists 1A "Min. Load" on each of the three 12V rails. http://www.antec.com/us/productDetails.php?ProdID=28430 says "ATX12V v2.2 compliant; backwar...