Hmm... It seems that we have gone down to 48000ppd, couple of weeks ago it was 56000. Actually, I was thinking the team was doing well, because for the last couple of weeks, so many people have blown past me (269-270th place) that I could hardly move up despite getting ~40 PPD. My PPD has not change...

Looking good, I hope you can build it without too much hassle. (Eagerly awaiting the finished pics.) Why don't you try the power supply at the bottom back part of the case? The fan facing downward (to outside air) and the exhaust facing the back. In terms of heat, it could be almost like having the ...

Just some ideas not based on any specific heatsink... Advantages of tower designs: * Cleaner airflow pattern - just flows straight, no turns and bends; airflow is only disrupted by the fins * Airflow pattern also better for the case airflow * Better compatability with motherboards * More space for f...

In this age of heatpipe equipped heatsinks, copper and aluminum don't make much difference. IF I'm not mistaken, the thermal conductivity of a heatpipe is at least an order of magnidtude better than copper. In the XP-90 design, the role of aluminum or copper is only to transfer the heat to the middl...

I've never seen one, but looking at the review images, it looks doable. Since the bottom has a seperate copper part, that makes it easier. Just a thought, does your mobo have 4 holes around the socket? If so and if the footprint of the copper bottom piece of the ncu2000 is big enough, maybe align th...

The tests were run with a 6800GT graphics card, which will pull a lot of power itself, therefore its easy to see >100W power for the systems. First of all, Tomshardware's number of 32W for the 3500+ is very obviously wrong, I think it is best to disregard that number entirely. The difference between...

I think you can look at the pictures in these two threads, it may give you an idea.

http://forums.silentpcreview.com/viewtopic.php?t=17921

http://forums.silentpcreview.com/viewtopic.php?t=17359

You could try the Aphonos Suspension.

Also see HDD vibration & noise reducing methods for some other ideas.

Try HTPCNews for the tuner card.

Still, that makes your single laptop equal to 3X my machine. I'm so slow, I'm still embarressed. Wish I could contribute more...

(Runs off and hides in the closet.)

...my CPU gets to 73°C :shock: , and remans stable there... Isn't that about the temperature at which P4's start throttling? Also motherboard at 48C? This seems a bit high to me, maybe some other presscott owners can comment on this? If it is indeed high for a presscott it can mean that the case te...

wooglin wrote:I'm up to 6 systems now, 3 at home, parents and 2 at work. I was also on the road for the weekend, so my laptop wasn't crunching it's normal 300PPD.

Is that a typo? Is it really PointsPerDAY?

If it isn't then I am probably the slowest folder ever!

Some cases place the psu next to the motherboard vertically. The height of these is much less than a tower but width is a little bit more. If its the height you are concerned about check these out. There's one here: http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=11-164-034&depa=1 Although...

I think it has to do with the optimizations. I have (don't laugh!) 512MB PC133 SDR. Usually free mem is around 200, right now its 180. So I wouldn't think it to be a memory problem. Unfortunately I'm stuck with my 1.3 Tbird because my mobo (asus a7v-e) won't take anything faster (only 1.4tbird), and...

My machine is a stock Athlon 1800XP with 512MB of RAM (always with a couple of hundred meg free). Would enabling big work units on this increase its production? Mine is a Athlon 1300. It does about 350PPW on small units and about 150 on big units. Really is very very slow on the big ones. Admittedl...

Right now, it seems like we are going to catch them in 242 days, but more importantly the Dutch Power Cows and The Knights Who Say Ni are on our tail, in 108 and 249 days respectively!

Anyone know where to buy standard basic heatpipes in various sizes/ configurations? Dave Look what I found: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=31534&item=5152872236&rd=1#ebayphotohosting http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=31534&item=5152652737&rd=1#ebayphotoh...

What kind of temperature difference could I expect with heatpipes or a vapour chamber (like the therma-base heatsinks) instead of a block of copper?-Stef http://www.tsheatronics.co.jp/english/technology/index.html The link has some numbers on heatpipe conductivity and also describes some advantages...

You said you have the mesh but I just remembered http://www.mcmaster.com . They have all kinds of mesh if you wanna take a look. (I have no idea about the price though.) At the very bottom right, look under: -Raw Materials and Springs ---Perforated Materials They have some that looks just like the o...

My girlfriend bought a centrino (1.4 banias-130nm ). I think the 1.7 would be the Dothan (which uses even less power)? It runs very cool even when it is running at full speed (not full load, just at 1.4Ghz). Almost all the time, it lowers the clockspeed to save battery power. I have seen it go down ...

The main problem with this one is that after you put it on, the screw holes will no longer align properly. And you'd need to look for other metal to metal contact between PSU and case. (A bit off-topic, sorry but) Doesn't the screws count? For grounding I mean? They screw into the case as well as t...

Very nice work! Although I have to agree that mesh for the whole top isn't the best looking thing. My parents have this (or a similar) Maranz receiver which has ventilation holes at the top: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v608/cansan/d8_3.jpg I think it looks pretty good for a mesh top, although ...

Socket 754 seems the best alternative to me right now: Which cpu and mb did you consider for a total of 300$? For example this Gigabyte matx board: 73$ http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=13-128-203&depa=1 and the Athlon 64 2800+ 119$ http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.a...

It would definitely be loud, but whats more worrying is that microscopic little fans don't do well over time. I have seen lots of little fans that deteriorate over time. I think it *might* be possible to put in a passive heatsink on there. Of course it depends on the video card you are going to be u...

I know what you mean about the "saw noises!!" I had the same drive until recently, I think it is the loudest drive I have ever seen, both idle and seek noise. It finally went bust 2 weeks ago, can't say I'm upset :lol: I used the XP "turn off hard disks after x minutes" feature for a long time and o...

There is the Seasonic Super Silencer 460W. I don't know how quiet that particular model is, but the other (lower power) models are praised around here, particularly for their high efficiency. Which would very be important in a power hungry system such as yours. If you want to run cool-thus-quiet you...

Because it is cheap and simple. Note that more important than messing up the case airflow, in a conventional heatsink, the hottest part has NO airflow. The air has to exit out the sides, and the air at the very middle part (closest to the cpu) is static! Most of the airflow goes through the coolest...

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Because it is cheap and simple. Note that more important than messing up the case airflow, in a conventional heatsink, the hottest part has NO airflow. The air has to exit out the sides, and the air at the very middle part (closest to the cpu) is static! Most of the airflow goes through the coolest ...

How much is 1.0 Sone? Isn't it something like 40dBA? This is correct. Sone has nothing to do with "background noise" A unit cannot be defined with respect to "background noise", because it is not universal(not the same everywhere). I think the definition is: "1.0 Sone is the loudness of a 1000Hz pu...