*waits patiently for pics of a shock-mounted, volt-modded AC unit*

Interesting link...you always hear people say stuff like that on forums but it's a little different coming from that source. I recognized the reviews he was talking about and noticed even AT was listed. Who can you trust nowadays? (Present company excepted, of course )

Anyone have any ideas on pricing yet? Hit Monarch and a couple other sites, googled and came up with nothing.

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I'm nipping this thread off right at the bud. Nothing in here is going to add any information that hasn't already been discussed in both articles and forum discussions. There are plenty of other forums in which to satiate your desire for fanboy flamebaiting, feel free to carry on this discussion ov...

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Hi there! I've got a 1000VA Trust UPS and it's a very loud one! All I can hear from outside my room is the airflow produced by the UPS and a low humming sound. I've never heard of Trust; it seems odd to me that the fan is constantly running. I picked up an APC 1100VA UPS about two years ago ($80 at...

Edit: If there is going to be a comparison between a P-M based system and an AMD system that will be interesting. I am looking forward to Turion/PM head-to-heads, but I doubt it's something you'll see on this site. Seems like people here generally cull the performance reviews from others, and focus...

If you're not familiar with the basics of PC noise control, I'd recommend silentpcreview.com as a good source of useful information like this.

w00t!

(I have nothing constructive to say)

(god, the Mac OS really was a billion miles ahead in those days) Aren't they still ahead, maybe not with a billion miles, but still? I never heard any bad about Mac OS X. I'd really like to try out Cherry OS or some other emulator, but I don't expect much from it, will search for some reviews. Eh, ...

looks like Abit took their time and listened to some early complaints; the northbridge on this board won't get in the way of a long VGA card!! w00t!! Yeah, it's active cooling, but we're all going to Zalmanize it anyway. 8) EDIT: On closer inspection, the RAM placement might be a problem for very la...

yeah, still with the copper heatpipes though; that's a lot of torque.

It is an interesting idea....my main concern would be (for this website anyway) that a direct link between the mobo and any metal casing would amplify any vibrations greatly. Any MOSFET coil hum or God forbid an active cooling solution on the chipset would be amplified many times over. It would take...

I wonder if there will be an aluminum version...seems silly to take twice the weight for maybe a 5% performance increase. That thing looks like it could weigh a kilo...

So is the difference in rpm very noticeable when accessing the drive? I've only ever used 7200, that's why I was curious about increasing speed if possible. Depends on the sort of activities you engage in/what you use your computer for. -Ed Just to expand upon this... ...higher RPMs only give you a...

Hopefully this will start to answer some of the questions....the 25W variety looks awfully appealing... *smacks lips*

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Do you have any open PCI slots open on the back plate of your mobo? On most the AGP/PCIe slot is the very top one; at that point any ducting would be working against convection. I suppose you could always get a case like the Lian-Li V1000 that mounts the mobo upside down, you'd be working more with ...

Most people around here are running a Nexus on those things, but you could also try a Panaflo low-speed (L1A) or medium speed (M1A). Slight bit louder, but probably a lot better than the Sunon that's on there now. Check out this page if you really want to know details.

wow...so if bluejeans is only charging $2 per foot of cable, then they're charging $48 for their connectors! you could solder your own if you're gonna drop that kind of cash (then again, I've seen home theater cables run much higher than that.....)

Unless you live in the dead center of an urban area, or right next to a 50,000-watt radio tower (now there's some EMI), it probably won't be a big deal at all. If you're worried about it just make sure you get a well-shielded cable. I'd steer clear of Belkin if they sell them in your area; I RMA'd o...

Wow...fun stuff. So the HDD was the only thing that couldn't take the equilibrium temperature? Interesting....I might have to visit the nearest Sam's Club to see what their bulk price on baby oil is....

Perhaps then... leave the desks as they are, but move the main computer to the left desk. Try it, ya might like it. ;) Agreed. As a lefty, I would much prefer your setup, so you might want to swap it if you can. It looks like a left-handed kitchen to me (yes, they exist; there are lots of things de...

Great job, wumpus....you're almost to the point where you could just seal up the case and fill the whole thing up with non-conductive oil...that'd be pretty silent

If you're looking for the easy answer.... here you go. Although I've seen a couple of threads where people have had to remove the fans and grease the bearings, this doesn't seem to be everyone who owns one; I couldn't tell you from personal experience b/c I'm running a passive 6600GT, but in general...

Thanks!

I wonder if that stuff would be practical as an edge lining for doors on the case. Seems like it might keep that metal-on-metal vibration down a bit...but I'll have to check it out.

Nice work! That's definitely one of the cleaner setups I've seen recently.

Quick question: where did you get the rubber lining? That's a great idea, I think I'll want to implement it on my upcoming May build.

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Aleksi wrote:Hmm... I never did get the "welcome.." message. But it's probably too late for that now...

WELCOME TO SPCR, Aleksi & scinju!!!

one more for posterity's sake, even if you did get here way before me, Aleksi...

Agreed; in the past couple of months WD's aural quality has gotten much better. There are quite a few posts here recently about the WD3200JB, it's quieter than some Seagates, so people are saying. I believe they also just started manufacturing that product line in SATA (but not sure if it's availabl...