AFAIK the main problem with diesel hybrids (along with the additional weight of the often iron blocked engine) is that due to their high compression diesels are very hard to stop start, which is the main approach to petrol hybrids like the Prius. I think that diesels emit alot of particulates on st...

20hp seems a LOT more sensible for moving a few people around, than the current standards... 20hp seems a lot more sensible if you want to wait 20 minutes turning into a busy street. Have you ever looked up the difference between horsepower and torque? Your answer suggest you don't know a thing abo...

Wow, that could pass as a windmill!! It might sound like those movies where a large fan goes whoosh, whoosh, whoosh.

The LED's are kinda bright... The LEDs plug into 3-pin sockets. Unplug the center pin of the LED and it goes dark. Do it four times to turn all 4 LEDs off. This is a non-destructive modification, to get your bright LEDs back just plug wires back in. :wink: I don't mind the brightness, but mine are ...

Well, I bought one of these Sunbeam 4 port fan controllers and I like it a lot! You can also get a Silver one if you don't like black. The LED's are kinda bright, but the knobs adjust from ~12v all the way down to 0V (off). So you aren't limited to 7v or 5v if you want to go down to 4v or 3v if the ...

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You can check around and see if someone wants machines for Folding@Home. That way they could live out the rest of their useful days doing something worthwhile!

I'm not understanding why you have to have RPM monitoring. What purpose does it serve for you? I personally use noise emitted by the fan to determine where I want to set it. If you like to watch fan RPM's more power to you. What kind of power monitoring do you mean? Fan power draw? I guess I don't s...

The bonus is that it is smaller than the Ultra-120 which means those of us with cramped cases can have fabulous cooling! It also comes with clips to mount a 120mm fan if you don't think that the 92mm is good enough and you have room for it. Better still, it only weighs 460g, which is good news for ...

Ninja Mini available at http://www.coolerguys.com/840556081302.html for $43.95.

Uh, you could always get a 4 channel Sunbeamtech fan controller that goes from 0v-12v on all for channels plus each channel has an off so if you don't want the fans on that channel runnning you can turn them off. I got one and I like it! You got to be careful that you don't undervolt your fan so muc...

Has anyone seen Thermalright's new Ultima-90 on their website yet? Hopefully it will cool very well with a few extra heatpipes. The bonus is that it is smaller than the Ultra-120 which means those of us with cramped cases can have fabulous cooling! It also comes with clips to mount a 120mm fan if yo...

Depends on your CPU but it looks in line with Anandtech's review of it in terms of temperature.

You can check www.nexfan.com for the Yate Loon D12SL-12's (basically a Nexus fan which has been the benchmark fan for quiet 120mm fan reviews here at SPCR) for $3.99. You'll save a lot of money versus buying the overpriced boutique fans such as the S-Flex fans. If you are patient, they might have th...

I doubt that the motherboard is adjusting fan voltage unless it has a temperature sensor somewhere on the motherboard and it thinks your case is too hot. However, even if you motherboard was adjusting fan voltage, it can only lower the voltage from 12 volts. The Fan Mate also lowers the voltage from...

Go to a guitar store and look for right angle 1/4" cables that will allow you to run it underneath the Audigy panel after removing the 5.25" panel under the Audigy. That should allow you to close the door on you case assuming enough clearance between the Audigy panel and the door. If not, you might ...

I doubt that we will ever need that much power for a single computer, unless CPU and GPU (<-- especially) manufacturers start finding ways to be more efficient instead of using the brute force approach (Intel with clock speed race, and AMD with their high wattage GPU's). I think this calls for a "W...

The plus side to 2000 watt PSU's is that it may drive the price down on lower PSU's which is good for all of us. :D it MAY drive the price down... or it may drive them off the market completely. have you tried looking for a sub-400W PSU lately at your local computer store? low power PSUs are increa...

Uhm, you might want to check you math before posting about electricity. OK... I understand the point of the thread, it's more that I get annoyed by people who think they know what they are talking about when they really don't. I see... The other main diference is that the Opterons have 1Mb of L2 ca...

Sorry if I seem a bit snappy, but I prefer to look at the positive side of 2000 watt PSU's even if they seem ridiculous. I remember when 500 watt PSU's were quite expensive, and now high quality ones can be found for $100! How did the price get so low? Those high watt models driving the price down l...

Agent_N, you are missing the point of the thread; there are virtually no personal computers that can continuously draw 1000W, so what is the point of a 2kw supply? whether it can safely be run or not is moot. I understand the point of the thread, it's more that I get annoyed by people who think the...

Remember I said safely....What you're calculating is ideal conditions, new connections, sufficient wire gage, etc. Most times anywhere near 2000W will cause the wires in the wall to heat up, and worse. Those power strips for instance, usually give a max rating of 1500W.....and that's pushing your l...

Insanity.....The 110V outlets in the USA won't handle much more than 1200W safely. Should you try to actually draw 2000w, a circuit breaker would trip, or a fuse would blow. The next step in Power Supplies.......a 220V input requirement, like an electric stove. And here I am playing around with a 1...

I noticed they had a buy one get one free deal the last time I visited. Not bad for a quiet and dependable fan!

It only does no additional wear if you shift perfectly . That's extremely difficult to do. Clutchless upshifting is theoretically easy, but in reality I find blipping the throttle on a downshift to make for an easier rev-match. However, 99.999% of people who try to shift a conventional helical-gear...

412 views bears repeating for those who might have missed it previously. I searched the forums and didn't find anything related to this so I posted it.

I have no idea, I haven't ordered any yet. I was just letting ya'll know about a special on the Nexus 120mm that are so popular on this site.

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