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- Thu Apr 28, 2011 4:02 pm
- Forum: Silent Storage
- Topic: WD10EVDS, new "best" 1TB silent HDD?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 7123
Re: WD10EVDS, new "best" 1TB silent HDD?
I figured it probably used 320GB platters, and so it probably does according to that database. Of course, under the hood, we all know Western Digital tend to change things around under the hood so I guess we'll never know for sure, since each drive could be different.
- Tue Apr 26, 2011 11:31 am
- Forum: Silent Storage
- Topic: WD10EVDS, new "best" 1TB silent HDD?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 7123
Re: WD10EVDS, new "best" 1TB silent HDD?
I wonder what made the original poster think the WD10EVDS might have just two platters (500GB each). I'd like to know for a fact whether or not they have two or three platters, but I'm aware that sometimes, Western Digital makes it hard to know this information, at least harder to find out than with...
- Tue Apr 06, 2010 8:22 pm
- Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
- Topic: AMD New Radeon 5870, 5850
- Replies: 194
- Views: 144264
- Tue Apr 06, 2010 6:57 pm
- Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
- Topic: AMD New Radeon 5870, 5850
- Replies: 194
- Views: 144264
Does anyone here have the HD5850 Vapor-X? I'm curious if it is really as quiet as it is supposed to be. I'd like to upgrade to a 5850 card, but don't want to have to mod it after spending 300+ on just the card. I have the Sapphire Radeon HD 5850 Toxic, which is pretty similar to the Vapor-X. At idl...
- Sun Jan 31, 2010 11:48 am
- Forum: Silent Storage
- Topic: Does NCQ reduce noise in a heavily loaded hard drive?
- Replies: 0
- Views: 1245
Does NCQ reduce noise in a heavily loaded hard drive?
I'm constantly doing multiple simultaneous file transfers over the network (100Mbit), from partition to partition on the same HDD, and from external storage devices (eSATA/USB 2.0) to my HDD. Often enough, all at the same time. Has anyone compared seek noise with, and without, NCQ enabled in this ty...
- Sat Jan 09, 2010 11:59 am
- Forum: Silent Storage
- Topic: My reflections on Seagate Barracuda LP
- Replies: 29
- Views: 17556
By the way, here's the SMART data from my 2TB Western Digital Caviar Black, which cost me $300: 001 Raw Read Error Rate 198 198 00000000-0B79 051 003 Spin Up Time 051 043 00000000-3872 021 004 Start/Stop Count 100 100 00000000-00C8 000 005 Reallocation Sector Count 200 200 00000000-0000 140 007 Seek...
- Sat Jan 09, 2010 11:54 am
- Forum: Silent Storage
- Topic: My reflections on Seagate Barracuda LP
- Replies: 29
- Views: 17556
Do you see any early warning signs in the SMART data? I don't really know what to look for. Of course I could jump up and down at the Raw Read Error Rate, for example, but for all I know that could be a normal value. Etc. So here's the SMART data from the less clickety 2TB LP,from HDDScan. If I rem...
- Fri Jan 08, 2010 9:11 pm
- Forum: Silent Storage
- Topic: My reflections on Seagate Barracuda LP
- Replies: 29
- Views: 17556
- Fri Jan 08, 2010 9:07 pm
- Forum: Silent Storage
- Topic: My reflections on Seagate Barracuda LP
- Replies: 29
- Views: 17556
One of my two, 2 TB LP drives makes clicks of death so often that it slows to a crawl during use. The other didn't for the first day of its use, but does click now, rarely. I'm not talking about the usual sounds of seeking, but instead, characteristic "clicks of death." Now I know all hard drives fa...
- Tue Dec 15, 2009 10:16 pm
- Forum: CPU Cooling
- Topic: Which fans to get for NH-U12P SE2?
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2201
- Sun Dec 13, 2009 7:32 pm
- Forum: CPUs and Motherboards
- Topic: EVGA P55 FTW fan control reports RPM all over the place
- Replies: 7
- Views: 4238
- Sun Dec 13, 2009 3:08 am
- Forum: CPU Cooling
- Topic: Which fans to get for NH-U12P SE2?
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2201
- Sun Dec 13, 2009 12:53 am
- Forum: CPUs and Motherboards
- Topic: EVGA P55 FTW fan control reports RPM all over the place
- Replies: 7
- Views: 4238
- Sat Dec 12, 2009 7:35 pm
- Forum: CPUs and Motherboards
- Topic: EVGA P55 FTW fan control reports RPM all over the place
- Replies: 7
- Views: 4238
Is it likely my motherboard uses PWM to control the speed of the fans, even those on the 3-pin headers? That would really be interesting. As an aside, I bought the Nanoxia PWMX adapter to allow my motherboard to control my Noctua 120mm fans with the CPU's 4-pin PWM header. Seems to work pretty well ...
- Sat Dec 12, 2009 6:53 pm
- Forum: CPUs and Motherboards
- Topic: EVGA P55 FTW fan control reports RPM all over the place
- Replies: 7
- Views: 4238
- Sat Dec 12, 2009 4:48 pm
- Forum: CPUs and Motherboards
- Topic: EVGA P55 FTW fan control reports RPM all over the place
- Replies: 7
- Views: 4238
EVGA P55 FTW fan control reports RPM all over the place
Hi folks, I put together my new system about a month ago (EVGA P55 FTW mobo and Core i7 860) and have only one serious issue that I can't seem to overcome -- the motherboard reports that my fan RPMs are simply all over the place, clearly being interpreted incorrectly by the BIOS. Does anyone know an...
- Sat Dec 12, 2009 4:29 pm
- Forum: CPU Cooling
- Topic: Which fans to get for NH-U12P SE2?
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2201
Which fans to get for NH-U12P SE2?
Hello folks, I'm close to making a decision here and I would really appreciate your help. I have an Intel Core i7 860 overclocked by 25%. I'd like to try for more, but can't do so comfortably with the stock NH-12P SE2's fans (2 x NF-P12). I'm aware that the included fans (each considered alone) are ...
- Wed May 28, 2008 5:52 pm
- Forum: SPCR Article Discussion
- Topic: Ninja Copper: Scythe's 5th Year Celebration
- Replies: 84
- Views: 75425
- Thu May 22, 2008 10:26 am
- Forum: CPU Cooling
- Topic: Need a cheap LGA775 heatsink/fan for the Q6600
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1556
Need a cheap LGA775 heatsink/fan for the Q6600
In an office environment will the Intel retail heatsink/fan be noticed, if, say, the CPU is at an average 15-25% CPU load? Can I obtain a significant reduction in noise level (with at least equivalent cooling performance) with an inexpensive aftermarket cooler that costs around $20, give or take $10...
- Mon Jan 31, 2005 12:43 am
- Forum: CPU Cooling
- Topic: Undervolting Asus P4 possible?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3038
- Thu Jan 20, 2005 6:32 pm
- Forum: The Silent Front
- Topic: How many watts does my P4 consume?
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1794
How many watts does my P4 consume?
Hello folks, I'm the proud owner of a Pentium 4 560J, 3.6 GHz. I run my CPU at below spec voltage; it's set to 1.300 in my BIOS right now. It's overclocked to 3.85GHz, with a 1.1GHz FSB and 14x multiplier, RAM at 733MHz 2.10 volts (4-4-4-12-4 timings). Under full load (I define that as two instances...
- Sun Jan 16, 2005 10:24 am
- Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
- Topic: GF 6600GT AGP - My cooling adventures
- Replies: 44
- Views: 26458
- Sat Jan 15, 2005 1:29 am
- Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
- Topic: 6600GT PCI Express vs. noise
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2456
- Fri Jan 14, 2005 11:45 pm
- Forum: CPUs and Motherboards
- Topic: Undervoltable Motherboards: ADD to the list!!
- Replies: 313
- Views: 407735
Asus P5AD2-E. I run my 1.40 volt spec'd P4 560J 3.6Ghz at 3.73GHz/1066MHz and supply the CPU with 1.30 volts. It cut my CPU temps by about 7C. Fan never spins above minimum now, and stability is perfect. EDIT: CPU at 3.85GHz w/ 1.1GHz FSB, RAM at 733MHz 4-4-4-12-4 timings, 2.00 volts. CPU is still s...
- Mon Jan 10, 2005 10:18 pm
- Forum: User Reviews
- Topic: Field Report: MSI NX6600GT TD128 w/Zalman ZM-80D-HP
- Replies: 17
- Views: 22888
- Fri Jan 07, 2005 1:44 am
- Forum: Cases and Damping
- Topic: Silverstone TJ06 or Antec SLK3000b
- Replies: 3
- Views: 3755
- Fri Jan 07, 2005 1:41 am
- Forum: Cases and Damping
- Topic: New Antec cases being shown at CES on pcmag.com
- Replies: 473
- Views: 401711
- Wed Jan 05, 2005 2:19 pm
- Forum: Power Supplies
- Topic: Seasonic S12 spotted at Xtremesystems
- Replies: 37
- Views: 18647
- Wed Jan 05, 2005 11:34 am
- Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
- Topic: What size fan to use with passive VGA cooler?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2681
- Tue Jan 04, 2005 8:09 pm
- Forum: CPU Cooling
- Topic: Prescott Heat reduce hugh drop this is how
- Replies: 8
- Views: 4188
Those temps are horrible. My 3.6GHz 560J at full load runs right between 57C-60C, depending on room temp. Average case temp is about 35C. Idle CPU temp is right now, 37C, as I type this. Thermalright XP-120 w/ Papst 120mm fan with AC5 thermal compound. Fan at 1125rpm. In fact, it never rises from 11...