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- Wed Oct 17, 2007 4:41 am
- Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
- Topic: Hissing speakers
- Replies: 9
- Views: 4876
- Wed Oct 17, 2007 3:39 am
- Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
- Topic: Hissing speakers
- Replies: 9
- Views: 4876
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...
- Wed Oct 17, 2007 2:49 am
- Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
- Topic: Hissing speakers
- Replies: 9
- Views: 4876
- Wed Oct 17, 2007 12:58 am
- Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
- Topic: Hissing speakers
- Replies: 9
- Views: 4876
- Tue Oct 16, 2007 11:04 pm
- Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
- Topic: Hissing speakers
- Replies: 9
- Views: 4876
Hissing speakers
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...
- Mon Oct 15, 2007 2:10 pm
- Forum: CPUs and Motherboards
- Topic: AMD A64 X2 TDP Poll
- Replies: 75
- Views: 98086
- Mon Oct 15, 2007 1:24 pm
- Forum: Cases and Damping
- Topic: Looking for opinions: Antec Solo or P150
- Replies: 5
- Views: 3816
Re: Looking for opinions: Antec Solo or P150
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...
- Sun Oct 14, 2007 11:25 pm
- Forum: CPUs and Motherboards
- Topic: AMD A64 X2 TDP Poll
- Replies: 75
- Views: 98086
- Sat Oct 13, 2007 12:28 am
- Forum: CPUs and Motherboards
- Topic: AMD A64 X2 TDP Poll
- Replies: 75
- Views: 98086
- Fri Oct 12, 2007 3:27 am
- Forum: Silent Storage
- Topic: Recent Samsung drive failure rates?
- Replies: 51
- Views: 34491
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 ? ^^Interitus wrote: Trusty ol' Seasonic Super Silencer 460 w/ Panaflo mod
I have a SP2504C since april 2006 and 2 HD501LJ since december 2006. So far, so good.
- Fri Oct 12, 2007 3:14 am
- Forum: Cases and Damping
- Topic: Looking a gamer case
- Replies: 28
- Views: 16562
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...
- Fri Oct 12, 2007 12:44 am
- Forum: Cases and Damping
- Topic: Looking a gamer case
- Replies: 28
- Views: 16562
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)...
- Thu Oct 11, 2007 11:09 pm
- Forum: Cases and Damping
- Topic: Cosmos or P182?
- Replies: 14
- Views: 11157
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...
- Thu Oct 11, 2007 4:26 am
- Forum: Cases and Damping
- Topic: Cosmos or P182?
- Replies: 14
- Views: 11157
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...
- Tue Oct 09, 2007 1:51 pm
- Forum: Cases and Damping
- Topic: Cosmos or P182?
- Replies: 14
- Views: 11157
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...
- Tue Oct 09, 2007 1:33 pm
- Forum: The Silent Front
- Topic: Noise quality vs. silence
- Replies: 5
- Views: 4889
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...
- Tue Oct 09, 2007 3:01 am
- Forum: The Silent Front
- Topic: are you satisfied with the noise level of your system?
- Replies: 58
- Views: 40273
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...
- Mon Oct 08, 2007 11:18 pm
- Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
- Topic: < 50W Linux Server - Possible?
- Replies: 14
- Views: 6057
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 ...
- Sun Oct 07, 2007 5:25 am
- Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
- Topic: Shameless plagiarism : SPCR Model One
- Replies: 16
- Views: 11068
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...
- Sun Oct 07, 2007 2:09 am
- Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
- Topic: Faster CPU without too much power consumption & heat?
- Replies: 27
- Views: 10484
- Sat Oct 06, 2007 8:25 am
- Forum: Cases and Damping
- Topic: Alternative to Antec SOLO?
- Replies: 19
- Views: 14053
- Sat Oct 06, 2007 7:40 am
- Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
- Topic: Shameless plagiarism : SPCR Model One
- Replies: 16
- Views: 11068
- Sat Oct 06, 2007 5:37 am
- Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
- Topic: Shameless plagiarism : SPCR Model One
- Replies: 16
- Views: 11068
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 ...
- Fri Oct 05, 2007 6:56 am
- Forum: Cases and Damping
- Topic: Acoustipack crumbling
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2646
- Thu Oct 04, 2007 10:48 am
- Forum: Off Topic
- Topic: What are you listening to right now?
- Replies: 4309
- Views: 2580267
- Wed Oct 03, 2007 12:14 am
- Forum: Power Supplies
- Topic: High-power vs. Low-power PSUs
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2257
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...
- Tue Oct 02, 2007 11:29 pm
- Forum: Power Supplies
- Topic: High-power vs. Low-power PSUs
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2257
High-power vs. Low-power PSUs
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 ?
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- Wed Sep 26, 2007 1:07 am
- Forum: Newcomers Briefing Room
- Topic: Building a quiet PC..Please help.
- Replies: 3
- Views: 3566
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...
- Wed Sep 19, 2007 12:59 am
- Forum: Fans and Control
- Topic: Rubber screws n00b question
- Replies: 1
- Views: 2047
- Wed Sep 19, 2007 12:49 am
- Forum: Fans and Control
- Topic: Rubber screws n00b question
- Replies: 1
- Views: 2047
Rubber screws n00b question
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...