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- Sun Mar 20, 2016 9:59 am
- Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
- Topic: Silent PC build - first time
- Replies: 57
- Views: 22900
Re: Silent PC build - first time
I'd like a new machine that actually *feels* faster in order to justify to myself the replacement. I also want a machine that's pretty future proof as it'll be another 5-7 years before I replace a new one. M.2 doesn't really feel any faster than a pro level SSD. you can also bet M.2 standards will ...
- Thu Mar 17, 2016 7:02 pm
- Forum: Fans and Control
- Topic: Fan controller
- Replies: 7
- Views: 6033
Re: Fan controller
P.s. Another thing that came into my mind would be limited access; in a completely built PC, the MB fan headers may be difficult and sometimes impossible to reach. Not a problem if they only need to be plugged in only once, but if plugging / unplugging and different schemes for controlling and some...
- Tue Mar 15, 2016 10:16 pm
- Forum: SPCR Article Discussion
- Topic: AMD Wraith: Upgraded Stock Cooler
- Replies: 26
- Views: 54159
Re: AMD Wraith: Upgraded Stock Cooler
Cummon Steve, it has the AMD logo lit with a cool light!CA_Steve wrote:I question the whole buying a new AMD CPU at this point...
-That's got to be worth something?
- Sun Mar 13, 2016 6:39 am
- Forum: SPCR Article Discussion
- Topic: Samsung 950 Pro 512GB M.2 NVMe SSD
- Replies: 10
- Views: 16809
Re: Samsung 950 Pro 512GB M.2 NVMe SSD
m.2 "cables" are only a few inches long at most.
- Fri Mar 11, 2016 9:41 pm
- Forum: SPCR Article Discussion
- Topic: Samsung 950 Pro 512GB M.2 NVMe SSD
- Replies: 10
- Views: 16809
Re: Samsung 950 Pro 512GB M.2 NVMe SSD
Great review.
- (but, I sent mine back.)
The real world performance gains just didn't justify the cost.
- (but, I sent mine back.)
The real world performance gains just didn't justify the cost.
- Mon Mar 07, 2016 8:08 pm
- Forum: CPU Cooling
- Topic: Will Ninja 4 lose performance over time?
- Replies: 17
- Views: 15979
Re: Will Ninja 4 lose performance over time?
FUD IMO.
none of my heatsinks have soldered fins. never any performance drop here.
none of my heatsinks have soldered fins. never any performance drop here.
- Fri Mar 04, 2016 6:12 pm
- Forum: CPU Cooling
- Topic: Does TIM expire?
- Replies: 13
- Views: 10314
Re: Does TIM expire?
as soon as i can find my 13+ year old tube of AS5, im running a test between that, a brand new tube, and some vaseline.
- Tue Mar 01, 2016 7:19 am
- Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
- Topic: Antec Solo II + GTX 980Ti: any way to optimize thermalnoise?
- Replies: 36
- Views: 40214
Re: Antec Solo II + GTX 980Ti: any way to optimize thermalno
yes i get that. poster was worried about dust getting in PSU from top intake, hence my suggestion.
- Fri Feb 26, 2016 10:45 am
- Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
- Topic: Antec Solo II + GTX 980Ti: any way to optimize thermalnoise?
- Replies: 36
- Views: 40214
Re: Antec Solo II + GTX 980Ti: any way to optimize thermalno
what about sliding the psu forward towards middle of case, so it isnt also sucking up CPU heat? a duct/deflector plate above CPU (where bottom of PSU would normally go) would be needed. if you got crazy inventive with ducting you might be able to use front 5.25 bays as a totally separate PSU intake.
- Wed Feb 24, 2016 5:52 pm
- Forum: SPCR Article Discussion
- Topic: AMD Wraith: Upgraded Stock Cooler
- Replies: 26
- Views: 54159
Re: AMD Wraith: Upgraded Stock Cooler
Because it's the first "new" stock cooler design from either AMD or Intel in....forever. The stock coolers are also the baseline against which all 3rd party cooler are measured, so it's important to know what the new baseline is. since it had been so long, i had hoped they just kill off stock coole...
- Wed Feb 24, 2016 6:40 am
- Forum: SPCR Article Discussion
- Topic: AMD Wraith: Upgraded Stock Cooler
- Replies: 26
- Views: 54159
Re: AMD Wraith: Upgraded Stock Cooler
sorry. the whole unit.quest_for_silence wrote:xan_user wrote:maybe someone has the patience to explain what the fascination with this fan is?
Just the fan or the whole cooler?
- Tue Feb 23, 2016 10:15 pm
- Forum: SPCR Article Discussion
- Topic: AMD Wraith: Upgraded Stock Cooler
- Replies: 26
- Views: 54159
Re: AMD Wraith: Upgraded Stock Cooler
maybe someone has the patience to explain what the fascination with this (possibly-ever-so-slightly-less-loud-than-intel-stock) fan/cooler (but-still-adds-more-cost-per-unit-cost-for-the-amd-chip) is?
- Mon Feb 22, 2016 9:46 pm
- Forum: SPCR Article Discussion
- Topic: AMD Wraith: Upgraded Stock Cooler
- Replies: 26
- Views: 54159
Re: AMD Wraith: Upgraded Stock Cooler
It's unfortunate you guys felt like you had to waste your time reviewing this silly thing.
But thanks for doing it anyway.
But thanks for doing it anyway.
- Mon Feb 22, 2016 4:47 pm
- Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
- Topic: Fractal r5 case fans and more
- Replies: 71
- Views: 35895
Re: Fractal r5 case fans and more
I spent years in screen printing , so i squeegee the thinnest coat possible onto the heat spreader with a new razor blade. (probably not a good idea unless you have really steady hand.)
coffee filters and isopropyl make a great lint free cleaning combo.
coffee filters and isopropyl make a great lint free cleaning combo.
- Mon Feb 22, 2016 3:46 pm
- Forum: Cases and Damping
- Topic: New Mac Pro Case for PC, is this real?
- Replies: 14
- Views: 10248
Re: New Mac Pro Case for PC, is this real?
I wasnt meaning they literally patented the cylinder, (tho im sure they tried...) if this startup is successful, the cupertino gestapo will come after with everything they have. if they can't beat them in court, they will just buy them out, and shelve the product.
- Mon Feb 22, 2016 8:23 am
- Forum: Cases and Damping
- Topic: New Mac Pro Case for PC, is this real?
- Replies: 14
- Views: 10248
Re: New Mac Pro Case for PC, is this real?
does a bear make dookie in the woods?quest_for_silence wrote:Did Apple register the cylinder?xan_user wrote:It will be litigated out of existence the moment its funded.
- Mon Feb 22, 2016 6:46 am
- Forum: Cases and Damping
- Topic: New Mac Pro Case for PC, is this real?
- Replies: 14
- Views: 10248
Re: New Mac Pro Case for PC, is this real?
I applaud the effort, but the apple gestapo would never let that fly. It will be litigated out of existence the moment its funded.
- Wed Feb 17, 2016 5:04 pm
- Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
- Topic: Wrong cooler shipped - maybe a good thing?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 4953
Re: Wrong cooler shipped - maybe a good thing?
ripjaws heatsinks dont do anything except get in the way. get different ram, or pull the silly heatsinks off.
- Tue Feb 16, 2016 6:07 pm
- Forum: SPCR Article Discussion
- Topic: Seasonic SS-300SFD 80 Plus SFX12V power supply
- Replies: 43
- Views: 40137
Re: Seasonic SS-300SFD 80 Plus SFX12V power supply
yep - or even just right click the GPU utility icon thats probably in the notification tray...
- Tue Feb 16, 2016 5:47 pm
- Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
- Topic: New i7-6700 4K video rig - Case Suggestions? M.2 specs?
- Replies: 3
- Views: 3015
Re: New i7-6700 4K video rig - Case Suggestions? M.2 specs?
there is zero reason to prefer m.2 840/50 over the sata version, unless you just want no cables for some reason. m.2 vs sata interface with 840/850 evo/pro, the speed is essentially same. even the 950 pro advantages are very minimal in real world use. m.2 bandwidth increase are only noticible when m...
- Tue Feb 16, 2016 11:36 am
- Forum: SPCR Article Discussion
- Topic: Seasonic SS-300SFD 80 Plus SFX12V power supply
- Replies: 43
- Views: 40137
Re: Seasonic SS-300SFD 80 Plus SFX12V power supply
or you could use cpu-z, or check device manger....tuko wrote:I don't have the manual. I wiill open the case and try to read the card.
- Thu Feb 11, 2016 3:36 am
- Forum: CPUs and Motherboards
- Topic: Intel Core i3-i5-i7 Haswell/Skylake TDP/PassMark/Price chart
- Replies: 10
- Views: 9169
Re: Intel Core i3-i5-i7 Haswell/Skylake TDP/PassMark/Price c
I bet a beer, that you dont even have too.Johnny5k wrote: So I would have to underclock the non-T CPU to make sure it doesn't get too hot.
besides.....it will downclock on its own if you do occasionally run it too hot....
- Wed Feb 10, 2016 7:16 am
- Forum: Deals, Vendors and Classifieds
- Topic: [WTB] HDPLEX H1.S Case
- Replies: 10
- Views: 17655
Re: [WTB] HDPLEX H1.S Case
99.93% of users dont really need fanless. what is your use for this PC that requires no moving parts?
- Tue Feb 09, 2016 7:46 am
- Forum: CPUs and Motherboards
- Topic: Intel Core i3-i5-i7 Haswell/Skylake TDP/PassMark/Price chart
- Replies: 10
- Views: 9169
Re: Intel Core i3-i5-i7 Haswell/Skylake TDP/PassMark/Price c
i5 4430 would be a better choice over the intentionally crippled "t" part. you could always downclock it a little if you found it to be too hot in your system.
- Mon Feb 08, 2016 8:28 pm
- Forum: Off Topic
- Topic: i still use windows xp on the desktop
- Replies: 30
- Views: 46773
Re: i still use windows xp on the desktop
7 has that too. MS' powertoy let you do that on xp.8300ati wrote:One advantage of Windows 10 is that you can have a slideshow of all your favourite photographs as wallpaper.
- Sat Feb 06, 2016 7:03 am
- Forum: Deals, Vendors and Classifieds
- Topic: [WTB] HDPLEX H1.S Case
- Replies: 10
- Views: 17655
Re: [WTB] HDPLEX H1.S Case
BTW while that case is sweet. it's overkill for ~95% of silent builds.
dont let the lack of that case, at a good price, stop you from building a silent PC!
dont let the lack of that case, at a good price, stop you from building a silent PC!
- Fri Feb 05, 2016 8:19 am
- Forum: CPU Cooling
- Topic: AMD Wraith cooler: really "near silent"/"whisper quiet?"
- Replies: 7
- Views: 6751
Re: AMD Wraith cooler: really "near silent"/"whisper quiet?"
One can point to it to show people on forums how badly informed they are. Showing forum goers how badly informed they are is important! :) so not really for SPCR, but for everyone on other sites ? Why would SPCR staff waste their time? its rated at 39 db, and will be much higher in our chamber. jus...
- Fri Feb 05, 2016 8:14 am
- Forum: Fans and Control
- Topic: Where to place fan filter?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 4608
Re: Where to place fan filter?
think about it... if you put it inside, it would be impossible to clean and the fan would still get funked up with dust.
- Thu Feb 04, 2016 3:04 pm
- Forum: CPU Cooling
- Topic: AMD Wraith cooler: really "near silent"/"whisper quiet?"
- Replies: 7
- Views: 6751
Re: AMD Wraith cooler: really "near silent"/"whisper quiet?"
SPCR testing a cooler marketed at 39db, is it april 1st already?
- Thu Feb 04, 2016 7:51 am
- Forum: SPCR Article Discussion
- Topic: Quiet 4K Gaming PC Build Guide
- Replies: 56
- Views: 117354
Re: Quiet 4K Gaming PC Build Guide
Is there a particular reason why the WD Greens aren't mentioned when speaking about extra storage? I do know the difference between a Blue, Green and Red, but I was wondering wether not mentioning the Greens means they are not to be recommanded? I think its because everyone was fed too much FUD abo...