Are you running too many optical drives to fit another in a 5.25?
These work pretty well: http://www.endpcnoise.com/cgi-bin/e/std ... etwin.html
They're not as good as suspension, but you'll still get 4 drives softmounted in 3 bays for not a lot of $.
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- Sun Dec 28, 2008 10:21 am
- Forum: Silent Storage
- Topic: HDD's in 5.25" bays (4in3 modules etc)
- Replies: 15
- Views: 6818
- Sat Dec 27, 2008 12:28 pm
- Forum: Silent Storage
- Topic: What's everyone's favorite 1TB drive?
- Replies: 37
- Views: 18292
I've been buying almost all WD drives. They've been reliable enough that now I've got a stack of perfectly working drives I'm not sure what to do with. I'll definitely keep buying WD. Most people have better luck with 'em. I seem to only get junk drives (with the occasional exception). Fool me once...
- Sat Dec 27, 2008 11:51 am
- Forum: Silent Storage
- Topic: What's everyone's favorite 1TB drive?
- Replies: 37
- Views: 18292
Reading NewEgg reviews, there are no 1TB disks to buy safely - too much problems with all of these. WD disks are better, Seagate ones worst. According to my personal experience, Seagate is noisy but generally reliable, WD drives die alot, and Samsung have proved pretty decent so far. newegg reviews...
- Sat Dec 27, 2008 7:29 am
- Forum: Silent Storage
- Topic: 2.5" drive in p180 Q
- Replies: 0
- Views: 1278
2.5" drive in p180 Q
I'm upgrading the last loud component of my PC in the next month, and I'd like a little input. Most often when really, really low noise levels are sought one of two storage options comes up: SSD or 2.5". I mostly like what I see when SSD performance is considered, but the price is :shock: . 2.5" dri...
- Sat Dec 27, 2008 6:26 am
- Forum: Silent Storage
- Topic: Effectiveness of soft-mounting optical drives?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 3269
slowing down the drive to 8x or lower (dvd) should eliminate most if not all of the noise. what do you plan to use the drive with that would create such a terrible noise? When the rest of the system (save HDDs-- which will be addressed shortly with a pair of 2.5" drives) is essentially silent, the ...
- Sat Dec 27, 2008 6:25 am
- Forum: Silent Storage
- Topic: Effectiveness of soft-mounting optical drives?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 3269
Most of the noise comes from the vibrations being transmitted from the sides and bottom of the drive casing to the drive cage mounts (and the rest of the case as an extension). Some dampening material (soft foam or silicone/rubber grommets) in between those joints should do a lot to reduce the amou...
- Thu Dec 25, 2008 3:51 pm
- Forum: Silent Storage
- Topic: Effectiveness of soft-mounting optical drives?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 3269
- Tue Dec 23, 2008 12:26 pm
- Forum: Silent Storage
- Topic: Effectiveness of soft-mounting optical drives?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 3269
Effectiveness of soft-mounting optical drives?
I'm in the final stages of considering/ designing a custom case build. One of the last things I'd like to clear up before I go forward is this: is it possible to soft-mount an optical drive without degrading performance? Does anyone have experience with this? If worse comes to worse I can always sof...
- Wed Dec 17, 2008 7:11 am
- Forum: Watercooling
- Topic: water or air?
- Replies: 47
- Views: 38102
- Wed Dec 17, 2008 6:58 am
- Forum: Watercooling
- Topic: water or air?
- Replies: 47
- Views: 38102
I switched to H2o three years ago. A few observations: 1. Quiet air cooling is entirely possible, and has been in every one of my client builds since I discovered spcr. 2. In general, air-flow in air cooled systems needs to be far more carefully managed. 3. In general, components of a water cooling ...
- Wed Dec 17, 2008 6:11 am
- Forum: Fans and Control
- Topic: Yate Loon D12SL-12 Noise Recording
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2237
Re: Yate Loon D12SL-12 Noise Recording
Does SPCR have a noise recording for the Yate Loon 1350rpm version of the 120mm D12SL-12? I tried searching but all I could find was the Nexus 1000rpm version of this fan, of course with the same model number. Anyone know how it compares to the Scythe S-Flex 1600rpm SFF21F? Similar noise profile, b...
- Mon Dec 15, 2008 10:19 am
- Forum: Fans and Control
- Topic: 120mm <30db recommendation
- Replies: 16
- Views: 6285
- Sun Dec 14, 2008 7:02 am
- Forum: Fans and Control
- Topic: 120mm <30db recommendation
- Replies: 16
- Views: 6285
F-R-F-R-F F-R-F-R-F F-R-F-R-F F-R-F-R-F This is not a good idea. As configured you're wasting the heat dissipation qualities of the second rad by blowing hot air from the first into it. More restriction + inefficient cooling configuration = higher temps. With a 4x 120 rad you'll have a lot of cooli...
- Sat Dec 13, 2008 9:23 am
- Forum: SPCR Article Discussion
- Topic: Zalman ZM1000-HP: Quiet KiloWatt PSU
- Replies: 45
- Views: 35988
Is the 750W considerably louder? It has a 120mm fan and only 1 heatpipe. The 850 costs a lot more for being only 100W more, but its also a lot more attractive and the innards look to be of higher quality. Argh, I just cant call myself sane spending $180 on a darned power supply. 850 is manufactured...
- Thu Apr 24, 2008 2:56 am
- Forum: Notebook Systems
- Topic: Gateway deal Head's up- for 4-25-08 ONLY
- Replies: 0
- Views: 3203
Gateway deal Head's up- for 4-25-08 ONLY
Not spam, but since I'm in the market I thought I'd check Gateway's site one more time before I jumped. Glad I did. Th eGateway M-151X series is $300 off 4-25-08 only. That should make it only $600 for a C2D machine with discrete graphics and a 250 Gb HDD. product page link . The deal announcement i...
- Wed Apr 23, 2008 4:02 pm
- Forum: Power Supplies
- Topic: PC Power & Cooling Silencer 610?
- Replies: 9
- Views: 5073
I'm running prime 95, F@H (SPCR team FTW), and ATi Tool concurrently right now. In three hours the fan has yet to ramp up. The loudest thing in my system are the three externally mounted Yate Loons at 5v, just above the PSU. I have to figure out how to get my mitts on a Thermochill 120.3 shroud... A...
- Tue Apr 22, 2008 2:13 pm
- Forum: Power Supplies
- Topic: Ultra suing PSU manufacturers
- Replies: 13
- Views: 6556
I'd boycott, but I've only bought an Ultra laptop power cable, which stopped working. No warranty since I didn't register with them within 30 days of purchase (cable died in 3 months). I think that instead of a boycott, SCPR should review one of their PSUs. That's ideal, since SCPR doesn't have a s...
- Mon Apr 21, 2008 6:19 am
- Forum: Notebook Systems
- Topic: Need new laptop for MIDI controller
- Replies: 2
- Views: 3967
- Thu Apr 17, 2008 4:29 am
- Forum: Power Supplies
- Topic: PC Power & Cooling Silencer 610?
- Replies: 9
- Views: 5073
well, actually you would ever hardly break 300w but that's besides the point, i guess. as for the sound on mine, it's noticeable but not unpleasant. the ea380 i use with the same system is less loud, however. not sure what else point of reference to pick here... you could always replace the fan if ...
- Wed Apr 16, 2008 11:12 am
- Forum: Notebook Systems
- Topic: Need new laptop for MIDI controller
- Replies: 2
- Views: 3967
Need new laptop for MIDI controller
I'll be running Finale 2008, Ableton Live, Kontakt2, Ivory Italian Grand, B4 and Garritan Personal Symphony. I don't care about onboard audio or video much, but I do need a decent-sized HDD, 3 Gb of RAM and (of course) quiet. Long battery life is a plus. Budget <=$750 Here are my two options, ATM Le...
- Tue Apr 15, 2008 8:35 pm
- Forum: Power Supplies
- Topic: PC Power & Cooling Silencer 610?
- Replies: 9
- Views: 5073
not too quiet but it seems the system you are putting together is not going to be anywhere close to "silent" when under load, what with 8800gtx and all those drives. it's probably reasonable to assume that the psu's fan noise won't be all that noticeable in the lower chamber of p180. i am not going...
- Tue Apr 15, 2008 3:59 pm
- Forum: Power Supplies
- Topic: PC Power & Cooling Silencer 610?
- Replies: 9
- Views: 5073
PC Power & Cooling Silencer 610?
I know, I know. They're louder than a Modu82+, but I'd prefer something with a straight through arrangement for my p180, and these are always solid units, if not extremely quiet. Plus, $100 seems very reasonable. ;) Are there any options for fan replacement, perhaps, that might make for a good alter...
- Mon Mar 12, 2007 7:13 pm
- Forum: CPU Cooling
- Topic: Cheapy CPU Cooler
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3021
I know it's not on your list, but if you want to go real cheap, the Arctic Cooling Freezer 64 Pro is a good choice. I've got the same processor and I'm very happy with mine. Just don't run it at full speed. http://www.ewiz.com/detail.php?p=FAN-AC6PRO&c=fr&pid=46332e98f310beb6f349a78dedbb0fb664e7048...
- Mon Mar 12, 2007 5:42 pm
- Forum: CPU Cooling
- Topic: Cheapy CPU Cooler
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3021
Depends if you have any height restrictions? If no height restrictions, spring for the Ninja. If you do, Zalman is coming out with the CNPS7500 [and since you said X2 3800+, I assume that's the AM2 version] which fits on AM2. Heh, Ninja. I said cheap :) Yep, it's AM2, low wattage version. I'm in th...
- Mon Mar 12, 2007 4:48 pm
- Forum: CPU Cooling
- Topic: Cheapy CPU Cooler
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3021
Cheapy CPU Cooler
I need an efficient, quiet CPU cooler for a customer build (for x2 3800+ 65w). Contestants: 1. Zalman CNPS 7700 AlCu 2. Scythe Mine 3. Thermaltake Mini Typhoon I've been out of air cooling for over a year now, so any help is appreciated. Thanks :) note: The rest of the rig is passive, so down or out...
- Sun Jan 14, 2007 9:15 pm
- Forum: Silent Storage
- Topic: Best way to silence 4 HDDs in Antec P180?
- Replies: 16
- Views: 16139
- Wed Dec 13, 2006 1:52 pm
- Forum: Watercooling
- Topic: W/C My P180
- Replies: 15
- Views: 12139
Re: W/C My P180
I always told myself I'd never do it, I used to be a WC/Neon/Sidewindow junkie and thought with this rig, i'll just leave ncie and palin and air cooled. Then one day the Internet was down for a while due to something and I got fiddling with my Assortment of Pumps/Radiators/Waterblocks and though up...
- Thu Sep 21, 2006 4:34 pm
- Forum: User Reviews
- Topic: Arctic Cooling NV Silencer 5 Rev.3
- Replies: 50
- Views: 56259
Update: My card now resides in another's computer. The cooler is still whisper quiet (unlike some other users). I have found, however, EK full cover water blocks more effective at heat dissipation. ;) Moral of the story: It seems a bit like the luck of the draw with this cooler, as it is to a certai...
- Wed Jun 21, 2006 5:55 pm
- Forum: Watercooling
- Topic: Silverstone Tundra TD01: A passive watercooling system
- Replies: 23
- Views: 53916
- Tue Jun 20, 2006 3:17 pm
- Forum: Watercooling
- Topic: Is the CSP-MAG ok to run on it's own?
- Replies: 9
- Views: 6233