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- Sat Jul 21, 2007 7:14 am
- Forum: Cases and Damping
- Topic: GT8800 Ultra doesn't fit in an Antec SOLO! Need advice...
- Replies: 21
- Views: 10164
Ahh, sorry Mojo. I wasn't talking about your writing at all. I would be the fourth last person to complain about grammar and spelling. I meant spoken English. I was referring to the "tri-monitor rackmount computer build" in the General Gallery. He's from London, so I just made a baseless assumption ...
- Fri Jul 20, 2007 4:07 pm
- Forum: Off Topic
- Topic: 18 years for perfect checkers game
- Replies: 5
- Views: 3505
- Fri Jul 20, 2007 2:53 pm
- Forum: Cases and Damping
- Topic: GT8800 Ultra doesn't fit in an Antec SOLO! Need advice...
- Replies: 21
- Views: 10164
- Fri Jul 20, 2007 1:50 pm
- Forum: Off Topic
- Topic: Walmart flip-flops horror (chemical burn)
- Replies: 19
- Views: 10219
- Fri Jul 20, 2007 12:14 pm
- Forum: Off Topic
- Topic: Walmart flip-flops horror (chemical burn)
- Replies: 19
- Views: 10219
- Fri Jul 20, 2007 11:55 am
- Forum: Off Topic
- Topic: Walmart flip-flops horror (chemical burn)
- Replies: 19
- Views: 10219
Walmart flip-flops horror (chemical burn)
I don't shop at Walmart (on protectionist and snobbish grounds), and I don't like flip-flops (when women wear them, of course), but I just got this graphic link in email and thought I'd do my little part to discourage any women/girlfriends/wives from disturbing the public peace with these fashion at...
- Fri Jul 20, 2007 10:40 am
- Forum: Cases and Damping
- Topic: GT8800 Ultra doesn't fit in an Antec SOLO! Need advice...
- Replies: 21
- Views: 10164
- Fri Jul 20, 2007 10:04 am
- Forum: Off Topic
- Topic: 18 years for perfect checkers game
- Replies: 5
- Views: 3505
Great, thanks for ruining checkers. :( Now it's only a matter of choosing the correct counter-moves out of the possible 500 billion. As for cancer, when it's cured, new problems will surface to take its place. There will always be challenges to give purpose to life. Nanomachines should eliminate man...
- Fri Jul 20, 2007 8:28 am
- Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
- Topic: Looking for a critique of planned system..
- Replies: 79
- Views: 38538
The reason I bought Vista was to upgrade to a 64-bit OS. While the platform matures, I have 32-bit XP as a fallback for applications that don't work well in Vista. How you arrange the drives depends on how many drives per system there are, and whether silence or performance is your primary aim (havi...
- Thu Jul 19, 2007 10:40 am
- Forum: Silent Storage
- Topic: I need your advice
- Replies: 14
- Views: 6917
No offense taken. :) As I said, I used to have an 8GB partition for XP, but my needs steadily grew, as did the size of software. I just bought Office 2007 Ultimate retail (haven't installed it yet), and it lists a space requirement of 3GB on the box. Of course 20GB is perfectly manageable (or even 1...
- Wed Jul 18, 2007 4:46 pm
- Forum: Silent Storage
- Topic: What is "safe" temp for HD's ?
- Replies: 41
- Views: 21944
The motor or bearings can stick or seize, the platters can get warped from excessive thermal expansion, nuclear fusion can spontaneously occur if it gets really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, re...
- Wed Jul 18, 2007 3:59 pm
- Forum: Silent Storage
- Topic: I need your advice
- Replies: 14
- Views: 6917
That's why I mentioned the term "performance-oriented". :) I'm not a purebred silence enthusiast. I'm a scroungy mutt. An XP partition of 16-20GB is quite small in this day and age. And for the future? I used to use 8GB for XP, then 12GB , then 20GB (on a 300GB drive), then 30GB, then 40GB. I would ...
- Wed Jul 18, 2007 2:58 pm
- Forum: Silent Storage
- Topic: WD5000KS vs WD5000AAKS
- Replies: 67
- Views: 107014
- Wed Jul 18, 2007 2:01 pm
- Forum: Cases and Damping
- Topic: Effect of room temp on your CPU load temps
- Replies: 25
- Views: 12561
- Wed Jul 18, 2007 1:54 pm
- Forum: Silent Storage
- Topic: I need your advice
- Replies: 14
- Views: 6917
Partition the Samsung and stick with one drive -- less heat, power, and noise. Smaller drive = lower areal density = faster transfer rate dropoff and higher access time compared to the same capacity at the beginning of a large drive. Why would you want an older, slower drive for the OS? If you want ...
- Wed Jul 18, 2007 1:33 pm
- Forum: Cases and Damping
- Topic: Effect of room temp on your CPU load temps
- Replies: 25
- Views: 12561
Yeah, Bluefront, why would you assume that people would interpret your statements from the common human perspective on the planet called Earth? That's not fair to upside-down, subterranean computer users on the moon. I'm just kidding, woodsman. Excellent post. I'm just wondering if we should wear bu...
- Wed Jul 18, 2007 10:59 am
- Forum: Cases and Damping
- Topic: GT8800 Ultra doesn't fit in an Antec SOLO! Need advice...
- Replies: 21
- Views: 10164
- Wed Jul 18, 2007 10:51 am
- Forum: Cases and Damping
- Topic: GT8800 Ultra doesn't fit in an Antec SOLO! Need advice...
- Replies: 21
- Views: 10164
Dude, all you need to do is a cut a little notch in the case, as seen in the pic below, from this thread: http://www.silentpcreview.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=41356 http://img444.imageshack.us/img444/6749/image03rk1.th.jpg Edit: Okay, angelkiller beat me to it, and also took the time to embed the li...
- Wed Jul 18, 2007 10:22 am
- Forum: Cases and Damping
- Topic: P180 Case temps - large difference with side panel off
- Replies: 51
- Views: 28852
I was also planning to make an acrylic duct, but then I thought that I might change the cooler at some point, and it wouldn't be worth the extra work, so I went with this little plastic duct. I made one modification to it since. I added tape (only sticking to the duct) to help block the gap between ...
- Tue Jul 17, 2007 8:14 pm
- Forum: Cases and Damping
- Topic: Effect of room temp on your CPU load temps
- Replies: 25
- Views: 12561
- Tue Jul 17, 2007 5:50 pm
- Forum: General Gallery
- Topic: Your Basic P180 Rig - Sans Fan Grills - Filter Door Mod
- Replies: 6
- Views: 24570
- Tue Jul 17, 2007 1:51 pm
- Forum: Off Topic
- Topic: News Propagation Issues with New Web Servers
- Replies: 6
- Views: 4012
- Mon Jul 16, 2007 4:55 pm
- Forum: Silent Storage
- Topic: wd3200aaks: Trippy HDtach and HDTune benchmarks. SUSPENDED.
- Replies: 14
- Views: 10252
- Mon Jul 16, 2007 4:45 pm
- Forum: Silent Storage
- Topic: New Seagate 7200.11 500GB (2platter) or Samsung HD501LJ?
- Replies: 26
- Views: 19111
I just inherited a small kingdom but I really wish I had a Samsung HD501LJ. Oh well. I bought five 5000AAKS drives recently because, aside from being recommended, they were very cheap, but I might've opted for the HD501LJ now that I've seen many reports of how fast and quiet they are. The HD501LJ se...
- Mon Jul 16, 2007 3:59 pm
- Forum: Silent Storage
- Topic: What is "safe" temp for HD's ?
- Replies: 41
- Views: 21944
Personally, I'd have a very tiny amount of crap in my pants if my hard drives hit the high 40s. But maybe that temp is normal for your older drive. :!: Many people here are comfortable with HD temps in the 50s mounted in ham and cheese sandwiches, but considering that data integrity is crucial above...
- Mon Jul 16, 2007 3:20 pm
- Forum: Silent Storage
- Topic: 2.5" vs. 3.5"
- Replies: 23
- Views: 11910
I'm still confused by that quoted statement. When a drive is 'on', the platters spin. When the drive read/writes data, the arm/heads assembly moves into position. The drive does not spin up and down between accesses. To make the hard drive spin up and down during periods of inactivity requires setti...
- Mon Jul 16, 2007 2:39 pm
- Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
- Topic: What are normal temperatures, and how should i monitor them?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 3163
40C is not low for stock speed, but more than safe. The CPU temp reported by PC Probe is the 'tCase' reading. The core/internal diode reading is 'tJunction', which is typically 15C higher. Use the Intel Thermal Analysis Tool (TAT) to measure the core temperatures, and to test for worst-case temperat...
- Sun Jul 15, 2007 8:52 pm
- Forum: Off Topic
- Topic: What are you listening to right now?
- Replies: 4309
- Views: 2595207
- Sun Jul 15, 2007 6:42 pm
- Forum: General Gallery
- Topic: Modified Solo - Filtered positive pressure (2x100mm) +
- Replies: 75
- Views: 49373
The fans need some clearance from the filters (I have about 1.5cm). There's enough space between the filter and the inner bezel wall (about 1 cm) for air to enter. The fans are about 5mm away from the hard drives. This is a mickey-mouse filter setup next to Bluefront Solutions TM, but I don't really...
- Sun Jul 15, 2007 4:58 pm
- Forum: Off Topic
- Topic: Mini & Micro Cars
- Replies: 8
- Views: 4884