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- Sat Jan 09, 2010 3:05 am
- Forum: Silent Storage
- Topic: My reflections on Seagate Barracuda LP
- Replies: 29
- Views: 16503
- Fri Jan 08, 2010 10:57 am
- Forum: Silent Storage
- Topic: My reflections on Seagate Barracuda LP
- Replies: 29
- Views: 16503
I thought the 1.5TB version had 4 platters, with one being deactivated? hmhm. The LP is definetly quieter than T166, I can attest to that. Seeks with 16 LP drives in raid6 is quieter than 9 T166 drives in raid5... ;) I'm not sure about the platters, I compared it to a WD GP 2TB which is ridiculousl...
- Fri Jan 08, 2010 5:36 am
- Forum: Silent Storage
- Topic: My reflections on Seagate Barracuda LP
- Replies: 29
- Views: 16503
My reflections on Seagate Barracuda LP
Just bought a 1,5 TB Barracuda LP yesterday and while a was a bit worried about the 3 platters compared to the two I planned, I was positively surprised when I finally heard it. Audibly quieter compared to both my suspended Samsung T166 and WD3200AAKS single platter drive. Because of the review of t...
- Wed Nov 18, 2009 12:28 pm
- Forum: General Gallery
- Topic: Silent nirvana! Old athlon rig gone quiet
- Replies: 15
- Views: 10802
Most drives made in the past couple years would be fine without active cooling. In other words...you aren't going to fry it in the 5.25 bays. Not sure I agree. Just resting a HDD bare oon the open bench top w/o active airflow (which we do all the time in testing at spcr) puts the temp of most drive...
- Mon Oct 26, 2009 10:22 am
- Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
- Topic: New build, can anymore power be dropped?
- Replies: 12
- Views: 3145
- Sun Oct 18, 2009 4:21 am
- Forum: Power Supplies
- Topic: Seasonic shows X-Series, modular, 80 Plus Gold @ Computex
- Replies: 172
- Views: 113263
- Wed Oct 14, 2009 10:36 am
- Forum: General Gallery
- Topic: Silent nirvana! Old athlon rig gone quiet
- Replies: 15
- Views: 10802
i gotta ask.. why on earth did you not suspend your hdd in the 5.25in bays at the top. It looks like you have plenty of room, and it woulda been a lot tidier and safer for transport Cooling would be an issue. I really like the mod, back to basic and simple yet efficient, really reminds me of my own...
- Mon Oct 12, 2009 7:50 am
- Forum: SPCR Article Discussion
- Topic: 5900rpm Seagate Hard Drives: Barracuda LP, Pipeline HD .2
- Replies: 17
- Views: 13091
- Fri Sep 25, 2009 10:44 am
- Forum: SPCR Article Discussion
- Topic: Athlon II X4 630 & 620: Affordable Quad Cores
- Replies: 17
- Views: 14449
Ever since I heard of these 2 chips recently, I've been wondering how these would stack up against the Phenom II X4 905e. I'm currently using a 4850e in my HTPC and have been considering the 905e as an upgrade. The 2 chips reviewed here have higher frequencies but also higher stock TDP and no L3 ca...
- Sun Sep 20, 2009 7:35 am
- Forum: General Gallery
- Topic: Enjoy the silence... (Updated May 2014)
- Replies: 77
- Views: 102566
- Sun Sep 06, 2009 2:18 am
- Forum: Cases and Damping
- Topic: Top blowhole cover for the P182
- Replies: 42
- Views: 29828
I made my own cover with a self-stick vinyl tile. I chose a tile which had a flat grain which looked similar to the case plastic. Most of the tile choices at the store had a stone-like surface which didn't look right. I printed a template, cut the pattern with a hobby knife, then snapped the vinyl ...
- Tue Sep 01, 2009 1:57 am
- Forum: General Gallery
- Topic: Recycled Chieftec
- Replies: 52
- Views: 31463
You should be able to dremel out fangrills and make place for a 120 mm fan. I think the picture makes it obvious that's not possible at the back, maybe the front... @OP why that case? you got some nice components there, why not something new? Off course it's possible, just look in my second cheifte...
- Mon Aug 24, 2009 2:11 pm
- Forum: CPUs and Motherboards
- Topic: x2 4400 or 6750 - possible to run fanless?
- Replies: 8
- Views: 7019
- Sun Aug 23, 2009 10:59 pm
- Forum: General Gallery
- Topic: Recycled Chieftec
- Replies: 52
- Views: 31463
- Sun Aug 23, 2009 1:44 am
- Forum: General Gallery
- Topic: Cooler Master Elite 340
- Replies: 9
- Views: 6199
- Sat Aug 22, 2009 1:35 am
- Forum: Cases and Damping
- Topic: Lancool Dark Armor K60
- Replies: 2
- Views: 3687
- Sat Aug 22, 2009 1:07 am
- Forum: Cases and Damping
- Topic: Best Silent Cases under $100??
- Replies: 12
- Views: 5484
The front bezelin the K56 might be a little problem but it's easily solved by putting some dampening material over the area which have no fan attached to it although I doubt you'll consider it a problem. My front on my chieftec case is more open than my P182 but it's audibly quieter non the less. Da...
- Fri Aug 21, 2009 2:25 pm
- Forum: Cases and Damping
- Topic: Best Silent Cases under $100??
- Replies: 12
- Views: 5484
- Wed Aug 19, 2009 10:37 am
- Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
- Topic: Fanless graphic card temperature
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2267
- Thu Aug 06, 2009 7:04 am
- Forum: CPUs and Motherboards
- Topic: Athlon II 240 vs. Intel E6300
- Replies: 40
- Views: 25976
- Thu Jul 16, 2009 11:06 am
- Forum: General Gallery
- Topic: Machines of the Tortuga (56K Warning update: 21.08.2011)
- Replies: 21
- Views: 28103
- Sun Jul 12, 2009 4:57 am
- Forum: Cases and Damping
- Topic: Lancool PC-K60 case by Lian-Li
- Replies: 4
- Views: 5319
- Fri Jul 03, 2009 10:19 am
- Forum: General Gallery
- Topic: is Antec solo big enuff?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3595
- Fri Jul 03, 2009 10:14 am
- Forum: Cases and Damping
- Topic: Silverstone PS02
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1372
Silverstone PS02
This case has been around for some time but none gives it attention. http://www.silverstonetek.com/images/products/PS02/PS02-Front-4-3.jpg http://www.silverstonetek.com/images/products/PS02/PS02-Back.jpg http://www.silverstonetek.com/images/products/PS02/PS02-Side.jpg http://www.silverstonetek.com/i...
- Sun Jun 21, 2009 1:43 am
- Forum: General Gallery
- Topic: Chieftec modd 2
- Replies: 5
- Views: 4638
I can see them nicely. Good modding. How's the effects compared to the previous build? Thanks. Very different considering the demanding hardware inside. My friend also wanted to have the possibility of having two drives instead of one and he wanted a more stable HDD-mounting compared to my first Ch...
- Sun Jun 21, 2009 12:56 am
- Forum: General Gallery
- Topic: Chieftec modd 2
- Replies: 5
- Views: 4638
broken images? I can view them :? EDIT: Here, I uploaded the pictures to Imageshack: http://img5.imageshack.us/img5/8608/hvgqfvzvf.jpg http://img205.imageshack.us/img205/3386/fkjvnmdeu.jpg http://img205.imageshack.us/img205/6499/yylmhqyqc.jpg I didn't take permission from bozar though, will remove ...
- Sat Jun 20, 2009 6:20 am
- Forum: General Gallery
- Topic: Chieftec modd 2
- Replies: 5
- Views: 4638
Chieftec modd 2
My second Chieftec modd, a lot harder this time because of older hardware and a loud Thermaltake 120 mm fan. http://pici.se/pictures/HVGqfVZVF.jpg Cut some holes in the motherboard tray, cut out fan grills and constructed a suspension-method from an iron tube. http://pici.se/pictures/FkJvnmDeU.jpg R...
- Thu Jun 04, 2009 8:18 am
- Forum: General Gallery
- Topic: TNN 500AF + SSD + 6 monitors
- Replies: 31
- Views: 41759
- Sat May 09, 2009 1:04 pm
- Forum: Cases and Damping
- Topic: server case
- Replies: 13
- Views: 7646
- Fri May 08, 2009 1:09 pm
- Forum: SPCR Article Discussion
- Topic: Silverstone Raven EATX Tower Case
- Replies: 29
- Views: 22834