The PSU seems to be obscuring the expansion slots?

The only problem is that every fan that is "SPCR Quiet" is over 1000rpm at 12v. So undervolting is basically a requirement. Every fan i've seen that comes stock spinning slower than that have other noise characteristics that prohibit it from being a low noise fan candidate. Have you had problems wi...

Which Delta designed PSU's are Antec planning to release next?

Review at Bit-Tech:

http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/2008/1 ... c-review/1

line wrote:Delta follows with a 255W unit that also passes the "Gold" requirements.

Delta DPS-255EB A

http://www.80plus.org/manu/psu/psu_deta ... =27&type=2

I see Antec have stopped using Seasonic to build their PSU's and are now using Delta. Maybe Antec will be releasing a version of the 255w.

The ninja only gained 24% weight (815g to 1015g) Where are you getting those numbers from, Bob? According to their Euro site, the Ninja gained 59%: 640g > 1015g The Rev b (the only one available at most places) comes with a fan, upping its weight to 815g from 665g. The copper version also comes wit...

FartingBob wrote:The ninja only gained 24% weight (815g to 1015g)

Where are you getting those numbers from, Bob? According to their Euro site, the Ninja gained 59%: 640g > 1015g

Allbeit with new designs:

http://en.expreview.com/2008/09/23/cool ... n-chassis/

The chassis looks like it's possibly steel, with alu external panels. I hope it is a steel chassis.

I can’t see how it’s 3kg. The copper Ninja gains 70% in weight, over it’s original, but this weighs 400% more? Are some parts of the Copper Ninja only plated, where as this is solid copper? When you use a mounting back-plate, to what extent does that increase the safe weight limit? Not to 3kg ...

Akase Eclipse failed EMC testing (what a surprise considering plastic side design!) and was honoured with practical sales ban here in Finland... http://www2.tukes.fi/cgi-bin/myyntikiellot/tiedot.cfm?id=24869 Plastic side design? The main enclosure for the Eclipse is all metal, unless you're talking...

LOL! Thanks. So who are the cheapest US outlets for this? Also: I’d formed the impression there were 4 versions of Ultimate, at least in the UK: 32-bit OEM 64-bit OEM 32/64-bit (switchable) Retail 32/64-bit (switchable) Upgrade But then I found this: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem...

As far as I can see there's just shipping +VAT to pay, no import duty. But will it install and run okay on a UK machine?

Yes, there is the option to remove one or both cages. I was thinking more of HDD noise, than fan noise.

3.0mm ~ 6.0mm uni-body aluminum outer frame and aluminum body If that’s a minimum of 3mm throughout, and the 8.66kg weight would suggest it might be, then that’s a seriously well built case. From a silence aspect, the big hole in the front isn’t so impressive, and that 180mm fan trying to blo...

Link on the final page of review, to this discussion thread, doesn't work

Like on the Sonata:



As long as you’ve got vent holes in the front of the case, if not, drill some.

Front: the fan mounting ‘door’ mounts the standard fans 10mm inside the HDD bay. That bay is 130mm wide, so I can’t see how a 140 fan will fit inside, so the 140 will stick out a further 10mm into the space between fan and plastic case front. That small space is adequate for the intended 92mm ...

Dynamat is considered the best. It's used to dampen car panels, for car audio purposes. It's expensive though. I've never known anyone to try it, but vinyl diamond plate might well be a cheaper alternative, while looking better than most floor tiles.

I put the SL3JM back in. I’m 99% sure it’s seating properly in it’s slot. Set the mobo jumpers to 6x and 100mhz. The post info confirms it’s running at 598mhz, and it feels much quicker too. But, the Dr. Watson problem persists. Appears only to happen when on the web. Happens on about 1 in 3...

With that many vent holes it will be pumping 20-25% of the warm air, straight back into the case.

Thanks Vicotnik!

Sooty wrote: I've had a look at the manual again, and it looks pretty simple really. I have to set the CPU Core:BUS Frequency Multiple to 6.0x and the CPU External Clock (BUS) Frequency Selection to 100.3mhz? Can someone confirm that's correct? Upgrade CPU is a SL3JM.

Can anyone confirm?

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The manual lists many jumper settings for many CPU’s, but the SL3JM isn't listed. Any idea which settings I should use? There appear to be two sets required: ‘CPU Bus Frequency’ (FS0, FS1, FS2, FS3) and ‘CPU Core: BUS Frequency Multiple’ (BF0, BF1, BF2, BF3). I've had a look at the manual...

Well that’s an option worth considering then, Isaac, and I don't plan any road trips for it either :lol: The way the clips are pressing up against it, they could well be exerting a twisting force, resulting in the CPU not seating properly. The cable-tie method (pics above), may or may not help in ...

have you looked at the CPUs next to each other to try and find a difference in their design? if the existing retention method doesn't hold the new CPU then there's got to be an obvious difference in their design. i'd suggest maybe checking the width of the actual cartridge design first...it could b...

Replacing Celeron 333mhz (SL2WN) with a Pentium lll 600mhz (SL3JM) –purchased used, off eBay. Board is an ASUS P2B Rev 1.10, with BIOS 1008. SL3JM is officially supported on this board, with no BIOS upgrade required above 1008, according to ASUS. The SL3JM came with a large Compaq Proliant heatsin...

Cheers, SmilingCrow But, I've hit problems. See here.

Just reading Wiki, and it looks like the 600E is the Coppermine, my version being a Katmai. So it doesn’t necessarily require a BIOS update, but as I explained above, should I anyway, and how?

I’m upgrading a P2B board (Rev 1.10 with BIOS 1008) from a Celeron 333 to a P-3 600 ( SL3JM ), but will it need a BIOS update? If you search here (Motherboard > Slot 1 > P2B) there are two processors listed: P3-600 MHz(slot1) requiring BIOS 1008, and P3-600 E MHz(slot1) requiring BIOS 1013.006. Wh...