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- Tue Mar 04, 2008 9:08 pm
- Forum: Green Computing
- Topic: Benefits of LCD over CRT
- Replies: 57
- Views: 44884
The stuff that is already built doesn't magically disappear with no environmental impact and the pace of new stuff being built is unlikely to slow. It's all down to basic rules of supply and demand. Clearly the manufacturer cannot know in advance if you are going to buy a particular product, but on...
- Wed Mar 14, 2007 8:06 pm
- Forum: Green Computing
- Topic: Smart Load Triggered Power Strips
- Replies: 21
- Views: 18637
Here in Australia it isn't easy to get those stand-by power strips commercially, but there are a couple of kits available from Jaycar (our equivalent to Radio Shack) which are either available as kits or pre-built, such as this one , which plugs in to a USB socket. I have used it for about 6 months ...
- Tue Jan 30, 2007 7:22 pm
- Forum: SPCR Article Discussion
- Topic: SPCR does CES 2007
- Replies: 22
- Views: 26091
- Wed Jul 12, 2006 10:03 pm
- Forum: SPCR Article Discussion
- Topic: News: Choose an Energy Efficient Computer
- Replies: 17
- Views: 22669
- Tue Mar 07, 2006 5:17 pm
- Forum: Cases and Damping
- Topic: Best intake air filter media?
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2639
- Thu Mar 02, 2006 9:10 pm
- Forum: Fans and Control
- Topic: best fan controller
- Replies: 16
- Views: 8424
- Sun Feb 05, 2006 9:31 pm
- Forum: The Silent Front
- Topic: Xbox silencing thread - updated with photos!
- Replies: 36
- Views: 33948
Hi Irish, and welcome to the forums. You don't need a 3 or 4 pin fan - I've used a 2 pin on in mine (a quiet 80mm Panaflo) and it works perfectly. Just make sure you plug it in correctly if the fan connector is slightly different. And bear in mind you'll have to do some cutting of the fan and case t...
- Mon Jan 23, 2006 7:27 pm
- Forum: Fans and Control
- Topic: Sunbeam rubber fan mounts work, no tools required. Honest!
- Replies: 7
- Views: 4169
I have used the Sunbeam ones and like a lot of people here I managed to break a few in the process. They aren't the easiest to install so I drilled out the holes in my fans a bit, and they seem to be pretty effective once in place. I haven't seen the EAR ones as they aren't easily available in Oz. A...
- Mon Jan 16, 2006 6:42 pm
- Forum: Fans and Control
- Topic: best fan controller
- Replies: 16
- Views: 8424
Just to clarify, the Sunbeam one is an analogue voltage controller (hence it's popularity). The one Felger refers to is a different one that uses PWM. Another thumbs up here from a Sunbeam Rheobus owner for the past 3 years. In fact I've been experimenting with Speedfan to control my fans automatica...
- Tue Dec 13, 2005 3:38 pm
- Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
- Topic: My Ati 9700 pro AIW cooling mod
- Replies: 7
- Views: 12052
I did a similar thing with my old 9000Pro AIW, using an old stock socket A heatsink. Not as neat as yours (no access to a milling machine so I used my trusty Dremel) but does the job nicely. http://www.mypage.tsn.cc/pcsilencing/images/115_1565_small.JPG http://www.mypage.tsn.cc/pcsilencing/images/11...
- Wed Dec 07, 2005 9:45 pm
- Forum: CPU Cooling
- Topic: What is the lowest temperature you have got with air cooling
- Replies: 22
- Views: 9414
I agree with dukla, and I think most serious silencers here would. This is really not the right place to ask about lowest temps, as that is not what most of us here are aiming for. IMHO if your temps are much below 45C then you've got too much cooling, ergo your system is probably too noisy! Persona...
- Tue Nov 29, 2005 7:49 pm
- Forum: The Silent Front
- Topic: Loud Xbox 360
- Replies: 88
- Views: 101891
I will be interested in Mike's appraisal of it, and how easily it can be silenced. e.g. what quiet fans would fit inside it? I have no idea what size the stock ones are, but the Xbox1's was non-standard (around 70mm) but I managed to squeeze a Panaflo in there. But if the DVD is spinning all the tim...
- Tue Nov 22, 2005 2:43 pm
- Forum: The Silent Front
- Topic: XBox360 Dissected
- Replies: 29
- Views: 17765
.. and can't wait for the first mod-chips to arrive. It's a pity though there's no x86 processor architecture anymore.. But maybe Mac-coders could do homebrew software relatively easily? I'm not a coder, so I really dont know. From what I hear Microsoft have made it a lot more difficult to hack, wi...
- Mon Nov 21, 2005 4:35 pm
- Forum: CPU Cooling
- Topic: Best Passive Heatsink for 25W socket A
- Replies: 4
- Views: 4066
I'm running an Aerocool HT-101 passively in my XP2400+, but with the 120mm PSU fan right next to it. I don't think you will have a problem exhausting only 25W of heat through the PSU, especially if your goal is for a 1 fan PC. So I wouldn't worry about orientation too much, as long as you can point ...
- Mon Nov 21, 2005 4:21 pm
- Forum: The Silent Front
- Topic: XBox360 Dissected
- Replies: 29
- Views: 17765
Does anyone know what size the fans are? Like many people I found the stock fan on my Xbox 1 too loud and buzzy, so I managed to squeeze an 80mm Panaflo in there and it is now great for movies. But as the 360 is smaller I'm guessing there wouldn't be any way of getting 80mm fans in there (unless the...
- Mon Nov 21, 2005 3:40 pm
- Forum: The Silent Front
- Topic: Xbox silencing thread - updated with photos!
- Replies: 36
- Views: 33948
- Mon Nov 14, 2005 3:24 pm
- Forum: General Gallery
- Topic: almost silent Athlon XP system
- Replies: 9
- Views: 8649
I reckon you've still got far too many fans in your system. Get rid of that slot blower fan if you haven't already done so. putting the HDD near the front of the case where there is some airflow (even without an intake fan) will be more than sufficient to cool it. And take the fan off the Radeon! Yo...
- Mon Nov 14, 2005 2:52 pm
- Forum: The Silent Front
- Topic: Xbox silencing thread - updated with photos!
- Replies: 36
- Views: 33948
- Wed Nov 02, 2005 4:12 pm
- Forum: Fans and Control
- Topic: best fan controller
- Replies: 16
- Views: 8424
- Mon Oct 24, 2005 3:16 pm
- Forum: Silent Storage
- Topic: 7200.7 -> 7200.9
- Replies: 9
- Views: 6785
Well in that case would it be beneficial for me to get a Samsung Spinpoint HDD? -Kevin If you're happy with the performance then you can't go too far wrong with the Spinpoint, especially if you can source one with a Nidec motor. I have one with a JVC motor (which doesn't whine) and it is marginally...
- Mon Oct 24, 2005 3:07 pm
- Forum: Silent Storage
- Topic: Are modern enclosures dangerous for hard drives ?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 3956
Well I've lost a drive (at least partly) due to overheating, so I tend to be over zealous with my own drives. For me (and I'm sure for most of us) hard drive failure is much more of a disaster than any other component, due to the loss of data. Even if you have a backup, it takes forever to restore y...
- Thu Oct 20, 2005 8:09 pm
- Forum: Silent Storage
- Topic: Are modern enclosures dangerous for hard drives ?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 3956
Yes, you lose the heatsink effect of traditional metal mountings, but most modern cases have better airflow than they used to, so it's not normally a problem. If your HDDs are in some kind of airflow, even from a 5V Panaflo or an open intake, that should be enough. If in doubt, monitor temps for a w...
- Thu Oct 20, 2005 8:02 pm
- Forum: Silent Storage
- Topic: 7200.7 -> 7200.9
- Replies: 9
- Views: 6785
Get with the times, dude, and check out the WDs in the recommended section.
WDs are pretty good these days, and SA is correct about Seagate's drives being louder than they used to be.
WDs are pretty good these days, and SA is correct about Seagate's drives being louder than they used to be.
- Mon Sep 26, 2005 9:20 pm
- Forum: Off Topic
- Topic: Optimus Keyboard + "Transformers"
- Replies: 32
- Views: 18285
- Tue Sep 20, 2005 10:20 pm
- Forum: Fans and Control
- Topic: Silent Fans in Australia?
- Replies: 55
- Views: 26516
- Mon Sep 19, 2005 9:11 pm
- Forum: CPU Cooling
- Topic: Socket A Heatsink: Need a quiet one DESPERATELY!!
- Replies: 24
- Views: 12712
- Mon Sep 19, 2005 8:10 pm
- Forum: SPCR Article Discussion
- Topic: SPCR's PSU Test Platform V.3
- Replies: 20
- Views: 20772
- Sun Sep 11, 2005 6:04 pm
- Forum: Fans and Control
- Topic: Mag Lev fans any good?
- Replies: 8
- Views: 5420
^^^^^^^^^^^ :lol: :lol: Nice one ronrem! Must be where I've been going wrong all this time with the chicks! As has been alluded to already, most fan noise is turbulence, not bearing noise, it's only when you really slow them down to <1000rpm that quiet bearings have much benefit. So yes, in theory m...
- Mon Sep 05, 2005 12:08 am
- Forum: Quiet Prebuilt, SFF and Barebones Systems
- Topic: "Play Only" HTPC ideas?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 6095
- Sun Sep 04, 2005 9:44 pm
- Forum: Quiet Prebuilt, SFF and Barebones Systems
- Topic: "Play Only" HTPC ideas?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 6095
An Xbox with open source Xbox Media Centre installed fits your brief perfectly. Dirt cheap, pretty easy to set up (once you've installed a modchip) and quite simply the best Media Centre software out there (which is being developed continuously). Plays divx, xvid, img, mp3 files flawlessly (in fact ...