It's really definitely not a "hum" (don't know if this is a generic term or if it relates to the actual noise it makes), rather a hi-frequency whine/hiss.

Ok. 1.) Do they hiss when turned on and the input plug(s) are are disconnected from any source? If they don't hiss, it's not the speakers. I'm pretty sure they will, since they hiss even when the computer is turned off. I'm going to try that anyway. 2.) If they start to his when plugged into your p...

I've already tried playing with the volume level. They start hissing even when the volume is set to the lowest setting. No tweaking helps

I moved house recently, no change at all. I doubt moving it again somewhere else in my appartment would make a difference, but I suppose I could give it a try...

Hi I bought some time ago a set of Creative P5800 speakers (5.1) and I'm really getting tired of the (almost) constant hissing they make. I've tried the usual tweakings : muting mic/line-in, nothing works. What's more, I've tried to connect my sound card to my stereo and there is no interference; my...

Nevermind, I just realised CoreTemp, from the same author, encapsulated TCaseMax's functionality...

So I'll just post my results ^^


X2-4600+, JH9-E6, 59°C, 1.35V, 85W

I'm building a quiet(ish), low availability, home server for someone, and am looking at Antec cases- is there a significant difference between the Solo or the P150, aside from the included P/S in the latter? I don't really see much difference, but was wondering if one was quieter, better built, eas...

dhanson865 wrote:I have a copy archived on another PC. I'll have to look at the licensing agreement on it and see if it is ok to for me to post it.

Thanks a lot ! Looking forward to reading from you soon !

Apparently, the author has stopped updating it, and it's no longer available from the download link.

Could anyone upload it for me, please ?

Interitus wrote: Trusty ol' Seasonic Super Silencer 460 w/ Panaflo mod

Statistically speaking, what's happened to you is nearly impossible ! Are you sure that your "trusty ol'" PSU is not screwing things up big time ? ^^


I have a SP2504C since april 2006 and 2 HD501LJ since december 2006. So far, so good.

Also with HX 620 gives me change keep same PSU for years. Granted HD 2900 Pro takes a lot power 8pin + 6 pin PCI-E's. So HX 620 is safer choice. It's not safer. If you have enough power with 520W, you have enough power. Adding 100 useless watts, is not "safer". HD 2900 Pro is hot card, I mean it is...

What is a "gamer case" exactly ? The question you need to ask yourself is "how much power do I need to dissipate?". Since you're posting on SPCR, I assume your goal is to do that while limiting the amount of noise as much as possible. Since you're not planning for SLI or overclocking apparently : 1)...

quote from Jimmyzaas "(7 x 120mm fans would certainly defeat the purpose of a "SPCR" silent computer. More fans = more noise, )" This is not true , even if you have one million 120mm fans inside your computer running at low speed 700 RPM you can`t hear any sound ,because the fans start to produce n...

quote from Jimmyzaas "(7 x 120mm fans would certainly defeat the purpose of a "SPCR" silent computer. More fans = more noise, )" This is not true , even if you have one million 120mm fans inside your computer running at low speed 700 RPM you can`t hear any sound ,because the fans start to produce n...

Am I the only one who thinks this cosmos thing is repulsive ? ^^ I mean, only the silver "co S mos" letters on the front would make me flee ^^ I couldn't say anything about its silencing/cooling abilities, since I've never tested it, and I even haven't read any review, but "7 12mm-fan mountings" alr...

Why do you need so many (non-undervolted) fan for your gaming rig ? What are your temps ? I'm asking because I have the feeling mine dissipates quite a lot of power too, and still, I get to reasonable temperatures with less fans, all undervolted (and 2 drives more). EDIT : As for answering your ques...

I guess I am, if I take into account the considerable amount of heat my system dissipates. My rig is very quiet, though not silent. If I don't specifically pay attention, it never bothers me. Plus, HDDs are inaudible and the noise is constant, whatever I do, which are a nice feature for a quiet syst...

You don't have to aim at an old Pentium to do the job (especially not a P4). AMD has a line of cheap Athlon 64 X2"energy-efficient" CPUs that don't dissipate more than 45W ( this one for instance ). A file server shouldn't ask much from it anyway. With such low consumption, you might want to take a ...

Slight improvement in noise after realising that the exhaust fan was the major culprit : * Installed the U.L.N.A. on the exhaust fan * Installed a Noctua NF-S12 800 (with U.L.N.A too) on the Ninja No major change in idle temps. It's been said thousands of times, but it's worth repeating it : more fa...

jackylman wrote:

Actually, there appears to be, or have been, a 35 watt AMD64 AM2 X2 3800+ version. If I could find one of those, that would be nice.

Good luck with that. Those chips are hard to find.

I guess ebay could be your friend here

I see you included a case that costs 83€. My Solo cost me 85€ (Belgium). Maybe if you look a bit harder... This case is really worth its price

Yeah, I haven't turned the heating back on yet. Trying to save some money before real winter kicks in ^^ It should be about 17-18°C. I'm not cold easily

System up and running ! Antec Solo (fan grills removed) AcoustiPack Deluxe v2 Intake : 2 x Nexus Real Silent 92mm @ 5V Exhaust : Noctua NF-S12 800 Corsair HX520W Asus A8N32SLI-Deluxe 4x1GB DDR MDT CL2.5 AMD Socket 939 4600+ / Scythe Ninja Plus Rev.B (fanless) ATi X1900XT / Thermarlright HR-03 Rev.A ...

Damn'... Just installed mine... I hope it will last

My old noisy rig... which will be replaced on Saturday by a new one, that I hope will be inaudible

Actually I found the answer I was looking for... http://www.matbe.com/divers/zoom/nuisances-sonores/000000056320.png/ And for those who are interested, here are the idle and overclocking results : Idle : http://www.matbe.com/divers/zoom/nuisances-sonores/000000056318.png/ Overclocking : http://www.m...

Maybe a dumb question but... With the same case configuration and the same system, should I expect the Antec Neo HE 550W to be quieter than the 430W model ? In other words, will its components heaten slower than the less powerful model ?

Thanks

1) Not all of Samsung and Seagate products are quiet. You should check on a model-per-model basis (and even check the motor type in some cases). Enabling AAM (if supported) could help a little. You can also enclose your drives in silent enclosures (Scythe makes some, take a look at the SmartDrive 20...

Ok, I think I found the answer to my question on this thread

Sorry for bothering you ^^

Hi I'm still waiting for some parts to build my new system, and for now, I'm just getting ready for all the new stuff I haven't really done before (cable management, rubber screw fan mounting...). As far as the latter is concerned, I find it quite difficult to secure the fans to the case using those...