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- Mon Apr 30, 2007 8:22 am
- Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
- Topic: URGENT Help me reduce my Dell's Precision 490 Noise!
- Replies: 24
- Views: 29472
Please refrain from cross-posting. I have deleted the duplicate of this thread that you posted. Also, if you want an intelligent answer, you're going to need to do some research for yourself. Read through some of the basic articles on the site and the stickies on the forums, and you should gain some...
- Fri Apr 27, 2007 12:04 pm
- Forum: Fans and Control
- Topic: Seriously, are SilenX fans terrible?
- Replies: 35
- Views: 32732
As no such body exists we have to rely on SPCR's measurements, and alas SPCR dont have any SilenX fans to test. Untrue. We've seen the SilenX fans (see my first post in this topic). We haven't done an official review yet, but that's mostly because we've been trying to sort through some issues with ...
- Fri Apr 27, 2007 11:50 am
- Forum: Green Computing
- Topic: Join EcoPCReview.com
- Replies: 12
- Views: 11085
All aluminum would not be as good as all steel. The former takes 4 times the energy to produce an equivalent weight of the latter (say 1kg). Ok, but is weight the correct metric to use here? Based on the usual rule of thumb that aluminum is 1/3 as dense as steel, an aluminum case weighs 1/3 as much...
- Thu Apr 26, 2007 1:21 pm
- Forum: Fans and Control
- Topic: Seriously, are SilenX fans terrible?
- Replies: 35
- Views: 32732
- Thu Apr 26, 2007 1:19 pm
- Forum: Off Topic
- Topic: Portugal's abortion referendum...
- Replies: 85
- Views: 40050
I can see many problems with this, for example the reason Jaganath mentioned or the same problem already affecting democracy: stupidity of average voter. I believe a man is intelligent, a mob is not. Rights of the minority could be trampled so easily with such a system. I also believe people need l...
- Thu Apr 26, 2007 1:04 pm
- Forum: Off Topic
- Topic: Portugal's abortion referendum...
- Replies: 85
- Views: 40050
Yes, but if the vocal minorities do anything to piss off the majority, they find themselves with a vocal majority on their hands. And, in an Open Source style situation, the vocal majority can quickly do something about it since anyone can instigate a change. Obviously, there would be a need to prov...
- Thu Apr 26, 2007 12:45 pm
- Forum: Fans and Control
- Topic: Seriously, are SilenX fans terrible?
- Replies: 35
- Views: 32732
- Thu Apr 26, 2007 12:42 pm
- Forum: Power Supplies
- Topic: Question about using PicoPSU to spin just HDs 24x7
- Replies: 11
- Views: 6267
- Thu Apr 26, 2007 12:39 pm
- Forum: Off Topic
- Topic: Portugal's abortion referendum...
- Replies: 85
- Views: 40050
I have long felt that democracy is simply an appeal to the lowest common denominator, but right now I don't have an alternative system to offer. Perhaps if there were no minimum number of votes for a referendum to be decided, people would actually be motivated to vote. So in theory, only one person...
- Thu Apr 26, 2007 12:29 pm
- Forum: Off Topic
- Topic: incandescent light bulb ban in ontario...
- Replies: 80
- Views: 45762
- Tue Apr 24, 2007 12:34 pm
- Forum: Power Supplies
- Topic: Question about using PicoPSU to spin just HDs 24x7
- Replies: 11
- Views: 6267
I don't foresee any problems. I use 25~30W per drive as a startup estimate, which gives you 75~90W. Theoretically, I think it's possible you might overdrive the brick during startup, but the spike will probably be too brief to trigger a shutdown. My feeling was that the PicoPSU was pretty robust, an...
- Sat Apr 21, 2007 11:47 am
- Forum: Off Topic
- Topic: Removing Creative Sound Drivers
- Replies: 5
- Views: 3683
- Sat Apr 21, 2007 11:44 am
- Forum: Off Topic
- Topic: Do you find yourself replying less and less in the forums?
- Replies: 14
- Views: 7039
Absolutely. I burned myself out on these forums. If you're wondering why the number of reviews on SPCR have dropped so much, it's because I can't bring myself to find something new and exciting to say about the nth power supply I've looked at. I agree that the stickies are a mess, and I've been mean...
- Sat Apr 21, 2007 11:27 am
- Forum: Green Computing
- Topic: When does manufacturing, etc. outweigh energy savings?
- Replies: 18
- Views: 14623
I will say this about buying new things to reap energy savings: very few of the compact flourescent bulbs I have purchased have anything of the lifespan of the incandacents I used to use. Many of the compact flourescents burn out after only 6 months. This has happened to about 6 out of 15 bulbs in ...
- Mon Apr 16, 2007 6:11 pm
- Forum: Fans and Control
- Topic: Seriously, are SilenX fans terrible?
- Replies: 35
- Views: 32732
No, they're not terrible, but they're not great either. They can be fairly quiet if undervolted, but their noise character has nothing on a Nexus or similar calibre fan. IMO, the biggest problem (aside from lying about their specs and the previous indiscretions of its employees) is that they are mad...
- Thu Apr 12, 2007 6:34 pm
- Forum: Off Topic
- Topic: Freaking global warming!!!
- Replies: 28
- Views: 16137
- Mon Apr 09, 2007 7:41 pm
- Forum: Off Topic
- Topic: the definition of LITERAL...
- Replies: 19
- Views: 8983
Hmm, I guess I had the shall/will reversed. Strange though, my paradigm phrase for "shall": "I think I shall" definitely carries a connotation of free will rather than forced choice. Guess I haven't looked into it deeply enough. @Mr. Poopyhead (Yes, I will insist on capitalizing your name.) Why shou...
- Mon Apr 09, 2007 11:31 am
- Forum: Off Topic
- Topic: the definition of LITERAL...
- Replies: 19
- Views: 8983
I'd be more inclined to blame the rise of television and radio, which allow aural and visual cues to substitute for complex grammar. I don't think this is necessarily a bad thing, though it does mean a loss for the written word. IIRC, "shall" states intent, whereas "will" indicates that action is ab...
- Sun Apr 08, 2007 1:48 pm
- Forum: Off Topic
- Topic: the definition of LITERAL...
- Replies: 19
- Views: 8983
- Sun Apr 08, 2007 1:38 pm
- Forum: Site Feedback
- Topic: Can you bring the main content table up to the top?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 5966
- Fri Mar 30, 2007 10:43 pm
- Forum: Silent Storage
- Topic: State of SSD's?
- Replies: 15
- Views: 6598
- Fri Mar 30, 2007 10:34 pm
- Forum: Off Topic
- Topic: the definition of LITERAL...
- Replies: 19
- Views: 8983
- Sat Mar 24, 2007 10:41 am
- Forum: Site Feedback
- Topic: Getting to Forums from Front Page
- Replies: 3
- Views: 4018
- Fri Mar 23, 2007 6:49 pm
- Forum: Fans and Control
- Topic: Noctua = Overhyped, noisy little buggers
- Replies: 34
- Views: 30665
It looks to me like the bent-paper method of measurement is actually measuring pressure, not airflow. I think the point that the Noctua does poorly in situations that require high pressure is well taken, and I think that's what your test seems to demonstrate. On the other hand, the results I got wit...
- Thu Mar 22, 2007 10:51 pm
- Forum: Fans and Control
- Topic: Noctua = Overhyped, noisy little buggers
- Replies: 34
- Views: 30665
You're not the first person to make a report like this. This issue has been on my mind for a while; so much so that I am currently re-evaluating the test procedures we use for airflow. However... At this point, I don't think it's fair to say that the Noctua provides lower airflow ... all it's safe t...
- Wed Mar 21, 2007 10:15 pm
- Forum: Green Computing
- Topic: What creative ways do you guys recycle and reuse stuff?
- Replies: 1
- Views: 3129
- Mon Mar 19, 2007 10:38 pm
- Forum: Power Supplies
- Topic: [CeBIT 07] Seasonic X900 900W PSU
- Replies: 12
- Views: 6931
- Mon Mar 19, 2007 10:35 pm
- Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
- Topic: Questions about ESD
- Replies: 20
- Views: 8986
CIDS (Component Infant Death Syndrome) is a possibility as well. CIDS occurs when an ESD discharge is enough to partially damage the component so that it will operate fine for a given time but then fail without notice (or apparent reason). I call BS. There is no possible way to trace ESD as a causa...
- Mon Mar 19, 2007 10:14 pm
- Forum: Off Topic
- Topic: CBC's "Test the Nation"...
- Replies: 13
- Views: 6855
Re: CBC's "Test the Nation"...
Doesn't the average stay at 100, regardless of who takes the test? Yep. It should also be calibrated so that men and women have identical average scores. 130, in Canada. Should have done better, but missed the answer button by a fraction of a second a couple of times. The key to the memory tests is...