Hi. I am building a new system for my father. Noise is not the most important issue but he would like it to be quiet. He will be using it mainly for office programs and image handling (photoshop). Here's what i have in mind. Asus M2NPV-MX, nForce430 / 6150 AMD Athlon64 X2 3800+, AM2, EE, BOX Kingsto...

The Lab is my bedroom at night. The the lowest I can measure is 12 dB(A) but I usually stop at 14 dB(A) to insure accuracy.

I have reviewed both 80 mm versions at my website. Both are great fans. The noiselevel of the 1000 model is only 14 dB(A) at 12 volt! All sound measurements are listed in tables so even though you don't understand danish, you should be able to understand the most important part of the review. Sound ...

Does the '-' mean not measurable as in silent? Yes the background noise at night is 14 - 15 dB(A). We can not measure any lower than that. All fans are practically silent at 14 dB(A) since a very quiet bedroom is around 14 dB(A) Just by looking at the tables, it would seem the Yate loon would be th...

I have tested the S-FLEX series on my website and I was impressed. They have no bearing noise and sounds very smooth in my ears. I just did a roundup with Nexus, Yate Loon, Papst and Scythe and Nexus and Scythe comes out on top. Sound level is measured at different RPM and at 12, 9, 7 and 5 volt. It...

is there any affordable instrument that reaches approx 25db ? I am afraid there isn't. I have just been checking out the market since I needed a sound level meter to do test for my website. I ended up buying a Bruel & Kjaer like the one used here at SPCR only mine is a newer model (1976 I think). T...

Also, on re-reading the thread, I noticed that Halcyon had already posted this card. Apologies for the duplication. It's a good thing that you did post it again. I think I took it for a XL instead of a Pro the first time (almost did it this time to...). That's why it is not in the list. I will chec...

Just found another one... This 7600 GS card is from Leadtek and has dual DVI. There is five 7600 GS cards to choose form now. http://img456.imageshack.us/img456/425/winfastpx7600gstdh25gk.th.jpg Leadtek WinFast PX7600 GS TDH (7600 GS) - Power consumption ? / ? watt. For an overview of all the new Nv...

Asus is joining eVGA, XFX and MSI and puts out a passively cooled 7600 GS card. Nice to see so many options. http://img70.imageshack.us/img70/192/1090l4yp.th.jpg Asus EN7600GS SILENT/HTD (7600 GS) - Power consumption ? / ? watt. For an overview of all the new Nvidia cards with passive cooling check ...

Update Changes: - There is now four known 7600 GS cards with passive cooling. The Asus card is a new find! Below it is Asus - XFX - eVGA - MSI. I have placed the 7600 GS cards above the 6600 GT and below the 1600 XT. Maybe they should be above the 1600 XT's to? please comment. http://img70.imagesha...

Time for an update! With all the new chips from Nvidia it seems that there will be major changes in the list. Here is four cards that needs to be placed in the list. There is probably more cards out there so please post your finds. How should these cards rank?? It is still a mystery to me why this t...

Thanks for the input. If you want to to REAL world testing, you just have to play along and play with all the platforms. You are right, but it would simply be to much work to do the tests. What I am looking for is a relevant and trustworthy way to compare thermal qualities of different heatsinks. I ...

TomZ wrote:If you used an Intel-based system, how would you test HSFs for other socket types?

Good point. I could use a socket 939 motherboard just to test how easy it mounts.

But the Pentium setup would still be the platform for testing the actual cooling performance.

Hi everybody I want to start writing CPU Heatsink reviews for my website. The problem is that the CPU, Motherboard and RAM marked is in a phase of transition. Buying a topnotch testbench at this moment seems to be money out the window. In a year from now the market will be much more stable and new s...

Thanks all! Great post Tibors! This was just the information I needed. I have decided to include the Athlon dual core. I know that people will ask for it anyway. Of cause I don't recommend as a first choice but it does have some killerapplications for people who works with several heavy programs at ...

Is this list dying?

I put a lot of work into making this list and I would hate to see all the relevant information drift into the dark shadows of old posts.

I think it qualifies for a sticky. That would keep it from dying.

I need to make a list of recommended CPU’s for my website. Since I don’t have a complete overview of the marked and options I hope that you all will help me out creating the list. The list found here on SPCR is out of date since it has not been updated in almost two years. Also it is a list of all C...

A calibration device was a part of package among many other things when I bought the sound level meter. The calibration device acts as a sound source and produces exactly 94 Db at 1000 MHz. A special barometer is used to correct for different airpressure. This is really good stuff. I plan to calibra...

I'm curious to know what your going to use a 12V source to power the fans. I've settled on a broken hard drive enclure. I am going to use a small universal power supply that goes from 3.5 to 14 volt. I will be using a potentiometer and a voltmeter to get the power I want. There's a discussion going...

Thanks again for all the comments. Buy a laser tachometer for $50. Even a cheap one will have the range and resolution necessary for this sort of testing. Thanks Rusty! This is by far the easiest way to measure RPM. I have ordered a laser tachometer. Found one at $17 on ebay! Anemometers will never ...

No help here at all?

Thanks for all the comments. CFM I am starting to realize that it will be very difficult to measure the exact CFM. There is a standard for measuring CFM but the test setup required is beyond my reach. It is called the AMCA Standard 210 . However I still believe that it is possible to create results ...

For using a bicycle speedometer to measure rpm, I don't think it's a good idea, the magnet is heavy enough that it might make strange effects on the fan... I think you're right... it was just a thought For the CFM I only have a crazy idea that probably isn't very useful, but ok: if you attach a big...

I am planing to test a lot of fans and publish the results on my website (and in this forum). So the goal of this thread is to get help to create a good fan testbench that can provide all the information that is relevant to silent enthusiasts. The manufacture is normally providing a lot of useful in...

Update Changes: - Peak power consumption added to four cards (Thanks to Tephras) - Gigabyte GV-RX16T256V-RH (X1600 XT) added to the middle performance category. (thanks to halcyon) - A few pictures and links have been changed or corrected. - To keep the list simple (no more than 8 cards in each cat...

Update Lots of changes this time... - Two new categories added. One for quiet fan cooled high performance cards and one for dumped cards. The overview looks like this. 1. High performance graphic cards (fan cooling) 2. High performance graphic cards (Passive cooling) 3. Middle performance graphic c...

Update Changes: - The ASUS Extreme N7800GT TOP SILENT/2DHTV is now available. Looks like a real nice option. Any reviews yet? I was thinking about adding a category for quiet fancooled cards. Thees seems to be popular and often cheaper. Only for high performance cards though. What do you think? All...

Thanks.

Just what I needed!

I know this can be done but I can't find the information on how.

Something about using a wire and the cable for the motherboard.

But how...

I have had a few unlucky days. First my PSU burned, not a big problem since I had a spare one. With the new PSU installed my system was up for about five hours, then the CPU burned. I wire had stopped the fan from running. :? Now I need a new cpu for my system. The old one was an Athlon XP 2500. I d...