1 TB version acoustic is not comparable to the 640 GB version acoustic because it does have one more platter and of course it is noisier ;) Any acoustic is comparable to any other acoustic. Moreover "of course it is noisier" is completely false. There are plenty of cases where a drive with more pla...

CA_Steve wrote:spcr article on the 1TB Black

1 TB version acoustic is not comparable to the 640 GB version acoustic because it does have one more platter and of course it is noisier

lol, never trust manufacturer acoustics... scythe says the 800rpm s-flex is like 8db. Maybe you should if you compare products from the same manufacturer... not in an absolute way but in a relative way. No, that's still stupid. Intel's Core 2 Duo TDP's are all 65W, for example... Yet if you compare...

Ch0z3n wrote:lol, never trust manufacturer acoustics... scythe says the 800rpm s-flex is like 8db.

Maybe you should if you compare products from the same manufacturer... not in an absolute way but in a relative way.

Why on earth would he want a black? It loses to blue in 2 of the 3 categories, cost and quiet. Because the price difference is negligible and so is the noise difference (on the WD site they have the same acoustics specs). Black edition is newer, a bit faster and it is guaranteed for 5 years. For a ...

On the WD site, 640 GB Blue and 640 GB Black have the same acoustic specs (and I think it should be apples-to-apples as the manufacturer is always WD).

Caviar Black 640 GB

Now on the website: http://www.antec.com/Believe_it/product.php?id=MTgwOA==

Another CPU coolers roundup http://benchmarkreviews.com/index.php?o ... itstart=16

Prolimatech Megahalems wins

Masaydo wrote:Thanks, didn't realize I'd need an extended case for a normal video card.

There goes $200+

It was not a reply to you I just reported some P193 news

However... I think the P183 size is about the same size of the P182

Antec P193 (Extended ATX): http://www.antec.com/Believe_it/product.php?id=MTgwOQ==

New passive HD 4850 cards from Gigabyte GV-R485MC-1GI http://www.gigabyte.eu/FileList/Image/vga_productimage_gv-r485mc-1gi_b_big.jpg Source: http://www.gigabyte.eu/Products/VGA/Products_Overview.aspx?ProductID=2999 Notes: new VRM? :?: GV-R485SL-1GI http://www.gigabyte.com.tw/FileList/WebPage/vga_09...

pmokover wrote:Any news on when the P183 will be making an appearance?

Try sending an email to Antec

LodeHacker wrote:I assume the WD Black is noisier than the WD Blue.

Perhaps... but in the WD specs they are equal.

techreport.com reviewed the 1 TB model: http://techreport.com/articles.x/16472

My opinion after reading the review:
- Very quiet
- Good reading performance
- Below average writing performance

FYI, 55nm GTX260's heatsink is smaller and worse than that of the 65nm version. And a faster, noisier fan too. Heatsink is smaller but the fan seems the same, still according to this site http://www.hardwarecanucks.com/forum/hardware-canucks-reviews/13533-evga-gtx-260-core-216-55nm-superclocked-edi...

Did you test the passive hd4850 (stock heatsink) with or without the side panel closed?

I was interested to the Kama FLEX 1000 rpm as an alternative to the S-FLEX 1200 rpm but according to this post (if it isn't wrong) http://www.scythe-eu.com/forum/other-fans/721-starting-voltages-rpms-kama-flex-120-mm-fans.html#post4867 the 1000 rpm model has a high starting voltage (about 8.5 V), si...

I'm expecting to receive EVGA's 65nm/192core 260 this week. Hopefully, if all goes well, I can post some info about it soon, since almost no one is buying the 65nm/192 shaders cards anymore. I hate GPU fans, so I will probably turn down the clock and try to keep the fan as quiet as possible. I'm cr...

That unit looks nice and its 2/3 the price of mine Yeah, another nice thing is that you can also manually adjust the voltage so you can have that with PWM at "100%" you can only supply "7 V" instead of "12 V". I have more info on this... well... this is uncorrect :wink: You can only change the rang...

dereksbelanger wrote:Thanks Nick. How do the SlipStream and S-FLEX fans compare?

..I know S-FLEX is twice as expensive :p

S-FLEX bearing is better than the plain sleeve bearing of the Slipstream, so they should be better especially for the case fan at the top which is in horizontal position.

pcy wrote: That unit looks nice and its 2/3 the price of mine

Yeah, another nice thing is that you can also manually adjust the voltage so you can have that with PWM at "100%" you can only supply "7 V" instead of "12 V".

MikeC wrote: The real question is whether h-ocp's findings are substantiated by any other review.

Yeah, unfortunately I can't find any other Megahalems VS TRUE comparison on overclocked Core i7.

Here........... the TRUE with a 1000 rpm fan is better than a Megahalems with a 1200 rpm fan... and look at the TRUE with a 1300 rpm fan... from this review it seems like the TRUE is much better than the Megahalems with "low" (1000-1300 rpm) speed fans. The chart you cite is with each heatsink usin...

Take a look at this: http://www.nanoxia-europe.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=10&Itemid=15&lang=en http://www.nanoxia-europe.com/images/stories/pwmx/pwmx_controller.jpg Many users are looking for a way to benefit from the possibilities of the 4-Pin-PWM-Controller even with conventi...

Maybe... but in that test, the TRUE (and not the IFX-14 or others) is better than the Megahalems :P Maybe you should have another look. Here's the comparison: http://enthusiast.hardocp.com/article.html?art=MTYxNCw0LCxoZW50aHVzaWFzdA== The Megahalems edges out the TRUE at stock speeds and falls with...

The TRUE? The more appropiate comparison should be to an IFX-14 or Ninja Cu. I am guessing those aren't Nehalem compatible. Maybe... but in that test, the TRUE (and not the IFX-14 or others) is better than the Megahalems :P and it is the only Megahalems VS TRUE test I've found which is based on a C...

Here the TRUE is better than the Megahalems: http://enthusiast.hardocp.com/article.h ... VzaWFzdA==

(overclocked Core i7 920)

Uhhh... really interesting heatsink

Interesting heatsink