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- Tue Feb 02, 2010 7:36 am
- Forum: Cases and Damping
- Topic: Insights on Home-Made MDF Case?
- Replies: 25
- Views: 15609
@andymcca - don't you have any small DIY shops in the area ? I was toying with the idea of an MDF case for a while - we have a small DIY shop where they will cut anything to size for you...panels etc. and even rout grooves etc in the carcase. An MDF carcase will need a frame and also needs to be sea...
- Tue Feb 02, 2010 6:17 am
- Forum: Fans and Control
- Topic: Cheap 2 channel fan contoller with temp sensors/display
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1474
- Sat Jan 30, 2010 9:02 am
- Forum: Fans and Control
- Topic: Cheap 2 channel fan contoller with temp sensors/display
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1474
Cheap 2 channel fan contoller with temp sensors/display
Has anyone here tried this fan controller ? http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=300385950244&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT Haven't managed to find any reviews but it looks quite useful, especially if it displays fan speeds. This isn't clear from the description but it seems to have three...
- Fri Jan 22, 2010 3:51 pm
- Forum: Cases and Damping
- Topic: X-Case Mini Micro - "Smallest Micro ATX Case"
- Replies: 10
- Views: 9469
- Wed Jan 20, 2010 7:27 am
- Forum: Silent Storage
- Topic: My reflections on Seagate Barracuda LP
- Replies: 29
- Views: 16520
Finally gave up on acquiring a 500GB version of the LP or Pipeline drives and settled for a 320GB version ST3320310CS.
LambdaTek seem to have a good stock of these.
http://www.lambda-tek.com/componentshop ... ID=B135412
LambdaTek seem to have a good stock of these.
http://www.lambda-tek.com/componentshop ... ID=B135412
- Sat Jan 16, 2010 4:00 am
- Forum: Silent Storage
- Topic: My reflections on Seagate Barracuda LP
- Replies: 29
- Views: 16520
What happened to the single platter 500GB version of this drive (ST3500412AS) - several UK sellers list it but none have any stock....even New Egg in the States are out of stock. Has it been discontinued already ? Do mean the LP drive and not the Pipeline HD (which is impossible to get hold of here...
- Sat Jan 16, 2010 3:48 am
- Forum: Silent Storage
- Topic: My reflections on Seagate Barracuda LP
- Replies: 29
- Views: 16520
Thanks Steve, but that isn't the low power Pipiline drive featued in the recent SPCR review which has the part No. ST3500414CS. Searching the Seagate site for this number brings up the Pipeline HD range of drives where the 500GB version is listed as both ST3500312CS and ST3500321CS...I can't fathom ...
- Fri Jan 15, 2010 6:37 am
- Forum: Silent Storage
- Topic: My reflections on Seagate Barracuda LP
- Replies: 29
- Views: 16520
- Fri Jan 08, 2010 4:18 am
- Forum: Cases and Damping
- Topic: X-Case Mini Micro - "Smallest Micro ATX Case"
- Replies: 10
- Views: 9469
- Fri Jan 01, 2010 10:54 pm
- Forum: Cases and Damping
- Topic: X-Case Mini Micro - "Smallest Micro ATX Case"
- Replies: 10
- Views: 9469
- Fri Jan 01, 2010 3:37 pm
- Forum: Cases and Damping
- Topic: X-Case Mini Micro - "Smallest Micro ATX Case"
- Replies: 10
- Views: 9469
Re: Haven't tried but just ordered and will be testing it..
You mean the PSU ? It's not silent but neither is it intrusive. It came out of an old Viglen PC.aleutia wrote:
Is your mATX a particularly silent one? Have only really seen good ATX ones.
- Fri Jan 01, 2010 8:28 am
- Forum: Cases and Damping
- Topic: X-Case Mini Micro - "Smallest Micro ATX Case"
- Replies: 10
- Views: 9469
X-Case Mini Micro - "Smallest Micro ATX Case"
I'm wondering if anyone here has tried this case ? http://www.xcase.co.uk/Mini-Micro-Case-p/case-xcase-mm.htm It looks quite neat, if a little flimsy, and from the reviews at the bottom of the page there seems to be some doubt about the size of the exhaust fans. With a case height dimension of 315mm...
- Wed Oct 14, 2009 12:41 pm
- Forum: Power Supplies
- Topic: Another Pico PSU question
- Replies: 14
- Views: 5905
I think you would be better off with a PicoPSU-150-XT as you originally planned, not 120W. There isn't much difference in the cost so I shall settle on the 150w version. I figured out what the 10W draw was - I have a little USB battery charger plugged into one of the rear ports via an extension cab...
- Wed Oct 14, 2009 8:32 am
- Forum: CPUs and Motherboards
- Topic: Power Meter Recommendations
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2932
Re: Power Meter Recommendations
Would something like this do http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?ModuleNo=38343 , or are there better options? Many thanks in advance! I used one of these today (borrowed from a friend) on my system. No logging available but it's easy enough to just watch the display. I checked it using a table lam...
- Wed Oct 14, 2009 7:50 am
- Forum: Power Supplies
- Topic: Another Pico PSU question
- Replies: 14
- Views: 5905
I finally got some power readings for my system. Boot, peak watts = 80 Idle, watts = 65 (53 with C&Q running) Running Linx 0.63 using all spare memory, peak watts = 92. I ran this until the CPU temp stabilised and then gave it another five minutes - about 15 minutes altogether. Out of interest I als...
- Mon Oct 12, 2009 3:59 am
- Forum: Power Supplies
- Topic: PicoPSU 150 fine for this build? How 2 find 150W power adapt
- Replies: 29
- Views: 14955
They are a good find! EDAC is using 4-pin DIN sockets made by Kycon, which can handle 15A of current, and so perfect for a 180W adapter. I am not sure if Relec is a retailer, though. Please let us know if they sell to end-users. If you do get one of these adapters, remember to get a matching DIN so...
- Sun Oct 11, 2009 1:39 am
- Forum: Green Computing
- Topic: low-power DSL modem
- Replies: 11
- Views: 16870
- Sat Oct 10, 2009 1:33 pm
- Forum: Power Supplies
- Topic: Another Pico PSU question
- Replies: 14
- Views: 5905
Mini-box.com ship their 150W adapter with one of these...
http://resources.mini-box.com/online/PW ... -5A-b1.jpg
I'm sure I couldn't fabricate that even if I could get hold of the connectors
But I shall ask Relec if they can provide the same.
http://resources.mini-box.com/online/PW ... -5A-b1.jpg
I'm sure I couldn't fabricate that even if I could get hold of the connectors
But I shall ask Relec if they can provide the same.
- Sat Oct 10, 2009 12:55 pm
- Forum: Power Supplies
- Topic: PicoPSU 150 fine for this build? How 2 find 150W power adapt
- Replies: 29
- Views: 14955
In the meantime I found a FSP150-AHBN1 available at Kustompcs.. http://www.kustompcs.co.uk/acatalog/info_1666.html for £46.00 and they also stock the picoPSU-150-XT What I'm not sure about is does there need to be a margin between the PSU and the power brick. Is it better to use a 180w adapter with...
- Fri Oct 09, 2009 12:07 pm
- Forum: Power Supplies
- Topic: Another Pico PSU question
- Replies: 14
- Views: 5905
Thanks...those comparisons look encouraging. I have found a couple of fanless AC/DC converters from a UK company which should work with the PicoPSU-150; 150W and 180W - I'll call them Monday. http://www.relec.co.uk/product743.html http://www.relec.co.uk/product744.html Oops....that should be 180W an...
- Fri Oct 09, 2009 10:13 am
- Forum: Power Supplies
- Topic: PicoPSU 150 fine for this build? How 2 find 150W power adapt
- Replies: 29
- Views: 14955
Here is the link to mini-box power brick: http://www.mini-box.com/12v-12-5A-AC-DC-Power-Adapter?sc=8&category=980 Uday But not available in UK ? I have found a couple of useful looking fanless AC/DC converters from a UK based company and would appreciate your opinion on the suitability for use with...
- Fri Oct 09, 2009 6:56 am
- Forum: Power Supplies
- Topic: Another Pico PSU question
- Replies: 14
- Views: 5905
Thanks for the clarification - I wasn't thinking straight; :oops: laptops obviously don't require a path to ground when running off the mains via the charger. I've been playing with Antec's Power Supply Calculator http://www.antec.outervision.com/PSUEngine. and it advises 128 watts with no video car...
- Thu Oct 08, 2009 5:39 am
- Forum: Power Supplies
- Topic: Another Pico PSU question
- Replies: 14
- Views: 5905
Another Pico PSU question
I'd like to move my system into a wood (MDF) box and use a Pico Power Supply but have a couple of uncertainties about doing this. Would a Pico 150 Watt PSU be sufficent to power the system as it is...? Main Board = Asrock ALiveNF6G-DVI CPU = Athlon 64 3800+ Lima Core RAM = 2 x 1GB Crucial 1.8V HDD =...
- Tue Apr 08, 2008 7:11 am
- Forum: Silent Storage
- Topic: Seagate ST96812A versus WD1200BEVS ?
- Replies: 0
- Views: 1581
Seagate ST96812A versus WD1200BEVS ?
My little XCube X18 has a Seagate ST96812A 60GB 2.5" IDE drive running Win98SE and it's dog slow. I want to install XP on it and have already bought a memory upgrade but wonder if it could use a 'better' drive. There is a SATA150 connector on the board - would a WD1200BEVS 120GB 2.5" SATA drive be n...
- Thu Sep 20, 2007 12:53 am
- Forum: Silent Storage
- Topic: Should I be worried by this SMART report ?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 3418
Just because a drive passes the manufacturers’ diagnostic routine doesn’t mean that it isn’t getting close to failing. Isn’t the point of SMART to catch drives before they fail?. You would think so - but the implication on Seagate's website is that if the drive passes their diagnostic test ...
- Wed Sep 19, 2007 11:40 am
- Forum: Silent Storage
- Topic: Should I be worried by this SMART report ?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 3418
Hey thanks for the reassurance Arvo - the explanation is a bit over my head but it's a comfort to know my drive isn't about to curl up and die :) It seems there is no way to contact the owners of the HDDStatus site - if their disagnostics are giving out false negatives about people's hardware they n...
- Wed Sep 19, 2007 6:55 am
- Forum: Silent Storage
- Topic: Seagate VS Samsung
- Replies: 26
- Views: 11201
I have a Seagate 7200.09 SATA drive suspended in the bottom of the case cooled by a 8cm intake fan running at 5V. Can't hear the drive or the fan. I've always used Seagate drives and was a bit disappointed the noise specs are not what they used to be, - this drive however hasn't been a problem and i...
- Wed Sep 19, 2007 4:43 am
- Forum: Silent Storage
- Topic: Should I be worried by this SMART report ?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 3418
Should I be worried by this SMART report ?
Using the on-line diagnostic tool from Speedfan I got this alarming report... http://www.hddstatus.com/hdrepshowreport.php?ReportCode=1860467&ReportVerification=DE1A8CB3 The overall fitness for this drive is 0%. The overall performance for this drive is 90%. :o I ran Seagate's short test and the dri...
- Wed Jul 04, 2007 12:20 pm
- Forum: CPU Cooling
- Topic: Could a PWM fan cause this 'ticking' noise ?
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2069
Could a PWM fan cause this 'ticking' noise ?
Have recently built a new system - ASRock AliveNF6G-DVI, nVidia MP61 chipset, Athlon (Lima) 64 3800+ CPU, running WinXP Home SP2. On connecting the on-board Realtek line-out to my stereo system I hear what sounds like a metronome ticking away in the background with a 1 second interval. It starts as ...
- Mon May 28, 2007 7:31 am
- Forum: CPUs and Motherboards
- Topic: passive AM2 DVI MB for undervolting 45W A64 3800+
- Replies: 18
- Views: 12440
Re: nf6
NF4G cpu compatibility page says ADH3800IAA4DE (Lima) is compatible since bios P1.40, but NF6G page doesn't list lima at all :( I suspect they have forgotten to update the compatability page for the NF6G. If you look at the BIOS revision listing, Ver 1.6 clearly states "support Rev. G CPU" and ther...