like the power spike you get when a drive first spins up. Well, such a spike occurs when a drive first spins up from 0 rpm, not from 5400rpm: I guess it would do some difference. Moreover, as far as I know, WD currently haven't stated anything yet about how often and how fast GP's motor should acce...

can we please take any discussion about the WD 1GP RPM speed offline I've talked with WD's customer support a couple of times more after your straight answer. The below quoted state are definitely WD's last one (or so I hope) on this argument. Response (James W.) 10/29/2007 06:39 AM The motor insid...

No one has already performed any "real life" benchmark on WD GP?

71mm in height (heatsink and fan combined) sounds small enough to fit to me Sure, I was mistaken about the dimensions. Sorry. Well, if the Akasa should fit, there would be true even for other similar coolers (among them, I'd point out the stock Intel C2D cooler or even the Apack Zerotherm CF series...

Mariner wrote:The height of the heatsink itself seems to be low-enough profile for your case which is the main factor.

It's 95mm, it's as tall as the TRMST9775LE (fanned): if those 98mm are the overall height of the Milo case, I'm afraid it couldn't be short enough to fit in.

Luca

Tommy Jefferson wrote:Caluculate wattage draw at idle, use, and full load.

Find a PSU whose efficiency peaks in the middle of that range.

Usually it may be a better choice to pick up the one which tops at idle.

The problem is... what CPU cooler (+ fan) should I go for? Those 98mm are a real challenge, among aftermarket solutions, I mean there's almost nothing if you aim at renowned "silent" solutions: the lowest one I know it's the Thermalright MST9775 Limited Edition, which tops (with fan) at 96mm, so I ...

Tommy Jefferson wrote:Is that true?

I mean it's plainly wrong: check SPCR's reviews for further details, or give a look here.

Luca

lm wrote:I'm just trying to understand the "high capacity bad, low capacity good" mental model of average spcr forum poster.

It's not a mental model, it's a matter of physics.

About the low powered smilingcrow's Q6600, you may give a (first) look here.

Luca

The drive is 7200 RPM, it always spins at that speed. That is simply not true and frontally contradicts WD GreenPower papers as well as recent benchmarks. What are they playing at? Really I don't know: diligently I reported your objections to Western Digital customer support, please read what WD an...

He only asks for the best. The "best" with respect to which characteristics? Anyway, here there's a brief of SPCR-like priorities. Model Output (W) 65 90 150 200 250 Corsair HX520W Efficiency 72.5% 77.1% 81.0% 84.5% 85.2% Temp Rise (°C) 4 4 7 9 12 Noise (dBA@1m) 22 22 22 22 22 Seasonic S12-550E+ E...

quest_for_silence: "Well, according to me WD states has this meaning: that the drive's spin speed is dynamically adjusted on the fly, while working, time by time, spinning from a minimum speed of 5400rpm, and up to a maximum speed of 7200rpm." I think that was pretty much proven not to be the case....

[quote="smilingcrow"]If the reviewer’s statement that, “it’s completely silent since the fan doesn’t even move until you get to 50% loading which is almost never.â€

I wonder how the newer S12-II 80plus PSU would have done in the first comparison. Check SPCR review and you may do some maths: as an example, at ~11% load (~41w output) the 380w unit has a >76% efficiency; as a comparison, the venerable and less expensive Antec EarthWatts 430 hits at 10% load (~43w...

Interesting find. "doesn’t even move" -- I wonder if that's really true. Looks like we'll have to contact those guys for some samples. I mean it's a 250w PSU, not a 200w one. At least also Fortron should have similar 80+ units, which should also slightly better perform as efficiency (at lowest lo...

I mean it's a 250w PSU, not a 200w one.
At least also Fortron should have similar 80+ units, which also better performs as efficiency (at lowest load levels).

Luca

Do motherboards with integrated graphics use less electricity those with an added graphics card? The answer should be definitely yes (see last smilingcrow's testings for C2D mobos as an example) even if you haven't pointed out which motherboards you're thinking about. I can't seem to find an AM2 mo...

NeilBlanchard wrote:The kit is inexpensive ($4-5?).

Nearly double that sum, but it's still inexpensive.

Luca

as the Ninja has wider fin spacing which makes it better for LOW airflow It's not such precise: The Ultra-120 beat the Ninja at every voltage level except the lowest, where the two were equal But we're talking about passive here - no fan actually blowing air over the fins. As clearly stated, I was ...

Have a look, third figure. This is fanless I mean you've to say "passive", or some user may blame a little you, as jaganath did on me... with very slow PSU and case fans. The IFX-14 wins ;) http://www.silenthardware.de/reviews/cpu/scythe_mugen_und_ninja_mini/kuhlercharts_silent_fanless/index.html I...

puddnhead wrote:I think the "one size does not fit all" answer is the one to stick with.

I don't understand what you've written (and why).

Luca

Is there a reference chart with Idle consumption of processors? You may give a look on wikipedia, for example, anyway latest M0 (and G0 for "Conroes") stepping "Allendales" (C2D E4400 M0, C2D E4500, C2D E4600, PDC E2140 M0, PDC E2160 M0, PDC E2180) have an idle power consumption value of a mere 8w:...

Hi, I know you said you don't really need this Your opinion is welcome, as it's a first hand one. Thanks. Could you kindly tell me what your current setup is, and how you actually run it (I mean if it runs undervolted or overclocked, 24/7 or worktime, if you use it to internet browsing or as a full...

I'm looking for some good honest opinion about the above subject or, even better, for recent data from some official or any trusteworthy source. As many of us, I really don't need any sort of "I had a friend of a friend of a friend" type answers, as I've also been reading by myself of too much failu...

ronrem wrote:I saw a user review of the new BE- dual core.....fanless HS...Fanless PSU...single Scythe case fan and temps in the mid 30's.

Where have you read this review?

Luca

I think the reason why such a thing has not been done and maybe is not very useful, is every case and every installation will have a different distance between the back case fan and the "fanless" heatsink, so maybe SPCR will do a comparison and say "X" heatsink is best passive using fan "Y" and cas...

Wibla wrote:as the Ninja has wider fin spacing which makes it better for LOW airflow

It's not such precise:

on TRU120E SPCR's review, Devon Cooke wrote:The Ultra-120 beat the Ninja at every voltage level except the lowest, where the two were equal

Wibla wrote:it is a better passive heatsink.

Very likely, or so I mean.

Luca

I have yet to see anybody say (in a review or in a post) that any other heatsink does better in a passive installation. Look around SPCR, and see if you can find a better heatsink in a passive set up. Not with polemic intentions, I'm just very interested in, but I've to take note that there may be ...

NeilBlanchard wrote:The Ninja is still the best passive heatsink

Could you kindly point me out to some evidences?

Luca

It may worth to give a look to another recent and already open thread.

Luca