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- Sun Dec 31, 2006 1:33 am
- Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
- Topic: which x1950 Pro (AGP) and what cooler?
- Replies: 10
- Views: 9087
I don't think I've ever seen a dual AGP board so crossfire support seems pretty impossible. :P Powercolor comes with a cooler from arctic cooling so I'd consider trying that and then decide to upgrade it or not. I've never used that model of cooler but it should be a lot better than the standard one...
- Tue Dec 19, 2006 12:06 pm
- Forum: Cases and Damping
- Topic: is P180 still the boss
- Replies: 12
- Views: 7031
It is mutually exclusive. Overclockers want a case that can provide as much CFM through the cpu/video card as possible. So the more 120mm fan holes the better. Silencers want as few moving parts as possible. So preferably only 1x 120mm fan hole for exhaust. I didnt say you cant make the p180 quiet,...
- Tue Dec 19, 2006 11:42 am
- Forum: Cases and Damping
- Topic: Antec P180 Very Noisy ! (Don't trust reviews)
- Replies: 31
- Views: 16194
Thanks for the helpful comments of others. I will now no doubt buy a new fan, and look towards blocking off the top vent. My point in writing this is not simply for the sake of writing it, I've spent $5000 on a PC, and having trusted a lot of reviewS and comments, simply in my oppinion of course, f...
- Thu Sep 22, 2005 7:46 pm
- Forum: Off Topic
- Topic: Optimus Keyboard + "Transformers"
- Replies: 32
- Views: 18230
- Sun Sep 18, 2005 2:29 pm
- Forum: Quiet Prebuilt, SFF and Barebones Systems
- Topic: "Play Only" HTPC ideas?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 6073
- Fri Apr 29, 2005 4:36 pm
- Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
- Topic: Abit rebadged Radeon X700
- Replies: 7
- Views: 3731
- Fri Apr 29, 2005 3:48 pm
- Forum: CPUs and Motherboards
- Topic: Abit making heatpipe northbridge cooler
- Replies: 3
- Views: 4631
- Fri Apr 29, 2005 3:42 pm
- Forum: Cases and Damping
- Topic: aluminum case - any hope of quieting?
- Replies: 9
- Views: 6413
A generous helping of acoustipack will definately help. You really should narrow down exactly what the buzzing is first though. I would simply remove the side panels and listen to what's making the most noise though and tackle those parts first. Acoustipack is great and will make a decent aluminum c...
- Fri Apr 29, 2005 3:35 pm
- Forum: Cases and Damping
- Topic: Antec p160 or ...
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2662
I like aluminum cases, I like Antec, but Antec's aluminum cases are just flimsy from what I've seen. Basically Antec tends to use thin materials, this is not a huge problem with steel even if it is not optimal for acoustics. But with aluminum it will become a big problem. They do have some improveme...
- Mon Apr 25, 2005 8:02 am
- Forum: Cases and Damping
- Topic: Antec P180 in UK (pre-order)
- Replies: 16
- Views: 8516
I still think that to get the crazy gamers include a good quiet 500watt 24pin powersupply with the case for 200bones and they will sell to the gamers and the silenters too. Antec could have multiple models too with and without p/s. Antec does not have any power supplies that would fit this qualific...
- Mon Apr 25, 2005 7:57 am
- Forum: Cases and Damping
- Topic: New Antec cases being shown at CES on pcmag.com
- Replies: 473
- Views: 401130
- Mon Apr 25, 2005 7:37 am
- Forum: Cases and Damping
- Topic: Mutemat
- Replies: 47
- Views: 32849
- Mon Apr 18, 2005 12:52 pm
- Forum: Cases and Damping
- Topic: New Antec cases being shown at CES on pcmag.com
- Replies: 473
- Views: 401130
- Mon Apr 18, 2005 10:38 am
- Forum: Power Supplies
- Topic: S12 430 enough power????
- Replies: 16
- Views: 6120
Not everyone shares the same reality. On this forum, reality is silence. On the other forum, reality is power. Anything posted on either forum must be considered in light of these differing perspectives about "reality." Any modern quality 430W power supply is plainly enough and then some for the se...
- Fri Apr 15, 2005 12:32 pm
- Forum: Cases and Damping
- Topic: New Antec cases being shown at CES on pcmag.com
- Replies: 473
- Views: 401130
To stop stuff like paperclips from falling into the fan. Not to mention all the dust that would gather there when the fan is not running. This depends a bit on locale, but I suppose the chances of things falling into the fan while running has to do with locale as well (ie whether or not one has kid...
- Tue Apr 12, 2005 8:01 pm
- Forum: The Silent Front
- Topic: Anyone have a loud Dell XPS gaming rig they want silenced?
- Replies: 19
- Views: 32734
- Tue Apr 12, 2005 7:56 pm
- Forum: Power Supplies
- Topic: Why you dont need 500 watts
- Replies: 30
- Views: 10958
Re: Why you dont need 500 watts
You WILL need 500 watts if you have hot air moving into the psu from the case. an isolated, open breathing psu doesnt get hot and therefore, puts out much more wattage of power at higher draws. You WILL need 500 watts if your psu is not efficient. You have a good point that heat effects efficiency,...
- Tue Apr 12, 2005 11:22 am
- Forum: Cases and Damping
- Topic: Lian Li 6070B and 120mm exhaust fan.
- Replies: 13
- Views: 4667
I haven't tried this but the external 120mm does not seem like it would be great at quieting things down to me. Removing your intake fans can do some good, personally I prefer to use very low rpm intake fans though, it may have been my imagination but they seemed to very slighty quiet the HDD sounds...
- Tue Apr 12, 2005 11:16 am
- Forum: Fans and Control
- Topic: Coolermaster new Sleeve Bearing 120mm LED fans : Mini-review
- Replies: 16
- Views: 8388
- Tue Apr 12, 2005 11:13 am
- Forum: Fans and Control
- Topic: Cooler Master SUF-S12-EB safe for Mobo?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3232
It is a balancing act, but I do believe there's been a trend upwards. Not that 8W is going to be typical anytime soon but it's definately to their benefit to keep not only costs low but returns/repairs low as well. Not only for the costs involved but the product image as well. If you get an image as...
- Mon Apr 11, 2005 12:22 pm
- Forum: Fans and Control
- Topic: Cooler Master SUF-S12-EB safe for Mobo?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3232
- Sat Apr 09, 2005 7:52 pm
- Forum: Cases and Damping
- Topic: New Lian Li case
- Replies: 16
- Views: 9453
if you use a phantom that needs to disipate heat via its aluminum fins, and those fins are touching a grilled-out style aluminum case, it HAS to get cooler temps than painted recycled steel. That steel case = Al case for heat idea has not been tested in a system that relies on psu heatsink transfer...
- Thu Apr 07, 2005 10:52 pm
- Forum: The Silent Front
- Topic: Tom's review of the new Pentium Dual Core CPU's...
- Replies: 22
- Views: 9985
I would have liked to see maybe a dual centrino setup if it went to a cheap pricetag with a versatile chipset and socket, yeah, thats not happening. Having LESS of a slow down in foreground tasks on acount of background processes taking up resources wont stop those background processes from taking ...
- Thu Apr 07, 2005 10:29 pm
- Forum: Cases and Damping
- Topic: New Lian Li case
- Replies: 16
- Views: 9453
- Thu Apr 07, 2005 10:20 pm
- Forum: The Silent Front
- Topic: Heat rises is a MYTH!
- Replies: 41
- Views: 19377
- Thu Apr 07, 2005 11:26 am
- Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
- Topic: My future system: will it be reasonnably quiet?
- Replies: 9
- Views: 4316
Personally I would start out with a quieter fan on the CPU. Then I would look at the northbridge and quieter VGA cooling as already suggested. They will both be annoying stock, at least I would find them to be annoying. I would get a Seasonic over a Fortron but both are reasonable choices and in fac...
- Thu Apr 07, 2005 11:15 am
- Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
- Topic: AMD 64 system - Audigy 2 question (plus some Nexus sourcing)
- Replies: 13
- Views: 5403
Re: AMD 64 system - Audigy 2 question (plus some Nexus sourc
I hav ethe Lian Li V1000B case, and there are front media ports on the front bezel. It has the usual mic in, headphones out and 2 USB ports. I'd like to connect it to my Audigy 2 Value card, but I can't figure out where to plug it in. Have any of you done this? Creative Labs decided to display thei...
- Thu Apr 07, 2005 11:04 am
- Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
- Topic: WTF i found my loudest source of noise: my monitor!!!
- Replies: 21
- Views: 9514
- Thu Apr 07, 2005 11:00 am
- Forum: The Silent Front
- Topic: Adbuster's Take on Noise: SPCR's "Anthem?!"
- Replies: 20
- Views: 61329
Except for the mosquitos, going out into the country or out on the water is amazing. It's much more natural. Hopefully corporations will catch on that workers are more productive when they aren't blocking modern noises. I agree but nature can get annoying some days to, particularly crickets! I hate...
- Thu Apr 07, 2005 10:48 am
- Forum: The Silent Front
- Topic: Rants about Hardware review sites...
- Replies: 31
- Views: 32872
There are some good and very valid points made. I still have a small list of hardware sites I will check for info, some of them are big and definately skew things at least part of the time. Still they are useful, just take most reviews with a grain of salt, look at is being said on other sites, and ...