At the time, the procedure was to run the CPU until it heated up then twist off the heatsink.

Like said above, it could be thermal paste, thermal adhesive or a thermal pad. I have seen them all on slot 1 CPU's.

Is there anything wrong with the electrical outlet?

Lol! I did the same thing. Some kleenex fluff fell into the socket and I brushed it out. I don't have the best eyesite and hadn't realized that the pins weren't straight up and down. I bent four or five. Fortunately, I have some pretty good tools and magnifying glasses for fine work, so I managed to...

Start with a Kill-a-watt. You may find that, e.g., a new refrigerator could save far more money. That's my suggestion. You never know what is using energy until you actually do the testing. If you do find that the computer uses a lot, make sure you do a cost-benefit. Don't spend $300 on parts to sa...

English here.

I tried hard to learn French in high school with little success.

I passed a manditory French course in university, but I still can't understand a word when anyone is talking.

I have French for Dummies on my computer. Maybe it's time for a third kick at the can

Saw LC17 and knew what I would see - a bunch of PSU cables with no place to go - same as mine

Yes, all kinds. I have one by Promise.

I've used Ketronic keyboards for years. First the LT Designer (PS2) and now the Classis U-2 (USB).

I just like the uncompressed layout and keys and the "feel" of the keys.

No bells & whistles though.

When this first started I had an Abit SH6 on an open testbed and a cap blew right in front of my face. RMA'd the board but never used the replacement. Probably my favorite board of all time. I have thought about recapping the replacement and seeing what it can really do with that PIII 800 :D I will ...

Ordered what I needed at McMaster and got this back a day later: "Due to the ever-increasing complexity of U.S. Export regulations, McMaster-Carr has decided to only accept orders from a few, long-established customers of ours overseas. We cannot accept your order, and regret any inconvenience this...

I had my front fans fail due to dust build up and it cost me an IDE hard drive.

Fortunately, my main drives are SCSI, so they didn't even notice

I have both fans in my spares box, and didn't find either particularly quiet at 12V. Sorry, I can't remember if I did any undervolting experiments.

Look for an extractor for mini fit connectors. Molex? Part #11-03-0044 is one.

Just put my super Tornado in a few hours ago. I'll vote in a couple of days after I do some tweaking. So far not particularly offensive, but my Video card temps are up. Will have to work on airflow. 400W Super-Tornado - here are my impressions after a couple of days: Alll speeds-emits annoying high...

Just put my super Tornado in a few hours ago. I'll vote in a couple of days after I do some tweaking. So far not particularly offensive, but my Video card temps are up. Will have to work on airflow.

I've been running an L1A @5-6V on a Silencer 400 for over a year now without problems. My setup is not completely dissimilar to yours: Coolermaster ATC 110 2x92mmL1A+80mm M1A Case Fans 2x80mm L1A for CPU & Video P4 1.8A, Gigabyte GA-8PE800Pro, 1024 DDR300 ATI AIW 9000 Pro Adaptec 19160 Seagate Cheet...

As long as you can get down to 6 volts, the L1A's are okay.

Good info.

I was getting impatient waiting for the 400W Seasonics, and was considering this one.

I will probably just continue to wait now.

I have a GA-8PE800 board. Nice and stable, but poor BIOS makes it difficult to get the best out of my CPU.

I will probably go back to Abit for my next board.

....shame it doesnt have a non glue mounting system :( I had no problem attaching mine to my AIW 9000 Pro with Chomerics Thermattach tape. No idea if you could mount it on one of the more recent cards with the smaller GPU. I also had to bend one bank of fins slightly to clear a couple of capacitors...

Those are called "sandwich mounts".

Doesn't help you folks in the UK, but they are available at McMaster-Carr in the correct size (6-32) for hard drives.

Hey Ralf Hutter, your supposed to put one of these when you post a joke

I have one in the spares box. Used it on my old modded hydraulic case as a front intake. It was quieter than the 120mm L1A at 12v, but I never tested either one undervolted.

My standard was a lot different then, and I doubt it would be quiet enough for me today.

Mine has screw holes, but very little room for fan, the optical drives are directly in front of both on either side... Say, how do you put these fans through a fan isolator. None of mine, 60mm or 80 seem to fit. This would add a little room as I currently have them resting half way up the isolators...

I have been promoting positive air pressure for years, and use it on my Before I start, let's make sure my terminology is correct. Positive pressure is when more air is being pushed into the case than is being expelled? The idea that creating a positive pressure setup to control dust intake is a gr...

Yes, I found the M1A to be buzzier at the same air flow rate.

Not that bad though.

Not up to speed with the latest boards, but have you tried cooling the clock-generator?

Seems like a lot of work... I agree. I have been promoting positive air pressure for years, and use it on my current quiet PC. Just seems a lot easier to clean one filter than to clean all the drives, fans, and other components. As for performance decrease, I don't know, but I have noticed that you...

Personally, I’ve pretty much decided there is no way I’ll buy a Tornado. Now I’m just debating if I should buy a Silencer or pick out something from a different company. All of these Tornado stories really put me off, and so does the fact that I emailed Seasonic USA a question and did not get a res...

Maybe we should start a seperate Audio thread. I have recently given up on computer audio and am going to get an amp and some half decent speakers. Hate the idea of spending all the time "auditioning" speakers etc though. I've been spending so much time researching this project, that I haven't got a...