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- Wed Jan 14, 2015 1:14 am
- Forum: Cases and Damping
- Topic: Define R5 review
- Replies: 24
- Views: 19720
Re: Define R5 review
While I love the case overall, I don't like how it is compromised to appeal to users of all types. This goes for many other cases on the market as well. 1. Appealing to power users that need ample cooling means compromises on quiet front (and also vice versa) 2. Appealing to watercooling users means...
- Sun Jan 04, 2015 8:57 am
- Forum: Green Computing
- Topic: Need help optimizing my NAS/Mediaserver PC for low power.
- Replies: 6
- Views: 37877
Re: Need help optimizing my NAS/Mediaserver PC for low power
Which drives are your ones? My drives are as follows 4TB HGST 7200rpm (main) 3TB Seagate ~5400rpm 2TB WD Green 2TB WD Green 3TB WD Red NAS 3TB HGST 5400rpm I find that after leaving the computer on IDLE for awhile, the wattage drops down from 60 watts to 36 watts. I'm sure it has something to do wi...
- Sun Jan 04, 2015 4:42 am
- Forum: Green Computing
- Topic: Need help optimizing my NAS/Mediaserver PC for low power.
- Replies: 6
- Views: 37877
Need help optimizing my NAS/Mediaserver PC for low power.
I built a fairly beefy system for NAS/mediaserving purposes. It has a Core i5-4590S with 8gb of ram and 6 mechanical hard drives in a Fractal Node 304 case. My uses include Plex, Madsonic (music streaming), several newsgroup clients, and basic file sharing. With a single drive, i was able to get 30 ...
- Fri Nov 28, 2014 12:50 pm
- Forum: SPCR Article Discussion
- Topic: Fractal Design Node 304 Mini-ITX Case
- Replies: 33
- Views: 57181
Re: Fractal Design Node 304 Mini-ITX Case
Any heatsink recommendations for this case?
My budget is around $50 and it will be cooling an Core i5-4590S
My budget is around $50 and it will be cooling an Core i5-4590S
- Mon Feb 03, 2014 11:10 pm
- Forum: Cases and Damping
- Topic: Looking for small footprint Mini-ITX case that holds 6 HDDs
- Replies: 17
- Views: 12404
Re: Looking for small footprint Mini-ITX case that holds 6 H
This Logic Supply case looks promising. Couple that with a an ASRock C2750D4I and you could do 12 drives, although cabling and power would be a nightmare. That's the right depth, but its much to wide. I'm looking for more of a tower form factor with minimal footprint, instead of the wide htpc/vcr s...
- Wed Jan 29, 2014 5:52 am
- Forum: Cases and Damping
- Topic: Looking for small footprint Mini-ITX case that holds 6 HDDs
- Replies: 17
- Views: 12404
Re: Looking for small footprint Mini-ITX case that holds 6 H
Crafty or ghetto? In my mind, im thiinking of zipties.xan_user wrote:plenty of room for 3 more drives in there, you just have to get a bit crafty.
- Mon Jan 27, 2014 10:52 pm
- Forum: Cases and Damping
- Topic: Looking for small footprint Mini-ITX case that holds 6 HDDs
- Replies: 17
- Views: 12404
Re: Looking for small footprint Mini-ITX case that holds 6 H
I'm very short on shelf space, so having the computer horizontally will not be feasible. However, i do have an unlimited amount of headspace, so a tall case would be good. This is would be a perfect size, but it only fits THREE 3.5" HDDs - http://www.silverstonetek.com/product.php?pid=291&area=en Sh...
- Mon Jan 27, 2014 1:26 am
- Forum: Cases and Damping
- Topic: Looking for small footprint Mini-ITX case that holds 6 HDDs
- Replies: 17
- Views: 12404
Re: Looking for small footprint Mini-ITX case that holds 6 H
It's just frustrating because i want to build NAS that is of comparable size to prebuilt NAS; at least in the depth department.
The LIAN LI PC-Q07 is actually the perfect footprint, but only holds a couple of HDDs. If they just made it a few inches taller, it wouldn't have a problem holding 6 HDD's.
The LIAN LI PC-Q07 is actually the perfect footprint, but only holds a couple of HDDs. If they just made it a few inches taller, it wouldn't have a problem holding 6 HDD's.
- Sun Jan 26, 2014 6:06 pm
- Forum: Cases and Damping
- Topic: Looking for small footprint Mini-ITX case that holds 6 HDDs
- Replies: 17
- Views: 12404
Looking for small footprint Mini-ITX case that holds 6 HDDs
I'm looking for a small foot print Mini-ITX case that has a small footprint (12" depth or smaller), yet has the ability to hold 6 3.5" HDD or more. I want it to be able to fit on my slim bookshelf. The thing is that a Mini-ITX motherboard is a mere 6.7 x 6.7 in, yet I don't understand why almost all...
- Thu Jan 23, 2014 4:26 am
- Forum: SPCR Article Discussion
- Topic: Fractal Design Node 304 Mini-ITX Case
- Replies: 33
- Views: 57181
Re: Fractal Design Node 304 Mini-ITX Case
It is - and the cooling is good enough to handle the full six. That said, you just need to be aware when picking a motherboard, that some Mini-ITX ones have 4 SATA ports only: http://www.pugetsystems.com/labs/articles/Z87-H87-H81-Q87-Q85-B85-What-is-the-difference-473/ Also space is fairly tight in...
- Thu Jan 23, 2014 2:13 am
- Forum: SPCR Article Discussion
- Topic: Fractal Design Node 304 Mini-ITX Case
- Replies: 33
- Views: 57181
Re: Fractal Design Node 304 Mini-ITX Case
Would this case be good for building a NAS? It seems to hold a lot of 3.5 drives for its size (6).
- Mon Jun 18, 2012 1:42 am
- Forum: Deals, Vendors and Classifieds
- Topic: WTB: 5.25" bezel/bay cover for Antec P150/SOLO
- Replies: 2
- Views: 3583
WTB: 5.25" bezel/bay cover for Antec P150/SOLO
Looking for a 5.25" bay cover for Antec P150/SOLO. Preferably white, but I will also take black.
Please let me know if you guys have any idea where to buy or if you have a spare one available I can buy off you. Thanks.
Please let me know if you guys have any idea where to buy or if you have a spare one available I can buy off you. Thanks.
- Fri Sep 09, 2011 2:02 pm
- Forum: Fans and Control
- Topic: Best z68 motherboard for fan managment?
- Replies: 13
- Views: 9229
Re: Best z68 motherboard for fan managment?
Asrock Z68 Extreme boards have four controllable fan headers (3 from SpeedFan, 4 from BIOS/UEFI). Thanks for the info. How you liking your Asrock z68 btw? It seems like a really good board for the money compared to GB and ASUS offerings. Does have temperature controlled fan settings? I don't have a...
- Thu Sep 08, 2011 3:10 pm
- Forum: Fans and Control
- Topic: Best z68 motherboard for fan managment?
- Replies: 13
- Views: 9229
Best z68 motherboard for fan managment?
I'm a big fan of the old abit uGuru system and any fan management system that lets you twealk fan voltage w/ the ability to auto-adjust based on temperature of each component. This allows me to set-and-forget the fans for optimal cooling sort of speak. Are these pretty much standard features right n...
- Thu Sep 30, 2010 2:49 am
- Forum: CPUs and Motherboards
- Topic: Mini-ITX motherboard with good fan controls for i3/i5?
- Replies: 0
- Views: 1653
Mini-ITX motherboard with good fan controls for i3/i5?
I'm looking for i3/i5 mini ITX board with good fan controls.
Specifically im looking for any that is temperatured controlled, something similar to what they had in abit uGuru motherboards.
Do guys know of any?
Specifically im looking for any that is temperatured controlled, something similar to what they had in abit uGuru motherboards.
Do guys know of any?
- Tue Feb 23, 2010 2:48 am
- Forum: Fans and Control
- Topic: Quiet 92mm case fan? Help please
- Replies: 17
- Views: 7903
Try the Arctic Cooling F9 fan. They have a smaller center like the Slipstreams, which gives you more cfm per rpm compared to most other 92mm fans, and they are fluid ball bearing instead of sleeve which means they'll last longer than the Slipstream. They're available in PWM and nonPWM versions and a...
- Fri Feb 19, 2010 8:15 am
- Forum: Fans and Control
- Topic: Thick 38mm vs 25mm fans?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3615
- Thu Feb 18, 2010 7:43 pm
- Forum: Fans and Control
- Topic: Thick 38mm vs 25mm fans?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3615
Thick 38mm vs 25mm fans?
We know that going with a larger slow spinning fan generally results in better airflow/noise performance, due to more surface area and less rpm required. But what about going with a thicker fan? I'm looking for a really good case fan that can move a lot of air at low RPMs. Would going with 38mm be a...
- Thu Feb 18, 2010 1:58 pm
- Forum: Fans and Control
- Topic: Is the AF12pro an intake fan or exhaust fan?
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1554
Is the AF12pro an intake fan or exhaust fan?
Kind've a dumb question. Due to it's unique design, I wasn't able to figure this out. I had assumed that it is an exhaust fan, but want to be 100% sure before buying one.
Also, any thoughts of the af12pro as an case exhaust fan is welcomed.
Also, any thoughts of the af12pro as an case exhaust fan is welcomed.
- Sat Feb 06, 2010 10:22 pm
- Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
- Topic: AMD New Radeon 5870, 5850
- Replies: 194
- Views: 144298
In case anyone was wondering, I upgraded the stock cooler on my 5850 to an Accelero S1 + VRM R4, full details in gallery: http://www.silentpcreview.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=497701#497701 Long story short; with no fans at idle it's cooler than the stock cooler, at load with no fans - fiery death. ...
- Fri Feb 05, 2010 5:34 pm
- Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
- Topic: AMD New Radeon 5870, 5850
- Replies: 194
- Views: 144298
What I'm trying to accomplish here is to inform people that you cant just mount a flat surface vreg / VRM-cooler directly over the VRM:s, without taking the other components into consideration. Pads are the easy way (that's why it's used by the manufacturer), but if you want to use a thin layer of ...
- Thu Feb 04, 2010 5:29 pm
- Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
- Topic: AMD New Radeon 5870, 5850
- Replies: 194
- Views: 144298
Ok now you need to start reading and stop assuming things. ;) I've never said that they need cooling. I said that they interfere with a normal flat heatsink, making the thermal conductivity bad. Thats it :) The reason why 4870 / 58xx / 5970 uses the Volterra setup is due to their ability to be soft...
- Thu Feb 04, 2010 1:46 am
- Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
- Topic: What fans to use for connecting to the 5850?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2863
- Wed Feb 03, 2010 7:41 pm
- Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
- Topic: AMD New Radeon 5870, 5850
- Replies: 194
- Views: 144298
...I just recently installed Accelero S1 and VRM-4 on the 5850.... temperatures went up to over 90 C..... Poop, wish I'd read that before I ordered my VRM R4, the damn thing cost more than my Accelero S1. Was hoping to get my system back down to two fans again. I suppose a nexus blowing on it will ...
- Sun Jan 31, 2010 5:46 am
- Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
- Topic: AMD New Radeon 5870, 5850
- Replies: 194
- Views: 144298
These are my 5850 results with stock heatsink/fan running Furmark extreme for about 15 mins: STOCK HSF - IDLE vs LOAD http://mkygod.bulldoghookah.com/images/5850_idle.gif http://mkygod.bulldoghookah.com/images/5850_load.gif I just recently installed Accelero S1 and VRM-4 on the 5850. The VRM-4 canno...
- Thu Jan 28, 2010 3:16 pm
- Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
- Topic: Prolimatech MK-13 - best current lo-noise hi-end VGA cooler?
- Replies: 25
- Views: 18169
- Thu Jan 28, 2010 2:17 pm
- Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
- Topic: What fans to use for connecting to the 5850?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2863
What fans to use for connecting to the 5850?
Id like to connect a 12cm fan to the 5850 and have it be controlled by the card itself. Questions is: what kind of adapter cable would i need to use in order for the fan to fit into the card's fan connector? Also, do I have to worry about the card outputting too much power? I believe the stock fan o...
- Tue Jan 26, 2010 9:27 pm
- Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
- Topic: Prolimatech MK-13 - best current lo-noise hi-end VGA cooler?
- Replies: 25
- Views: 18169
- Mon Jan 25, 2010 6:01 pm
- Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
- Topic: AMD New Radeon 5870, 5850
- Replies: 194
- Views: 144298
By the way it seems some people are experiencing some problems with their ATI cards: http://forums.amd.com/game/messageview.cfm?catid=260&threadid=124747 Anyone getting a card might want to do some proper stability testing here before attempting any mods that void the warranty (such as replacing th...
- Mon Jan 25, 2010 6:12 am
- Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
- Topic: Prolimatech MK-13 - best current lo-noise hi-end VGA cooler?
- Replies: 25
- Views: 18169
Probably not without bending the heat pipes. Am I on the right path in thinking that the only quiet aftermarket cooling solution for a Radeon 5850 is to: 1. slightly modify an Accelero S1 Rev2 so it will fit the 5850 2. add 2 fans (like Nexus 'Real Silent' 92mm or the Accelero 'Twin Turbo' add-on f...