However, I have had great success with the HR-03GT in the "reverse" configuration "semi-passively" cooled by the CPU fan. This was with one 8800 GTS 512MB & one 8800 GT. I am very pleased with the results (both cards overclock to the same speed & still run ~5 degrees cooler than stock), and obvious...

cavarr wrote:Very good review
I wait for the test THERMALRIGHT HR-03 PLUS

Not only hr-03 plus, but also hr-03 standard and hr-03 gt

How does the S1 compare to the HR-03 or HR-03 GT? Which one is better?

Restricted in Spain too

Maybe it can be accessed via proxy, I'll have to try that

My computers, all of them 24h orthos-stable: Athlon64 3000+ Clawhammer (2.0GHz) 89W TDP Minimun: 800MHz (4*200) @ 0,825V (stock 1GHz @ 1.1V with C&Q)) Stock: 2GHz (10*200) @ 1,375V (stock 2GHz @ 1,5V) Athlon64 3000+ Winchester (1.8GHz) 62W TDP Minimun: 1GHz (5*200) @ 1,1V (stock 1GHz @ 1,1V with C&Q...

You can also take into account thermalright hr-03.

I'm using a hr-03 passive in my 7900 GT and the results are impressive. I have lower temps than with stock heatsink and it is of course completely inaudible. You also have the option of adding a 92mm fan to the hr-03.

No additional hardware requiered. You will be able to configure speeds in the bios with that motherboard (this feature is called Asus q-fan). The options in q-fan are very limited, and you could try some software alternatives that provide more configuration flexibility. You can use for example speed...

Yes, 3,5" hard disks are usually the noisier components in the most silent computers, especially at idle (at load the PSU may ramp up).

I would try to stop the psu fan (only a few seconds of course!) to confirm that it is really the source of noise.

I would swap the 500GB WD drive for a Samsung HD501LJ. I have two of the Samsungs suspended in an Antec Solo and they are inaudible even with heavy activity. No way they are inaudible, not even with AAM set at max. Let's just say that HD501LJ (and HD401LJ) and WD ks series are the lest noisy of the...

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How did these stories ended up? Did the RMAs solve the buzzing problems? Or were they solved by switching to new models? (or maybe you haven't found a solution yet)

Please, update your posts so that we can know the ending of these stories

He won't tell you, he wants the whole 15 for him

I am concerned about that northbridge getting so hot. What chipset coolers can be used in this motherboard?
Max Slowik said any clip-mounted one, so which ones use that retention mechanism?

Thank you Max, I see that it fits with some effort. I will try it

Does anyone know if a scythe ninja rev.B would fit in this motherboard?

It is more than the RAMDAC refreshing the screen. If it would be only that then a geforce 7800 GT would draw similar power to a 7300 LE at idle, and I'm sure this is not the case. I think it is more related to current leakage. Voltages of GPUs are kind of high (~1,4V). I think, like Mr Evil pointed ...

Is there any 22" non-TN panel monitor out there?

24" is too large for my desk, and less than 22" would be shorter than my 19" non panoramic monitor. 22" is the perfect size for me, but I can't find any 22" monitor with good quality (angles, colors, etc.).

Turn on the "CPU Time" column on the processes tab, and after the machine has been running like that for a while sort the list by CPU time. Once you get past "System Idle" and "Explorer", etc, you should be able to pick out which process is using the CPU. A quick googling of the process name should...

A question about anechoic chambers: there they say that ambient noise is little over 15dB, but reading in this article by MikeC it seems that ambient noise in these chambers is a bit higher: "How quiet does the room have to be? Again, it depends on how much or how little noise the test PC makes. Ide...

As usual... they do not say at what distance the measure is taken. Probably at 1Km?

Thank you jaganath and jojo4u. Now I understand better those figures.

I have a question though: If for idle the VRMs can be under 50% efficiency, does it mean that the VRMs are consuming more power than the processor itself? It sounds wierd to me...

I do not understand the figures in these two articles: http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/cpu/display/athlon64-brisbane_10.html http://www.lostcircuits.com/cpu/amd_65nm/5.shtml In the first one it is stated that Brisbane 4800 consumes 78.5W under load(TAT). In the other article the figures say that Br...

I'd like to get one of these for my 24/7 server that is at the same time my gaming rig for a couple of hours a day.

Any idea of power consumption at idle?

I still haven't decided the motherboard :) This AMD 690G solution sounds good, especially because I think that the integrated graphic solution is a bit faster than the nvidia 6100/6150. If that system draws 57W without undervolting beyond C&Q, maybe it could go under 50W when undervolting. I think i...

Do you have the option "Wake on vacuum cleaner" disabled in BIOS?

Sorry, I coudn't resist

Well, I can't decide on the motherboard. I've read some information from the links that jojo4u provided about the power consumption of 5 different mobos (by the way, those links were very helpful for me, thx jojo4u). In this link, to be more concrete: from here http://www.silentpcreview.com/forums/v...

Yes, I think that is the one I will get. Would you recommend that asrock mobo? Can the fans be controlled with speedfan in that board? Does it have DVI output?

Thanks for all your answers, I think I have more knowlegde now about this. Budget is a relative problem. I mean, I would spend 30% more money if I get more benefits, lets say for example 15% lower power consumption. But I wouldn't spend 100% more money to get a 15% lower power consumption. Taking yo...

I owned a s939 processor (4600+) and software undervolting was locked at 1,1V, so it wasn't useful for what I needeed. That is why I think that the undervolting capabilities of a processor are very important, although I agree that they are not the only factor in power consumption. And that is why I ...

I'm looking for a CPU with low consumption at idle. I'm using a C2D in my gaming PC because for this one I'm more interested in power consumption at load. But I want to build another computer for my wife that is going to be at the same time a 24/7 file server. Most of the time it will stay at idle. ...

In a Spanish forum (http://foro.noticias3d.com) I found this solution with the ninja. Bending the lower fins allows some air to be redirected to the VRMs heatsink. I've tried this solution and I would say (by finger touch) that the heatsink is a bit colder than before. The fins in the ninja are bent...