all the reviews say it's queit. Is it really quiet?

[quote="Lawrence Lee"]You must have been out of the loop for some time... many of Intel and AMD's chips now have lower TDP than the Pentium 4 Northwood and Prescott lines and they of course are true dual and quad cores now. quote] Yes, I've been on other endeavors and pretty happy with my system, un...

I've been checking in every few months looking for a new recommended list, so I'm not up on what is good nowadays. I have an; Intel PIV 3.0 Northwood Socket 478 8 kilobyte primary memory cache 512 kilobyte secondary memory cache. That I'm fairly happy with but my mb is AGP and most new video cards s...

I've looked everywhere I know of. Anyone know where I can find an AGP video card with 128 to 256 mb, passively cooled and having a composite out connector?

Thanks

I bought a Thermaltake TR2-430W PSU. While it does not seem to make any noise from pushing air with the fan, there is some sort of high pitched noise sorta like the same noise you hear from a TV when the sound is turned off. is there a name for this kind of noise? What could be the source and is the...

I need recomendation AND help finding AGP card for HTPC
I would prefer passive cooled or really really quiet.
thanks

it's a AMD Athlon XP 2800+ 2.08GHz NOT a 3000+ PCHealth say core = 1.52 AGP = 1.53 in BIOS Frequency I have CPU ratio = auto , X9 - X22.5 (Idon't know what this is at all) CPU clock = 166, 100-233 any numbers at all CPU voltage select=Auto DIMM select=Auto AGP select=Auto I set the clock to 100, I d...

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I have a shuttle sk43g that I just setup with a hauppauge and firefly remote, that I built as a HTPC. I can shut it down without getting up but how do I turn it on without getting up. It pumps out too much heat to leave...

I have an AMD Athlon XP 2800+ 2.08GHz and a Shuttle SK43G.
What do I need to adjust to make this CPU run cooler?

Whether it will or not depends on if the motherboard suppors speedfan. The HS itself doesn't really matter. Check speedfan's list of mobo's that support speed adjusting to see if your's is there. (or just download it and try it out) Well, like I said, I use speedfan to control the case fans. I alre...

I use speedfan to control the case fans in my system. I have a zalman cpu hsf with the fanmate speed control. If I take the fanmate speed control off, will speedfan control the zalman cnps7000b fan speed?
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Switching to the Northwood is not worth it IMO. A northwood might save 20W but is that worth $125? Try out the Ninja and see if that helps you. Switching to an AMD system or new core 2 is really the only way to lower the temp in the room. Have you tried undervolting the cpu yet? That and the Ninja ...

It's a 478 and I work with a lot of digital photo work and DVD movies, I need a cpu that is capble wouldnt the P4 3.0 be a step back? The Prescott's deeper pipelines make it slightly slower than a similar clocked Northwood. A slower processor can run on less voltage if you can undervolt, thus the l...

What enlight model do you have? I looked quickly at their cases on newegg and they seem to use 80mm fans. What size are your case fans? it's an older model, only improved versions now. but the fans in/out are 80mm and case is lined with akasa sound proofing which i'm thinking is a better insulater,...

Can I ask, had you visited this site before you bought your CPU? Actually, yes. hence the nexus,seasonic, zalman.....As best as I could determine the prescott core seemed to be a good choice. Yikes! There must be something wrong with this site then. The Prescott is one of the worst for power effici...

merlyn wrote:sounds to me like the HSF isn't installed properly

That was my first thought, but the installation was so simple, I can't see what I could have done wrong!

start over with amd. The P4 3.2E has TDP of 89/103W, depending on Vcore, there is no way in hell you will make that quiet without a buttload of work, and it will still heat up your room. Can I ask, had you visited this site before you bought your CPU? Actually, yes. hence the nexus,seasonic, zalman...

I first used the zalman speed control to make it quieter, the sound was acceptable. But the darn thing heats up the room, so now i run the cpu fan at full speed, it isn't loud but i don't want to hear it at all, and it still is too hot What can i do to make it cooler and quieter 1. start over with a...

Old Pentiums are a bit hard to support... Most use stuff like EDO RAM, with limitations like 64MB RAM maximum per SIMM slot (which you have to install in pairs). good point, I had not considered that, although the NASLite+ product is not supposed to be memory hungary or even use the bios, so no har...

justblair wrote:Emm, I guess was trying to answer your post!

Sorry, I really wasn't trying to offend!!!

It just seemed like you weren't talking about an old PC at all, but rather a network storage unit.

Please, Forgive my ignorance/mistake.

I guess you where not trying to answer my post. I don't want to buy a server. I want to find an old PC, preferably a pentium class. Something with a quality build and very quiet. Weren't some of the old pentiums passivly cooled? I am not terribly worried abault a fast processor. I would like a coupl...

I am interested in putting together a network file server for my home network. I am considering a product like NASLite+ which should run on a 486 on up. All I need in the box is a network card, some kind of generic video card, a floppy drive, and then the only real heat source would be the hard driv...

ya know...........
i've put up with it so long, i just don't know, it eems like it's always been like this.

I wonder if I can disable the thermostat?

I have an Arctic-Cooling copper silent TC on an AMD CPU. 99% of the time it starts up with a roar, sounds like it's dropped a bearing or something. After a minute or two it becomes silent. Any clues, it's been doing it for almost allways.... Anyone think of a cause? Can I correct it or do I need to ...

It seems to be the same controller as the other fans winbond W83627THF,
plus it shows up in the bios like one that it can control (there is only three on the list and it's one of them). I guess I could swap headers and see for sure.

I have a panaflo FBA08A12L with 3 wires running from it. I thought i could/should get an RPM reading from it. I don't. I started using speedfan and I still can't control it. Right now I'm waiting for a nexus so I just stuck in a Zalman ZM-F1. I get an RPM reading but I can't control it with SpeedFan...

I just installed a cnps7000 alcu with a fanmate 2. i also have an input case fan with a fanmate 2 and an exhaust fan that needs something Getting another fanmate would work but what a mess. Is there one of the front mounted fan speed controls that would replace the fanmate2 on the CPU and handle the...

I just put in a zalman cnps7000b alcu with a fanmate 2.
i use trillian pro for instant messaging.
since i put in the zalman, everytime trillian plays a .wav ,I hear a small buzz, like a fly or a nat in my ear.
can this be related?
if not, whats going on?
thanks

I have an enlight case, a Seasonic PSU, a p4 3.2, asus p4p800-e deluxe, samsung hd, right now the cpu is 47 the mb is 43 and the hd is 43. I just put in a zalman cnps7000b alcu with fanmate2,it's about 1800 rpm. i looked at the recommended fans (80mm) but i didn't see the pabst 9dba or the zalman zm...

I just disconnected my front case fan. The cpu is not too hot, i think it's 42-44 now . I thought I could replace the intake fan and maybe add an exhaust fan, but then I disconnected it because of the noise. I saw a pabst that claims 9dba but i also see that it isn't as quiet as they claim. I think ...