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- Mon Apr 04, 2011 8:07 pm
- Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
- Topic: Sapphire 6870 Vapor-X not that quiet... alternatives?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3640
Re: Sapphire 6870 Vapor-X not that quiet... alternatives?
I tried out ATI Tray Tools, but it only offers full auto / one speed manual fan control (same as the Catalyst drivers). It's taking a surprisingly long time for quiet versions of these cards to come out.
- Sun Apr 03, 2011 7:46 pm
- Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
- Topic: Sapphire 6870 Vapor-X not that quiet... alternatives?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3640
Sapphire 6870 Vapor-X not that quiet... alternatives?
Bought a Sapphire 6870 Vapor-X based on the fact that it was the quietest/fastest card available (ie. there are no quiet 6900 series cards yet), and I'm a bit disappointed. It can be quiet. It's inaudible when my monitors are asleep. It was even perfectly quiet running a single 1280x1024 screen whil...
- Mon Mar 14, 2011 11:29 pm
- Forum: Cases and Damping
- Topic: P183: Top Fan Configuration
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2520
Re: P183: Top Fan Configuration
An update. Got my fans today, stuck an S-Flex 1200RPM at the top blowing in at 500 RPM. Now the voltage regulator is staying 6 degrees cooler, and as a result the front/rear case fans are able to run 200 RPM slower (850-950 RPM) at the same settings, making the whole thing quieter and cooler than be...
- Sun Mar 13, 2011 5:15 am
- Forum: Cases and Damping
- Topic: P183: Top Fan Configuration
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2520
Re: P183: Top Fan Configuration
Fan speed isn't really an issue at this point. But for now I'm using the motherboard's utilities, which are quite unobtrusive. Haven't tried Speedfan, but the way thing are now there's CPU (CPU temp obviously), Front, Back (both use voltage regulator temp) and Aux (uses IOH temp, I was going to use ...
- Sun Mar 13, 2011 4:16 am
- Forum: Cases and Damping
- Topic: P183: Top Fan Configuration
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2520
P183: Top Fan Configuration
I'm nearly done building my new system housed in the P183. The last system I built 4 years ago is in a P180. Although I don't yet have the SSD I want (it arrives Monday) for the past week and a half I've had my system built simply for stress testing purposes, and to mess about with benchmarks and su...
- Sun Mar 13, 2011 3:52 am
- Forum: Cases and Damping
- Topic: Antec p183 and cp-850 psu cable routing question
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1912
Re: Antec p183 and cp-850 psu cable routing question
I have the P183, CP-1000 and 4 HDDs as well. Here's what I did: I used the last two connectors of two separate power cables (since one cable only comes with 3 connectors), and interwove them. So cable 1 feeds drives 1 and 3, while cable 2 feeds drives 2 and 4. The connector on each cable closest to ...
- Thu Mar 03, 2011 10:16 pm
- Forum: CPU Cooling
- Topic: Scythe Slip Stream PWM fan doesn't spin at idle?
- Replies: 12
- Views: 5130
Re: Scythe Slip Stream PWM fan doesn't spin at idle?
Very true. Silence means different things to different people with different needs. My personal systems need to be cutting edge, but as silent as possible. I absolutely do have a much smaller acceptable noise threshold than the "average" persion, but I know I can't get that kind of power with total ...
- Thu Mar 03, 2011 4:10 pm
- Forum: CPU Cooling
- Topic: Scythe Slip Stream PWM fan doesn't spin at idle?
- Replies: 12
- Views: 5130
Re: Scythe Slip Stream PWM fan doesn't spin at idle?
From a noise concept, I like the idea of 0 RPM. However this is a high-end system (i7-990X), and frankly I need the air movement, even if slight. For example, last night I "balanced" the fans. The default setting for the CPU fan was to start ramping up at 71C. The problem is, the CPU fan/heatsink is...
- Thu Mar 03, 2011 2:17 am
- Forum: CPU Cooling
- Topic: Scythe Slip Stream PWM fan doesn't spin at idle?
- Replies: 12
- Views: 5130
Re: Scythe Slip Stream PWM fan doesn't spin at idle?
As mentioned in an earlier post, the BIOS only has "on" and "off" for speed settings. Also, when the system turns on, it doesn't actually spin the fans at full unless the system was away from power. Otherwise they start at the BIOS reduced settings (which is a bit odd as my other Intel m/b systems u...
- Wed Mar 02, 2011 10:31 pm
- Forum: CPU Cooling
- Topic: Scythe Slip Stream PWM fan doesn't spin at idle?
- Replies: 12
- Views: 5130
Re: Scythe Slip Stream PWM fan doesn't spin at idle?
Well, here's some more. I installed Intel's tuning utility and it DOES let me adjust all of this. The minimum CPU fan duty cycle allowed by the software is 15%, which results in 93 RPM (assuming I start the fan manually). The default duty cycle was 20%, which results in 150 RPM. The minimum duty cyc...
- Wed Mar 02, 2011 5:47 am
- Forum: CPU Cooling
- Topic: Scythe Slip Stream PWM fan doesn't spin at idle?
- Replies: 12
- Views: 5130
Re: Scythe Slip Stream PWM fan doesn't spin at idle?
No, the BIOS only offers "enabled" and "disabled" for CPU fan control. Also I should note that the motherboard does NOT support voltage regulation on the CPU fan, only PWM.
- Wed Mar 02, 2011 4:59 am
- Forum: CPU Cooling
- Topic: Scythe Slip Stream PWM fan doesn't spin at idle?
- Replies: 12
- Views: 5130
Scythe Slip Stream PWM fan doesn't spin at idle?
Installing a new PC with a Venomous-X heatsink and a pair of Slip Stream 120mm PWM fans, hooked up to the motherboard (Intel DX58SO2) via a PWM fan splitter cable. First, both fans work fine at the full 1300 RPM when PWM control is disabled. If I enable it, I've noticed something odd: the fans don't...
- Wed Dec 16, 2009 9:31 pm
- Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
- Topic: HD 5750 cards
- Replies: 39
- Views: 27439
I'm just getting the parts to build a new system for my father... I know how to keep the CPU, case and HD quiet, the sticking point is always the video card (especially since I do prefer to keep those stock unless necessary). In my own not-very-new system I use an HIS 4870 IceQ3 card, and I really q...
- Thu Jun 04, 2009 3:37 am
- Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
- Topic: Quietest HD4890: Sapphire Vapor-X or ???
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2759
Quietest HD4890: Sapphire Vapor-X or ???
I'm curious what the quietest stock HD4890 card would be. I've been using a HIS 3870 IceQ 3 for a while now and I've been quite satisfied - can't hear it when idling, and it's barely noticable when playing games (and shuts off as soon as I quit the game). I also had an HIS X1950 with IceQ, which was...
- Thu Jul 17, 2008 6:30 pm
- Forum: Power Supplies
- Topic: Antec Phantom 500 failed...
- Replies: 13
- Views: 10191
Responding to my old post but... When my original Phantom 500 died in January 2007, I started using a brand new one in my new PC right away. That unit has been working 24x7 since then without issue until late last night. I tried to start up a game and the video card wouldn't initialize (intro video ...
- Sun Mar 04, 2007 6:27 am
- Forum: Power Supplies
- Topic: Antec Phantom 500 failed...
- Replies: 13
- Views: 10191
I probably won't be installing it in anything for a little bit. I've been using a NeoHE 500w in that system since the Phantom went, and after the amount of work it took to get everything fitted and neat and tidy... and considering that the system will no longer be my primary, I think it's probably g...
- Fri Mar 02, 2007 10:32 pm
- Forum: Power Supplies
- Topic: Antec Phantom 500 failed...
- Replies: 13
- Views: 10191
- Sat Feb 03, 2007 6:05 am
- Forum: Fans and Control
- Topic: Noctua S12-1200 Whine :S
- Replies: 7
- Views: 5750
Yeah, I noticed this as well... when you make the Noctua work to move air it hums/whines (even at full 12V). The 1200RPM model was particularly noisy in the lower chamber of my P180, but only with the side panel closed. The only thing I've found to keep it quiet is have an equal (or even greater) CF...
- Sat Feb 03, 2007 6:02 am
- Forum: Fans and Control
- Topic: My informal 120mm fan test...
- Replies: 28
- Views: 14393
One of the annoying things I've noticed about the Noctua is that it makes a strong hum if you make it work to move air. For example in the lower chamber of a P180, or even in the main chamber blowing out when you don't have an equal CFM blowing in. So far the Turbines don't seem to mind working to m...
- Thu Feb 01, 2007 12:36 am
- Forum: Power Supplies
- Topic: Antec Phantom 500 failed...
- Replies: 13
- Views: 10191
- Sun Jan 28, 2007 5:08 pm
- Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
- Topic: ATI X1900 XT + Zalman VF900 = not enough
- Replies: 11
- Views: 6441
Well, I ended up getting an HIS X1950 XT with IceQ3 cooler. I'd imagine this SHOULD be running at a similar temperature to my X1900 XT, but it's not - not only is the stock cooler a heck of a lot quieter at all velocities, but it seems to be generating about half the heat of my X1900 XT (and that's ...
- Sun Jan 28, 2007 4:58 pm
- Forum: Power Supplies
- Topic: Antec Phantom 500 failed...
- Replies: 13
- Views: 10191
- Sun Jan 28, 2007 3:38 am
- Forum: Power Supplies
- Topic: Antec Phantom 500 failed...
- Replies: 13
- Views: 10191
Antec Phantom 500 failed...
So, I've been building a new PC while continuing to use my old one. Today I decided to do the swap, turned off my old PC (which has run 24x7 for the past 16 months perfectly) and removed it. Put in the new PC, turned it on, got everything working, everything's fine. Now I still needed to copy a few ...
- Tue Jan 23, 2007 8:18 pm
- Forum: Power Supplies
- Topic: Passive PSU in a P180 w/ 4 HDDs?
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2395
I've got the Phantom 500 in my P180 plus four hard drives and an Aerocool Turbine 1000 fan, and everything seems cool enough. Before I put the turbine in I had a much slower fan down there that moved next to no air and I *did* hear the Phantom's fan come on once during a stress test. It was really q...
- Tue Jan 23, 2007 4:05 am
- Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
- Topic: ATI X1900 XT + Zalman VF900 = not enough
- Replies: 11
- Views: 6441
- Tue Jan 23, 2007 3:53 am
- Forum: Fans and Control
- Topic: Cooling my new P180.
- Replies: 11
- Views: 5933
- Tue Jan 23, 2007 3:19 am
- Forum: Fans and Control
- Topic: Cooling my new P180.
- Replies: 11
- Views: 5933
- Mon Jan 22, 2007 4:26 pm
- Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
- Topic: ATI X1900 XT + Zalman VF900 = not enough
- Replies: 11
- Views: 6441
It might still matter, since I might want to salvage the X1900 XT. :-) I've been thinking about why some VF900's work well and some don't, and in addition to case airflow (I have good "silent" case airflow so it is *not* high volume by any means), I wonder if CPU scaling has anything to do with it.....
- Mon Jan 22, 2007 1:21 am
- Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
- Topic: ATI X1900 XT + Zalman VF900 = not enough
- Replies: 11
- Views: 6441
Thanks for the feedback. As my new PC is completely ready to roll EXCEPT for the noisy video card I went ahead and ordered the HSI X1950 Pro already. Should be here Tuesday, I hope. Since the rest of the system is cutting edge (quad core CPU, 4gb memory, 2tb disk space) it's a bit of a shame to put ...
- Sun Jan 21, 2007 11:11 pm
- Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
- Topic: ATI X1900 XT + Zalman VF900 = not enough
- Replies: 11
- Views: 6441
ATI X1900 XT + Zalman VF900 = not enough
So, seems that my X1900 XT isn't happy running with my VF900. Idle temperatures look fine, but loading up a game (Half Life 2: Lost Coast) and just letting it sit there, after 10 to 15 minutes the heat builds up enough that either an overtemperature warning message comes up, or (and more common) the...