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by Ihmemies
Mon Jan 23, 2012 2:27 pm
Forum: Power Supplies
Topic: enermax modu 82+ noisy fan
Replies: 66
Views: 63039

Re: enermax modu 82+ noisy fan

I recently switched to a new case (Raven 2) and started to wonder why the hell is my new build so loud. After a bit of wondering I realized that the Enermax PSU's fan makes all the noise in my pc! When I stop the fan everything is suddendly quiet. What a crap quality, I never had a quality fan fail,...
by Ihmemies
Wed Jan 11, 2012 12:18 pm
Forum: SPCR Article Discussion
Topic: Silverstone Fortress FT03 microATX Tower
Replies: 44
Views: 38739

Re: Silverstone Fortress FT03 microATX Tower

They should have fit a 18cm air penetrator on bottom. Optical drive on top/mounted sideways, PSU sideways for smaller footprint. Now it feels a bit kludgy...

In fact they should have dumped the whole optical drive and let people use whatever drive they need once in a few years to install Windows.
by Ihmemies
Wed Jan 04, 2012 2:05 am
Forum: Cases and Damping
Topic: Cooler Master Cosmos II Ultra Tower Case - silent?
Replies: 15
Views: 9188

Re: Cooler Master Cosmos II Ultra Tower Case - silent?

Holes in cases aren't that bad actually. It depends on situation. If you don't have mechanical HD's it may be a better idea to build an open, well-ventilated case with big fans. With good ventilation the fans don't need to spin that much so they don't make a lot of noise. Examples of this are Silver...
by Ihmemies
Tue Jan 03, 2012 4:27 am
Forum: Cases and Damping
Topic: Stopping vibrations - Antec 100
Replies: 6
Views: 3186

Re: Stopping vibrations - Antec 100

Adding mass to the case may help. I bought self-adhesive 40x50cm Nikesound bitumen mats from local auto parts store for 20€. Decoupling hard drives with elastic band (black 1,5cm wide was 1,2€/m) helps too. I did both on my Silverstone Raven 2 and the case resonates a lot less now :P Edit: Nexus Dou...
by Ihmemies
Mon Jan 02, 2012 11:01 pm
Forum: CPU Cooling
Topic: Stock 2600k + Noctua NH-U9B SE2 = 60°C
Replies: 14
Views: 9955

Re: Stock 2600k + Noctua NH-U9B SE2 = 60°C

Well the Silverstone's case has very good airflow and Intel cpu's have so good power management that the CPU doesn't warm up that much when idling. My i7 920@3.2GHz is idling at 28C with Noctua NH-U12P with the golfball exhaust fan mounted on the heatsink, at 5V. With Prime95 temps are around 60C. T...
by Ihmemies
Mon Jan 02, 2012 10:48 pm
Forum: Fans and Control
Topic: Noctua NF-F12 "Focused Flow" PWM Fan
Replies: 22
Views: 15662

Re: Noctua NF-F12 "Focused Flow" PWM Fan

I got two Noctua fans with Noctua NH-U12P heatsink back in the day. Don't remember the model but the noise the fans made sure was annoying. Ticking and all that... I got a ridiculously good price from the fans though so I'm not really complaining :D
by Ihmemies
Sun Jan 01, 2012 3:41 am
Forum: Cases and Damping
Topic: FT02 Top Fan (120mm)
Replies: 3
Views: 2359

Re: FT02 Top Fan (120mm)

I removed it. I saw no point in it really since the case is meant for positive air pressure cooling anyways.

The fan felt reasonably quiet though so I used it on my CPU heatsink @5V to reduce max load temps.
by Ihmemies
Thu Dec 29, 2011 10:16 pm
Forum: Cases and Damping
Topic: Is there a case that gives me everything? Quiet, cool, USB3
Replies: 14
Views: 7192

Re: Is there a case that gives me everything? Quiet, cool,

I owned a Raven RV02 and was able to passively cool an HD5850 with an arctic cooling aftermarket heatsink and an E8400 with a large heatsink. The rotated mobo design of the Raven is simply excellent for cooling graphics cards. If I had a bit more money before I would definitely have bought an FT02 ...
by Ihmemies
Thu Dec 29, 2011 9:55 pm
Forum: Cases and Damping
Topic: Fractal Design XL vs Antec P180
Replies: 3
Views: 2907

Re: Fractal Design XL vs Antec P180

Thanks for the info! Using grommets from my P180 may be a good idea then. Local shop sells bitumen mats etc. which are good for adding mass and blocking unwanted holes in the case :)
by Ihmemies
Thu Dec 29, 2011 9:48 pm
Forum: Cases and Damping
Topic: FT02 Hard Drive Mounts
Replies: 3
Views: 2927

Re: FT02 Hard Drive Mounts

This is coming a bit late but anyways..

The hd mounts are terrible and transfer every seek and vibration lound and clear. I'd suspend them, in fact there should be enough room to do it in place of those hot-swappable HD trays if you want to use the 5,25" slots for something else.
by Ihmemies
Wed Dec 28, 2011 8:33 pm
Forum: Cases and Damping
Topic: Fractal Design XL vs Antec P180
Replies: 3
Views: 2907

Fractal Design XL vs Antec P180

So I bought the P180 in 2005(?) when it was released. It is a nice case but with a few shortcomings: no cable management horrible hdd management no room for enough hd's longer gfx cards don't fit unless you remove the upper hdd tray(s) I've been eyeballing Fractal Design's XL case. The design princi...
by Ihmemies
Sat Dec 10, 2011 7:26 pm
Forum: Cases and Damping
Topic: Antec 280 OMG!
Replies: 40
Views: 34560

Re: Antec 280 OMG!

First priority for me is noise. P180 I bought 6 yers ago is still the king, so P280 has nothing to offer. Building a new PC takes some time (3rd build going now) but it's worth it.
by Ihmemies
Tue Oct 13, 2009 3:53 am
Forum: Cases and Damping
Topic: Top blowhole cover for the P182
Replies: 42
Views: 29822

I keep my case under a desk so I can't see the top of the case. I simply used some cardboard and tape to block the top hole... :-D
by Ihmemies
Tue Mar 10, 2009 8:25 am
Forum: Power Supplies
Topic: Old Seasonic S12 600W is noisy with new PC
Replies: 6
Views: 3992

I finally bought Enermax Modu82+ 625W. It solved messy cabling issues and all the extra noises coming from PSU. This is what you get when you try to do "future-proof" purchases... like with Seasonic. Edit: Props to Enermax for putting the fan grill outside the psu so I could easily unscrew it withou...
by Ihmemies
Tue Mar 03, 2009 4:02 pm
Forum: Power Supplies
Topic: Best 850w PSU for quiet core i7 workstation/gaming build?
Replies: 12
Views: 7421

Even a single 295 is a horrible mess noisewise. Only way you can make it quieter is to watercool it.
by Ihmemies
Tue Mar 03, 2009 3:52 pm
Forum: Power Supplies
Topic: Old Seasonic S12 600W is noisy with new PC
Replies: 6
Views: 3992

The power supply is like 3½ years old, so it's not under warranty anymore. I've removed a few hd's and swapped the graphics card to lower power model, and the noise has seemingly decreased considerably. It's a lot less irritating now, since it only whines constantly and doesn't produce any random e...
by Ihmemies
Sun Feb 08, 2009 2:40 pm
Forum: Power Supplies
Topic: Old Seasonic S12 600W is noisy with new PC
Replies: 6
Views: 3992

Old Seasonic S12 600W is noisy with new PC

Hello, I upgraded my X2 4400+ to Core i7 920. I'm still using the same PSU from old build, Seasonic S12 600W. Problem is, that now it randomly makes squealing noises and buzzes among other annoying noises. At least I *think* the noises are coming from my psu, not from graphics card, motherboard or s...
by Ihmemies
Mon Feb 02, 2009 5:44 pm
Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
Topic: Anybody else have problems w/ Catalyst 9.1?
Replies: 15
Views: 6681

8.12 drivers crashed and recovered without any apparent reason while browsing the web. That happened a couple of times, maybe 6-8?

That didn't happen with 8.11, and hopefully won't happen with 9.1. It's very unprofessional if the driver kills itself while "doing nothing" :-)
by Ihmemies
Mon Feb 02, 2009 4:48 pm
Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
Topic: VGA card power dissipation
Replies: 136
Views: 339919

Look at this bad baby.. GTX295 from xbitlabs:

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by Ihmemies
Mon Feb 02, 2009 4:31 pm
Forum: General Gallery
Topic: The Monster! (last updated: 25.02.10 - power usage numbers)
Replies: 75
Views: 66920

What's the point of 12X1TB raid? Wouldn't something like 3x 4x1TB or 2x 6x1TB be more reliable? Granted, you'd lose 1-2TB more space, but I would not personally like to see all of the data disappear when two drives fail simultaneously. With more than one array you have a greater chance that the simu...
by Ihmemies
Thu Dec 25, 2008 6:53 am
Forum: CPU Cooling
Topic: Scythe announces proper mounting system for skt 775
Replies: 13
Views: 7243

It look exactly like the lga755 mount I got with my Ninja back in 2005.

Pity the screw hole width in LGA775 is 72mm, while in LGA1366 it's 80mm. I need to buy a new cooler :(
by Ihmemies
Tue Oct 21, 2008 5:57 pm
Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
Topic: Changing case fans or perhaps something else?
Replies: 1
Views: 1680

Changing case fans or perhaps something else?

I've been wondering if there's still something I could do to make my old warhorse quieter than it is now, but I can't come to a decision myself. So.. My current configuration follows: X2 4400+ 7800GTX Motherboard with heatpipe Seasonic S12 600W .. and 5 hard disks :) inside Antec P180. 4 hd's on low...
by Ihmemies
Tue Apr 24, 2007 6:04 pm
Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
Topic: [CES 07] Arctic Cooling Accelero S1 & S2
Replies: 86
Views: 59642

I'd love to get S1. 7800gtx's stock cooler started making some funny side noises, so I wouldn't mind a passive solution...
by Ihmemies
Mon Mar 26, 2007 2:58 am
Forum: Silent Storage
Topic: Western Digital Raptor & "YS" Series Drives -
Replies: 4
Views: 6514

Would this actually work with other WD drives too...? Or maybe firmware in KS drives doesn't support it.
by Ihmemies
Wed Feb 28, 2007 8:21 am
Forum: Silent Storage
Topic: 500 Gb - SATA - Silence - who's the best?
Replies: 43
Views: 42709

I bought two WD5000AAKS disks, put them to raid1. They are on lower disc bay on Antec P180, suspended with the default grommets. They don't vibrate nearly at all, and I don't hear the seek noises unless I really concentrate on hearing them. No extra whines whatsoever. Anyways, these WD's are a lot m...
by Ihmemies
Tue Feb 13, 2007 3:32 am
Forum: Silent Storage
Topic: Seagate 500GB Seagate Barracuda 16MB 7200.10
Replies: 4
Views: 3081

Seagate doesn't support AAM (feature to make seek noises more silent - and slower), also my newer Seagate disks (after 7200.7 series) aren't very quiet, and wouldn't recommend them to anyone here.
by Ihmemies
Thu Jan 11, 2007 1:12 pm
Forum: Silent Storage
Topic: WD5000AAKS is orderable. How loud is it?
Replies: 6
Views: 6977

It's supposedly 3-platter mode. Also pictures from 160GB model suggest these new AA drives have different and smaller control circuit, and shiny metallic exterior instead of the previous black one. I can't confirm anything though. It would be also nice to know whether they are quieter or at least eq...
by Ihmemies
Thu Jan 11, 2007 8:08 am
Forum: Silent Storage
Topic: New HDD, are 250GB WDs as good (noisewise) as 500GB WDs?
Replies: 11
Views: 6245

I was thinking of buying 2x500GB re2's for my raid1, since 250GB isn't that much nowdays for operating system (Vista), software and games (for example Vanguard takes 17GB space). But... 500GB Caviar RE2 seems to have similar specs as SE16. Only thing that RE2 specs don't list seek mode 3, like SE16 ...
by Ihmemies
Thu Apr 06, 2006 2:48 pm
Forum: Silent Storage
Topic: SMART warning after silencing my HD's, pending problems?
Replies: 0
Views: 1286

SMART warning after silencing my HD's, pending problems?

I bought P180 and decided to do some hd silencing. Well, it seems to work fine, except Smart reports that Spin up time is pretty poor on the 7200rpm Maxtor and under threshold on the 5400rpm Maxtor. Is that caused because the drive is just hanging in the air and doesnt get any real support, or did I...
by Ihmemies
Wed Apr 05, 2006 12:05 pm
Forum: Cases and Damping
Topic: New Antec NSK series cases online at antec web site
Replies: 54
Views: 34806

acaurora wrote:The holes are there per Intel's TAC (Thermally Adcantaged Chassis) spec.
Now that blows. Intel always messes things up :P Luckily not every manufacturer follows TAC spec. I bet the engineers didn't even think about noise when making that.