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- Tue Nov 10, 2009 4:57 pm
- Forum: Off Topic
- Topic: Buying Windows 7 in the US for foreign use ?
- Replies: 13
- Views: 5653
not really an issue - there's no real restrictions from the government, only private price-control. you can get a us copy from a private seller (check pricegrabber or ebay us), they will ship it as long as you pay the overseas shipping rate. the shipping/handling will add probably $25-30 so count th...
- Thu Oct 22, 2009 3:35 pm
- Forum: Cases and Damping
- Topic: Antec NSK3480 vibrations
- Replies: 9
- Views: 5215
I'd first make sure it's only the PSU. Could be something else as well adding to the vibration besides it. Stop the fan by sticking a pencil it the slots before booting up - earthwatts can go passive for loads bellow 200 for a while, no worries about overheating. if the PSU is the main culprit, base...
- Mon Oct 12, 2009 3:18 pm
- Forum: The Silent Front
- Topic: Does SPCR seem way too obsessive compulsive about noise?
- Replies: 77
- Views: 70666
i also do have a migraine so... i wonder how many "migraine folks" are around here. m/b i should start a thread to find out :P I do get migraines as well. But, I'm not sure whether you and I mean the same thing. Visual aura (scintillating scotoma), nausea, throbbing headache for a day, concentratio...
- Sun Oct 11, 2009 5:04 pm
- Forum: The Silent Front
- Topic: Does SPCR seem way too obsessive compulsive about noise?
- Replies: 77
- Views: 70666
It's probably safe to say that without some kind of predisposition to higher noise sensitivity or more acute hearing in general, you wouldn't hang out at SPCR -- esp. the forums -- for long. i think you nailed it, Mike. i am, for example, more noise-sensitive as compared to the most people around m...
- Mon Oct 05, 2009 1:35 pm
- Forum: Off Topic
- Topic: Media Player Classic... not happy with SSD/W7/Quad?!
- Replies: 12
- Views: 8020
- Fri Oct 02, 2009 5:44 pm
- Forum: Off Topic
- Topic: Media Player Classic... not happy with SSD/W7/Quad?!
- Replies: 12
- Views: 8020
- Fri Oct 02, 2009 4:32 pm
- Forum: Off Topic
- Topic: Media Player Classic... not happy with SSD/W7/Quad?!
- Replies: 12
- Views: 8020
not a whole lot of people had a chance to run MPC on W7? that probably would explain it. however, i just went and tried to open some vids in MPC on W7 myself and there's no delay. vids are h.264 720p encodes. and the hardware is way lower than your - it's a pentium-m based desktop with 2 gigs of ram...
- Fri Oct 02, 2009 3:38 pm
- Forum: Power Supplies
- Topic: Is my 600w PSU overkill for this system...??
- Replies: 13
- Views: 5952
OK, I'll answer the OP questions :P "thats all that is running!!! i think its about 350ish watts??" - you are maxing at under 90W right now, if that, depending on how hot the system is. "So is it bad to only use 55% of the PSU??" - it's from 10 to 15% that you are using. As long as the system boots,...
- Tue Jul 07, 2009 6:27 pm
- Forum: Off Topic
- Topic: ANR headphones
- Replies: 8
- Views: 4214
- Mon Jul 06, 2009 6:27 pm
- Forum: Off Topic
- Topic: Kitchen Appliances
- Replies: 7
- Views: 5645
- Wed Jun 24, 2009 3:35 pm
- Forum: Fans and Control
- Topic: 80mm fans needed, quieter than PSU.
- Replies: 7
- Views: 3900
the old panaflow slow is still among the best for 80mm, from my experience. very nice and smooth tonality and the sound doesn't propagate far. haven't tried noctuas, however, they could be better... don't worry too much about the fans not moving enough air. even the least powerful ones will move jus...
- Tue Jun 23, 2009 3:54 pm
- Forum: Power Supplies
- Topic: Recommended PSU for Antec NSK3480
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3742
- Thu Jun 04, 2009 10:48 pm
- Forum: Power Supplies
- Topic: Advice on replacing the fan for an Antec Earthwatt 430 PSU?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 4293
- Thu May 28, 2009 3:53 pm
- Forum: Newcomers Briefing Room
- Topic: Questions about upgrading...
- Replies: 5
- Views: 4340
- Tue May 26, 2009 4:43 pm
- Forum: Silent Storage
- Topic: Tom's Hardware: "Sound Proof Your Hard Drive"
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3788
one thing though - springs are made of metal and metal transmits sound way better than air. so, as the review said - "The difference between the 3RSystem L-1100 T.REX case and the GUP Smart Drive Neo HDD silencer is noticeable, but only important for those who insist on not hearing their hard drive ...
- Wed May 20, 2009 4:12 pm
- Forum: Deals, Vendors and Classifieds
- Topic: [WTB] Mobo for Mobile 2500+ Barton
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2355
- Tue May 12, 2009 1:27 pm
- Forum: Cases and Damping
- Topic: What? Where? -> "Bench table"
- Replies: 7
- Views: 3840
- Sun May 03, 2009 6:59 pm
- Forum: CPUs and Motherboards
- Topic: New mobo for my Q9550??
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2933
- Sun May 03, 2009 4:19 pm
- Forum: CPUs and Motherboards
- Topic: New mobo for my Q9550??
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2933
- Sun Apr 26, 2009 5:08 pm
- Forum: Fans and Control
- Topic: best way to mount a fan on a heatsink ?
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2288
equalizing the airflow so that there's no "dead zone" in the center is a good idea but if you simply move the fan away from the sink, all you get is lower air pressure. that would drop the cooling efficiency. the best method for what you are looking for is ducting. you can do it with a gutted fan, j...
- Fri Apr 10, 2009 3:05 pm
- Forum: Fans and Control
- Topic: replace the P182 fans
- Replies: 6
- Views: 4860
- Wed Apr 08, 2009 4:35 pm
- Forum: Power Supplies
- Topic: Advice on replacing the fan for an Antec Earthwatt 430 PSU?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 4293
just be careful i swapped in one of mine for an NMB low-rpm fans with pretty good results - it doesn't even start spinning unless there's a high load on a psu :P http://www.sidewindercomputers.com/ is a pretty good place for less-known but quiet fans, like low-rpm panaflows. another good place for t...
- Sat Apr 04, 2009 8:45 pm
- Forum: Silent Storage
- Topic: SSD MLC Based HD use in old laptops. Will it [STUTTER]?
- Replies: 33
- Views: 26181
in real life applications - not an issue. i've installed a Transcend EIDE SSD in my old Dell and if there's a studdering, it's no more noticeable than with the hard drive that was in before. at any rate, you will not expect a stellar performance out of an old laptop. SSD, however, does help with thi...
- Wed Apr 01, 2009 2:27 pm
- Forum: SPCR Article Discussion
- Topic: Samsung YP-S3 digital media player
- Replies: 21
- Views: 24557
- Tue Mar 31, 2009 10:40 pm
- Forum: SPCR Article Discussion
- Topic: Seven - and now Eight Years of SPCR!
- Replies: 78
- Views: 92473
- Tue Mar 10, 2009 8:35 pm
- Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
- Topic: More confused than ever - "best" quiet gaming card
- Replies: 35
- Views: 15548
i am with Mike on this on - a 3870 is plenty for what you are playing and will be for a while. as a matter of fact, i am getting rid of my gtx280 i got for a new build - couldn't make it to wake up properly - and going back to an old hd3870 i have. it's fast enough for now and passively cooled, whic...
- Mon Mar 09, 2009 1:47 pm
- Forum: CPUs and Motherboards
- Topic: Q6600vsQ9550, which one is cooler?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 4401
- Thu Mar 05, 2009 5:20 pm
- Forum: Silent Storage
- Topic: IDE options for an OS drive
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3255
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820208445 is a pretty descent SSD (and relatively cheap) for IDE. not as fast as newer SATA SSDs but isn't bad. i put one in my old dell laptop, 25 seconds from BIOS to Desktop and 40 seconds to load everything with WinXP. they also have 16Mb ver...
- Sat Feb 28, 2009 4:03 pm
- Forum: CPUs and Motherboards
- Topic: DVI+HDMI output required
- Replies: 5
- Views: 3111
- Thu Feb 26, 2009 5:08 pm
- Forum: Silent Storage
- Topic: External Storage - two options, advice please.II
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2566
icybox is fanless, which is good for silence, and you can find some freeware backup app, i'm sure, that would let you schedule a back-up. as for switching it off - while the drive is not accessed, it's going to idle and draw very little current. a couple of watts are not exactly a deal breaker. on t...