Search found 54 matches
- Wed Jun 09, 2010 6:09 pm
- Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
- Topic: System Advice on a New Build
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2923
- Fri Jun 04, 2010 9:41 pm
- Forum: The Silent Front
- Topic: Non-optical USB mouse?
- Replies: 78
- Views: 154933
I've never heard of one. As has been mentioned earlier in the thread, even if you could find a ball-mouse these days, they all have optical sensors inside. There simply isn't any other mechanism that's used. So, the answer is "no". But you're not having a reaction to your mouse. If you were, then yo...
- Fri Jun 04, 2010 7:44 pm
- Forum: The Silent Front
- Topic: Non-optical USB mouse?
- Replies: 78
- Views: 154933
- Wed Jun 02, 2010 8:46 am
- Forum: Power Supplies
- Topic: Nexus Value 430 Hissing When Turning Rear Switch-Normal?
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1765
- Wed Jun 02, 2010 8:44 am
- Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
- Topic: Quietest active video cards?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 4280
- Tue Jun 01, 2010 5:50 pm
- Forum: Cases and Damping
- Topic: Front Panel Audio Interference (Antec Mini P180)
- Replies: 30
- Views: 40193
It works! I'm sitting here listening to my headphones making no noise whatsoever, which is what they're supposed to be doing when my computer isn't playing any sound. :-) And they still make the noises when asked to do so, just not at other irrelevant times like when I move my mouse or use my hard d...
- Tue Jun 01, 2010 7:50 am
- Forum: Cases and Damping
- Topic: Front Panel Audio Interference (Antec Mini P180)
- Replies: 30
- Views: 40193
Just got the replacement module from Antec today. We'll see how it goes when I get home. Support was pretty responsive, and the module appears at least slightly different from the old one (the USB connector is two separate 5 pin plugs instead of one 10-pin plug). But as they say, the proof of the pu...
- Fri May 28, 2010 12:48 pm
- Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
- Topic: Quiet comp that can play Starcraft 2! Feedback appreciated
- Replies: 7
- Views: 4665
A tower CPU cooler will overhang the RAM slots on many microATX motherboards. Usually isn't an issue unless you have RAM with tall heat-sinks. I've got a thread about it here.
- Fri May 28, 2010 5:27 am
- Forum: Cases and Damping
- Topic: Antec p183: Mount PSU upside down or not?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 4348
- Wed May 26, 2010 7:42 pm
- Forum: Cases and Damping
- Topic: Drive rails too long in Mini P180?
- Replies: 8
- Views: 4230
Alright, it was a pretty challenging subject. Black on black in low light in a cramped space with a cell-phone camera, but hopefully this illustrates the problem. As you can see, the rail doesn't even fit right even when not attached to a drive: http://www.phong.org/misc/computer/drive-rails/rail.jp...
- Tue May 25, 2010 6:43 pm
- Forum: Cases and Damping
- Topic: Drive rails too long in Mini P180?
- Replies: 8
- Views: 4230
- Tue May 25, 2010 10:35 am
- Forum: Cases and Damping
- Topic: Drive rails too long in Mini P180?
- Replies: 8
- Views: 4230
- Tue May 25, 2010 9:22 am
- Forum: SPCR Article Discussion
- Topic: Fan Test System, 2010
- Replies: 89
- Views: 63389
Maybe gRaphaël for the graphs?
- Mon May 24, 2010 2:38 pm
- Forum: Silent Storage
- Topic: HDD loudest part in system
- Replies: 12
- Views: 4989
- Mon May 24, 2010 11:37 am
- Forum: Silent Storage
- Topic: HDD loudest part in system
- Replies: 12
- Views: 4989
I have a Mini P180 and I'm using the stock mounting mechanism for my drives. Some vibration is transferred to the cage, but it's not excessive. I just transported the Seagate 1 TB drive from my previous computer; it wasn't originally purchased as a particularly quiet drive. It's about as loud as my ...
- Mon May 24, 2010 8:44 am
- Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
- Topic: Will 5750 or 5770 passive cards fit antec 2480 fusion case ?
- Replies: 21
- Views: 13396
- Mon May 24, 2010 6:31 am
- Forum: Silent Storage
- Topic: HDD loudest part in system
- Replies: 12
- Views: 4989
If you have it mounted too firmly (the silicone pads give a lot of leeway) then the effectiveness of the rubber doo-dads is reduced. You don't want it loose enough to be wobbly, but you don't want the pads to be significantly compressed. But I don't think suspension mounting necessarily implies inse...
- Sun May 23, 2010 2:09 pm
- Forum: Cases and Damping
- Topic: Drive rails too long in Mini P180?
- Replies: 8
- Views: 4230
- Sat May 22, 2010 8:30 pm
- Forum: Cases and Damping
- Topic: Front Panel Audio Interference (Antec Mini P180)
- Replies: 30
- Views: 40193
- Sat May 22, 2010 12:12 pm
- Forum: Power Supplies
- Topic: Does your P55 rig have electrical noise?
- Replies: 11
- Views: 7937
- Sat May 22, 2010 9:28 am
- Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
- Topic: Will 5750 or 5770 passive cards fit antec 2480 fusion case ?
- Replies: 21
- Views: 13396
I think that you're right the powercolor wouldn't fit, even if you got one with a straight heat-sink. :-) I'll be happy to post to pictures for you though, I'll send you a PM. Oh, the Powercolor is running about 5 degrees cooler than that for me. Can't say if it's a more open case, cooler ambient, o...
- Sat May 22, 2010 8:54 am
- Forum: CPUs and Motherboards
- Topic: RAM Clearance on Gigabyte GA-P55M-UD2
- Replies: 7
- Views: 5831
Between the increased number of pins, and the flappy metal cover thing, they're tricker than they used to be back in the day. I didn't feel as comfortable as I did with the old ZIF sockets with the pins on the processor package. But it's obviously keyed, and if you've installed a processor and you'r...
- Fri May 21, 2010 8:52 am
- Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
- Topic: GIGABYTE 9800GT Silent Cell - anybody using this card?
- Replies: 26
- Views: 17887
That's the only thing I can think... I did have a problem where sometimes it was getting stuck on the bootsplash. I never tracked down what it was, it might have even been before I installed the binary drivers. But I am not a tender child who needs scary kernel messages hidden from me, so I just tur...
- Thu May 20, 2010 9:13 pm
- Forum: Fans and Control
- Topic: Different noise character in identical fans (Gentle Typhoon)
- Replies: 13
- Views: 4890
- Thu May 20, 2010 8:31 pm
- Forum: Fans and Control
- Topic: Different noise character in identical fans (Gentle Typhoon)
- Replies: 13
- Views: 4890
Actually, the heat-sink's bracket (CM Hyper 212+) has little rubber pads already. I'm like 30-40 under TJ max under load right now, so I guess I can turn these babies down a bit further still. The room is air-conditioned (more or less a necessity in Florida just to keep the mold at bay), so I guess ...
- Thu May 20, 2010 8:22 pm
- Forum: Cases and Damping
- Topic: Front Panel Audio Interference (Antec Mini P180)
- Replies: 30
- Views: 40193
I fixed it! I had the case apart to fiddle with my fans so I decided to give it another shot. I pulled the module out of the front bezel and cut it open with a Dremel. It was more or less as I expected. The audio part of it was in its own sub-unit made of translucent plastic embedded in the molded b...
- Thu May 20, 2010 8:05 pm
- Forum: Fans and Control
- Topic: Different noise character in identical fans (Gentle Typhoon)
- Replies: 13
- Views: 4890
I took the fans out of the case, and they were indistinguishable from one another. They even spun down exactly the same when I turned off the power. It was like two synchronized swimmers. Almost like creepy twins. And they took forever to spin down - the bearings must be very well balanced. Near as ...
- Thu May 20, 2010 7:44 pm
- Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
- Topic: GIGABYTE 9800GT Silent Cell - anybody using this card?
- Replies: 26
- Views: 17887
- Thu May 20, 2010 3:55 pm
- Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
- Topic: GIGABYTE 9800GT Silent Cell - anybody using this card?
- Replies: 26
- Views: 17887
I've got the PowerColor Go! Green Radeon 5750 which has been discussed around the forum. Allegedly the 5000 series have some missing features in the Linux drivers, but I've had no trouble. Granted, I've only had it set up for a week, but I've done overnight stress tests and whatnot without any insta...
- Thu May 20, 2010 3:03 pm
- Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
- Topic: GIGABYTE 9800GT Silent Cell - anybody using this card?
- Replies: 26
- Views: 17887