Atleast some SPCR members from the UK have ordered from Silencio. He usually gives a SPCR discount and has low cost shipping.

The manufacturing process for the Nexus and Yate Loon fans are the same by all indications. (Obviously disregarding the change in the fan electronics to lower the RPM and sticking the Nexus sticker on it). They are basicly the same fan. Life time and bearing noise increase during that period are pra...

SPCR users can have opinions . Like "NeoHE sucks", "NeoHE r0xz!" or "I really don't feel comfortable buying a NeoHE because it seems to have problems". There's nothing wrong with that. That's the people's right. It is another thing if an SPCR user says "I work for Antec. I have proof that all of the...

Why are some the SPCR staff so keen on doing Antec's job and defending the NeoHE?

Follow-up: I replaced the thermistor with a 22kohm / 50kohm resistor. The biggest difference in the top speed happens with resistor values are below 10kohm. However, using the bigger resistors does bring the top speed down a bit more (not as radically though), but anything above 10kohm and the fan w...

Hi, I didn't find proper info for the PSU, but it seems to have a 80mm fan, correct? I personally wouldn't go fanless even with low power usage. Using a good low speed fan running at ~5V should be quite inaudible and provide some cooling. Although, if you want a small non-modded passive solution, Ar...

I somehow remember the top speed is 1600RPM even with the sensor removed. I also tried using a 10kohm trimmer in place of the sensor which worked OK and allowed me to adjust the speed range. Hmmm.... I'll have to take some resistors home from work and test how the Globe acts with different resistors...

Much longer life in a higher temps (like PSU) when compared to sleeve bearing fans. This is a gross generalisation I see far too often. It is not the type of bearing that matters, it is the quality of the bearing. Ok Tibors, you got me on that one. I made a generalization which I often point out my...

nici wrote:Check your e-mail

Dammit Nici!! Stop sending nude photos of yourself!

Aris,

It's made in early 2004, you can tell it from the production code (4B).

Nici, MTBF has no meaning when you talk about fans. L10 is the real spec that actually means something. MTBF gives ridiculously high figures, it's a common marketing trick to use them. I'd go with the Panaflo. Much longer life in a higher temps (like PSU) when compared to sleeve bearing fans. (It al...

Hi, I don't think there's any sense in putting that in. It's not really silent orientated, it's finnish and finnish users most likely know it anyway. I'm sending you a PM within a few days regarding the FAQ. And to stay atleast a bit ontopic... to the previous poster: No, I don't think there's enoug...

Hi Noni, Scan.co.uk has a rep for buying the cheapest surplus Panaflo available. The price pretty much gives it away... The price they sell at is no where near the price it costs to get a new fan from Panaflo! People are giving bad opinions about Panaflos these days, because every vendor basicly sel...

Hi, I don't think there is any silent PC forum in Finland. The biggest computer forum in general is http://murobbs.muropaketti.com (the one I was talking about). And it's in finnish naturally. It has the whole range: some silent PC people, many overclocking people and general users asking for help w...

Ceramic bearings as they exist presently are really bad as temps rise. Ceramic has different expansion than steel, so your tolerances fall apart as the bearing literally has different sizes at different temperatures. Initial ceramic bearings using "it's a ceramic sleeve/ball" failed miserably simply...

Noni wrote:These ones?

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... 6834168682

Yep,

nici wrote:The point i was trying to make about the panaflos is that good ones are hard to find..

Nici, I know that, but the OP may not

If the PSU fan runs at full speed all the time, then yes, it does sound like broken fan controller circuit in the PSU. You can also test it by taking the PSU out of the case and running your system as usual. This way your PSU should get only cool air (ambient) and should stay at lower speeds. You sh...

Nici, the reason they aren't constant in quality is that people are buying surplus and reject (banged in transit etc) Panaflos from shitty vendors. Most of the Japan made Panaflo go in this category these days. I've posted about this many times on many threads on the fan forums. If you get them fres...

Hi Peterson,

interesting to hear about your T-Balancer... Me and my friend both stopped using the T-Balancer after it started to drop sensors and stopping fans randomly. My friend also had an incident where the all the fans had stopped (incl. PSU) while he was at work.

I find it hard to believe that the NeoPower is running it's fan at full speed due to heat. At that speed the noise should be quite loud, is it? If so I really suspect a broken PSU fan controller. I never got it to go over 1000RPM with my main rig. One option is that the motherboard header isn't read...

If you want a HTPC case that allows the use of powerful components and still giving you the possibility to keep it quiet (good ventilation in other words), I would personally go for the Silverstone LC17 (depending though on if that's too big for your taste). It has it's own intake for a bottom sucki...

Hi Neil,

The frame and hub seem to match the Globe 120mm. These should be the correct specs?

Model FAN2-12CM

Rated Voltage 12V
Started Voltage 7V
Rated Current 0.12A + 10%
Power Input 1.44W
Fan Speed 1400 RPM
Max Air Flow 41.3 CFM
Bearing Type Sleeve Bearing
Life Time 20,000h.

Well, Devonavar started it and I will continue on the same subject... Blame him if you disagree! :lol: I can't understand why many people say "it was silent before, but now it's even more silent". That doesn't make sense! Wouldn't it make sense to say in that context "more quieter" or "it was inaudi...

Hi, programs like RivaTuner (and Coolbits that unlocks some selections in the display properties) can be used to lower the GPU and memory speed of GFX cards. Undervolting the GPU can be done apparently with BIOS modding, there are software for that one also. I've always understood these kind of oper...

I'm playing the same record over and over again to the finnish users...

Try Silencio's shop for a good price, SPCR discount and cheap shipping. You can get the VM-102 from him including shipping for a bit cheaper when compared to buying it form a local finnish store.

When I read "Palit" I knew it was a finn posting... :lol: Is there a particular reason why you won't go passive with this one also? You don't need much case airflow to make a good passive GFX cooler work. Have you considered Zalman ZM80D, Aerocool VM-101 or 102? Another finnish poster just slapped a...

/2 mean it has the RPM monitoring. The 4412F/2GL is a "proper" Papst model, but I remember reading that the 2GLL and 2GLLL weren't official Papst models. I'm guessing they're made for OEMs. .... I checked the Papst product numbers, but no mention of the 2GLL or 2GLLL. They did have problems around t...

Running a front fan even at low (400-500RPM) speed should help a bit with your HDD and GFX temps. But those temps you gave for your card are quite OK IMO.

I wonder... Ville, was your install trouble-free? The GPU core heatsink can be tricky to tighten, you can easily leave it too loose which obviously shows in temps. Tzupy, you have both case intake and exhaust fans running? Ville, you have just the case exhaust fan running? Atleast in my setup runnin...

Voltage == Airflow == RPM. However cooling performance obviously drops with a fan that is attached to a heatsink when the voltage is lowered. The pressure capability isn't linear, pressure varies with square at speed ratio => P2 = P1(RPM2 / RPM1)^2 I always wondered why SPCR used the Nexus 92mm as a...