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by Forester
Sat Jan 17, 2009 4:40 am
Forum: Fans and Control
Topic: Fans on the OUTSIDE
Replies: 7
Views: 3938

Not sure if the increase in airflow or reduction of noise will be significant if there are originally no major obstacles in the pathway of the air through the fan, or the space between the fan and the case is small enough so that little air is circulated back into the case. But installing a fan outs...
by Forester
Fri Dec 05, 2008 10:24 am
Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
Topic: Quiet / Noisy Monitor Survey
Replies: 272
Views: 506746

BenQ FP241W I just replaced my old whining LG L204WT with a brand new BenQ. This one makes very quiet buzz at brightness <70%. When getting lower in brightness it starts high-pitched squealing. Luckily there is a quiet zone (just the buzz) between 10 and 25%. Edit: I wouldn't call the buzz very qui...
by Forester
Thu Nov 06, 2008 1:56 am
Forum: SPCR Article Discussion
Topic: How to stop the whining noise of your LCD monitor
Replies: 36
Views: 88327

I got annoyed with the whining of my LG WT204 monitor a while ago. It buzzes and whines at all brightness values lower than 91%. Sometimes this noise finds harmony with the otherwise quiet PSU fan and is amplified to a really irritating level. So I cranked up brightness to 91, reduced contrast down ...
by Forester
Tue Feb 27, 2007 9:50 am
Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
Topic: Thermaltake Big Typhoon VX: Fan Control?
Replies: 1
Views: 2161

IIRC the control knob is a potentiometer of several kilo-ohms. So the current through the potentiometer must be very small, it is a voltage divider that belongs to a control circuit located inside the fan. The current needed to run the fan is not fed through that potentiometer. You should be able to...
by Forester
Mon Jan 01, 2007 12:04 pm
Forum: Cases and Damping
Topic: Intake vs case temperature?
Replies: 4
Views: 2827

Judging from my measurements, a heatpipe heatsink is excellent for cooling your CPU but it comes at a cost: the case temperature increases considerably. The heat produced by CPU and other components inside the case is mainly moved out convectively by the air flowing through the case. The difference...