rei wrote:I've never touched Gigabyte drivers Alway use reference ATI Catalyst. I play Gamecube with the VIVO using DScaler.

That's very good to hear. I guess they use an ATI chip for VIVO?

Just need to wait for them to release the AGP version then. Thanks.

Anyone know when the AGP version will be available in the states? The Gigabyte site has it listed (model #GV-R80L256V) as "Coming Soon". Also, do you have to stick to the Gigabyte drivers if you want to keep the VIVO functionality or are there separate drivers for VIVO that can be used with whatever...

I picked up a Matrox G450 on ebay for about $20 shipped a few weeks back. Passively cooled. Great 2D. It's in my Linux server now.

Check out the fan they list as the "stock fan" = Maker: Panaflo (Panasonic) Model: FBA12G12L1 A Compatability charts and more information will come out when mass production units leave the assembly line. Does this mean no tach output? Seems odd to me to provide a heatsink fan without RPM monitoring...

Before this turns into something similar to what happened with samsung drives, I have to say that I'm extremely happy with my noisetaker (it's the active PFC version) and there are others here who are in the same boat. No coil whine. It is quieter and runs cooler than my Zalman 400. When I turn the ...

Actually, I'm not so sure about the consistency of Acoustifans. I've had a couple 80mm ones installed for the past couple months and they're slightly buzzy. It's only observable up close with the case open but nonetheless they are audible. Kinda sounds like a mini RC plane propeller (but much much q...

I have the active PFC 470W version and feeling it right now it feels barely even warm. And this is under load (Folding). PSU fan spinning at 800 rpms and case temp is 30C.

Well, here's my previous thread on the subject (and I'm sure mine wasn't the first): http://forums.silentpcreview.com/viewtopic.php?t=12986&highlight= It's worked out well for me. It brings in cooler air to my CPU heatsink and so I've been able to further undervolt both my front intakes and heatsink...

Good to know it's possible. How big is that heatsink? Right now, I'm thinking something like this: http://2cooltek.safeshopper.com/67/155.htm?20 It's about the size of the stock heatsink but with fins where the fan inset was. Not sure if this is enough but it has the advantage of having a low profil...

pjp wrote:I was considering the Enermax NoiseTaker 475 because of the 82% efficiency (although I would prefer Active PFC).

FYI, there are Active PFC versions of the Noisetakers.

While rotating parts in and out of machines, I found I had an old GeForce GTS 2 card (Elsa Gladiac, to be more specific) lying around. I plugged it into one of my machines and found the fan to be annoyingly loud. Is it possible to passively cool this thing with the stock heatsink by just unplugging ...

Just got a SP 1213N (my 2nd samsung drive). I ordered it from excaliberpc.com and it has a NIDEC motor. I asked for the NIDEC in the comments field when I placed the order though I'm not sure if they actually listened or if I got lucky. It seems a tad quieter than the one I already have (which has t...

Anyone seen/used this? http://store.yahoo.com/svcompucycle/hddsil-22.html I've hesitated to use any silencing techniques that would result in having to stick my HD in a 5" bay because it would lose being in the airstream of the intake fans for cooling. This one has a cut out and screw holes to mount...

Still doing well with it. I have not experienced it ramping up at all even under full load. RPM's are almost always at 800-900. I suspect one odd thing which I think someone else mentioned in another thread is that some of the hot air is being blown through the front vents. Part of this may be due t...

Yeah, I'm considering using a duct now. I only have one rear exhaust but it didn't seem to be doing much in that capacity so I can afford to lose it (most of the heat seems to be exhausted by the PSU and blowhole).

So, where can I find that sunbeam duct?

Sorry if this has been discussed before but I couldn't find anything specific to this. In my neverending quest to find the right balance between cooling and silence, I noticed the air coming out of my rear exhaust was on the cool side whereas the PSU and top blowhole fan were expelling pretty warm a...

It makes the PSU a little "greener", is all, it should not affect the workings. MikeC / Ralf - any corrections on this part? Well, I'm not MikeC or Ralf, but one thing about the active PFC version is that you don't have a switch for input voltage (it "autosenses"). A minor point but it would have p...

Installed my Noisetaker this weekend and am very pleased. The fan stays at around 800rpm and I've only caught it once hitting 1000. I was finally able to rotate out the Enermax "Whisper" PSU out of my machines. Now, though, my airflow characteristics have changed and so it's back to tweaking fan vol...

Hutil doesn't work on SATA. SMART doesn't work on SATA in my MoBo so, no temp readings from SATA drives. More problems when installing OSses on SATA. HUtil works fine on my Samsung SATA drive as well as SMART and I had no problems installing XP on it. I'm using the Intel ICH5 controller so I think ...

That's good to hear. Thanks for the response. I think I'm going to order one now. Ironically, it is replacing another Enermax PSU (the so-called "Whisper") which is loud as hell. I swore off Enermax but seeing the reviews here swayed me. I guess I'll have to get used to the full power rev-up ever ti...

Seeing as Seasonic is still having problems with rolling out their A3 revisions, I'm looking into one of these instead. My main concern is that it has a bottom mounted fan drawing air in from the CPU. Anyone running this with a hot CPU (I'm running a P4 3.0 C)? Do you find it ramps up earlier than i...

Ack, I just got one of these. Problem is that it is on my slow work machine (PII 550). It's taking about 40 minutes per frame and it's 400 frames so I calculate that it won't be done for 11 days. I guess I won't bother checking the status of this one for a while.

Ok, I figured out my problem. First off, I noticed that the little cage with the exhaust fan up top had a foam air filter. I removed it as I felt it was unnecessary for an exhaust fan. Sure, since it faces upwards, dust can settle in from the top when the machine is off but I'm willing to deal with ...

My full specs if it helps: Coolermaster 201C-something (now called Praetorian) case Asus P4C800E-Deluxe board P4C 3.0G with Zalman 7000-AlCu (with sorbothane mod that someone else here posted - works well!) 2 512M sticks of Kingston Hyperx 3500 DDR RAM Sapphire Radeon 9800 Pro with Arctic Cooling VG...

I have a Coolermaster 201C something or other. It's been renamed to the Praetorian. http://www.coolermaster.com/index.php?LT=english&Language_s=2&url_place=product&p_serial=PAC-T01-E1&other_title=+PAC-T01-E1+Praetorian It has 2 fans in front, one in back and one up top. No bottom vent. All fans are ...

My CPU load temps are on the scale of 8-10C lower with the side panel off. Is there some way to tell if I need more inflow or more outflow? I've been experimenting with raising the RPM's on various fans and am having a hard time figuring it out. For the time being, I've bumped my exhaust fans (1 in ...

Well, just starting out here but that's all I've been getting for the most part.

Last night I got what looks like a 177pt gromacs so hopefully that'll make up for all the smaller point work units I've gotten.

Well, it seems that there is an ideal amount you can put on that a notion of too much or too little though it seems as there is a larger margin of error when putting on too much. In any case, when I first got my P4 3.0G, I used ceramique. The original instructions were to spread it thin, which I did...

Reviving an old thread here but I just tried this mod tonight and I'm very happy with it. Maybe it's my imagination but my 7000-AlCu seems much quieter now. And the great thing about it was that it was very easy to do (no special tools or skills). The only problem for me was tracking down the materi...

Thanks for the welcome. I'm still new to this thing but I was wondering how one can tell the difference between the different work units. When you first download a unit can you tell (a) approximately how long it will take and (b) how many points it is worth? Also, I am running the console version wi...