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- Fri Aug 28, 2009 9:27 pm
- Forum: CPU Cooling
- Topic: What is the most powerful CPU you can cool passively??
- Replies: 28
- Views: 11665
"it wold receive some assisted air movement" I can't exactly answer your question but here is my quiet system: I use only one fan in the upper chamber of my P180 case. The top fan position is blocked off and air enters through the filter on the lower front and exits through the upper rear fan positi...
- Fri Aug 28, 2009 10:21 am
- Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
- Topic: Compatibility question (Asus P5Q Pro Turbo + Q9450)
- Replies: 8
- Views: 4819
- Mon Aug 10, 2009 10:21 pm
- Forum: SPCR Article Discussion
- Topic: AMD's 785G Chipset Boards: 780G Evolved
- Replies: 69
- Views: 60328
- Thu Aug 06, 2009 9:32 pm
- Forum: Cases and Damping
- Topic: general noise levels
- Replies: 8
- Views: 3390
I use only one fan in the upper chamber of my P180 case. The upper chamber contains an ASUS P5WDG2 WS PRO, Pentium Dual Core E2220, 2 GB RAM, Wireless N-type Lan card, Satellite TV card, Sapphire HD 3850 and 2 WD RE 500 GB drives. The 1150rpm Scythe Gentle Typhoon does double duty by both getting th...
- Thu Aug 06, 2009 9:13 pm
- Forum: Cases and Damping
- Topic: Seeking mature, subdued case with strong vertical lines
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3574
Re: Seeking mature, subdued case with strong vertical lines
"I'll be moving it around considerably"
The Cooler Master Storm Scout has handles.
The Cooler Master Storm Scout has handles.
- Thu Aug 06, 2009 5:57 pm
- Forum: Cases and Damping
- Topic: general noise levels
- Replies: 8
- Views: 3390
If the noise of any device in your system in above the background level noise (ambient noise level) you will hear it. The ambient noise in a quiet residential neighborhood is generally higher in the daytime than in the late evening. The challenge is to get the noises below ambient or as close to it ...
- Wed Aug 05, 2009 2:41 pm
- Forum: SPCR Article Discussion
- Topic: Antec Nine Hundred Two Gaming Case
- Replies: 35
- Views: 28590
- Wed Aug 05, 2009 7:38 am
- Forum: Fans and Control
- Topic: Bearing matters for low RPM?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2972
"Do bearings really matter this much?" Good bearings are quiet and bad bearings can make a lot of unpleasant noise. After lowering the blade noise then the bearing noise may show itself. "is there something I have missed?" I've never experienced any fans to have a perfectly linear relationship of rp...
- Tue Aug 04, 2009 3:47 pm
- Forum: SPCR Article Discussion
- Topic: Antec Nine Hundred Two Gaming Case
- Replies: 35
- Views: 28590
- Tue Aug 04, 2009 11:18 am
- Forum: SPCR Article Discussion
- Topic: Antec Nine Hundred Two Gaming Case
- Replies: 35
- Views: 28590
- Tue Aug 04, 2009 11:09 am
- Forum: SPCR Article Discussion
- Topic: Antec Nine Hundred Two Gaming Case
- Replies: 35
- Views: 28590
- Fri Jul 31, 2009 2:22 pm
- Forum: Fans and Control
- Topic: Scythe Gentle Typhoon First impressions (pics added 8.8.09)
- Replies: 52
- Views: 51531
The 1150rpm Scythe Gentle Typhoon has the most non-annoying noise signature that I know of. I use one for cooling upper chamber of my P180 case. The upper chamber contains an ASUS P5WDG2 WS PRO, Pentium Dual Core E2220, 2 GB RAM, Wireless N-type Lan card, Satellite TV card, Sapphire HD 3850 and 2 WD...
- Wed Jul 29, 2009 10:46 am
- Forum: CPU Cooling
- Topic: Quiet AM3 cooler needed
- Replies: 11
- Views: 8364
- Wed Jul 29, 2009 7:45 am
- Forum: General Gallery
- Topic: My Kitchen HTPC
- Replies: 28
- Views: 26015
I can't tell from the pictures what exactly your coolong limitations are but perhaps if I describe what I am doing with my system you can develope another way to solve your problem. The job of cooling a PC can be reduced down to getting the heat away from the CPU (and other major heat sources) and t...