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by lb_felipe
Thu Oct 16, 2014 10:36 am
Forum: Cases and Damping
Topic: Best case/fans setup in terms of acoustic for performance
Replies: 20
Views: 14340

Best case/fans setup in terms of acoustic for performance

I was thinking something like: ASUS GTX 980 STRIX (silent and probably coil whine free) Silverstone FT05 (looks nice, sound absorption, dust free due to positive pressure stuffs etc) Scythe Kotetsu (SPCR king) Corsair HX1000i (the 1000W version very much because its range of fanless operation, and t...
by lb_felipe
Thu Oct 16, 2014 10:28 am
Forum: Cases and Damping
Topic: Any news in the case market?
Replies: 19
Views: 11691

Re: Any news in the case market?

Okay.

I thought this was appropriated because my looking is for case, and I'd want a new one.

But let's go to a new thread. :wink:
by lb_felipe
Thu Oct 16, 2014 10:01 am
Forum: Cases and Damping
Topic: Any news in the case market?
Replies: 19
Views: 11691

Re: Any news in the case market?

Abula, here I am again. I want to thank you for the fan testimonials on controls by software or BIOS of ASUS and MSI motherboards. I was thinking something like: ASUS GTX 980 STRIX (silent and probably coil whine free) Silverstone FT05 (looks nice, sound absorption, dust free due to positive pressur...
by lb_felipe
Thu Oct 16, 2014 9:50 am
Forum: Cases and Damping
Topic: Which case and AIO liquid cooler for quiet X99 OC build?
Replies: 20
Views: 11355

Re: Which case and AIO liquid cooler for quiet X99 OC build?

I already have seen those threads, Abula. Excellent builds you made. This thread is about X99 AIO LC and case. Anything like NZXT S340 plus Kraken X61? So, I will stop posting here about those issues not derailing the topic. :wink: I will find another thread and come back to chat you about those thi...
by lb_felipe
Thu Oct 16, 2014 6:51 am
Forum: Cases and Damping
Topic: Which case and AIO liquid cooler for quiet X99 OC build?
Replies: 20
Views: 11355

Re: Which case and AIO liquid cooler for quiet X99 OC build?

Thank you so much, Abula. I really wouldn't like to keep the AP181 stock fans. So if I got an FT05, I would have replaced their two AP181 for two Phanteks 140SP. My concern is to be or not to be able to read and control fan speed by an ASUS motherboard. I would really like have the control and monit...
by lb_felipe
Tue Oct 14, 2014 5:43 am
Forum: Cases and Damping
Topic: Which case and AIO liquid cooler for quiet X99 OC build?
Replies: 20
Views: 11355

Re: Which case and AIO liquid cooler for quiet X99 OC build?

Abula, is the fan controller on RV05 and FT05 compatible with motherboard headers? That is, when you swap the stock fans for picked ones, can you use the controller on the case at the same time you read and control speed by motherboard? For example, with Define R4, this is not possible. Is it with R...
by lb_felipe
Sun Sep 28, 2014 11:19 pm
Forum: SPCR Article Discussion
Topic: Recommended Heatsinks updated
Replies: 158
Views: 259550

Re: Recommended Heatsinks updated

Where is Megahalems?
by lb_felipe
Thu Sep 25, 2014 10:07 am
Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
Topic: Asus GTX970 STRIX
Replies: 106
Views: 87681

Re: Asus GTX970 STRIX

Kitguru reviews the Palit Jetstream for a direct comparison to the Asus Strix and MSI Gaming: fans didn't spin up until 68C, unit ran hotter 8-10C than others, but 2-3dB quieter. TPU review: http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/Palit/GeForce_GTX_970_JetStream/ 29°C for ASUS and 33°C for Palit TPU not...
by lb_felipe
Fri Sep 19, 2014 7:07 pm
Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
Topic: Asus GTX970 STRIX
Replies: 106
Views: 87681

Re: Asus GTX970 STRIX

Guesses...

Which to choose (GTX 970 and GTX 980)?

ASUS STRIX
MSI GAMING

* considering only sound properties
by lb_felipe
Fri Aug 15, 2014 2:46 pm
Forum: SPCR Article Discussion
Topic: NZXT Kraken X31 & X41 Liquid CPU Coolers
Replies: 13
Views: 18605

Re: NZXT Kraken X31 & X41 Liquid CPU Coolers

Are H440's 120 mm fans the same of the X31?
by lb_felipe
Tue Dec 03, 2013 10:37 pm
Forum: Power Supplies
Topic: Corsair RM Series intro'd
Replies: 90
Views: 88114

Re: Corsair RM Series intro'd

Thank you all. Please do not quarrel. ANY contemporary PSU may whine. Please, you may freely choose whichever PSU that let you feel more comfortable with, but saying that any PSU but Corsair RM whines is just sort of meaningless gossip. I get it. And it is precisely where Corsair is putting its effo...
by lb_felipe
Mon Dec 02, 2013 9:47 pm
Forum: Power Supplies
Topic: Corsair RM Series intro'd
Replies: 90
Views: 88114

Re: Corsair RM Series intro'd

rpsgc, you are right. I have read a lot of reports from web that say the new Seasonic's PSU whine whether or not fanless. PSUs branded by Kingwin, Rosewill or even Super Flower may whine. Corsair said that because Corsair knows that almost all new standard PSUs whine. Have not you guys researched ab...
by lb_felipe
Sat Nov 30, 2013 12:52 pm
Forum: Power Supplies
Topic: Corsair RM Series intro'd
Replies: 90
Views: 88114

Re: Corsair RM Series intro'd

Only one graphics card? What you listed isn't going to even need 500W, so you could do a 650W and it would probably only spin up when gaming. Yes. I have did a query on Outervision Extreme PSU Calc and have gotten about 660 W as required PSU output (I set 20% capacitor aging for safety). Is RM750 e...
by lb_felipe
Fri Nov 29, 2013 12:34 pm
Forum: Power Supplies
Topic: Corsair RM Series intro'd
Replies: 90
Views: 88114

Re: Corsair RM Series intro'd

I have still not built my new system. I think on anything like i7-4670K, Z87 motherboard, GTX 770 or R9 series (I'm having trouble imagining how to control noise, anyway) and just one SSD as only drive in the PC box. I was thinking on RM1000 because its supposed capability to run in fanless mode mos...
by lb_felipe
Fri Nov 29, 2013 11:42 am
Forum: Power Supplies
Topic: Corsair RM Series intro'd
Replies: 90
Views: 88114

Re: Corsair RM Series intro'd

No one has mentioned the hardocp review, which failed their 750w sample : Basically, in a hot low airflow environment under high load (50%), the fan failed to turn on before OTP was triggered. On top of that, " If we couple that with some of the unknown and/or low end component selections in this u...
by lb_felipe
Thu Sep 19, 2013 12:40 pm
Forum: Power Supplies
Topic: Corsair RM Series intro'd
Replies: 90
Views: 88114

Re: Corsair RM Series intro'd

Among the ones made by CWT and made ​​by Chicony (Hipro), which are supposed to be better on noise (assuming none of them have coil whine, then what are the coldest and efficient, in order that they do not begin to turn their fans too early and not using a high speed at full load)?
by lb_felipe
Sat Aug 24, 2013 8:25 pm
Forum: CPUs and Motherboards
Topic: Can I use the top and bottom slot on an Asus Maximus for SLI
Replies: 39
Views: 31748

Re: Can I use the top and bottom slot on an Asus Maximus for

Bad news... :( TechPowerUp Review ASUS GTX 780 DirectCU II OC 3 GB I had really high hopes for the noise levels of the new DC II cooler and am, to be honest, a bit disappointed. Noise levels in idle are slightly higher than the reference design--it would have been easy to at least match the NVIDIA ...
by lb_felipe
Mon Jul 29, 2013 3:16 pm
Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
Topic: GTX 780 and Titan
Replies: 8
Views: 11167

Re: GTX 780 and Titan

TechPowerUp has updated its GTX 780 DirectuCU II's review due to new ASUS' BIOS: http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/ASUS ... OC/25.html

Is now that card much noisier than MSI GTX 780 Gaming?

How is it compared to MK-26 GTX 780 cooled (your guess)?
by lb_felipe
Sat Jun 08, 2013 7:02 am
Forum: Power Supplies
Topic: Haswell's C6/C7 low power states and PSU compatibility
Replies: 44
Views: 54020

Re: Haswell's C6/C7 low power states and PSU compatibility

Can we assume that Kingwin LZP-1000 is ready for Haswell?

Since it is a Super Flower rebadged...

http://www.super-flower.com.tw/news_det ... n=26&lang=
by lb_felipe
Sat Sep 15, 2012 11:31 pm
Forum: SPCR Article Discussion
Topic: Phanteks PH-TC14PE Dual Fan CPU Heatsink
Replies: 8
Views: 10085

Re: Phanteks PH-TC14PE Dual Fan CPU Heatsink

See: http://www.overclock.net/t/1106307/phan ... t_17451461

But I don't know whether or not this is a joke.
by lb_felipe
Tue Sep 11, 2012 6:57 pm
Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
Topic: Prolimatech MK-26 graphics card heatsink
Replies: 3
Views: 3600

Re: Prolimatech MK-26 graphics card heatsink

Is the Prolimatech MK-26, with two Noiseblocker Multiframe M12-S1 (750 rpm), able to cool an NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680, inside an Antec SOLO II with an Antec TrueQuiet Pro 120 (600 rpm) as a lower front intake fan blowing onto the video card?
by lb_felipe
Tue Sep 11, 2012 5:26 pm
Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
Topic: Prolimatech MK-26
Replies: 0
Views: 1628

Prolimatech MK-26

Is the Prolimatech MK-26, with two Noiseblocker Multiframe M12-S1 (750 rpm), able to cool an NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680, inside an Antec SOLO II with an Antec TrueQuiet Pro 120 (600 rpm) as a lower front intake fan blowing onto the video card? EDIT Sorry. I had not seen that there was already a topic ab...
by lb_felipe
Sat Sep 01, 2012 10:58 am
Forum: SPCR Article Discussion
Topic: Phanteks PH-TC14PE Dual Fan CPU Heatsink
Replies: 8
Views: 10085

Re: Phanteks PH-TC14PE Dual Fan CPU Heatsink

I read on OCN that FrostyTech has proven that "Red" (which is reviewed here) is cooler than Blue, Orange and White (Black wasn't tested). Maybe it is quieter or acoustically smoother as well.
by lb_felipe
Sat Sep 01, 2012 10:37 am
Forum: SPCR Article Discussion
Topic: Phanteks PH-TC14PE Dual Fan CPU Heatsink
Replies: 8
Views: 10085

Re: Phanteks PH-TC14PE Dual Fan CPU Heatsink

Great review.

Does PH-TC14PE fit in an Antec P280 with its two fans?

Phanteks states that its cooler is 171 mm tall. Antec states that its case has 170 mm of clearance for CPU cooler.
by lb_felipe
Thu Aug 16, 2012 7:56 pm
Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
Topic: Finally a Super Quiet High-end Video Card?
Replies: 20
Views: 22917

Re: Finally a Super Quiet High-end Video Card?

Looks superb: Noise: http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/ASUS/GeForce_GTX_660_Ti_Direct_Cu_II/27.html Conclusion: http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/ASUS/GeForce_GTX_660_Ti_Direct_Cu_II/33.html Noise: http://ht4u.net/reviews/2012/nvidia_geforce_gtx_660_ti_asus_dc2_top_test/index11.php Conclusion: htt...
by lb_felipe
Thu Aug 16, 2012 5:08 pm
Forum: SPCR Article Discussion
Topic: Thermalright Archon SB-E 15cm Fan CPU Cooler
Replies: 20
Views: 16057

Re: Thermalright Archon SB-E 15cm Fan CPU Cooler

Will this heatsink and fan combo fit inside a Silverstone FT02 case? (my google-fu was unable to confirm) Also, I can only find the dual-fan Thermalright Silver Arrow SB-E variant online. Hopefully that performs at least as well as the reviewed unit and can fit in a Silverstone FT02 case. Still, ou...
by lb_felipe
Fri Aug 10, 2012 7:42 pm
Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
Topic: Article: A quiet air-cooled Radeon HD 7970
Replies: 4
Views: 3692

Re: Article: A quiet air-cooled Radeon HD 7970

I guess because that Deepcool's is quieter using picked fans for this purpose.
by lb_felipe
Fri Aug 10, 2012 7:39 am
Forum: SPCR Article Discussion
Topic: Western Digital Red 3TB & 1TB Hard Drives
Replies: 37
Views: 35363

Re: Western Digital Red 3TB & 1TB Hard Drives

What are the contraindications to use the Reds as INTERNAL drives in a DESKTOP?
by lb_felipe
Mon Aug 06, 2012 9:43 am
Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
Topic: GF GTX 680s that are compatible with Accelero Xtreme III
Replies: 0
Views: 1576

GF GTX 680s that are compatible with Accelero Xtreme III

Due to reference power socket, most of GF GTX 680 is NOT compatible with AX3, though this cooler has been made for it. http://www.arctic.ac/p/uploads/content_pic/AXIII_compatibility.png *This cooler is not compatible with graphics cards using a stacked power socket. Looking at pictures of Newegg, I ...
by lb_felipe
Mon Jul 30, 2012 9:22 pm
Forum: CPU Cooling
Topic: Prolimatech Genesis or Thermalright Archon SB-E
Replies: 15
Views: 8053

Re: Prolimatech Genesis or Thermalright Archon SB-E

Which is better for the Venomous-X, Noctua NF-F12 PWM or Scythe Slip Stream 120 PWM (SY1225SL12LM-P)?