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- Tue Oct 27, 2020 12:03 pm
- Forum: Silent Storage
- Topic: HDD vibration & noise reducing methods - ranked
- Replies: 196
- Views: 1355223
Re: HDD vibration & noise reducing methods - ranked
- My original soft elastic suspension using stretchy elastic from a sewing shop. - Aphonos frameless elastic suspension alternative his elastic looks kind of thick but you could use a thinner stretchier one - NoVibesIII - but without last top O-ring (which forces drive to bottom out) - heat a poten...
- Tue Jun 18, 2019 10:28 pm
- Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
- Topic: Monitor for $200 or less? (Used OK)
- Replies: 4
- Views: 13315
Re: Monitor for $200 or less? (Used OK)
19" may be too small for 1920x1080. I would take 21-24". Yeah, I used U2412M too before switching to 27" 1440p. iirc it's not PWM flickering-free though (or did they fix that in newer revisions?), so may cause fatigue for some people... Though it's not really proven that it causes fatigue or other n...
- Fri Jun 07, 2019 1:17 am
- Forum: Silent Storage
- Topic: WD60EFAX vs WD60EFRX
- Replies: 2
- Views: 20725
WD60EFAX vs WD60EFRX
Looks like there is a new 6 TB WD Red replacing older WD60EFRX.
Anyone used it? Is it still not helium?
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07MYL7KVK
Anyone used it? Is it still not helium?
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07MYL7KVK
- Wed May 29, 2019 6:23 am
- Forum: Off Topic
- Topic: Anyone recommend a 1440p monitor ?
- Replies: 2
- Views: 10714
Re: Anyone recommend a 1440p monitor ?
It depends on app and OS, modern apps usually don't have scaling issues and there are some improvements in each major Windows update, but yeah 1440p is the safest choice.Orusc wrote:I don't want a 4K because text looks bad when scaled
- Mon Feb 25, 2019 5:02 am
- Forum: Fans and Control
- Topic: Speedfan, max speed at startup
- Replies: 4
- Views: 12367
Re: Speedfan, max speed at startup
Use Task Scheduler, iirc it will not launch as admin from Startup folder.
- Fri Feb 08, 2019 2:47 pm
- Forum: CPU Cooling
- Topic: Ryzen 7 2700x
- Replies: 7
- Views: 14359
- Thu Jan 31, 2019 11:59 am
- Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
- Topic: Quiet work/gaming PC. 9900k
- Replies: 20
- Views: 20362
Re: Quiet work/gaming PC. 9900k
i would recommend to run the bios Fan running and see if you like it, i always setup my own graphs for each header and test multiple stress until i find the way i like it. Yes, tried it, seems mostly fine but there are some inconveniences: not possible to to test fans to know what % results in what...
- Tue Jan 29, 2019 1:29 pm
- Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
- Topic: Quiet work/gaming PC. 9900k
- Replies: 20
- Views: 20362
Re: Quiet work/gaming PC. 9900k
Other USB keyboards worked fine.
Actually it seems to be something specific to Das: tried 2 models when encountered this for the first time (old Ultimate version from 2012 and the latest Ultimate), both didn't work.
Actually it seems to be something specific to Das: tried 2 models when encountered this for the first time (old Ultimate version from 2012 and the latest Ultimate), both didn't work.
- Tue Jan 29, 2019 9:42 am
- Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
- Topic: Quiet work/gaming PC. 9900k
- Replies: 20
- Views: 20362
Re: Quiet work/gaming PC. 9900k
Try other USB ports, there are some that are intel native and some are 3rd party, and usually this semi high end boards come with multiple internal usb hub/controllers Yeah, I tried several ports, front and back, and hubs on other devices, nothing worked, it would just flash the num lock etc. light...
- Tue Jan 29, 2019 2:32 am
- Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
- Topic: Quiet work/gaming PC. 9900k
- Replies: 20
- Views: 20362
Re: Quiet work/gaming PC. 9900k
Finally got my build :) The same as in the first message but Asrock Z390 Taichi Ultimate, 2x 2x16GB LPX 3000Mhz C15, Palit Gamerock GTX 1080. haven't tested much the temperatures yet, in some games it was about 60-70C with fans at quite low rpms. Some issues that I encountered so far: 10G network po...
- Wed Jan 23, 2019 12:17 pm
- Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
- Topic: RTX 2060 review compilation thread
- Replies: 9
- Views: 15275
Re: RTX 2060 review compilation thread
Founders Editions are probably not the best choice for silence even in 2xxx because they don't turn off the fans in idle unlike many other cards from Asus/MSI/Palit/...
- Wed Jan 23, 2019 1:32 am
- Forum: Watercooling
- Topic: GPU watercooling?
- Replies: 19
- Views: 54999
Re: GPU watercooling?
Yeah, many MSI/Asus/Palit/... GPUs turn off the fans in idle and during gaming it doesn't matter much because of the sound/headphones.
Also most users don't want to mess with replacing the GPU cooler + some think that it voids the warranty (afaik it's not, though may depend on manufacturer, country).
Also most users don't want to mess with replacing the GPU cooler + some think that it voids the warranty (afaik it's not, though may depend on manufacturer, country).
- Thu Jan 10, 2019 2:45 am
- Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
- Topic: Quiet work/gaming PC. 9900k
- Replies: 20
- Views: 20362
Re: Quiet work/gaming PC. 9900k
Im sorry i haven't received it yet (i don't live in the US delivery to me takes weeks) Yeah, np, I probably will not order until somewhere during the next week or later anyway because half of the parts are out of stock here. Also remember we have CES2019 just around the corner, maybe AMD shows some...
- Mon Jan 07, 2019 1:59 pm
- Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
- Topic: Quiet work/gaming PC. 9900k
- Replies: 20
- Views: 20362
Re: Quiet work/gaming PC. 9900k
If i were able to fit it, i would use G.SKILL TridentZ RGB Series 32GB (2 x 16GB) 288-Pin DDR4 SDRAM DDR4 3200 (PC4 25600) Desktop Memory Model F4-3200C14D-32GTZR afaik it should be possible to mount BeQuiet DRP4 fan a bit higher but it's 420 EUR instead of 220-270 (so +300-400 EUR for 64 GB), not ...
- Mon Jan 07, 2019 10:31 am
- Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
- Topic: Quiet work/gaming PC. 9900k
- Replies: 20
- Views: 20362
Re: Quiet work/gaming PC. 9900k
Any updates about Taichi? :) btw I was researching AIO watercooling a bit because people always say that watercooling is great (and I was thinking that maybe e.g. BeQuiet AIO is actually quiet, I am mainly worried about the pump in idle), but looks like there is not much difference between AIO and h...
- Thu Jan 03, 2019 12:55 am
- Forum: The Silent Front
- Topic: Buildzoid video about coil whine, mods
- Replies: 2
- Views: 21789
Re: Buildzoid video about coil whine, mods
I usually use 1.5-2x speed.
- Wed Dec 26, 2018 9:50 am
- Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
- Topic: Quiet work/gaming PC. 9900k
- Replies: 20
- Views: 20362
Re: Quiet work/gaming PC. 9900k
hm, looks like in most coil whine reports people say that it's only in idle and disabling C-states or C1E removes or decreases it.
So maybe it's not a big issue then, as I understand disabling C-states only a bit decreases power efficiency in idle (like +5W).
So maybe it's not a big issue then, as I understand disabling C-states only a bit decreases power efficiency in idle (like +5W).
- Wed Dec 26, 2018 6:02 am
- Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
- Topic: Quiet work/gaming PC. 9900k
- Replies: 20
- Views: 20362
Re: Quiet work/gaming PC. 9900k
if you fear Gigabyte is more likely to have coil whine, go with AsRock Taichi. Yeah, seems like it's indeed could be a safer option because I see many coil whine reports on Master but almost no about Taichi (could be partially because it is less popular though). However in some of the Hardware Unbo...
- Tue Dec 25, 2018 9:38 am
- Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
- Topic: Quiet work/gaming PC. 9900k
- Replies: 20
- Views: 20362
Re: Quiet work/gaming PC. 9900k
Now lots of motherboards that don't have good vrms simply throttle the cpu in order to keep vrms under control and the cpu temperature hm, I wonder why they do that if as I understand people successfully use Asus XI Hero for 9900k OC. btw found this strange review in which Asus is cooler than other...
- Mon Dec 24, 2018 8:38 am
- Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
- Topic: Quiet work/gaming PC. 9900k
- Replies: 20
- Views: 20362
Re: Quiet work/gaming PC. 9900k
there are lots of VRM thermal throttling that limit what the 9900k was design to do, specially i would avoid Asus this gen, at least if you want to still go with 9900k. We saw lot of different results on inital 9900k reviews because of this I thought it matters mostly for OC 9900k. Yeah, I will thi...
- Mon Dec 24, 2018 3:17 am
- Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
- Topic: Quiet work/gaming PC. 9900k
- Replies: 20
- Views: 20362
Quiet work/gaming PC. 9900k
I am planning to build a new work/gaming (1440p 144Hz) PC soon. Here is what I am planning so far: Intel Core i9-9900K 8C/16T Be Quiet! Dark Rock PRO 4 Asus ROG MAXIMUS XI HERO Wi-Fi Z390 Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400MHz C14 2x16GB MSI GeForce RTX 2070 GAMING Z 8G Fractal Design Define R6 Blackout...
- Fri Dec 21, 2018 10:04 am
- Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
- Topic: The best quiet RTX 270: Asus Strix vs MSI Gaming?
- Replies: 1
- Views: 7649
The best quiet RTX 270: Asus Strix vs MSI Gaming?
I am planning to build a new gaming/work PC soon (1440p 144Hz), so since GTX 1080/1080 Ti are no longer available the only choice seems to be RTX 270 (280 is too expensive and probably not necessary, I doubt that we will see something interesting requiring Raytracing in this generation). According t...
- Wed Dec 05, 2018 2:34 pm
- Forum: The Silent Front
- Topic: Buildzoid video about coil whine, mods
- Replies: 2
- Views: 21789
Buildzoid video about coil whine, mods
Buildzoid (Actually Hardcore Overclocking) made a video showing several types of inductors and explaining how they cause coil whine, also suggested some ideas for mods to reduce coil whine.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4D6PKusyvUU
Maybe someone will find this useful.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4D6PKusyvUU
Maybe someone will find this useful.
- Sun Nov 11, 2018 11:18 pm
- Forum: Cases and Damping
- Topic: Air flow vs silent based cases- Gamers Nexus
- Replies: 2
- Views: 8271
Re: Air flow vs silent based cases- Gamers Nexus
They tested powerful gaming PC in BeQuiet 601 with stock 2 fans, doesn't seem like a fair comparison, it shouldn't be used like that.
Also there are other noises besides fans: coil whine, HDD vibration, ...
Maybe BeQuiet is better for that.
Also there are other noises besides fans: coil whine, HDD vibration, ...
Maybe BeQuiet is better for that.
- Sat Nov 03, 2018 6:36 am
- Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
- Topic: Quietest case in 2018 for $150 or less?
- Replies: 2
- Views: 7057
Re: Quietest case in 2018 for $150 or less?
R5? The latest model in this line is R6.
Also they recently released very similar S2.
Also they recently released very similar S2.
- Fri Oct 26, 2018 6:53 am
- Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
- Topic: Tips for Building a PC for Audio Work (for 2019)
- Replies: 5
- Views: 9606
Re: Tips for Building a PC for Audio Work (for 2019)
Yeah, by resolution I mean the most common monitor size for that resolution without scaling, like 21-24" for 1080p and 27-32" for 1440p.resistante wrote:High resolution won't magically give you more space, it will give you more dpi.
- Thu Oct 25, 2018 10:41 am
- Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
- Topic: Silent Video Editing / Workstation PC Build (Late 2018)
- Replies: 1
- Views: 5704
Re: Silent Video Editing / Workstation PC Build (Late 2018)
afaik for Premiere RTX are better than 1xxx GPUs, but 2070 is almost the same as 2080 Ti.
So 2070 (or 2060 when it's released) may be a better choice if the budget is not too limited.
So 2070 (or 2060 when it's released) may be a better choice if the budget is not too limited.
- Thu Oct 25, 2018 10:27 am
- Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
- Topic: Tips for Building a PC for Audio Work (for 2019)
- Replies: 5
- Views: 9606
Re: Tips for Building a PC for Audio Work (for 2019)
A 1440p monitor is recommended due to the increased amount of digital workspace and multitasking capability it offers compared to a 1080p monitor, though some users may prefer 2 1080p monitors. Windows currently does not scale 4K monitors well. And some may prefer 2 1440p :) Or 1 40" 4K. Or ultrawi...
- Wed Oct 24, 2018 10:20 pm
- Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
- Topic: A General 2018 Update on SPCR's Part Recommendations
- Replies: 1
- Views: 6083
Re: A General 2018 Update on SPCR's Part Recommendations
There are recently released EVGA or Seasonic ones in the $65+ price range that are silent at low loads and don't get very load. There are many good semi-passive PSU like that, Corsair RMx is often recommended. CPU Cooler: Scythe Mugen is still a good mid-range option (<$50); in higher price ranges ...
- Wed Oct 24, 2018 5:08 am
- Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
- Topic: PC Build For Music Production
- Replies: 13
- Views: 13206
Re: PC Build For Music Production
Regarding the PSU, can you explain better why would the RMX be better than the RMi? 2) decent build. 3) semi-passive fan design means the fan won't be turning when you use it for most tasks (including music production)...and may not turn on except for the most demanding video editing/transcoding/ga...