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- Tue Aug 20, 2013 12:31 pm
- Forum: Cases and Damping
- Topic: tinted film for dimming bright LED's
- Replies: 9
- Views: 17583
Re: tinted film for dimming bright LED's
Ironically a 2003 Shuttle XPS was my introduction to annoying LED's. Still, if they're providing BIOS-based dimming that gives me hope that LED's may follow in the steps of fan headers in getting that control as a common feature. Though I'm not sure how that would work, or even if it's possible from...
- Mon Aug 19, 2013 5:08 pm
- Forum: Cases and Damping
- Topic: tinted film for dimming bright LED's
- Replies: 9
- Views: 17583
Re: tinted film for dimming bright LED's
That's def more like the industrial film product I thought must be out there. A google image search of "Lithographers Tape" does show it's already being used/promoted as a dimming film. Difficult to tell how dark it actually is (or can be if it's varies in density) but more important is the fact tha...
- Mon Aug 19, 2013 1:28 pm
- Forum: Cases and Damping
- Topic: tinted film for dimming bright LED's
- Replies: 9
- Views: 17583
Re: tinted film for dimming bright LED's
Interesting idea. I can see that working, though I think I'd be reluctant to marker-up a new device I just paid for. Reminds me of how it used to be common to see painted incandescent A-lamp bulbs in advertising. Speaking of signs... 10+ years ago a new LED-lit theater marquee sign was installed on ...
- Mon Aug 19, 2013 1:05 pm
- Forum: Cases and Damping
- Topic: tinted film for dimming bright LED's
- Replies: 9
- Views: 17583
tinted film for dimming bright LED's
In the most recent case review article Lawrence mentioned a common problem - an LED light being uncomfortably bright. I ran across an elegant solution to this last year and a since it didn't turn up in a quick search of the forums I thought I'd make a post about it. The product is called LightDims. ...
- Wed Dec 12, 2012 12:22 pm
- Forum: SPCR Article Discussion
- Topic: Certified Silent Puget Serenity Pro
- Replies: 29
- Views: 33941
Re: Certified Silent Puget Serenity Pro
Is that foamy stuff blown-in to fill empty spaces, or just stuffed-in? It looks like Sealed Air's Instapak product. The foam is created when 2 chemicals are mixed together. The custom fit is achieved by putting the bag in place and closing the container while the foam is still expanding. Here's a v...
- Tue Dec 11, 2012 3:57 pm
- Forum: SPCR Article Discussion
- Topic: Certified Silent Puget Serenity Pro
- Replies: 29
- Views: 33941
Re: Certified Silent Puget Serenity Pro
Thanks for helping me understand all that.
- Tue Dec 11, 2012 2:26 pm
- Forum: SPCR Article Discussion
- Topic: Certified Silent Puget Serenity Pro
- Replies: 29
- Views: 33941
Re: Certified Silent Puget Serenity Pro
So your 72°C suggestion is derived from the 95W result shown on Table 6-2? That "Thermal Mechanical Specifications" document was the one I was confused by earlier. Intel could've been clearer in how they label the 67.4°C target. On the ARK page it's labeled Tcase, and in the Thermal Specs doc it's l...
- Tue Dec 11, 2012 11:47 am
- Forum: SPCR Article Discussion
- Topic: Certified Silent Puget Serenity Pro
- Replies: 29
- Views: 33941
Re: Certified Silent Puget Serenity Pro
Mike can you please elaborate on your "Intel's maximum safe recommended temperature of 72°C" comment? Where does that come from? Does "safe" mean OK to run at the level long-term? Has Intel stated a max temp before throttling generally occurs? Their ARK page only shows a temp for Tcase = 67.4°C, and...
- Thu Oct 18, 2012 12:26 pm
- Forum: SPCR Article Discussion
- Topic: ASUS Radeon HD 7870 DirectCU II
- Replies: 7
- Views: 8324
Re: ASUS Radeon HD 7870 DirectCU II
Olaf van der Spek wrote:Do all dual-slot DC2 HSFs have this problem?[/quote wrote:
I was wondering the same and it seems likely as there is only so much space available. They seem to have chosen a thinner fan over a thinner heatsink.
Looking at the images on Asus' website as well as Newegg it seems all of their 7870, 7850, 660Ti and 660 variations share the same cooler.
- Fri Jun 29, 2012 2:02 pm
- Forum: CPU Cooling
- Topic: Fin spacing most important aspect for TJ08-E install?
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1550
Re: Fin spacing most important aspect for TJ08-E install?
Seems more appropriate to compare the overall fin density, not just the spacing. So I calculated that (roughly) and re-sorted the list fin density = (fin count) x (fin thickness) / (height of fin array) density / width (air travel distance) ------------------------------------- .148 / 71w = Noctua N...
- Mon Jun 25, 2012 4:56 pm
- Forum: CPU Cooling
- Topic: Fin spacing most important aspect for TJ08-E install?
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1550
Fin spacing most important aspect for TJ08-E install?
Hello everyone. I'm planning a new Ivy Bridge i7-3770K build inside a SilverStone Temjin TJ08-E case. The hard drive cage will be occupied so the heatsink will have only one fan, and it will be installed in a pull configuration. The same condition Larry encountered when he reviewed the TJ08-E in Nov...