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by Smanci
Mon Sep 03, 2018 11:16 pm
Forum: General Gallery
Topic: Quiet Gaming HTPC at 16 Litres
Replies: 9
Views: 20120

Re: Quiet Gaming HTPC at 16 Litres

CA_Steve wrote:Did you get your 500GB SSD, yet? ;)
Not at 100 for m.2 yet :lol:
by Smanci
Mon Sep 03, 2018 6:55 am
Forum: General Gallery
Topic: Quiet Gaming HTPC at 16 Litres
Replies: 9
Views: 20120

Re: Quiet Gaming HTPC at 16 Litres

Double posting for 08/2018 update.
by Smanci
Tue Nov 14, 2017 8:20 am
Forum: Cases and Damping
Topic: Is totally fanless possible with a fanless mini-ITX?
Replies: 11
Views: 11624

Re: Is totally fanless possible with a fanless mini-ITX?

I have an Msi n3150i ECO with this abdolutely miniscule heatsink. It's housed in a Jonsbo U1 case along with an SFX psu and old Samsung 3,5" HDD. The CPU can get to low 70s (Celsius) if I run Prison Architect and a web browser simultaneously. The only fan is in the PSU. I'd feel quite comfortable us...
by Smanci
Wed Mar 29, 2017 1:10 am
Forum: Quiet Prebuilt, SFF and Barebones Systems
Topic: SFF Options (Silent / Quiet but powerful)
Replies: 11
Views: 21013

Re: SFF Options (Silent / Quiet but powerful)

^^ Have you heard about our lord and savior Jonsbo and their cases? Quietness is pretty much up to what you put in it.
by Smanci
Fri Mar 24, 2017 1:47 am
Forum: Quiet Prebuilt, SFF and Barebones Systems
Topic: Corsair One: how good will it be?
Replies: 4
Views: 12979

Re: Corsair One: how good will it be?

Tweakers.net Sound Corsair claims that the One in idle state no more than 20dB (A) to produce sound. However, it is not known at what distance has been made that measurement. In our test, we measured from a distance of 20cm, the sound with 38,9dB (A) in idle state is significantly higher. The Corsai...
by Smanci
Wed Mar 22, 2017 12:45 pm
Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
Topic: GTX 970 Turbo review
Replies: 8
Views: 12369

Re: GTX 970 Turbo review

This thread is legendary and I'm going to hijack it. I just got a 970 Turbo for cheeeap and decided to slap an AC Mono Plus on it. I'm seeing 44C at full tilt, slightly overclocked and undervolted so all good there, but minimum fan speed is around 1000RPM and that's where I've locked it at. It's SPC...
by Smanci
Fri Mar 17, 2017 11:53 pm
Forum: Newcomers Briefing Room
Topic: Please help me configuring my quiet PC
Replies: 47
Views: 58091

Re: Please help me configuring my quiet PC

Regarding fully passive cards... As long as the minimum fan speed of an actively cooled card is low enough, passive card seems rather pointless as they too do need some amount of airflow. I'm not personally a fan of Nano S thanks to "wasted" space and PSU location but I'm not the one deciding. So if...
by Smanci
Sun Jan 22, 2017 7:29 am
Forum: Power Supplies
Topic: New fan for Cooler Master V550?
Replies: 5
Views: 5127

Re: New fan for Cooler Master V550?

I've got the same issue with the V450S. Contacted CM representative (with a video clip of the noise) and they said it's faulty and I should just take it back to the retailer. If the retailer thinks it's not faulty just tell you had a chat with CM about it.
by Smanci
Fri Dec 30, 2016 6:20 am
Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
Topic: Asus Strix GTX 1070: Not so silent... Review sites wrong ?
Replies: 11
Views: 11320

Re: Asus Strix GTX 1070: Not so silent... Review sites wrong

Rule 1:

If something is called silent by other party than SPCR, it's not, because:

The writer doesn't grasp the concepts of quiet, silent and effectively silent.
The testing environment has high noise floor that prevents differences from being shown.
The reviewer is half-deaf.
The review is paid.
by Smanci
Sun Dec 18, 2016 1:27 pm
Forum: General Gallery
Topic: Quiet 6700k GTX1080 Lian Li bench with raijintek morpheus
Replies: 3
Views: 8650

Re: Quiet 6700k GTX1080 Lian Li bench with raijintek morpheu

This is one of the three builds in existence that really click with me. The case is minimalistic in size, looks and function. HW on top of it follows the theme. There's nothing useless (except for RAM heatsinks and ODD slot), but there's no need for anything more. It simply works. You can leave it o...
by Smanci
Wed Dec 07, 2016 9:11 am
Forum: CPU Cooling
Topic: Scythe Mugen 5
Replies: 8
Views: 6963

Re: Scythe Mugen 5

I don't need the heatsink but.. Give me that fan.
by Smanci
Fri Dec 02, 2016 1:43 pm
Forum: Power Supplies
Topic: Bitfenix Whisper Series
Replies: 7
Views: 8197

Re: Bitfenix Whisper Series

quest_for_silence wrote:
Smanci wrote:I'd expect all of them between 450-850W to have similar fan profiles until 70-80%.

Actually it is not:

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What's the ambient?
by Smanci
Fri Dec 02, 2016 11:42 am
Forum: Power Supplies
Topic: Bitfenix Whisper Series
Replies: 7
Views: 8197

Re: Bitfenix Whisper Series

Those info apply only to the 450/550W models: the larger ones sport a faster fan, which is noisier (min speed around 7-800rpm). I'd expect all of them between 450-850W to have similar fan profiles until 70-80%. Reviewers' hot box temperatures vary wildly so while 25C might not be achieved in a hot ...
by Smanci
Fri Dec 02, 2016 6:19 am
Forum: Power Supplies
Topic: Bitfenix Whisper Series
Replies: 7
Views: 8197

Bitfenix Whisper Series

Interesting review from Tom's HW: http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/bitfenix-whisper-series-550w-psu,4805-5.html Seems like an all-round decent unit with compelling price (70-80€ for the 450W) and, well, fantastic fan profile. Fully modular, 7yr warranty, 135mm FDB fan, 160mm depth. Mind you, this...
by Smanci
Fri Nov 18, 2016 6:52 am
Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
Topic: GTX 1050 Ti review compilation thread
Replies: 54
Views: 66393

Re: GTX 1050 Ti review compilation thread

There's of course this if Arctic Cooling confirm compatibility with 1050. Not exactly a compact solution widthwise but should fit a bunch of small sub-20L cases.

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by Smanci
Thu Nov 17, 2016 9:04 am
Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
Topic: GTX 1050 Ti review compilation thread
Replies: 54
Views: 66393

Re: GTX 1050 Ti review compilation thread

If this are similar to what the GTX750Ti were, it shouldnt matter much, my 750Ti never went over 70C no matter the load, and usually it hang below 65C on long time gaming, i honestly never could hear the MSI GTX750Ti in my HTPC even with madvr and lav filters, even though it was underpowered for it...
by Smanci
Fri Nov 11, 2016 11:37 am
Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
Topic: GTX 1060 Compilation Thread
Replies: 108
Views: 98014

Re: GTX 1060 Compilation Thread

Did you have any trouble fitting it in? I actually had to remove the fan shroud to get it in into the PCIe slot. Luckily, it just clips on with two tabs on each end. Otherwise I would have been screwed. Are you using NVMe drives btw? Can't see any 2,5" drives. My case only has one detachable suppor...
by Smanci
Fri Nov 11, 2016 3:11 am
Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
Topic: GTX 1060 Compilation Thread
Replies: 108
Views: 98014

Re: GTX 1060 Compilation Thread

That's the reason I'm interested, too. Very capable little cooler there but it's interesting to see how ~25% higher W/mm2 affects the cooling performance.

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by Smanci
Wed Nov 02, 2016 4:01 am
Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
Topic: GTX 1070 Review Compilation Thread
Replies: 122
Views: 156458

Re: GTX 1070 Review Compilation Thread

All EVGA ACX models of GTX 1060/70/80 will be fitted with a BIOS update that increases fan speed across the board.

http://www.pcgameshardware.de/Nvidia-Pa ... 0-1212246/
by Smanci
Tue Aug 02, 2016 10:47 pm
Forum: CPU Cooling
Topic: Corsair H110i AIO Cooler - Noise Reduction Question
Replies: 7
Views: 6306

Re: Corsair H110i AIO Cooler - Noise Reduction Question

What's the RPM like in quiet mode? If they run as low as like 500RPM, they're not going to make much of a sound. Could it be possible the pump is making some of that noise?
by Smanci
Tue Jul 26, 2016 1:29 pm
Forum: Silent Storage
Topic: Ultrasonic SSD?
Replies: 56
Views: 37284

Re: Ultrasonic SSD?

If you are saying that SSDs typically make enough noise to be considered audible were it not for the frequency range it is in More like they can, in some cases, make enough noise to be considered audible. Just like with any other device that employs similar circuits, you likely get one that's compl...
by Smanci
Tue Jul 26, 2016 8:19 am
Forum: Silent Storage
Topic: Ultrasonic SSD?
Replies: 56
Views: 37284

Re: Ultrasonic SSD?

So you are saying that basically some SSDs do produce enough sound to be audible, but most (if they do produce this level of sound) end up in the inaudible range? But my question is: is this volume loud enough to be audible had it been in a lower frequency range? Is this typical of SSDs to have tha...
by Smanci
Tue Jul 26, 2016 7:13 am
Forum: Silent Storage
Topic: Ultrasonic SSD?
Replies: 56
Views: 37284

Re: Ultrasonic SSD?

That's the same as giving no answer at all. "Will it be warm tomorrow?" "It might, it might not. It might be shady, it might be cool. It might be cloudy, it might rain. The sun might shine, or it might not." Someone else: "Yeah, they predicted about 30 degrees during the day". "Oh, alright, thanks....
by Smanci
Tue Jul 26, 2016 5:17 am
Forum: Silent Storage
Topic: Ultrasonic SSD?
Replies: 56
Views: 37284

Re: Ultrasonic SSD?

That just treats everything as equivalent. That's like saying spending 10 minutes in the sun is equivalent to 3 hours, because whatever you do, outside there will be sun. So that's no argument at all, it just tries to undo arguments by saying everything is equivalent, when the inquiry was about whe...
by Smanci
Tue Jul 26, 2016 3:31 am
Forum: Silent Storage
Topic: Ultrasonic SSD?
Replies: 56
Views: 37284

Re: Ultrasonic SSD?

Well the question was more whether that would be systemic as that has always been my impression that that would be the case and ..... actually it has been one of the reasons I have stayed away from the 2.5" and 1.8" SSDs (I have less issues with smaller sizes). A fellow weird person once told me th...
by Smanci
Tue Jul 26, 2016 1:31 am
Forum: Silent Storage
Topic: Ultrasonic SSD?
Replies: 56
Views: 37284

Re: Ultrasonic SSD?

Can anyone comment on whether there could potentially ever be any issues with ultrasound coming from SSDs?
As likely as with any PC component.
by Smanci
Tue Jul 19, 2016 6:54 am
Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
Topic: GTX 1060 Compilation Thread
Replies: 108
Views: 98014

Re: GTX 1060 Compilation Thread

The short version from EVGA looks pretty capable in terms of acoustics but look at the minimum fan speed. Again stupidly high.
http://www.legitreviews.com/nvidia-evga ... _184301/11

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by Smanci
Mon Jul 11, 2016 12:41 pm
Forum: Fans and Control
Topic: Corsair ML series
Replies: 13
Views: 12236

Re: Corsair Ml series

I was really interested in these, too, but after a while of searching I found Maglev bearings ( Sunon Vapo ) have been available for closer to twenty years now so I got whiff of heavy-duty marketing :lol: They were used at least by Enermax a couple of years back. I wonder these are mostly just brand...
by Smanci
Tue Jun 21, 2016 9:45 am
Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
Topic: First Radeon RX EU official pricing seen on web
Replies: 10
Views: 7700

Re: First Radeon RX EU official pricing seen on web

That doesn't sound logical: at least, here in Italy a second hand 970 Strix or Gaming costs around 220, so that 250 for a *new* 980-class card looks like a better deal. Many models already sell for around 250 new. That'll force second-hand prices down from the current 200. I've seen a few Msi Gamin...