Only applies to the first two (IIRC) posts from new members. This policy has immensely helped the SPAM problem around here. And it forces the overpaid moderators to actually do their job now and then.

gdr wrote:What happened to the pictures on this thread?

My guess is that it has something to do with the fact that this is a 9+ year old thread. Most likely the pic hosting service that was used 9+ years ago is history.

Yes, a Happy New Year to everyone, atheist and non-atheist alike!

(Here's hoping this thread turns out better than the Christmas one....)

walle (and anyone else to whom this may apply, and won't be offended by):

Merry Christmas to you to, and a very Happy New Year.

and to the others:

Happy Holidays!

Update: Just had someone ring the doorbell and leave the case at the door. The box looks sealed and unopened. I didn't see who dropped it off. Looking at the address label, the unit # was printed first (two units with the same street address), and I'm wondering if it was delivered to the correspond...

This is one of the best threads I've seen in ages, not only here at SPCR, but on the entire intraweb. I stumbled upon it after the first three posts:

viewtopic.php?f=18&t=65581

Are you sure your heatsink is seated properly? It sure seems like it's sitting on the mobo at an angle.

Just built a new PC in this case...... I had previously an Antec Solo. So, I'm looking for a case which is able to keep HDD really quiet, and with a better build quality....? Ali How about reusing your Antec Solo? It's a great case and from what I've seen from the majority of the newer cases, it's ...

b) the IO shield cutout is way too high (or low) - if I align the IO ports the board is about 3mm off the standoffs at the back. This exacerbates the problem a) even more. Have you tried with the IO shield in place? The SPCR review system was built without using the I/O shield. See the last photo a...

Not too many things get my computer geek juices flowing these days, but boy those thermal imaging shots sure are nifty.

Mettyx wrote:Oh, I almost forgot why I don't want laser printers.

Personally, I'm way more concerned about Dihydrogen Monoxide exposure. Potential laser toner problems pale in comparison.

It also looks like there are some vents in the side of the slant behind the brushed aluminium panels, can anyone confirm that? Unless Coolermaster changed something in the design of the front bezel since I was looking at this case at Fry's around 6 months ago, yes the bezel does have a series of sl...

Aren't we already having a discussion on this exact same topic in this other thread:

viewtopic.php?f=23&t=65467

Both threads were even started by Dave_G.

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It's really unfortunate but it's so frequently occurring that it's the new norm so users will have to be vigilant when installing anything, which they should be anyway for other reasons. This is exactly correct. You just gotta be real careful, not only when setting up the initial download, but also...

how do you other city dwellers deal with getting packages delivered safely when no one is home? You don't. It's a PITA, but that's how thing's go. Around here, over the past 5 years or so, UPS has been arranging their delivery schedules so that residential packages are delivered later in the aftern...

cyberspyder wrote:Will have airflow provided by a side mount 40mm fan.

Gadzooks! There little chance of that being very quiet.

Whatever case solution you go with, please make sure the motherboard is oriented horizontally. That cooler must weigh 10 lbs and looks like it will pull the motherboard apart if it's mounted in the typical vertical configuration.

This is just anecdotal, but I'd say the 80W Pico may not be enough. I recently built almost the exact same setup you have (i3-3225, DH77EB, Samsung 830 SSD, 2x120mm fans, 5.25" DVDr) and had PSU issues while load/stress testing the system. When running Prime95 plus ripping a music CD and simultaneou...

Hi' My old pc (with Tagan 500W PSU of year 2006) is getting quite noisy, so I plan a new silent (and smaller PC). Option 1: CPU: Intel i3 ot Intel i5 (factory cpu cooler) Option 2: CPU: Intel i3 ot Intel i5 (factory cpu cooler) // Georgetown Whatever else you choose, using the factory cooler is a B...

Idle with the SS360 is 16-17W. I also tested some pseudo-load figures by running Prime95 while simultaneously ripping a CD to FLAC using EAC and transferring 52GB of files from one internal drive to another. Both Pico-psu and Seasonic showed almost identical 52-53W loads. The old Seasonic I mentione...

I'm in the middle of doing that experiment right now. System is an i3-3225 on an Intel DH77EB. Using an 80W Pico-psu + 90W Meanwell AC converter I'm getting 11-12W at idle using 3 waaay undervolted Scythe 120mm fans and a Samsung 256GB 830 SSD. Switching out the Pico-psu for an eight year-old 350W S...

zachary80 wrote:edit: Here is the motherboard of the Dell, looks like a perfect match

Looks like the standard micro-ATX hole pattern to me.

From what I could tell from searching the Intel documentation (http://intellinuxgraphics.org/documentation.html), the Intel graphics hardware doesn't directly support rotation,... But that's in Linux. I haven't (and probably never will) tried rotating my monitor, but according to all I can see in t...

On page 2 of the review you include the following: TESTING Our samples were tested according to our standard hard drive testing methodology. As of mid-2008, we have been conducting most acoustics tests in our own 10~11 dBA anechoic chamber, which results in more accurate, lower SPL readings than be...

Silly question, but am I understanding this correctly that the front door has to be open for the front fan to work properly? No. Front air is sucked in from the slots on each side of the bezel, and a cut-out on the bottom of the bezel. Slots can easily be seen in this pic: http://www.fractal-design...

On page 2 of the review, this picture:

http://www.silentpcreview.com/files/ima ... ity/03.jpg

has the incorrect caption of "A75/A55 chipset block diagram."

Mike,

Is this the entire intake area? If so, at least that perforated plate looks removable. Did you test it with the plate removed to see if there was any improvement in the airflow?

The Seasonic PSUs would definitely be my first choice from that list. I'm not actually sure I would have any second choice.....

Looks like a fine choice to me.

Only thing I'd do different is spend the extra $10 to double the size of your HDD from 1TB up to 2TB:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6822136891

Well, perhaps there's a couple in this new series that can directly replace the (apparently) discontinued, and certainly not available anywhere in the US 500 & 800 rpm Gentle Typhoons.