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by Chis
Thu Apr 12, 2012 8:41 am
Forum: SPCR Article Discussion
Topic: Corsair Obsidian 550D Quiet Mid-Tower Case
Replies: 18
Views: 18922

Re: Corsair Obsidian 550D Quiet Mid-Tower Case

I've been looking forward to SPCR's coverage on this potentially excellent case. I'm not disappointed. It performs well. However I'm VERY dismayed that Corsair didn't include any screw holes on the rear of the case at all. Sure the push-open mechanism is easy, but there is absolutely no way to secur...
by Chis
Mon Jun 28, 2010 3:19 am
Forum: CPUs and Motherboards
Topic: AMD Phenom II X6 1055T reissued in 45nm 95W TDP edition!
Replies: 15
Views: 12316

AMD Phenom II X6 1055T reissued in 45nm 95W TDP edition!

http://www.hexus.net/content/item.php?item=25269 I'm sure there are SPCR readers that are looking for "high performance" silent workstations, like myself. My Q6600 just isn't cutting it any more, i7s are too expensive, and previously AMD's 6-core champ had a rather higher 125W TDP. So now they're re...
by Chis
Fri Apr 30, 2010 12:54 pm
Forum: SPCR Article Discussion
Topic: Recommended Hard Drives - a major revision
Replies: 73
Views: 102764

Will SPCR be re-testing some recent drives? I'd really like to see how Samsung's F3 series compares. I bought a 500GB F3 anyway, recently, and it performs perfectly well. But SPCR's official view is always what I seek first before considering a drive, where possible.
by Chis
Mon Jul 27, 2009 11:08 pm
Forum: Silent Storage
Topic: WD5000AADS: where in the world is Caviar Sandiego?
Replies: 47
Views: 57339

I don't know about the WD5000AADS, but the newest WD5000AAKS Caviar Blue are now single platter drives, and VERY fast!

... Argh, sorry, I can't post links. It's at Yertech's / Yersys blogspot page.

Drat, I still have one of the first gen WD5000AAKS drives...