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- Fri Sep 07, 2012 5:08 am
- Forum: Green Computing
- Topic: Cool blog on PC customization for low power use
- Replies: 3
- Views: 13694
Re: Cool blog on PC customization for low power use
Turns out that the blogger is (not surprisingly I suppose) a member here at SPCR. He's recently started a thread here at SPCR about this same project: http://www.silentpcreview.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=14&t=64995 I think I'll lock this thread so that the other one can be used to continue this disc...
- Fri Sep 07, 2012 4:58 am
- Forum: Green Computing
- Topic: Cool blog on PC customization for low power use
- Replies: 3
- Views: 13694
Re: Cool blog on PC customization for low power use
Man that guy makes us SPCR folks look like pikers!
- Fri Sep 07, 2012 4:49 am
- Forum: Power Supplies
- Topic: Seasonic G360W gold for $60 - Review & Giveaway!
- Replies: 169
- Views: 267127
Re: Seasonic G series - 360W gold for $60
My G-series 360W sample is just as quiet as the one Mike is testing. If I couldn't use a Pico-PSU, the G360 would be my choice for a quiet PC build.
- Fri Sep 07, 2012 4:44 am
- Forum: CPUs and Motherboards
- Topic: Ivy Bridge i3's coming June 24
- Replies: 44
- Views: 26589
Re: Ivy Bridge i3's coming June 24
3225 in stock at Newegg now:toronado455 wrote:But niether has the 3225
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6819116774
- Sun Sep 02, 2012 4:43 am
- Forum: Silent Storage
- Topic: Please recommend quiet 5400 drive; haven't bought for a bit
- Replies: 17
- Views: 13354
Re: Please recommend quiet 5400 drive; haven't bought for a
I've successfully silenced (set AAM) on two of these Seagate/Samsungs using HDDScannstarz wrote:
Do not get a Seagate "Samsung F4". It is sooo loud. click click click...
- Fri Aug 31, 2012 5:14 am
- Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
- Topic: Advice please for a value (cheap) Micro ATX upgrade
- Replies: 9
- Views: 5525
Re: Advice please for a value (cheap) Micro ATX upgrade
Seeing this: I think I would like HD 4000 graphics at the least, which limits me to one of three i5 CPU's or any i7's from what I can make out on Intel's website ...and this: So, based on that, do you think an i5 will suit me? Should I be looking at another CPU socket type if I want to try and get a...
- Thu Aug 30, 2012 12:59 pm
- Forum: Forum Rules
- Topic: Posting Rules: MUST READ before posting!!
- Replies: 26
- Views: 170478
Re: Posting Rules: MUST READ before posting!!
Don't forget to tell him about the perks too: Free use of the SPCR condo/ski lodge in Lake Tahoe.MikeC wrote:You know about the qualifying exams, psych evaluation... and the multiple inoculation shots against self-aggrandizement, violent language, utterance of threats, bullying, and brutality?
- Tue Aug 28, 2012 5:50 am
- Forum: Power Supplies
- Topic: Seasonic G360W gold for $60 - Review & Giveaway!
- Replies: 169
- Views: 267127
Re: Seasonic G series - 360W gold for $60
I'm trying a 360 G on a new build right now. The only use it's had is running 12+ hours of Memtest 86+ so far, so it's been under no particularly hard load. It's really quiet, but the fan does run all the time.
- Mon Aug 27, 2012 5:09 am
- Forum: CPU Cooling
- Topic: Mugen 3
- Replies: 19
- Views: 14218
Re: Mugen 3
But why should you have to? Aren't there similarly priced high-performance HSFs out there that are flat, right out of the box?MikeC wrote:ghia -- your Mugen 3 is a perfect candidate for lapping.
- Sat Jul 07, 2012 5:21 am
- Forum: Power Supplies
- Topic: power supply test at anandtech.com
- Replies: 22
- Views: 13460
Re: power supply test at anandtech.com
No, he's not, but I AM.Listener wrote:
Are you the moderator or do you just play one?
Bill
And I'd suggest that if this thread doesn't get/stay on topic very soon it will be locked or deleted.
- Fri Jul 06, 2012 4:58 am
- Forum: Off Topic
- Topic: What are you listening to right now?
- Replies: 4309
- Views: 2623476
Re: What are you listening to right now?
The Pentangle - Sweet Child
- Sun Jun 24, 2012 7:08 am
- Forum: SPCR Article Discussion
- Topic: Fan Roundup #6: Scythe, Noiseblocker, Antec, Nexus, Thermalr
- Replies: 84
- Views: 72071
Re: Fan Roundup #6: Scythe, Noiseblocker, Antec, Nexus, Ther
Since this is a pretty decent thread, I'm going to delete the series of baby-ish posts with no on-topic content. Hopefully the two posters will continue their little pissy-fest via PM.
- Wed Jun 20, 2012 5:15 am
- Forum: Deals, Vendors and Classifieds
- Topic: WTB: 5.25" bezel/bay cover for Antec P150/SOLO
- Replies: 2
- Views: 3629
Re: WTB: 5.25" bezel/bay cover for Antec P150/SOLO
I'll second frenchie 's suggestion but I'd suggest you actually call them. If that's no help, let me know. I know I have a few white ones around here *somewhere* because I just saw them a couple of weeks ago. I can't for the life of me remember where right now. Maybe I'll eat a handful of those Gink...
- Wed Jun 13, 2012 5:40 am
- Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
- Topic: would I be able to undervolt with this?
- Replies: 13
- Views: 6709
Re: would I be able to undervolt with this?
This one:HFat wrote:there's an Intel H61 board which includes its own power supply (it takes DC from a brick).
http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/ ... h61ag.html
- Fri Jun 08, 2012 12:49 pm
- Forum: SPCR Article Discussion
- Topic: Fan Roundup #6: Scythe, Noiseblocker, Antec, Nexus, Thermalr
- Replies: 84
- Views: 72071
Re: Fan Roundup #6: Scythe, Noiseblocker, Antec, Nexus, Ther
That said which is the best 120mm PWM fan for heatsink for SPCR standards? The 800 rpm Gentle Typhoon looks like a can't lose choice. Just plug it in and run it at a regular 12 volts. It is both quiet... and has good static pressure performance. According to the guy at Scythe-USA that I talked to y...
- Thu Jun 07, 2012 5:42 am
- Forum: General Gallery
- Topic: My Virtually-Silent Ivy Bridge PC
- Replies: 5
- Views: 8023
Re: My Virtually-Silent Ivy Bridge PC
Hello from over in Monrovia!
What board and CPU did you use?
Pics are always nice also!
What board and CPU did you use?
Pics are always nice also!
- Thu Jun 07, 2012 4:29 am
- Forum: Silent Storage
- Topic: Please recommend HDD
- Replies: 13
- Views: 6941
Re: Please recommend HDD
Quick Q as I'm in the market for a couple of drives. . . I did manage to get a few Samsung HD204UIs before they disappeared. I see they are now back but under the guise of the Seagate ST2000DL004. Has Seagate incorporated the tech or simply rebranded? I liked the Samsungs but Seagate makes me nervo...
- Wed May 30, 2012 5:40 am
- Forum: CPUs and Motherboards
- Topic: Motherboards supporting external PSU
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2955
Re: Motherboards supporting external PSU
Maybe DQ77KB:CA_Steve wrote:I've heard there will be an Ivy bridge version of the DH61AG...but, I don't recall the product number.
http://www.intelbettertogether.com/Boar ... Q77KB.aspx#
- Sat May 05, 2012 5:15 am
- Forum: Silent Storage
- Topic: Silent DVD burners
- Replies: 18
- Views: 23429
Re: Silent DVD burners
I don't know if this applies to you, but this statement was made in the blurb on the Softpedia link:loninappleton wrote:it seemed like it wanted to reset all the time.benius wrote:Nero DriveSpeed
DriveSpeed Review on Softpedia wrote:Windows 7 users must run it with administrator privileges to be able to save the changes.
- Sat May 05, 2012 5:08 am
- Forum: Off Topic
- Topic: What are you listening to right now?
- Replies: 4309
- Views: 2623476
Re: What are you listening to right now?
The Band - The Last Waltz, Complete Recording
- Sat Mar 17, 2012 7:50 am
- Forum: Off Topic
- Topic: Please don't put another Moron in the White House
- Replies: 256
- Views: 167468
Re: Please don't put another Moron in the White House
OK! You win!aristide1 wrote:was preceeded bytime to start knocking off the personal attacks.
Oh, the irony.OK girls,
- Sat Mar 17, 2012 6:31 am
- Forum: Off Topic
- Topic: Please don't put another Moron in the White House
- Replies: 256
- Views: 167468
Re: Please don't put another Moron in the White House
Sigh....
Knock off the crap girls, or I'll lock this one just like I locked your other slap-fest.
Knock off the crap girls, or I'll lock this one just like I locked your other slap-fest.
- Sat Mar 17, 2012 6:28 am
- Forum: Off Topic
- Topic: Get a load of this internship "opening" More News
- Replies: 16
- Views: 7377
Re: Get a load of this internship "opening" More News
OK girls, time to start knocking off the personal attacks. Take it to PM, or maybe you can duel it out at 10 paces.
- Sat Feb 25, 2012 6:22 am
- Forum: Silent Storage
- Topic: SSD Data Integrity
- Replies: 19
- Views: 10170
Re: SSD Data Integrity
That's the exact reason I still haven't bit on SSDs yet. And the only one I've ever considered buying is the seemingly most reliable of all, the Intel X-25m.ces wrote:Split-second access to this data is important, but if that data should become corrupted, the most rapid access in the world won’t matter."
- Wed Feb 01, 2012 6:51 am
- Forum: Off Topic
- Topic: What are you listening to right now?
- Replies: 4309
- Views: 2623476
Re: What are you listening to right now?
Sensational Alex Harvey Band - Live
- Mon Jan 02, 2012 1:17 pm
- Forum: Cases and Damping
- Topic: Stopping vibrations - Antec 100
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3304
Re: Stopping vibrations - Antec 100
You can find plenty of helpful info in this Recommended Article which is mentioned in the Sticky Thread right at the top of this forum.
- Mon Jan 02, 2012 1:13 pm
- Forum: Silent Storage
- Topic: Is there a problem with head parks on WD Green HDDs?
- Replies: 296
- Views: 473550
Re: Is there a problem with head parks on WD Green HDDs?
Please consider making this a sticky. I rediscovered this thread after stumbling across http://www.waldner.priv.at/ramblings/ and contemplating a heads up post to this forum. I assume you're referring to this post: http://www.waldner.priv.at/ramblings/#wd%20disks which I've quoted here for posterit...
- Mon Jan 02, 2012 1:02 pm
- Forum: Off Topic
- Topic: Cooling For Amplifier - Advice Please
- Replies: 9
- Views: 5005
Re: Cooling For Amplifier - Advice Please
I concur with the first two replies. It sure looks like you have plenty of free space and ventilation with your current setup. I'd spend your money on software (the music) instead of hardware right now.
- Tue Nov 01, 2011 5:46 am
- Forum: Silent Storage
- Topic: Recommended 2.5 Drives
- Replies: 1
- Views: 2078
- Thu Oct 27, 2011 1:20 pm
- Forum: Silent Storage
- Topic: Desperate quest for a silent 2.5" HDD
- Replies: 11
- Views: 8470
Re: Desperate quest for a silent 2.5" HDD
I love the Hitachi 5K500 drives. I bought a buttload of them. I use them as my primary drives in all 5 of my Thinkpads, and have another 4 that I use as external backup drives in the removable optical disc trays.