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- Wed May 30, 2012 9:22 am
- Forum: SPCR Article Discussion
- Topic: Noctua to use Active Noise Cancellation in new Fan
- Replies: 49
- Views: 88742
Re: Noctua to use Active Noise Cancellation in new Fan
If you look at RotoSub's page, they have photos which allude to the concept of how the noise cancellation might. It could be a relatively simple concept that utilises the fan itself as the out of phase transducer. It appears that the inner edge of the fan frame has an electromagnetic strip which int...
- Wed Jul 21, 2010 12:31 pm
- Forum: Quiet Prebuilt, SFF and Barebones Systems
- Topic: NEW Lian-Li V354
- Replies: 3
- Views: 4849
- Tue Jul 13, 2010 8:14 am
- Forum: General Gallery
- Topic: Solo Bedroom PC
- Replies: 41
- Views: 40255
- Tue Jul 13, 2010 7:44 am
- Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
- Topic: I got the Qs but I'm missing the As :/
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1476
I would definitely recommend going for at least the 5770 vid card for your desired resolution. The 5750 performs close to the older 4850. I have both cards and play at 1680x1050 res and a single card cannot run with all the bells and whistles effectively. I have two 5750s in CrossfireX and it does ...
- Sun Jul 04, 2010 11:23 pm
- Forum: General Gallery
- Topic: My quiet Maingear SHIFT
- Replies: 8
- Views: 5960
Well I've suspended a 700 rpm 120mm fan about 10mm beneath the graphics card coolers and have the adjustable speed 180mm fan spinning at 900 rpm with a resultant peak temp of 91* C. That's a delta T of 14* C versus doing without the 120mm fan. Most of the time while I play Assassin's Creed, the tem...
- Sat Jul 03, 2010 9:31 am
- Forum: General Gallery
- Topic: My quiet Maingear SHIFT
- Replies: 8
- Views: 5960
- Sat Jun 26, 2010 10:07 am
- Forum: General Gallery
- Topic: My quiet Maingear SHIFT
- Replies: 8
- Views: 5960
The airflow is from bottom to top. There is a 180mm variable Silverstone intake fan under the GPUs and a reg 180mm Silverstone intake under the CPU. The mobo temps remain good, but the best I can achieve for my GPUs is 95* C when playing Assassin's Creed while the rear fan is spinning at 1200 rpm. ...
- Sat Jun 19, 2010 1:18 pm
- Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
- Topic: Advice on a few components, please.
- Replies: 15
- Views: 5927
If silence is a big part of the decision process, I can recommend the Seasonic X650 PSU. The advantage of this PSU is that the fan rarely comes on and even when it does, it is silent. I've never been able to hear my PSU, even when I've put my ear down where it mounts. Just something to think about....
- Sat Jun 19, 2010 1:09 pm
- Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
- Topic: looking for advice from all you experts...
- Replies: 28
- Views: 9506
Sorry for such a late post, but I have the Sony Optiarc DVD-RW and would like to say that it is very quiet for an optical drive. It's very quiet if you have it mounted well. I've mass damped my drive and made it so that it's fairly innocuous barring the occasional spin up. I highly recommend it and...
- Mon Jun 14, 2010 7:40 pm
- Forum: SPCR Article Discussion
- Topic: AMD Phenom II Stock Coolers
- Replies: 20
- Views: 21158
- Fri Jun 11, 2010 5:42 pm
- Forum: The Silent Front
- Topic: [Poll] What's your system's noisiest parts ?
- Replies: 31
- Views: 26606
- Tue May 25, 2010 9:09 am
- Forum: Newcomers Briefing Room
- Topic: Need advice for an almost silent AM3 build?
- Replies: 16
- Views: 11715
Are you able to obtain a Scythe Ninja 3? I'm not aware of any passive coolers that can perform as well as the Thermalright HR-01 plus. There are other active air cooling designs that will work well with the phenom IIx4 965BE if you're not going to OC. I would recommend something from the recommende...
- Tue May 25, 2010 8:58 am
- Forum: SPCR Article Discussion
- Topic: Fan Test System, 2010
- Replies: 89
- Views: 62476
- Mon May 24, 2010 9:26 am
- Forum: Newcomers Briefing Room
- Topic: Need advice for an almost silent AM3 build?
- Replies: 16
- Views: 11715
If you're adding fans, I don't see why you couldn't also consider the Thermalright HR-01 plus w/ fan duct running passive. The duct does help with the CPU temp, but, more importantly, makes a tremendous difference on mobo temps as it doesn't allow the CPU heat to linger within the case. I don't thi...
- Fri May 21, 2010 5:21 pm
- Forum: General Gallery
- Topic: My quiet Maingear SHIFT
- Replies: 8
- Views: 5960
With an ambient temperature of 75* F, my CPU idles at 37*C and GPU core runs at 50*C. My HDD stays between 27*C and 28*C even while I'm gaming. While gaming for hours, with everything maxed, incl. AA, the GPUs can hit peaks of 105*C without any artifacts nor other gaming issues. The rear bottom inta...
- Thu May 20, 2010 8:32 am
- Forum: SPCR Article Discussion
- Topic: Fan Test System, 2010
- Replies: 89
- Views: 62476
[...] On the other hand, there are fans which measure within 1 dBA of each other, yet we have a clear, unquestionable preference for one. This is where, as I said earlier, subjective listening becomes all-important, and SPL by itself cannot be the final arbiter of fan acoustics. As an ex-audio comp...
- Wed May 19, 2010 2:48 pm
- Forum: SPCR Article Discussion
- Topic: Fan Test System, 2010
- Replies: 89
- Views: 62476
I like the move to returning to the basics! Cooling performance vs. noise output is what we're here for. I look forward to your running this test with all the favorites as well as new fans passing through your hands. While no single test can provide all information, this new system should give us m...
- Wed May 19, 2010 2:21 pm
- Forum: General Gallery
- Topic: My quiet Maingear SHIFT
- Replies: 8
- Views: 5960
My quiet Maingear SHIFT
Hey everybody! I've been spending some time playing various games on my new PC and am very happy with how quiet it is. I know it's not silent, but I'd have to do some mods to make it any quieter. The people at Maingear listened to my needs and worked hard to provide me with a good system. The SHIFT...
- Wed May 12, 2010 7:19 am
- Forum: Watercooling
- Topic: Reserator v2 video compatible cards
- Replies: 27
- Views: 17935
[...]Silly (ish) question, but I have some spare RAMSinks as the 5770 only has 4modules. Although on the back of the card, you can see them too - should I attach the spare RAMsinks to the back as well? I'm pretty sure that would be a yes. I have passive cooled 5750s and they have RAMsinks on the ba...
- Wed May 05, 2010 9:42 am
- Forum: CPU Cooling
- Topic: Good value Tower AM2 CPU cooler
- Replies: 11
- Views: 4078
- Wed May 05, 2010 9:34 am
- Forum: Fans and Control
- Topic: Which PWM, CPU or Specialty Fan do you Want SPCR to Review?
- Replies: 50
- Views: 37288
- Tue May 04, 2010 2:05 pm
- Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
- Topic: 5770 Accelero S2 Fits?
- Replies: 22
- Views: 31384
Anyone know if a Accelero S1 (Rev 2) fits a 5750? I have one at the moment on my 3870 but I would like to upgrade (need 3 monitors, infrequent PC gamer as well). The Club 3D/PowerColor ones seem to have an S1 but I don't have know if it's been modified. They are not available in the UK still. I'm r...
- Mon May 03, 2010 9:12 pm
- Forum: SPCR Article Discussion
- Topic: Thermalright HR-01 Plus: 2nd Gen Killer Tower Cooler
- Replies: 57
- Views: 46595
I'm currently using the HR-01 plus with the fan duct attached to a Noctua S12-B @ 500-650 rpm cooling a Phenom II x4 965 BE @ 3.6GHz. The new Thermalright AM2/AM3 rev. 2 bolt-through mount kits allow for 90* rotation for better flexibility in installation. This cooler provides excellent performance...