<!-- BBCode Quote Start --><TABLE BORDER=0 ALIGN=CENTER WIDTH=85%><TR><TD><font class="pn-sub">Quote:</font><HR></TD></TR><TR><TD><FONT class="pn-sub"><BLOCKQUOTE> I have finished a draft of my brown bread article (its kinda like a review, I suppose) and sent a copy to mike for editing, he should ha...

A new one with lots of measurements of heatsink termperatures in an Enermax PSU run stock, fanless, with slow fan, in different positions, and with different covers. Some interesting results, especially regarding the question of directed "tunnel airflow" by using well-placed venting holes. Look in t...

Dont' know about your "quality built duct with wire frame", not having seen in but flexible vinyl ducting works well, as does duct tape over wire mesh. Flexible vinyl ducting is used for things like shower fan exhaust -- vinyl bonded to coil of wire that accordians, comes in different diameters -- 3...

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To over- or under-clock, normally you have to change the bus speed of the CPU. A P3-1000, for example, has a bus speed of 133 MHz & a multiplier of 7.5 (Mutiply those 2 numbers and you get 1000). As the multiplier is locked, you can change the CPU speed only by changing the bus speed. This can be do...

Added a short <!-- BBCode Start --><A HREF="http://modules.php?op=modload&name=Sections&file=index&req=viewarticle&artid=9&page=5" TARGET="_blank">POSTSCRIPT</A><!-- BBCode End -->to the PSU modding article after an incredibly simple idea whacked me in the face last night. You can add direct fan spe...

Do you all think that same thing would work on my stock PS? Or is the heatsink/design of mine (I'm sure it's not thermister equipped) not useable with one of those quiet low-flow fans? This is a great site, good work. tomk, Thanks for the kudos. :) The Panaflo @ 12V has cooled any & all PSUs I've t...

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Not all Enermax models work the same way, but it sounds like you have one like the first one I got. The 92mm fan spun relatively slowly (but still may have been at 12V, can't remember) & was unaffected by the thermistor. The 80mm fan was controlled by the thermistor. <br> <br>Why worry about the the...

Yup, I agree -- mess with this one & see if you can quiet it first. Taking out a fan will help, but you'll also want to slow the other one down. In fact, just try slowing all the fans down first. 7V or 5V -- if you don't know how, check in the <!-- BBCode Start --><A HREF="http://www.silentpcreview....

Yes, it is really such a simple idea. Now the inexpensive SH power supply I used (and modded) as described in my P4 article is looking like a REALLY attractive deal. $55 Cdn. One of the fans is on par with a Panaflo for noise & airflow, so you get a free fan (by pulling out the other one). Add a $1 ...

Hey welcome fellow Vancouverite! <br> <br>Panaflo is the only one I've had direct experience with. As you may know, the 80mm L model is our ref. Very quiet. I brought in ~20 from the US a while back, but haven't seen any here. I have a Sanyo but its the 53 cfm monster that came with a Swiftech. Vant...

Actually, the 92mm alone would probably work fine, would would help cool the CPU a bit better, but you would want to remove the 80mm fan altogether & block all the other vent holes in the PSU (except for the 80mm hole). But use something to put the wire grill back on over the 80mm hole for safety......

My P4-1.6A oc'd to 2.25G idles ~42-3C. Mobo temp is 25C. Intel doesn't seem to specify a max core temp for the P4 but says it will shut down at 135C. <IMG SRC="modules/phpBB_14/images/smiles/icon_eek.gif"> The CPU case temp shoudn't go higher than mid 70s. I think you're safe. The mobo temp is ok al...

Wow, those F-J boards are very cool Jonathan! Very sophistated stuff. How is the quality overall, and does it have good voltage & clock adjustments? <br> <br>I know that Ambient & some other quiet PC makers were using them, but they only seemed to have P3 boards before. The fact that the D1289 is us...

It's not only about convection. Closing up the other vents will narrow the airflow path and should concentrate & accelerate the airflow over the CPU area, maybe the PSU HS too. Why not try it & see what happens to CPU temps? And tell us, it'd be interesting to test the theory. <IMG SRC="modules/phpB...

tslugmo: <br> <br>I am afraid the answer is no. <br> <br>If you remove the 92mm fan, the min speed of the 80mm fan will go up because the thermistor gets hotter. You'll find that if you set the pot for max 80mm fan speed, the inner fan will not speed up over time because the thermistor won't get as ...

Hey that is VERY helpful! It's great that you went to the effort of more or less reviewing it for everyone. Thanks very much! <br> <br>If others did the same with different motherboards, then we'd very quickly have the makings of a complete review. (Hint: how about it, everyone!?) <br> <br>---------...

That roundup may not include P4 HSF. No one has sent any to test. <br> <br>The 2nd P4-1.6A mentioned in the article had a smaller HS & slightly larger fan, if you recall. This smaller HS is now in a system oc'd to 2.25G with the same cooling setup in a different motherboard (i845D). Temp monitoring ...

I don't use the stock fan -- it's a Panaflo at 5V suspended over the HS.
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Maybe it is way over 60C before damage occurs, but I suspect you'll see instability before that. As a rough guide, I have rarely seen the chipset temps on my systems go past the 40C. Normally, it's somewhere in the 30s or lower. But haven't that paid much attention, to be honest. My room temp is aro...

So did you get the Vantec Stealth? How are they?
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jg1234 --
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<br>So what did you do? I am curious!
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So that means you have a Panaflo as well? How are you using these fans? Case fans? PSU? CPU? What kind of mounting?
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Well, firstly, your profile does not include your email, and secondly, where are you?
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Funny you should mention the other article -- I guess you didn't look too closely at the author's name, huh? It is the original P4 article I wrote & posted to a free web hosting provided by my ISP... <IMG SRC="modules/phpBB_14/images/smiles/icon_smile.gif"> <br> <br>Which Enermax do you have? Sounds...

Jose's advice is sound. Fans do make a wide range of sounds. The same fan at different voltages /rpm can sound quite different.
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<br>But if you have a 3-wire fan, that resistor should be added only to the red or black (sometimes blue) wire. The third wire is for rpm sensing only.
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Wow, that sounds worth taking a look at! You might take a look at the drive silencing articles here. BTW, I've asked Kurt to see what we can do to let people post pics & such here.
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Welcome hyum, glad you enjoy the site. <br> <br>>> it has +/- 3 % regulation on the major rails, and it uses remote voltage sensing at the connector to help achieve this. it also has temperature controller fans as well as a dedicated 4-pin molex power connector just for case fans connected to the sa...

Re: the hot glue -- PSU makers use the stuff in the PSU for all kinds of things, so it's not such a stretch to try and dampen the coils with it. If you're going to replace the PSU anyway... <br> <br>Buying an "overkill" PSU for a system would not result in a cooler PSU. The key factor is the efficie...