I think you need to take it apart more to check if it has the plastic sheet thing still on there:
http://www.01net.com/images/produit/ful ... i540-4.jpg
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- Tue Nov 04, 2014 7:46 pm
- Forum: SPCR Article Discussion
- Topic: Zotac ZBOX CI540 Nano Fanless Barebones Mini-PC
- Replies: 29
- Views: 31823
- Sun Jul 20, 2014 6:06 am
- Forum: SPCR Article Discussion
- Topic: SilverStone Raven RV05
- Replies: 7
- Views: 9811
Re: SilverStone Raven RV05
On the last page, the link to FT02 gives an error "Page not found".
- Wed Oct 16, 2013 1:49 pm
- Forum: SPCR Article Discussion
- Topic: Gigabyte GA-Z87N-WIFI Haswell Mini-ITX Motherboard
- Replies: 12
- Views: 14300
Re: Gigabyte GA-Z87N-WIFI Haswell Mini-ITX Motherboard
I'm a bit surprised that its excellent power consumption gets a mention and it can get a "Recommended" award when the loaded power consumption is so high. The CPU socket location is very akward too. I don't think it really deserves the recommendation. The ASRock boards look like they are worth a con...
- Thu Aug 23, 2012 11:58 pm
- Forum: SPCR Article Discussion
- Topic: GELID GX-7 & Tranquillo Rev.2 CPU Coolers
- Replies: 8
- Views: 7997
Re: GELID GX-7 & Tranquillo Rev.2 CPU Coolers
I'm still rocking a Gelid Silent Spirit: http://www.gelidsolutions.com/images/products/thumb/silent-spirit_set_288_207.gif I forcibly unbent it into a tower style after reading SPCR's Single Moving Part PC in Silverstone TJ08 . It's been decent, if unspectacular. And was low cost. But it seems to ha...
- Sat Aug 11, 2012 5:41 pm
- Forum: SPCR Article Discussion
- Topic: Western Digital Red 3TB & 1TB Hard Drives
- Replies: 37
- Views: 35499
Re: Western Digital Red 3TB & 1TB Hard Drives
Regarding performance, I can't see why the 1TB is worse. Same density and same platters, right? Just 1 platter for the 1TB and 3 platters for the 3TB? From what I understand about how the SPCR performance testing was done, I think it was a bit limiting. It shows and concludes the 3TB is pretty decen...
- Thu Aug 09, 2012 10:10 am
- Forum: SPCR Article Discussion
- Topic: SilverStone Temjin TJ04-E Evolution Case
- Replies: 26
- Views: 18175
Re: SilverStone Temjin TJ04-E Evolution Case
I'm a bit surprised at that for a green drive. I've never seen drive temperatures go very high. But maybe they did and I didn't notice. My Samsung green drive (single platter 500GB in a scythe quiet drive), seemed to take ages just to get to 30°C. Right now I've got this Maxtor 200GB 7200RPM and tha...
- Thu Aug 09, 2012 9:44 am
- Forum: SPCR Article Discussion
- Topic: SilverStone Temjin TJ04-E Evolution Case
- Replies: 26
- Views: 18175
Re: SilverStone Temjin TJ04-E Evolution Case
The Silverstone comment links to the Google study, which is perhaps the most comprehensive and oft-referenced study on HDD temperatures and their link to reliability. The sweetspot seems to be between 37-42 °C (if I'm reading this right). I'm sure that's not the one I was thinking of or saw, but it...
- Mon Aug 06, 2012 1:06 pm
- Forum: SPCR Article Discussion
- Topic: SilverStone Temjin TJ04-E Evolution Case
- Replies: 26
- Views: 18175
Re: SilverStone Temjin TJ04-E Evolution Case
What temperature is best for peak HDD reliability? I thought it was quite high like 40*C but I can't find any references. But probably putting a heatsink and/or fan on a hard disk will make it less reliable than just letting it run really warm!
- Thu Aug 02, 2012 6:46 pm
- Forum: SPCR Article Discussion
- Topic: be quiet! Dark Rock 2 Tower Heatsink
- Replies: 45
- Views: 40296
Re: be quiet! Dark Rock 2 Tower Heatsink
While we have the greatest respect for both SPCR and their testing methodology, they have, for some inexplicable reason , had problems with this cooler which have not occurred elsewhere. Lol wut. Did you read the review? It's spelled out for you. Bad quality control. You even sent another sample th...
- Sat Jul 21, 2012 12:13 pm
- Forum: SPCR Article Discussion
- Topic: be quiet! Dark Rock 2 Tower Heatsink
- Replies: 45
- Views: 40296
Re: be quiet! Dark Rock 2 Tower Heatsink
Just from this picture I knew it wasn't going to be very good . A lot of the airflow must flow out of the top and sides looking at that, with a bulk of the heatsink sitting there with dead air (no airflow through the middle). As for the price, you can get a Thermalright HR-02 Macho for £40 so it's ...
- Sun Jul 01, 2012 8:54 pm
- Forum: SPCR Article Discussion
- Topic: Reeven Kelveros & Arcziel CPU Coolers
- Replies: 8
- Views: 7694
Re: Reeven Kelveros & Arcziel CPU Coolers
Typo on last page. "thjat". Surely you have a spellchecker?
- Tue Jun 26, 2012 3:39 pm
- Forum: Quiet Prebuilt, SFF and Barebones Systems
- Topic: SPCR Quiet Certified Gaming PC by AVADirect Custom Computers
- Replies: 35
- Views: 62271
Re: SPCR Quiet Certified Gaming PC by AVADirect Custom Compu
@MikeC - I see. But that information is not available in the SPCR Certification report PDF file. Plus people won't want to research and find the information out, otherwise they wouldn't need someone else to assemble their PC for them. I just think if it could be made more clear, you will get a stron...
- Tue Jun 26, 2012 2:37 pm
- Forum: Quiet Prebuilt, SFF and Barebones Systems
- Topic: SPCR Quiet Certified Gaming PC by AVADirect Custom Computers
- Replies: 35
- Views: 62271
Re: SPCR Quiet Certified Gaming PC by AVADirect Custom Compu
"acoustic certification: quiet pc" seems a bit vague. Different people will have different expectations of what a "quiet PC" will be able to deliver in terms of acoustic performance. I thought something like "audible, unobtrusive, low noise" would be better. Which would be the worst acoustic perform...
- Wed Jun 13, 2012 1:26 pm
- Forum: SPCR Article Discussion
- Topic: Scythe Big Shuriken 2 & Reeven Vanxie CPU Coolers
- Replies: 32
- Views: 28765
Re: Scythe Big Shuriken 2 & Reeven Vanxie CPU Coolers
My post got deleted then? I spotted typo...
Including the fan, it measures 80 x 34 x 98 mm
At 38 mm tall, the Vanxie is incredibly short.
Including the fan, it measures 80 x 34 x 98 mm
At 38 mm tall, the Vanxie is incredibly short.
- Tue May 29, 2012 1:07 pm
- Forum: SPCR Article Discussion
- Topic: Jetway AMD G-T40E Fanless Barebones Nettop
- Replies: 6
- Views: 7376
Re: Jetway AMD G-T40E Fanless Barebones Nettop
I had a jetway mini itx motherboard before. Such a piece of crap I wouldn't buy from them again.
You should ask for a review sample of one of those ZOTAC barebone machines with a tiny footprint of 10x10 cm. It's rather impressive looking.
You should ask for a review sample of one of those ZOTAC barebone machines with a tiny footprint of 10x10 cm. It's rather impressive looking.
- Mon Apr 23, 2012 10:39 am
- Forum: SPCR Article Discussion
- Topic: Intel Core i7-3770 Ivy Bridge CPU
- Replies: 18
- Views: 15869
Re: Intel Core i7-3770 Ivy Bridge CPU
Higher idle power consumption with the integrated graphics than sandy bridge. Other reviews would have missed that.
Meanwhile Intel would have you believe idle power is going down thanks to memory controller power gating. Maybe laptop CPUs will not measure so badly relative to sandy bridge mobiles.
Meanwhile Intel would have you believe idle power is going down thanks to memory controller power gating. Maybe laptop CPUs will not measure so badly relative to sandy bridge mobiles.
- Wed Jan 18, 2012 5:50 pm
- Forum: SPCR Article Discussion
- Topic: Seasonic X-1050 PSU: Gold at Kilowatt+
- Replies: 18
- Views: 14595
- Sun Dec 11, 2011 11:45 pm
- Forum: SPCR Article Discussion
- Topic: Fractal Design Define Mini MicroATX Tower
- Replies: 34
- Views: 32482
Re: Fractal Design Define Mini MicroATX Tower
The TJ08-E looses to the Fractal Design Define Mini on HDD temperatures because HDD reliability will be reduced at 25*C compared to 32*C.
I forget what the optimum temperature is but it's probably around 35-40*C.
I forget what the optimum temperature is but it's probably around 35-40*C.
- Tue Sep 06, 2011 8:54 am
- Forum: SPCR Article Discussion
- Topic: Alluetia H3-R Fanless Core i5 Media PC
- Replies: 10
- Views: 11746
- Wed Jul 13, 2011 3:07 pm
- Forum: SPCR Article Discussion
- Topic: Gigabyte A75M-UD2H Mainstream FM1 Motherboard
- Replies: 14
- Views: 12508
Re: Gigabyte A75M-UD2H Mainstream FM1 Motherboard
I missed that too. A 100W TDP and yet it is drawing 150W. Is this a mistake?
- Tue May 24, 2011 9:02 am
- Forum: SPCR Article Discussion
- Topic: Intel Core i3-2100T & Core i5-2400S Low Power CPUs
- Replies: 48
- Views: 44615
Re: Intel Core i3-2100T & Core i5-2400S Low Power CPUs
That might be true if you are a thermal engineer designing for complete precision, I would have to disagree. Considering this is SPCR, what I had in mind would be along the lines on pico PSU and external power brick. It would be helpful to know how many amps you are dealing with as there can be a l...
- Tue May 24, 2011 5:13 am
- Forum: SPCR Article Discussion
- Topic: Intel Core i3-2100T & Core i5-2400S Low Power CPUs
- Replies: 48
- Views: 44615
Re: Intel Core i3-2100T & Core i5-2400S Low Power CPUs
Lawrence has documented clearly that... Yes, yes. But it is useful to know exactly how much power you are dealing with from the CPU for cooling and PSU requirements. Measured on the 12v line to the CPU. 12W difference under load. Ok but that's system power. Can we just assume that: - A conservative...
- Mon May 23, 2011 12:15 pm
- Forum: SPCR Article Discussion
- Topic: Intel Core i3-2100T & Core i5-2400S Low Power CPUs
- Replies: 48
- Views: 44615
Re: Intel Core i3-2100T & Core i5-2400S Low Power CPUs
So what is the peak power consumption of the 35W CPU? I'd like to compare it to the 65W version and max stable undervolt of maybe a quadcore mainstream part.
- Mon May 23, 2011 8:13 am
- Forum: SPCR Article Discussion
- Topic: Intel Core i3-2100T & Core i5-2400S Low Power CPUs
- Replies: 48
- Views: 44615
Re: Intel Core i3-2100T & Core i5-2400S Low Power CPUs
Just to clarify then, the 35W T version only saves about 5W under load than the normal 65W version?
- Wed Apr 06, 2011 5:39 am
- Forum: SPCR Article Discussion
- Topic: Silverstone Fortress FT03 microATX Tower
- Replies: 44
- Views: 39808
Re: Silverstone Fortress FT03 microATX Tower
I like the concept a lot. The case needs reworking with some fundamental changes to be considered. It could be made shorter, loose the hole in the front for CDs, better construction, steel case, drop price a bit, fix the buttons, loose the hotswap... did I miss anything?
- Mon Jan 10, 2011 6:00 am
- Forum: SPCR Article Discussion
- Topic: Sandy Bridge, Part 2: Intel DH67BL & Asus P8H67-M EVO
- Replies: 48
- Views: 39646
Re: Sandy Bridge, Part 2: Intel DH67BL & Asus P8H67-M EVO
The P8H67's BIOS offers more extensive voltage control, though it's not really useful due to the aforementioned inherent overclocking limitations of the H67 chipset. Its only real advantages are a wider range of memory controls and fully customizable control of two of the board's three fan headers....
- Tue Jan 04, 2011 1:16 pm
- Forum: SPCR Article Discussion
- Topic: Sandy Bridge, Part 1: Intel GMA HD 3000 Graphics (Updated)
- Replies: 46
- Views: 33405
Re: Sandy Bridge, Part 1: Intel GMA HD 3000 Graphics
Plus effortless overclocking to 4.4GHz or more and it will easily be more than twice as good as a Q6600.CA_Steve wrote:Looks like the stock Sandy Bridge can be 100% faster in math operations than the Q6600 to me.
- Mon Jan 03, 2011 3:16 pm
- Forum: SPCR Article Discussion
- Topic: Sandy Bridge, Part 1: Intel GMA HD 3000 Graphics (Updated)
- Replies: 46
- Views: 33405
Re: Sandy Bridge, Part 1: Intel GMA HD 3000 Graphics
Page 4, the 2500K idles at an impressively low 3.4W. Add a graphics card and the on die GPU gets power gated so should drop power consumption even more but instead it goes up to 4.0W. Why is that?
- Mon Dec 27, 2010 7:10 am
- Forum: SPCR Article Discussion
- Topic: Noctua NH-C14 Dual Fan Top-down CPU Cooler
- Replies: 13
- Views: 13556
Nice :) But how much does the heatsink overhang the top of the motherboard, roughly? Needs another photo from a different angle. I imagine this heatsink is the ultimate for those of us that have tried unbending a top down cooler so that the fins are right by the exhaust 120mm case fan. Just like in ...
- Sun Nov 28, 2010 8:23 pm
- Forum: General Gallery
- Topic: Antec NSK1300 with PW-200-V DC-DC and Akasa Evo-120
- Replies: 22
- Views: 60277
Re: Antec NSK1300 with PW-200-V DC-DC and Akasa Evo-120
mattlach, I've thought about doing something like that. I think you can feed the graphics card with 12v continuously. When the PC is off, the graphics card will not be using any power. The external DELL PSU will be wasting more power that it should this way unless you can make use of that standby sw...