hmmmm CULV at last is obviously welcomed. But I think the way to go would be with ZOTAC CULV mITX rather than a zbox. That way you can put in your own graphics card of choice for games or for the best image quality (vector adaptive deinterlacing FTW!).

Overclocked i7 would be what? 200w? Personally, I would go for an i5 750. At 4GHz would be 150W usually. So for an i7 overclocked and a GTX 480, that would pull around 37 Amps. And the PSU is spec'd for 33A? For some reason the table says Seasonic SS-400NF... http://www.silentpcreview.com/Seasonic_X...

The SilenX Luxurae 480 emitted prominent electronic whining noise upon turn-on. It diminished and increased with different load combinations, but it never disappeared completely. For some users with sensitive hearing, the sharp, audible tonal quality of this electronic noise would make this PSU una...

Yes. And the fins need to run left to right just like on a S2 or S1 as well so that it sits along the airflow path through the case.

Ya its nice to see the vendor here on the forums. It's interesting to see what commercial system builders come up with, but I kind of feel that I could do better myself with a budget <$1000. Obviously, that's not going to be the same specs but I could do it more to my liking. My point is I'm just tr...

I think I am most impressed by the packaging lol.

It's just fairly big heatsink and those good old scythe fans. Looks like something you would see in the SPCR forums in the general gallery.

I must say I've had a silent spirit for some 9 months already. I find to to be excellent because I bent out the heatpipes so I can run with a fanless CPU heatsink. I basically copied the SPCR article single moving part PC . I have an athlon x2 65w undervolted inside an antec solo. With a very slow m...

I'm not sure what to think of this review, because pretty much every other review of the Titan Fenrir has it performing much better than the Hyper 212. There is a good reason for that. The Fenrir is a bigger heatsink with more surface area. With a high speed fan it's going to out perform the 212+. ...

No no no... 1st of all, of course it is a controlled experiment! The CPU coolers are the things that are being tested! Everything else remains the same. 2nd, a fan is not just a fan. As if any old fan will do. SPCR is the place where the specific fan in use matters more than any other place I've com...

MikeC wrote:More on this in the next fan roundup.

Whoop! Can't wait lol.

Actually, Slipstream performs just fine on heatsinks. Indeed. Although not so close to that S-Flex. I was sure that the slipstreams had a small issue with static pressure, so would therefore struggle when attached to a heatsink. Maybe I was thinking of the 120mm x 12mm slipstream. That is 1200 RPM ...

dev, don't get so hung up on whether the CPU is running at stock or not. It's just a means to an end. It's just a source of heat. A way of producing a specific and exact amount of power to be dumped into the heatsink so that the temperature can then be taken. You and a few others are right and/or re...

In increase in performance can come from upgrading to the latest core micro architecture, not necessarily overclocking it as well. It is the trade off that you might have to make to stick to the ideal of silent computing. the object of quiet overclocking is to do it with the least amount of fan nois...

This is probably your worst test to date. At least it should prove to everyone that testing at stock voltage does absolutely nothing for a good product. I mean why would anyone even consider a different heatsink since the 212+ is a mere 3 degrees worse than the best which is also 3 times more expen...

Why non-PWM? My motherboard has PWM headers and it will permit lower RPMs, no? Because PWM fans means less choice, which means worse quality fans (from a noise perspective) as well. All the recommended and best fans are not going to be PWM - unless there are any I am missing? Also, PWM on my mobo i...

I look very clever now for having ordered a 212+ a few hours before you posted the review. :D Though now I guess I may have to swap in a different fan. What's a good 120mm PWM fan to pair with it (if the density of the fins is much of a factor in fan choice...) A non PMW fan is probably going to be...

Funny how other tech sites strongly recommend the titan for being a great all round cooler. Of course, other tech sites have a grossly distorted definition of 'silent'.


Typo on page 10 " The thickness of its fin may also harm cooling efficiency with a low speed fa."

ces, you are making something more complicated than it is. Another reason to buy it over the Megahalems is because it is more expensive. To some people, that is a good enough reason.

ces wrote:Just my point of view, and I may be missing something. That is why I put this question out here. Why else would you choose the Armageddon over the Megahalems?

Maybe cause the Megahalems are not in stock or available in your country. Maybe because you think 140mm is better than 120mm.

Come on Zalman. Must try harder. Good job on the review but with a few amendments: the temps you guys are getting are really on the comfortable side so an increase in voltage wouldn't be such a bad idea and could help someone separate the products better. I mean its kinda hard to sway someone toward...

I'm sure there are better (cheaper) options. Why do you need such low ripple?

New BenQ G2420HDBL. LED backlight, cheap (£155 from Overclockers UK for 24" 1080p monitor). PERFECTLY SILENT!

I have just managed to fit my S1 to my brand new XFX 5750 512MB graphics card. The mounting holes fit, but because of the dual DVI output, the cooler doesn't fit at all. You have to cut the fins, so that you can bend one of the heatpipes out of the way. I didn't take any photos but the end result lo...

I find it almost impossible to read an article with adverts flashing away down the sides. I have no choice but to block. I couldn't go back now.

Jipa wrote:The cooler design makes baby seals cry. A formula, seriously, Asus?

lol indeed. It uses 10w more at idle. Around 12w more under load. It looks stupid. What were they thinking?? It's got to be the worst graphics card I've seen this year.

I would go for it unless there is another heatsink you are wanting to get. I've got a Gelid Silent Spirit which performs very well at the extreme low speed cooling. This Tranquillo looks to have the same heatsink fins, just more beefed up cooler so should be very good. I like the mounting system as ...

Since SPCR linked to Anandtech's review of the 5450, I am assuming that they are aware of the 5450's shortcomings in deinterlacing video. As ATI (unlike nvidia) uses its stream processors to decode video, the 80-shader 5450 can't keep up with the full suite of options in the Catalyst Control Center...

If this is true, Pinetrail is useless for HTPC, in my opinion. Could someone confirm this limitation? It's pretty disappointing. As long as Intel D945GSEJT is about, it should be still possible. At least then you get mobile parts, lower power consumption (desktop versions of atom do not throttle ba...

Atom + 945GSE doesn't have that limitation, max resolution is 1900x1200 @ 60Hz. That really sucks that intel have done this for pine trail for no reason other than to segment the market (they want your money to go into a core i3 system or at least CULV system for notebooks), rather than getting a l...

Hi, I didn't read the whole article... but did you know that intel atom chipset artificially limits the output display resolution? So it is impossible to output 1080p through a DVI connection on an Atom system unless it is either a nvidia ION platform, or has a discrete graphics card. I know this is...