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by midiman
Sat May 12, 2012 6:07 pm
Forum: Cases and Damping
Topic: Silverstone GD05
Replies: 3
Views: 2851

Re: Silverstone GD05

Lsv wrote:As for intake/exhaust setup definitely use 2 fans in and 1 fan out.
The default is all pointing in. I would think it would make more sense to have the two fans closest to the CPU pulling air out - no?

Should the Scythe Ninja's fan be pointed down or up?
by midiman
Sat May 05, 2012 6:09 am
Forum: Cases and Damping
Topic: Silverstone GD05
Replies: 3
Views: 2851

Silverstone GD05

Just picked this up for a new build. Two questions: - should the fans on both sides be pointed to push air out of the case? - should I replace the fans? I have three Zalman fanmates. System will be in a closed Salamander Twin cabinet with the back open -will have an xbox360, ps3, and comcast box - n...
by midiman
Fri May 04, 2012 10:16 am
Forum: Power Supplies
Topic: PSU choice for new build?
Replies: 12
Views: 6465

Re: PSU choice for new build?

The depth measurement is for the PSU case. Same for both the LZW and AP. So, you'd need clearance for the cables, too. What about the GD05 ? The GD05 has the exact same layout and is actually less deep overall (12.79" vs. 13.39"), so I can't imagine it being any better. Besides, I rather like the f...
by midiman
Fri May 04, 2012 8:16 am
Forum: Power Supplies
Topic: PSU choice for new build?
Replies: 12
Views: 6465

Re: PSU choice for new build?

Firstly, what's the differencce between the Kingwin Absolute Platinum and the Lazer Platinum ? I'm really interested in the low wattage, no-fan-movement feature, and I think I'm willing to pay the extra for it. Seconly is depth. According to newegg, the depth of the LZW-550 is 6.69" (169.9mm). Is th...
by midiman
Thu May 03, 2012 6:57 am
Forum: Power Supplies
Topic: PSU choice for new build?
Replies: 12
Views: 6465

Re: PSU choice for new build?

Barring constant load, this rig should spend most of it's time closer to drawing 40W than 120W. The Kingwin Platinum 550W is very unusal in being efficient at low wattages. The 650W is probably not as good but hopefully it's almost as good. So firstly, I'm really having a hard time not just buying ...
by midiman
Wed May 02, 2012 1:54 pm
Forum: Silent Storage
Topic: 4 x Samsung SP2504C HDTune RAID0/1/5/10 Performance results
Replies: 17
Views: 20006

Re: 4 x Samsung SP2504C HDTune RAID0/1/5/10 Performance resu

Replacing a set of four of these in the coming weeks and was always curious how they might perform in a RAID setup. Looks like they're not worth holding onto!
by midiman
Wed May 02, 2012 1:50 pm
Forum: Quiet Prebuilt, SFF and Barebones Systems
Topic: Smallest Micro ATX case/psu
Replies: 8
Views: 10836

Re: Smallest Micro ATX case/psu

Now leaning towards the ML03 or the GD06 and putting this in my home theater cabinet.
by midiman
Wed May 02, 2012 1:49 pm
Forum: Power Supplies
Topic: PSU choice for new build?
Replies: 12
Views: 6465

PSU choice for new build?

New build. I've always used Seasonics in the past, but I need to go modular this time around and I'm seeing alot of new options. Core i5 3570k Sythe Big Shuriken 2 Gigabyte z77mx 3TB Seagate 7200rpm 1TB Seagate 5900rpm 2TB Samsung 5900rpm 60GB Vertex2 SSD 120GB Vertex3 SSD Case - still picking one o...
by midiman
Mon Apr 30, 2012 12:32 pm
Forum: Quiet Prebuilt, SFF and Barebones Systems
Topic: Smallest Micro ATX case/psu
Replies: 8
Views: 10836

Re: Smallest Micro ATX case/psu

The Silverstone Temjin TJ-08E seems to fit your needs. I'd recommend a Cooler Master 341 if not for the lack of mounts for harddisks. The construction is barely acceptable, but room for four 120 mm fans ensures good thermal potential. Perhaps look at some of the other Cooler Master Elite micro-ATX ...
by midiman
Mon Apr 30, 2012 12:30 pm
Forum: Quiet Prebuilt, SFF and Barebones Systems
Topic: Smallest Micro ATX case/psu
Replies: 8
Views: 10836

Re: Smallest Micro ATX case/psu

Of that list, I think my favorite is from Lan Gear. Do they sell them anywhere in the US? Don't appear to. I've emailed them. I've been reading reviews of the Lian Li's on newegg and am a bit iffy on which one is best. My options, due to dimensions, are between the 351, 352, and 353. Another possibi...
by midiman
Mon Apr 30, 2012 6:50 am
Forum: Quiet Prebuilt, SFF and Barebones Systems
Topic: Smallest Micro ATX case/psu
Replies: 8
Views: 10836

Smallest Micro ATX case/psu

Just bought an ivy bridge rig and am shopping for a new case, power supply, and CPU cooler. I've lived with a full size P182 for years not and am taking the plunge on a smaller box because I'm moving to a tiny apartment next month. I was going to go with mini ITX, but there's not a whole lot of z77 ...
by midiman
Tue Apr 24, 2012 7:12 am
Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
Topic: New condo = new, smaller PC
Replies: 1
Views: 1019

New condo = new, smaller PC

My girlfriend and I have rented out a new condo. Moving to it means changing my huge workspace room with a nice big Ikea desk to a tiny little area on the wall in our new living room. So the smaller the better. I have to power 2x Dell U2410's, 3x 3.5" hard drives, and 2x SSDs. I'm OK with the SSDs j...
by midiman
Fri Jan 27, 2006 5:42 am
Forum: Silent Storage
Topic: 4 x Samsung SP2504C HDTune RAID0/1/5/10 Performance results
Replies: 17
Views: 20006

Quiet?

Just bought four 2504c's - looking to just use them standalone right now, but was planning on a raid once i move to sata2, 3.0gb/s. I'm a bit disapointed with the seek noise this drive produces. I have had seagate's all my life - mostly 7200.7's, and recently a 7200.8. I currently have my case open ...
by midiman
Thu Dec 01, 2005 5:56 pm
Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
Topic: REQ: The Ultimate "quiet" SFF (for me anyway...)
Replies: 4
Views: 2528

Unfortunately, their A64 platforms all use the little slim fan-cooled internal PSU which is very difficult to get below a certain level of quiet -- and it tends to ramp up underload. We measured the min noise level in the SN95G5 to be 27dBA @ 1m. Is it under general agreement that this is the quiet...
by midiman
Thu Dec 01, 2005 12:30 pm
Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
Topic: REQ: The Ultimate "quiet" SFF (for me anyway...)
Replies: 4
Views: 2528

Thanks...been contemplating the PentiumM SFF but have swayed away because of the price vs. performance of Pentium M systems. Curious about the AOpen Aeolus 6800GT...is that a standard 3-pin fan connector coming off the videocard's fan? I don't typically see that on videocards. Any other way to go ab...
by midiman
Thu Dec 01, 2005 11:29 am
Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
Topic: REQ: The Ultimate "quiet" SFF (for me anyway...)
Replies: 4
Views: 2528

REQ: The Ultimate "quiet" SFF (for me anyway...)

OK - I've been making trips around and around in circles for about a week now trying to come up with a new SFF computer I'd like to put together. Here's my needs: 1. Silent (or close to it) in an SFF size - I'm picky but not THAT picky. My current "quiet" system has 3x 120mm nexus fans with zalman f...
by midiman
Tue Jun 07, 2005 7:10 am
Forum: Power Supplies
Topic: Problem with new PSU (Seasonic S12 330w)
Replies: 4
Views: 2872

Sure enough - if I unplug all the external devices and a single HD (not necessarily the new SATA - tried one of the PATAs as well), the computer boots just fine every time.

Sounds to me like I need to get the 430w?
by midiman
Mon Jun 06, 2005 7:11 am
Forum: Power Supplies
Topic: Problem with new PSU (Seasonic S12 330w)
Replies: 4
Views: 2872

Will try this evening. If that is the problem, would a higher wattage PSU fix it rather than an external enclosure?

There are some other external items hooked up. Would these be drawing power as well?

USB 1.1 Evolution UC-33e fader controller
Canopus ADVC-110 DV converter
by midiman
Mon Jun 06, 2005 4:36 am
Forum: Power Supplies
Topic: Problem with new PSU (Seasonic S12 330w)
Replies: 4
Views: 2872

Problem with new PSU (Seasonic S12 330w)

I've been running my system nice and smooth for a while now. Upgraded a few parts last night and now I'm having a boot up issue. Previous system: Abit IC7-max3, Zalman 300w, 1gb Kingston HyperX, Nvidia ti9600, NEC 3500a, Seagate 7200.7 160gb and 200gb Upgrades: Seasonic S12 330w, ATI 9600, added SAT...
by midiman
Tue May 31, 2005 1:43 am
Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
Topic: Power hunger/heat of ATI Radeon 9200-series? - 9250, 9200se
Replies: 5
Views: 3642

Re: Power hunger/heat of ATI Radeon 9200-series? - 9250, 920

How about Matrox G550? According to Rokjapot's video card list only the G400's were 128-bit, not to mention that Matrox's cards only support up to DX6 (yikes!). Thanks for the comments about the 9250. Can anyone provide perhaps a comparison of an FX5200 and a 9250/9600? Since we have raw stats on t...
by midiman
Sat May 28, 2005 1:45 pm
Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
Topic: Power hunger/heat of ATI Radeon 9200-series? - 9250, 9200se
Replies: 5
Views: 3642

Look at the pictures of the cards you are interested in buying on newegg. The power use will be proportional to the type of heatsink on the card. If it has a small, fanless heatsink, the power output is not high. As the heatsinks get bigger and have fans, the cards are more power hungry. Appreciate...
by midiman
Sat May 28, 2005 11:46 am
Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
Topic: Power hunger/heat of ATI Radeon 9200-series? - 9250, 9200se
Replies: 5
Views: 3642

Power hunger/heat of ATI Radeon 9200-series? - 9250, 9200se

Hi all - been seeing lots and lots of posts about the latest cards and their power needs (and of course, thus the amount of heat they produce - the more heat the more difficulty to silence!) But I'm seeing very little on the 9200-series of ATI cards - just a few random posts here and there about hea...
by midiman
Fri May 27, 2005 5:03 am
Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
Topic: VGA card power dissipation
Replies: 136
Views: 340273

Hi all - just wanted post a very big warm THANK YOU to all posting here. I found this while surfing for info about my ti4600 and the amount of heat coming off of it. Reading through the charts here have been very insightful, and since this particular box is not for gaming, there's no reason not to d...
by midiman
Wed Dec 01, 2004 3:21 pm
Forum: Power Supplies
Topic: Fortron power supply with 120mm fan
Replies: 281
Views: 202133

Just thought I'd throw in my $0.02. I bought my Fortron Aurora 300w as a comparison with my Zalman 300B. This particular PSU has actually been annoying me lately - even with the knob all the way at minimum (5v?), the fan does ramp up in speed when the CPU gets hot (around 48 C). After the system has...
by midiman
Wed Dec 01, 2004 3:08 pm
Forum: Quiet Prebuilt, SFF and Barebones Systems
Topic: AOpen XC Cube EZ18/EZ65 cooling tips (renamed thread)
Replies: 62
Views: 46589

What a great discussion you three have going on here. Could you show some pics!?

Can anyone give a subjective comparison between the EZ18 stock, and a similar stock AMD-based Shuttle - i.e. the SN41G2 or SN45G? It sounds like the EZ18 is a bit more work to get silent than the Shuttle alternative.
by midiman
Tue Nov 30, 2004 4:54 am
Forum: Quiet Prebuilt, SFF and Barebones Systems
Topic: Silent media production box
Replies: 7
Views: 4933

Did you end up buying that Aopen? Any impressions on noise levels? I'm a bit curious about their AMD models - the Aopen EZ18 is almost an identical unit.
by midiman
Mon Nov 29, 2004 5:24 pm
Forum: Quiet Prebuilt, SFF and Barebones Systems
Topic: My first Shuttle AMD replacement...trying to decide...
Replies: 3
Views: 3467

Indeed - could save me a hunk of cash.

How's the noise level in comparison? I'm a little concerned about the open grill on the side panel.
by midiman
Mon Nov 29, 2004 1:10 pm
Forum: Quiet Prebuilt, SFF and Barebones Systems
Topic: My first Shuttle AMD replacement...trying to decide...
Replies: 3
Views: 3467

My first Shuttle AMD replacement...trying to decide...

I currently have two computers...my super Intel beast that I use for audio/sound work, graphics, and web work. Its in an Antec BQE and is super quiet. I also have an AMD rig - I use it for general surfing, media playback, as well as gaming. It has an unlocked 2400+, Arctic Cooling rev.3 / ATI 9800 P...