I've been doing a lot of research in this area, and there are a few impressive (and expensive) aftermarket coolers out there that can keep even high-end cards silent at idle. If you want silence at load, though, watercooling is the only way to go. For air-cooled, multi-GPU configs, I think the Logis...

So if i want to try this i guess i would need a bigger then minimum sized case, lower power pc for this or get a mitx board that could undervolt the apu Or does the heat radiation of a case acount for enough heatloss that it probably would actualy be posible with current energy consumption? Radiati...

That's very good to know and I'll definitely keep that in mind the next time I upgrade, but what I'm currently concerned about is the effect of the risers. Sorry for not making that clear in my first post. I've rewritten it to fix that.

Online research has given me the impression that commercial riser cards (even the expensive ones) are plug-and-pray devices more likely to fail than not, but I find it hard to believe that a product so common and useful could be so unreliable. Is my perspective skewed, or are risers really so chancy...

I haven't even noticed that much of a pattern. It sounds like andyb is more experienced than I, so take my opinion with salt, but the only patterns I've noticed are that generics are almost always loud and brand-name drives targeted at film viewers are usually quieter. Even the quietest drives I've ...

:lol: SPCR is about "silent PC's." It wouldn't be doing its job if it wasn't OCD about noise. Seriously, though, I've been very impressed with MikeC's approach. He's done an excellent job of accommodating users with a wide variety of expectations and requirements. Kudos to you, sir! On the flip side...

Your plan is epically bad for the following reasons: 1) The oil must be liquid at room temp. Convection and not conduction is the primary means of heat transfer, and the oil won't melt until long after you've deep-fried your components. 2) Coconut oil will go bad very quickly and need constant repla...

At 12v ... Well, there's your problem right there. :lol: Seriously, though, there's no reason to run fans at fixed speeds. Most motherboards support fan-control software like Speedfan or EZ-Fan, and fan controllers are cheap if you have one that doesn't. If you want to reduce the whoosh, just lower...

TLDR. Seriously? What do you guys want? Coloring books? :evil: You still can't prove that the flying spaghetti monster doesn't exist! Nope. And you can't prove it does. Agnosticism wins. And you can replace "flying spaghetti monster" with any noun of your choosing and arrive at the same result. It'...

The man who wrote this is a self-confessed "Born Again Christian", would I believe anything that he preaches And what would you think if he decided he'd never believe anything from an atheist? Science Fail 1: Not listening to someone because they disagree with you. I am a natural skeptic and I have...

You have made a very common mistake: you assumed Hebraic slavery was like colonialist slavery. It wasn't ... Please provide evidence, I may have missed it but I believe that you are wrong. What you say only applies to Jewish slaves. Other slaves were just slaves. And the majority of slaves was not ...

When fascism comes to America, it will be wrapped in the flag and carrying a cross. No worries, then! Mormons don't carry crosses. :lol: On a more serious note, Romney's politics are inconsistent with his religion, which is a shame. Mormon theology and charity programs are big on encouraging socioe...

Six case fans is way too many for a mid-range system. I'd recommend a minimum of two and suggest that if you end up installing more than four, you're probably doing something wrong. Also, GPUs have their own fan controllers, so I doubt you'll have use for more than two control channels on your mobo:...

Noiseblocker BlackSilentPRO PK-2, 140mm Wow, dead quiet outside the case, but noisy inside... Even as a front intake it was noisier than the Alpenfohn. I have no clue why. Looked lovely but as an intake it give a vibration sort of whine. As an extra front intake it wooshed too loud. Maybe it moved ...

You can take the power load off the motherboard with a $5 splitter cable, so I really don't know why anyone would pay $20-50 for a panel now aside from looks. It makes sense if your mobo doesn't have enough control channels and the panel you buy has RPM/temp displays. I've been tempted to buy an NZ...

My apologies, andyb. I chanced across this thread, and ... well ... :lol: Please explain how it is not by your own admission "murder" when the mothers body "terminates" a very large percentage of "potential" human beings.? It couldn't be murder because it lacks intent. Regardless, it's specious to a...

"acquiring political and sexual power over human beings" However, you may purchase male or female slaves from among the foreigners who live among you ... (Leviticus 25:44-46 NLT) You have made a very common mistake: you assumed Hebraic slavery was like colonialist slavery. It wasn't. Hebrew slaves ...

In my experience, the only parts you can future-proof are case, cooling, and PSU. They'll last you through multiple upgrade cycles and are more important to your experience than you might think. DO NOT SKIMP ON THEM. Unfortunately, manufacturers' noise/airflow numbers are worthless, and even PSU cap...

Disclaimer: you'll have noticed I have frequently used the words "hunch" and "guess". Beyond a physics education (which (a) only tangentially touched upon such issues, (b) has not subsequently been used in work, and (c) is now rather old) I have no qualifications in this regard beyond a persistent ...

At what point did I claim that God exists or that the Rapture was coming, andyb and edh? In all of my posts, I have played the part of a skeptic, attacking your reasoning and not your conclusions. If I may continue in that vein: Russell’s Teapot You claim there is no god because there is no evidence...

Why did you have your savage followers steal everything that I own and burn down my house because you saw a video on youtube that supposedly had a document that (your followers) are not allowed to desecrate, and had nothing at all to do with me except that I follow a different invisible impotent de...

Anyone know how important it is to have slotted sides on a case door? I'm thinking of building one, either as a mod or part of a DIY build, and my current design is basically a standard door with the sides cut out. I plan to make it by mounting sheet metal on hinged standoffs, bending "ears" to clos...

I will certainly switch up the RAM (which honestly I probably gave the least amount of thought haha) ... Heat spreader height isn't the only thing you need to worry about. Sometimes mobos are finicky about RAM (I have no idea why), so try to get a make/model the mobo manufacturer lists as compatibl...

Does anyone make a PWM fan controller? Preferably one the controls 3-4 fans. Why would you want one? PWM fans are fully compatible with normal 3-pin fan controllers, in case you didn't know, and will probably be comparably power/heat efficient if they don't use rheostats. And if you're just out of ...

aristide1 wrote:Indoctrination of the masses requires a great deal of foresight.

No, it requires foresighted indoctrinators and short-sighted masses. I was referring to the American masses, not its leadership. My apologies for my lack of specificity.

... (although just maybe those voters might be concerned about their offspring?) ... Foresight? From Americans!? Surely you jest! :lol: However, he could devastate in areas where big vested interests aren't much involved, i.e. direct aid to the poor. Perhaps, but where's the pay-off for him? If Rom...

This is getting somewhat of topic but I've been in the healthcare industry for over 5 years so it's economics I'm very familiar with. Off-topic or not, thank you for posting. It's always good to hear from knowledgeable professionals. :) Politicians are not particularly worried about the health insu...

With Speedfan, there's no need to wire a fan to the GPU header unless you need another control channel. It has a steeper learning curve than Fan Xpert, but it's way more flexible, and you can set any controllable fan header based on any system temp. For example, I have a fan set to respond to both H...

Take this with a grain of salt (I'm a layman, and my knowledge is purely qualitative), but I highly doubt you could make a 100%-fanless, mid-range system without buckets of money and/or unlimited free time. Even "fanless" components really aren't. They're designed to operate in turbulent airflow and...

Oh that's totally applicable to the indoctrinated ones, but the leaders? Obviously not. I was talking about the peasants. The leaders are a whole different matter. Republican or Democrat, they are beholden to many of the same interest groups, which means they have many of the same goals. A Democrat...