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- Sat Nov 19, 2011 4:00 am
- Forum: Cases and Damping
- Topic: Do I even need an exhaust fan? - Corsair 650D pos. pressure
- Replies: 4
- Views: 4945
Re: Do I even need an exhaust fan? - Corsair 650D pos. press
I got my 4.6GHz stable overclock as well, with decent temps (peaked at 65C with a vcore of 1.408v). The TY-150 (CPU fan) mostly hovers around 800 RPM at 20C ambient at full Prime95 load. Sometimes it goes up past 820 RPM. Very quiet system. I ran IntelBurnTest as well to test max temps, and I peaked...
- Thu Nov 17, 2011 8:15 am
- Forum: Cases and Damping
- Topic: Do I even need an exhaust fan? - Corsair 650D pos. pressure
- Replies: 4
- Views: 4945
Re: Do I even need an exhaust fan? - Corsair 650D pos. press
It's working out great! I have a work log at the overclock.net forums, and I am currently doing the whole overclocking thing. Still only using the onboard GPU, but I can pretty safely say the positive pressure thing without exhaust fans can work really well. I have a stable 4.5GHz overclock, where t...
- Thu Oct 20, 2011 4:52 pm
- Forum: Cases and Damping
- Topic: Do I even need an exhaust fan? - Corsair 650D pos. pressure
- Replies: 4
- Views: 4945
Re: Do I even need an exhaust fan? - Corsair 650D pos. press
After more reading, I am indeed going to try without exhaust fan, but will add another intake fan in the 5.25" bay:
- Wed Oct 19, 2011 7:02 pm
- Forum: Cases and Damping
- Topic: Do I even need an exhaust fan? - Corsair 650D pos. pressure
- Replies: 4
- Views: 4945
Do I even need an exhaust fan? - Corsair 650D pos. pressure
UPDATE: No I don't need an exhaust fan :mrgreen: As the title says, do I even need an exhaust fan in a decent positive pressure system, as long as metal grills are cut? Currently working on a Corsair 650D (case pics) for a new positive pressure build (overclocked Sandy Bridge i5-2500K). Measuring a...
- Tue Oct 18, 2011 8:48 pm
- Forum: Cases and Damping
- Topic: Corsair 600T review
- Replies: 11
- Views: 11965
Re: Corsair 600T review
Temps are very, very good with the pictured configuration. Note that I do use the built-in fan controller hooked up to front and rear fans, and I turn it up when gaming or doing furmark+prime95 tests. But my furmark+prime95 results are quite good, only hitting 83c video and 75c CPU under what I con...
- Tue Oct 18, 2011 3:47 pm
- Forum: Cases and Damping
- Topic: Corsair 600T review
- Replies: 11
- Views: 11965
Re: Corsair 600T review
Nice. :) I am doing something similar with my Corsair 650D. Cutting grills and such too and adding the foam. I'll be going for a Coolermaster Megaflow in front since I don't need the HDD bays at all (just putting an SSD in the 5.25" bays). For the rear I was almost gonna buy the same Noctua, but I w...
- Tue Oct 11, 2011 12:08 am
- Forum: Fans and Control
- Topic: Best 200mm fan on the market (Airflow/Noise)
- Replies: 5
- Views: 19159
Re: Best 200mm fan on the market (Airflow/Noise)
After some more research, it looks like I can just keep the Corsair fans. The noise issues stem from a conflict between the blade design on the corsair fan in front and the proximity of the metal mesh. Solutions are either to change the fan to something like the megaflow, make a shroud or a spacer t...
- Sat Oct 08, 2011 3:26 pm
- Forum: Fans and Control
- Topic: Best 200mm fan on the market (Airflow/Noise)
- Replies: 5
- Views: 19159
Re: Best 200mm fan on the market (Airflow/Noise)
Thanks for the reply. :) The PC isn't built yet (waiting until november), but I am sure about the case as it has the features I want. Most reviews say the fans are noisy though, hence this thread. :) As I mentioned, it's for gaming (and other not so heat-generating tasks), with an overclocked CPU (i...
- Sat Oct 08, 2011 5:11 am
- Forum: Fans and Control
- Topic: Best 200mm fan on the market (Airflow/Noise)
- Replies: 5
- Views: 19159
Best 200mm fan on the market (Airflow/Noise)
I am looking for a replacement for the front 200mm fan for the Corsair 650D case. I am not limited by the 20mm thickness of the Corsair fan, because I only need one of the two HD bays (for 2-3 SSDs), as shown on the first picture below. PWM is nice but definitely not a must. So far the lineup is: Co...
- Wed Apr 30, 2008 5:12 am
- Forum: Power Supplies
- Topic: Enermax Modu82+ 625W died on me. :(
- Replies: 3
- Views: 3783
Just a quick update: I went for a full refund on the Modu82+ instead of a replacement, and got a Corsair HX620 instead. Everything works fine in the PC, so the Modu82+ only blew out the primary side it appears, and protected the components. That's something at least. :) Noisewise I don't really hear...
- Sat Apr 26, 2008 2:42 pm
- Forum: Power Supplies
- Topic: Experiences- Enermax Modu/Pro82+ 425W/525W? Are they silent?
- Replies: 45
- Views: 35119
Hello, In your other post, you mentioned a power outage had caused the failure -- it is only fair to mention it here, as well. Nono, the PSU caused the power outage in the apartment, not the other way around. I guess power outage isn't really the right word for it though, because the power was stil...
- Sat Apr 26, 2008 5:28 am
- Forum: Power Supplies
- Topic: Experiences- Enermax Modu/Pro82+ 425W/525W? Are they silent?
- Replies: 45
- Views: 35119
Up until my Modu82+ 625W died on me last night after only three days, I was very happy with the noise levels. I basically couldn't hear it, even when I had my system under load. I didn't put my ear right up against it while it was running, but from 50 cm it was pretty much silent, and that was with ...
- Sat Apr 26, 2008 4:29 am
- Forum: Power Supplies
- Topic: Enermax Modu82+ 625W died on me. :(
- Replies: 3
- Views: 3783
Are you using a surge protector or UPS? Nope. The power is usually very clean and stable here in Denmark, so no need. All the other electric devices attached at the time of the death were fine. I think it's the PSU that caused my fuse to blow, and not bad current from the outside. Edit: Just make i...
- Fri Apr 25, 2008 10:27 pm
- Forum: Power Supplies
- Topic: Enermax Modu82+ 625W died on me. :(
- Replies: 3
- Views: 3783
Enermax Modu82+ 625W died on me. :(
I got my Modu82+ 625W this tuesday and plugged it into my waiting system and it worked just great. Pretty much inaudible. Then last night at 4 am, as I was running an overnight session of memtest86, the power went because a fuse blew. After changing a fuse I found out I couldn't restart the PC, and ...
- Fri Mar 21, 2008 5:21 pm
- Forum: Silent Storage
- Topic: New HDDs: RAID 0 vs Single HDD
- Replies: 27
- Views: 16941
- Thu Mar 20, 2008 5:40 pm
- Forum: Watercooling
- Topic: Is watercooling noob-proof?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 8109
Even when watercooling the entire chipset (northbridge, southbridge, mosfets, cpu) and the RAM, GPU and HD, there are still parts of the mobo that would run hot and would require at least a little airflow. Unless you're overclocking, I wouldn't really bother with watercooling just for the cooling it...
- Thu Mar 20, 2008 4:34 pm
- Forum: Silent Storage
- Topic: New HDDs: RAID 0 vs Single HDD
- Replies: 27
- Views: 16941
I just bought two Samsung HD753LJ disks, and I am considering running them in Raid 1 on the onboard intel raid controller. However, I have a couple of questions: Would gaming performance be roughly the same as single HD or worse? In the unlikely event I run out of space, how easy is it to drop the r...
- Thu Mar 20, 2008 9:42 am
- Forum: Watercooling
- Topic: PC in aquarium full of mineral oil
- Replies: 136
- Views: 256006
One other thing to consider is the capillary effect. Oil will travel up wires inside their insulation. This means it will eventually get into the harddisk, monitor, keyboard and mouse (if not cordless), unless the part of the wires and cables under oil are completely oil-proof. It can be stopped by ...
- Thu Mar 20, 2008 3:31 am
- Forum: Power Supplies
- Topic: PSU for 2x 9800 GTX (TX750?)
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2974
- Sun Feb 03, 2008 2:36 am
- Forum: Power Supplies
- Topic: PSU for ~400W @ full load.
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3056
- Sat Feb 02, 2008 9:06 pm
- Forum: Power Supplies
- Topic: PSU for ~400W @ full load.
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3056
i own the corsair TX650 and i never hear it. my video card is louder. if i was building a new system tomorrow, it surely would be using a corsair power supply, i am SO satisfied with this product. Yeah I looked at it, but the DriverHeaven review said it becomes pretty noisy at 50%+ load, so that ma...
- Sat Feb 02, 2008 8:01 pm
- Forum: Power Supplies
- Topic: PSU for ~400W @ full load.
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3056
PSU for ~400W @ full load.
Any newer PSU's that can beat the Corsair HX620 for silence (and efficiency) at around 400W draw at full load? I was looking at the Corsair TX750, since it has a bigger fan and 85% efficiency in the 4-500W range, but from reviews it looks like the HX620 is quieter.
- Mon Jan 28, 2008 5:46 am
- Forum: Watercooling
- Topic: PC in aquarium full of mineral oil
- Replies: 136
- Views: 256006
- Mon Nov 12, 2007 2:32 pm
- Forum: Power Supplies
- Topic: Corsair 1000W PSU
- Replies: 23
- Views: 13432
If a PC's peak load is 300W and its nominal desktop power usage is 100W, then that 1,000W PSU is going to spend most of its time (desktop) wasting power and creating more heat than is necessary - and will usually be noisier because of that. Yes of course the entire range, from idle to max load, has...
- Thu Nov 08, 2007 3:16 pm
- Forum: Power Supplies
- Topic: Corsair 1000W PSU
- Replies: 23
- Views: 13432
Price aside, buying a PSU that only delivers *just* enough juice is rarely optimal. For silence, we'll want the PSU to run unstrained and cool, and that is partly based on effiency (there are certainly other factors too). If the efficiency of this PSU is better than others at a given watt, then it's...
- Thu Nov 08, 2007 2:42 pm
- Forum: Power Supplies
- Topic: Any quiet standard atx psu's under 140 mm deep?
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1920
- Wed Nov 07, 2007 6:58 am
- Forum: Watercooling
- Topic: My watercooling days are over...
- Replies: 41
- Views: 31077
Are you thinking of Opticool or Luminol TRi? http://www.ocforums.com/showthread.php?t=494311 has an explanation of the pitfalls and links to other info on the subject. Another decent read: http://www.hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=851060. Neither can replace water, but I am trying to get ahold of so...
- Sat Nov 03, 2007 11:30 am
- Forum: CPUs and Motherboards
- Topic: TDP of the X38
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2437
- Sat Nov 03, 2007 9:07 am
- Forum: CPUs and Motherboards
- Topic: TDP of the X38
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2437
TDP of the X38
Anyone have an idea what the TDP is for the different components on the X38 chipset? NB, SB, Mosfets and such. Even a ballpark estimate is helpfull. I am basically trying to find out how much heat each part would add to a water cooling loop, or if I can go with passive cooling even if I overclock a ...
- Tue Oct 30, 2007 3:59 am
- Forum: Cases and Damping
- Topic: Computing Chimney?
- Replies: 43
- Views: 32444
Nice project! I would worry a bit about the top components getting too hot myself, so maybe try somthing like this: http://home1.stofanet.dk/mmorpgnut/comp/computer_chimney.gif Double walled chimney, with fans blowing in cool air from the side, directly on to the components as you place them up alon...