where are you JoF? I have 2x512Mb PC2100 Hynix sticks w/ heatspreaders going spare, but I'm in Australia. Not sure how much p+p would be, but let me know if you're interested. I'm located in the US (California) and I'm not really interested in paying very much for these DIMMs, so I don't think a tr...

If you don't mind getting Zalman 7000 instead, Zalman actually sells the older/refurb HS on ebay. In fact, they have one on sale now. Just look for ZALMAN CNPS7000B. Thanks for the reply, but I actually can only take the Thermalrights. I plan on using these for a dual Athlon 1800 MP system and I'm ...

I did a cursory search and found only a possible reference to this keyboard, but the IBM (or I guess Lenovo) Keyboard with UltraNav (31P8950) is very quiet. It is identical, in theory, to the keyboards they have on their laptops (I personally think my Thinkpad keyboard is better, and I've heard the ...

I'm looking for a Thermalright SLK-800/900 with clips (as opposed to the ones that use the motherboard mounting holes). I'm thinking since Socket A was long ago retired, these shouldn't go for that much? I'm thinking around 15 shipped? I also need DDR266/PC2100 or better DDR RAM. I would prefer 512m...

Does anyone know the difference between the two? They both feature Active PFC, both 400w, single-fan, same current ratings for each line, etc. Do they both have the massive heatsink as shown here?

Thanks in advance.

Well, as I mentioned in another post, I re-built one of my PCs in an Antec 3700 AMB case. I bought the case without a power supply. For the time being, I'm borrowing my TruePower 430 from my old 1080 AMG case. I'd like to put the 1080 AMG back together and sell it, so I need a power supply for my n...

You could try an undervolted fan other than the Papst?

PeterDLai wrote:Oh I just found a flaw in the design: no front USB/audio/Firewire/anything ports.

It has USB/Audio, but no firewire. I have one of those.

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It beats the SLK947U by around 3 C and the SLK-800 by 6 C, I forgot whether it was idle/load, but it was with the "medium" flow 53 CFM fan.

I believe BlueFront used an aluminum duct and his PAL8045 and created an almost passively cooled computer in an Antec LanBoy. The article is on the SPCR main site.

I used OnTrack EasyRecovery DataRecovery. I had an IBM 60GXP that died and it was still able to recover most of my data. The drive wouldn't even format, but I was able to get the data off the drive. It's rather expensive though, 200 dollars.

In one of the articles on the main site the author takes off the PSU cover and hangs the PSU upside down. This allows the hot air to rise out, instead of being obstructed by the PCB board.

What is the benefit of removing this chip? Doesn't it kee pthe noise down? You've made me think of something, that makes my reasoning useless. I was planning on putting a low flow NMB fan in it, that is quiet at 12V. I wanted it to always run at 12V so the PSU doesn't overheat as if it were lower t...

So moving the chip isn't enough? Don't both parts need to be there in order for the fan to be throttled, so if I remove the chip the thermistor will be useless?

Is the chip I have in the green circle the "Noise Killer" chip on the Fortron PSU's? I plan on removing it and putting a quiet NMB fan in. I just seek confirmation on whether that is actually the chip and if it's okay to remove. Thanks![/url]

I remember that article. Theory looked ok, but really it struck me as more of a reason for why their thermal interface material roundup was so poorly done than anything else. I remember reading something similar about how if you get the TIM in a thin enough layer, the thermal conductivity matters l...

One quick comment, re: stealing. In the US, if you are delivered something you did not order, you are allowed to keep it. That applies to the postal service, but since it's a federal law, I would imagine it applies to the other delivery services also. But I bet nobody will willingly tell you that. ...

Aren't CFM and dBa rather unreliable measurements as measuring techniques can differ from manufacturer to manufacturer? Now that you bring up rpm, I think it would be a good indicator though. You can use amps/rpm as a rough estimate, if you take the fan size into account. A 0.15A 40mm will scream, ...

(3) What makes you think the heatsink in the 80mm will be larger? Well, I have found why I think the heatsinks in the 80mm will be larger. In the big thread about the 120mm Fortron on the third page, there is a post by digitalix that says so. It's his 3rd or 4th post on the 3rd page. I have no idea...

Did I sound arrogant or something ? Sorry about that. I just wanted to point out the fact that looking at the current draw from a fan isn't the best way to judge its quietness. Aren't CFM and dBa rather unreliable measurements as measuring techniques can differ from manufacturer to manufacturer? No...

FSP300-60ATV 0.06A NMB Fan If I were to buy the Fortron power supply with the 80mm fan, would I be able to run it with the slower NMB fan? I've heard it's more accurate to look current draw and the Panaflo L1A has a current draw of 0.68A so the NMB fan should be slightly quieter? This should be qui...

I just finished setting up a system with the Aopen AK79G Max. SilentTek does seem to work for me. I can clearly hear the difference in sound from the whole bootup process to the windows desktop. I'm using a Chenbro PC611, the 300w Forton w/120mm fan, Thermalright SLK-800A. The SLK-800A is using the ...

http://www.bjorn3d.com/_preview.php?articleID=252 The article mentions that SilentTek feature can control fan speed. Does this eliminate the need for undervolting? (assuming the fan is connected to the motherboard) The feature seems too good to be true. I saw it on SPRC homepage a few months ago, bu...

Hi Batman, The noise would be lowered when using the Panaflo L1A, significantly lowered if you just swap it in where the stock fan used to be. If your lines are running too low, there's usually a pot inside that allows you to adjust the lines. How do you adjust those pots? My voltages are as shown ...

People recommend Motherboard Monitor, but I just use the Winbond hardware monitor software that came with my Abit KR7A-Raid and it seems to work fine for my needs.

Thanks for the long reply. Are you saying that the PSU sends 12 volts through the 2-pin connector, or did you just forget that I desired to connect it to the 2-pin connector in the PSU. Your variable resistor idea sounds good though. It's a lot less complicated then the resistors you suggested earli...

I just received a 92mm Adda fan (model:AD0912HS-A70GL). I have a Turbolink 420w PSU. I want to take the bottom 80mm fan and replace it with the 92mm fan, but I don't want to rout wires out of the PSU and connect it to the external Molex connectors of the PSU, I want to connect it to the internal PSU...

The clip strength for Socket370 and SocketA coolers does differ though. I posted a similar question at Anandtech and someone replied Not all coolers will work with both sockets. This is mainly true for older designs. The clip needed for AMD socket A was far stronger than what Socket370 designs used,...

Well, I know for a fact that different motherboards are calibrated differently and if the mobo reads off the internal diode of the CPU, then the temperatures are going to be high compared to the thermistor read temperatures, which most current motherboards have. I'm not sure if the difference is as ...

Well, today he gave me the SK-7 to try and I'm getting 50 C load (running D²OL) with no case fans, only my two PSU fans. I think he got the heatsink onto the plastic ridge of the socket that says "Socket 462."