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- Fri Aug 20, 2010 10:03 am
- Forum: Silent Storage
- Topic: WD20EARS idle noise
- Replies: 6
- Views: 5206
Certainly it could be a bad sample, and I'm glad to hear someone say the 3-platter model can be quiet, as I may eventually move to SSD for the boot drive and replace the two TB drives with a 2 TB model, so I'll still have 4 TB storage total. By that time, I'd guess only the 3-platter models will be ...
- Thu Aug 19, 2010 9:15 pm
- Forum: Silent Storage
- Topic: WD20EARS idle noise
- Replies: 6
- Views: 5206
WD replaced the drive (WD20EARS) under warranty. The original drive was the new 3-platter version, while the replacement is the old 4-platter version. The replacement eliminates the annoying noise. In my open air dock, both drives make a constant hissing noise, which is expected, but the 3-platter v...
- Tue Aug 10, 2010 11:03 am
- Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
- Topic: Any non-shimmering LCDs?
- Replies: 14
- Views: 5187
Re: Any non-shimmering LCDs?
My NEC 20WMGX2 does not do this. It's an S-IPS panel, though.
- Wed Jul 28, 2010 1:26 pm
- Forum: Silent Storage
- Topic: WD20EARS idle noise
- Replies: 6
- Views: 5206
- Tue Jul 27, 2010 6:23 pm
- Forum: Silent Storage
- Topic: WD20EARS idle noise
- Replies: 6
- Views: 5206
WD20EARS idle noise
I recently installed a WD20EARS drive and have established it is responsible for a low volume, warbling noise that is driving me nuts. Imagine a pure tone that is interrupted for maybe 50-100 msec every .5-2 seconds, and you'll understand the wooo-woo--woooooooo-woooo---wooooooo-woooo... sound the t...
- Wed Jul 07, 2010 1:23 pm
- Forum: Silent Storage
- Topic: Is there a problem with head parks on WD Green HDDs?
- Replies: 296
- Views: 469611
Another data point...
I've got 3 1 GB WD green drives. My WD10EACS has been in service as the Recorded TV drive for WMC (Vista and now Windows 7) since Nov 2007, and I have two WD10EADS drives bought two weeks apart in Aug 2009, one for the OS and data and the other just for data. These are all in my Antec P182 case and ...
- Sun Mar 14, 2010 2:45 pm
- Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
- Topic: Recommendations for a Quiet Video card?
- Replies: 22
- Views: 10131
Hyperthreading is not much to loose. For instance people still have to disable it in some situations. When would you want a chip not to have multi-threading... other than to avoid heat buildup? Hyperthreading is a very poor approximation to multiple cores, and when multiple cores are available, I w...
- Sat Oct 17, 2009 1:38 pm
- Forum: CPU Cooling
- Topic: Any LGA 1156 HSF's?
- Replies: 18
- Views: 10150
Ok so I got the 212+. It seems to cool very well. Only problem is the fan is extremely annoying. Even at 800rpm it has this really high pitched annoying bearing sound. I thought it was electrical noise from my power supply at first but I narrowed it down to the fan. The noise just gets louder and l...
- Thu Oct 15, 2009 9:14 pm
- Forum: Consumer Advocacy
- Topic: CyberPower UPS... hidden incompatibilities with PFC
- Replies: 1
- Views: 14211
The Active PFC issue has the potential to affect all UPS's that aren't true sine wave. That said, my APC XS1500 has worked find for years with my APFC Antec NeoPower HE 550. My problem with CyberPower is that their pure sine wave UPS PP1500SW-T2 tripped the AFCI breaker in my house as soon as it was...
- Fri Oct 02, 2009 7:11 pm
- Forum: CPU Cooling
- Topic: Any LGA 1156 HSF's?
- Replies: 18
- Views: 10150
- Mon Sep 28, 2009 1:43 pm
- Forum: Off Topic
- Topic: UPS issue with Active PFC PSU's
- Replies: 8
- Views: 5435
While researching a new system, I recently became aware of this myself, and to my horror, I discovered I had been using a plain old APC XS1500 for the last three years with my NeoPower 550 HE, which I confirmed on Antec's site is Active PFC. It's worked fine all this time. Nevertheless, I was in the...
- Sat Sep 26, 2009 8:19 am
- Forum: CPU Cooling
- Topic: Any LGA 1156 HSF's?
- Replies: 18
- Views: 10150
Cooler master 212+ seems good: http://www.hardwarecanucks.com/forum/hardware-canucks-reviews/19383-cooler-master-hyper-212-plus-cpu-cooler-review.html +1 on the Hyper212 Plus. Installation was easy, and while it does have a backplate, at least it doesn't involve gluing it to the motherboard. I fear...
- Tue Sep 22, 2009 9:23 pm
- Forum: Power Supplies
- Topic: Antec signature 650w Quiet??? Really?
- Replies: 10
- Views: 4218
I just bought a new Antec Signature 650, and it has a terrible noise signature. Testing it outside the case with the Antec PSU tester to provide a load, it starts off at a somewhat high fan speed and then immediately drops to very low speed, which is fine. Unfortunately, it settles down to emit a co...
- Sun Aug 03, 2008 8:55 pm
- Forum: Green Computing
- Topic: What do you do with your dead HDD?
- Replies: 42
- Views: 37688
- Wed Jun 25, 2008 10:32 am
- Forum: SPCR Article Discussion
- Topic: Zerotherm Zen FZ120 CPU Cooler
- Replies: 10
- Views: 11932
- Sun Jun 01, 2008 8:14 am
- Forum: Silent Storage
- Topic: Pioneer DVR-115D or the DVR-215D...
- Replies: 13
- Views: 12464
Bought the DVR-215DBK to replace my Samsung 203B which was horrible. I am forever glad I made the switch. The 215 is of course loud when unbridled, but the sound it makes is much smoother, much more controlled than the Samsung's. It just sounds like more of a quality product. In addition, unlike wi...
- Tue May 20, 2008 7:41 am
- Forum: Cases and Damping
- Topic: Does P180 have speaker for BIOS beeps ?
- Replies: 10
- Views: 5191
With a P5B and two P5B Deluxe's at my disposal, I can confirm that the P5B does not have a built in speaker. I don't know where people are getting the notion that all modern boards have them built in... even my "top-of-the-line" Asus Maximus Formula doesn't have one built in. If you go to a friendl...
- Sat May 03, 2008 8:23 am
- Forum: Fans and Control
- Topic: The Slipstream800 really *IS* the sweet spot!
- Replies: 52
- Views: 22465
FWIW, my experience with several of the Scythe fans was this: 1. 800 RPM Slipstreams - Quiet at 12v, but not enough cooling for a main case fan (E6600, 8800GTS 512MB, TV tuner, Prelude, no overclocking). I have one in the lower chamber of my P182, where it does a great job keeping the 3 HDs cool. 2....
- Thu Nov 22, 2007 5:57 pm
- Forum: CPU Cooling
- Topic: ZeroTherm BTF90 fan stays off most of the time
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2682
Re: ZeroTherm BTF90 fan stays off most of the time
...once a second or so, it wiggles a tiny bit. The automatic restart circuit is trying to restart the fan. Apparently your "Quiet Fan" is turning the fan to too low an RPM so it quits turning. This is not a problem as long as your CPU temps are OK. However, I'd think there are more bios settings to...
- Thu Nov 22, 2007 12:41 pm
- Forum: CPU Cooling
- Topic: ZeroTherm BTF90 fan stays off most of the time
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2682
if it wiggles, than start up power is not enough to spin it up. Or then you should look your bios setting. Most motherboards you can set temperature thershhold, under which fan does not spin. Of course I've looked into the BIOS. There are three options for CPU "Smart Fan Control", namely "Auto", "V...
- Thu Nov 22, 2007 9:53 am
- Forum: CPU Cooling
- Topic: ZeroTherm BTF90 fan stays off most of the time
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2682
ZeroTherm BTF90 fan stays off most of the time
I just rebuilt my system around a Gigabyte GA-P35-DS4 Rev 2 motherboard and ZeroTherm BTF90; previously I had an Intel D975XBX and Zalman CNPS9500. The CPU is a Core 2 Duo E6600, the GPU is an 8800GTS, and my case is Antec P180b. Other components include a Prelude, TV tuner card, 3 HDs in the lower ...
- Tue Oct 30, 2007 6:35 pm
- Forum: Silent Storage
- Topic: WD Caviar GP 1 TB SATA Hard Drives (WD10EACS) spin speed
- Replies: 28
- Views: 14717
I went to the WD web site to see if they have a clear answer to the question of spin speed. From the Greenpower page, it states that for any particular size of WD GP drive, the spindle speed is fixed, not dynamically changing. It also states that, depending on which drive in the family, the speed r...
- Mon Apr 30, 2007 2:17 pm
- Forum: Off Topic
- Topic: Looking for a good computer desk
- Replies: 35
- Views: 24256
Re: Looking for a good computer desk
I just finished modding my PC and I'm pretty proud of it. Unfortunately, my physical desk looks like crap. I'm wondering if any of you have any suggestions for nice desks to look at? I've been looking on amazon and they sell lots of junk for cheapo office people. I'd like a desk on which the PC can...
- Sat Dec 23, 2006 1:44 pm
- Forum: Fans and Control
- Topic: Antec Tri-cool vs. Nexus 120mm
- Replies: 8
- Views: 7422
Re: Antec Tri-cool vs. Nexus 120mm
Is there a significant difference in noise level between the Antec Tri-cool (running on Low) and the Nexus 120mm? I got a new Antec Solo case, and my computer is fairly quiet, but the thing producing the most noise in this system I believe is the Antec Tri-cool mounted at the back of the case. This...
- Thu Dec 21, 2006 8:54 am
- Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
- Topic: 8800 GTX not loud at all
- Replies: 43
- Views: 39174
Sorry no pics, but spotted quite similar solution . My duct is a bit larger, covers all empty slots and has no external fan. Not bad. I do have one empty slot below the card, so something like that might work. Is there a recommended tape for this sort of thing? I might also try a slot cooler to act...
- Mon Dec 18, 2006 9:42 am
- Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
- Topic: 8800 GTX not loud at all
- Replies: 43
- Views: 39174
I was quite buzzed about temperatures with the card. It seems that heatsink airflow has really bad design. Even the cooler is two slot model and is supposed to exhaust warm air, most if the air is actually blown inside the case from four oddly placed openings in cover of the heatsink. A little duck...
- Tue Sep 19, 2006 9:52 am
- Forum: Cases and Damping
- Topic: Removing P180B lower chamber fan bracket
- Replies: 7
- Views: 4834
The first time or two, the caddy is quite hard to move. If you pull towards you by grasping both sides of the fan, it should slide 1/4" or so with about 5 pounds force. Then it should wiggle out easily. I think I was applying more like 50 pounds. :) Still wouldn't budge. Yes, Nexus at 12V is louder...
- Mon Sep 18, 2006 8:54 pm
- Forum: Cases and Damping
- Topic: Removing P180B lower chamber fan bracket
- Replies: 7
- Views: 4834
On the older P180, you just pull it toward you, then to the left; it should just slide out. It's held in place by four fingers that go through holes in the metal plate. You can see them from the hard disk side of the partition as four small black squares of plastic. That's what I'm seeing on my P18...
- Mon Sep 18, 2006 12:55 pm
- Forum: Cases and Damping
- Topic: Removing P180B lower chamber fan bracket
- Replies: 7
- Views: 4834
Removing P180B lower chamber fan bracket
Anyone have a tip on removing the lower chamber fan bracket from the P180B? This is the fan between the HD cage and power supply. I've tried simultaneously pushing from the bottom and top of the fan's frame, but I can't get the thing to budge, and I don't want to break it.
- Sun Sep 03, 2006 12:13 pm
- Forum: CPU Cooling
- Topic: Zalman CNPS9500 on ZM-CS1?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3149
The 9500 mounts in Socket 478 using what appear to be the same bars the 7000 uses; those bars go into the slots in the 478 retention mechanism. From the review : http://www.silentpcreview.com/files/images/z9500/bracket-comparison.jpg In front, the clips for the CNPS9500. Behind, the clips for the C...