From another thread in this same forum section:

Thermaltake 8800 cooler to come soon.
As said in another thread, looks a lot like Arctic Cooling.

A SB card would relieve stress on the CPU. Sound quality would probably not make much difference (although I would expect the SB to do a bit better).
I disabled on-board sound in the BIOS and it did make a difference (frames per second) but then again, my system is a bit old.

I've had a Maxtor 60GB (DiamondMax Plus D740X - 6L060J3) since 2001 (main drive), and a WD 120 GB (Western Digital Caviar WD1200JB - 32EVA0) since about 3 years. Both are still working in good order.
Maybe the conditions in which they have to operate have a big effect on their reliability.

Interested in getting software to control fan speed for my video card (an NVidia - essential for this software) I soon found RivaTuner. After messing with it for a bit I couldn't figure out how to get it working with a "stepping" fan speed like ATItool has (which doesn't work for my card - the temp ...

I tried to find one, but haven't found any. They're still developing new heatsinks or adjusting current ones? The VF900 should be nice or an Arctic cooling. Does anyone know if there already are after market items, or maybe if some are in the making? I'm not planning on buying an 8800 any time soon,...

I read some reviews here and there, found SPCR and read their Seasonic plus review, read JohnnyGuru's review of it as well. At the time I was doubting between Seasonic and OCZ, after seeing the ripples of the OCZ on Johnny's I went with the Seasonic. People who read a few reviews and google for a bi...

Similar to the first 2 posts: Installed a new PSU, double checking everything, put all the cables in the back. Left the side panel off to check if fans are working. Plugged PSU power cord into the net, flipped the switch of the PSU... nothing... Darn... unhooked everything, check eveything again, re...

Why 99% of Power Supply Reviews Are Wrong With computers (and users) asking for better power supplies, nothing more natural than reviewing websites publishing power supply reviews. But contrary to other hardware parts like CPUs, motherboards and video cards, one must have deep electronics knowledge...

Naturally the faster you replace the air inside the case the cooler it becomes but also the noisier it gets. Having a lot of airflow will make it more turbulent (noise) but it will also just push air through the case that will never come into direct contact with a hot part (not that this is needed ...

Maybe I'm mistaken, but if this fits inside your case, you could run 2x 92 mm fans undervolted with still a decent airflow. On the other hand, like nici says, the surface is about the same, which means about 50% of total surface for each fan to cool down. I'm sort of interested... I think it's way t...

I've just bought a SI-97A (still have to receive it). I got tired of the noise of my system (already did some stuff to it to make it more quiet) and I don't think I'll be upgrading soon. With the current heatsink I've got (a bad Thermaltake) I can only do so much to make it quiet. Using a 80 > 120 m...

Can you safely just plug and unplug fans that are connected by a Molex plug while the PC is running?

I checked the link and then checked to see other recommended motherboards.

I'm confused about the support of G1 steppings. Only very few motherboards support them (I count these 5). And I thought you could just pop in a Brisbane in the AM2 socket if you so liked...

Frank, is there a reason why you mention the Thermalright SI-120 but not the SI-128?

Just curious because I was thinking on buying that one when I upgrade.

The Gigabyte Aurora 3D 570 case. I only read a few reviews of it and don't plan to buy one (still content with current case). It does have 2x 120 mm fans in the back (and 1x 120 mm fan in front - take out the toolkit box behind it). You could seriously undervolt the two rear fans and still get enoug...

Hm... :? AMD 65nm X2 debut 5 december Four Brisbanes are expected at launch: the Athlon 64 X2 4000+, 4400+, 4800+ and 5000+, clocked at 2.1GHz, 2.3Ghz, 2.5GHz and 2.6GHz, respectively. They're all TDP-rated at 65W and contain 1MB of L2 cache. I got the info from a Dutch site, also stated 1MB L2 cach...

I thought the current 90nm 65W CPU's only are available in 512kB L2 cache, while the new Brisbanes will be available in 1MB L2 cache with the same 65W.

The current 90nm with 1MB L2 cache are only available in 89W (and higher for the FX CPU's).

Or use a 60 > 80 fan adapter, if it fits.

Not sure if it is customary to do this (if not, delete...) Madshrimp tests 37 heatsinks The lowest dBA reading in the test room was 32.5dBA with everything turned off. Noise produced with system running without HSF fan: 34dBA @ 50cm. That doesn't sound to well to start with (?), but the rest of the ...

Fans won't start up properly if you undervolt them too much. Are they running on 12V? Even 7V should be enough for most fans to start up, below that it's trial and error.

This is more advice then I hoped for! I know the airflow is not additive, and I only listed the specs of the manufacturer because that's all I have... So according to Thermaltake, intake is (2x front and 1x side) * 32 CFM, the exhaust is (2x rear) * 32 CFM + whatever the PSU will move, but I doubt t...

a and b: agreed c: there are no general guidelines as to the amount of CFM through a case should be? Fro instance, there seems to be a consensus on the amount of RPM a heatsink fan should operate on (120 mm: 800 - 1400 for decent cooling and low noise). If these guidelines should be present it would...

First off, this will ofcourse be highly dependent of what case and what components are used. I'd like to know if there are general guidelines as for an optimal airflow, taking cooling and noise into consideration. I've got an old Thermaltake Xaser II 6000 case with 5x 80 mm fans: 2 front intake 1 si...

Thanks for the update!

That sounds good. But what happens in the rear of the case is less then optimal, I think. Because most fans of heatpiped HS's are elevated, half of the air sucked out is from the bottom (good) but the other half is from the top, which was meant to go through the heatsink. Maybe a simple piece of car...

This may have to do with some historics. Why do cases have intake fans in the front and outtake fans in the back? With heatsinks and fans getting bigger and bigger, space becomes a bit crowded. A while ago, letting cool air in, then at some point reach the heatsink fan to cool it, then letting it ou...

That is weird... For the Ultra-90 they have an optional S-clip so you can fit it in a more efficient way: S-clip (middle of page) It's a mounting clip for Ultra-90 and HR-01 in the form of an S which allows you to freely orientate the heatsink on the S939/AM2 bracket. Perhaps this S-clip is not mean...

While the 8800 is more expensive, there are more benefits from buying this card. The architecture is completely revised so it is now compatible with DirectX10. Unified shaders instead of separate pixel and vertex shaders, so no more inactive pixel shaders when a scene is vertex intensive and vice ve...