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by MarvW
Sun Oct 16, 2005 3:00 pm
Forum: Power Supplies
Topic: New passive PSU: Magnum 500/600W
Replies: 34
Views: 29486

Tibors wrote:
ky wrote:They neglected to mention how loud it is though.
Eeuuurrm, this is a fanless PSU. If everything is OK, there will be no coil noise. So how loud do you think it is?
If you look at the pictures there is infact a fan. They do not mention fanless anywhere.
by MarvW
Sat Oct 15, 2005 10:45 pm
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: What kind of wallpaper are you using?
Replies: 38
Views: 26848

I have a Sunrise picture that I had Taken from the Bunker at Launch Complex 13, Cape Canaveral FL May 2004, while I was there working on the restoration of Complex 14. ( LC14 Where all the Mercury Launches were from). :lol:
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b129/ ... unrise.jpg
by MarvW
Tue Oct 11, 2005 10:55 pm
Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
Topic: Fitting question! Silverstone TJ06 w/ Scythe Ninja Cooler
Replies: 7
Views: 3982

Thanks guys! jfweaver Do you happen to know the height between the motherboard and the wind tunnel or just the dimension of the wind tunnel? I want to stay away from modifying the tunnel which with my guess, might compromise performance. Hopefully it won't but if it does I might be looking at the n...
by MarvW
Sun Oct 09, 2005 11:53 am
Forum: Cases and Damping
Topic: New Antec cases being shown at CES on pcmag.com
Replies: 473
Views: 401144

Re: Disappointed P180......

Just got my P180 today, I spent 5 hours to install everything, but the result is not what i expected. I expected P180 to block more noise than my old case, which it suppose to do with the "Three-layer sound-deadening panels", but it didnt! I was supprised the system noise did not reduce at all. The...
by MarvW
Sun Oct 09, 2005 9:45 am
Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
Topic: New Asus 6600GT Passive Video Card!
Replies: 43
Views: 27345

ATI

One good reason is ATI's drivers suck. I am never again using an ATI card because I just found it too painful, with their Windows drivers, Linux drivers, and their drivers for their TV capture card. They make good hardware, possibly the best hardware, but it's all for naught due to their horrible s...
by MarvW
Sat Oct 08, 2005 5:57 pm
Forum: Power Supplies
Topic: Antec NeoHE "High-Efficiency"
Replies: 606
Views: 604033

P180

Review them all!! PSUs for the P180 seems to be a problem for many. I know it is for me. I had a problem with my 4 pin connector TO SHORT :( fixed it by barrowing from a dead PSU :) the plug and wire I needed to lengthen the power cable about a foot this would have allowed me to run it behind the M...
by MarvW
Sat Oct 08, 2005 5:33 pm
Forum: The Silent Front
Topic: Ambient vs computer temps...direct relation.
Replies: 13
Views: 6529

Ambient temp

Ambient temperature: Is the temperature surrounding an object (room temperature). Temperatures recorded in a system a normally the board temp and CPU temp. Board temp is supplied by a thermal transducer mounted under the CPU. Cpu temp Is supplied by an imbedded transducer in the Cpu. Unless there is...
by MarvW
Sat Oct 08, 2005 5:05 pm
Forum: Silent Storage
Topic: HDD Elastic Suspension... Show your pics!
Replies: 447
Views: 1197954

HDD suspention?

There are some interesting solution here :shock: My solution was to get a P180 with soft rubber mounts. :lol: (not a pep out of the drives) I like it. :D
by MarvW
Sat Oct 08, 2005 1:19 pm
Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
Topic: Fitting question! Silverstone TJ06 w/ Scythe Ninja Cooler
Replies: 7
Views: 3982

Cooler fit

Looking at the dimensions for the case it is the same width 8.1" as my P180. So it should fit. :D
by MarvW
Sat Oct 08, 2005 1:11 pm
Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
Topic: Help me cool the towering inferno please
Replies: 19
Views: 7149

P4 cooling

P4's can always be a challenge to keep cool I have a 3.4 550 in my machine In a P180 case with a Coolermaster Hyper48 which thermaltake silent cat fan (weird setup I agree) With the upper case fans running @ the med setting. Cpu: 46C / 115F Board: 30C / 86F I have removed the screen and set up a fil...
by MarvW
Sat Oct 08, 2005 12:45 pm
Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
Topic: PSU for P180 case??
Replies: 2
Views: 2000

Don't let this issue stop you from buying this case. I have one with an asus P5GDC board and the 4 pin is on the left side of the board above the processer, My solution was to cut what i needed from a dead PSU and splice it in to the new one. :) You hear a lot about worped doors to, The cause is the...
by MarvW
Tue Oct 04, 2005 12:10 pm
Forum: Cases and Damping
Topic: Sorbothane inside case? Bad?
Replies: 5
Views: 4042

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