Douglas, What's happened to you back there? You've been off my OT list for a good 2-3 days in a row?!!?!!?! P638's got you down? Don't worry, I've reeled in 9 of them lately so I'm sure you'll catch right back up as now my production will nosedive as well... Dave PS Congrats to tomcat as well! You'v...

Ed,

Better yet, run F@H as a service and use a handy dandy automagic installation program -- see the sticky at the top of the forum...


Dave

Ed, You da man! 8) Quick question -- when you say the af92ct is the quietest fan you've ever owned -- is that due to it never running full tilt? (due to thermistor) How do you think it would compare to your 92m1b if both were running at the same rpm/voltage? I may try shorting the thermistor tomorro...

Since the option of posting a picture of a piece of sheet steel has been removed and we have an alternate "first computer" topic -- I'll pick topic number 2. My first notebook -- the epson HX-20, 614 k Hz of folding power, complete with a full size keyboard, 4x20 character LCD screen, integral micro...

Regarding vibrations, I read in another forum where a guy used shower pan liner (from Home Depot/Lowes) to dampen his aluminum case -- it's a sheet material that's used on the backside of acrylic shower stalls/tubs to dampen the sound of water and create a more "solid" feeling. I think he said that ...

Luminuous,

I wonder, if you post an identical response 3x, do you get credit for all three?


Dave

Acoustically speaking, the AF92CT is quieter than any other fan I have ever owned, with the exception of the still quieter AF80CT; quieter indeed than any of the Panaflos in my possession Just curious -- how do you overcome the CT series thermal control to get an apples to apples comparison? (I.e.,...

Ed,

Welcome to the , ahem... fold!


Dave

Congrats Zyzzyx!


Dave

I have a Dell PowerEdge server set up the same way -- 4 pins, 2 black on a square molex. Dell told me they were both grounds, but I can't say that I ever verified that. Someday I might try to swap the fans for something more "acoustically pleasing", but since the thing is in a closet, it doesn't rea...

Ed,

Any idea if they plan to offer Japanflo M1B's (both 80 and 92mm)?

Dave

Here's a review that shows a bunch of possibilities (both those that work and those that don't) for cooling down the Overture.

http://htpcnews.com/main.php?id=overturecooling_1

Dave

I tried to match the area of opening between the slots and the holes as close as possible -- the slots have a little more area but I figure that the holese are less restrictive from a turbulence standpoint I really haven't thought about dremeling out the slots and probably won't unless the fan start...

I've got a 7000alcu and an SP-94 (intel version of the SP-97). The Zalman was fine on my oc'd P4 2.4B, but couldn't handle my P4 3.06 upgrade (had to dial up the fan too much). I run the SP-94 with a 92mm M1bx (6v) and am very happy. The zalman stayed with the oc'd 2.4B in a new machine -- decoupled...

ONEshot, Thanks -- dryer vent is aluminum ducting that snaps together to form a 4" diameter pipe about 3' long. You attach a bunch together to vent a clothes dryer out of the house. I took one section and cut it up into the pieces I needed to form the PSU duct. You can get dryer vent in Lowes, Home ...

josephclemente wrote:The hyperthreading is cool - now I see what everyone was talking about when the computer responds very well during heavier multitasking.

That's why I switched from a 2.4b (oc'd to 2.8 ) to a 3.06 (w/ HT). Not much difference in clockspeed, but big difference in system response.

Dave

I'm really happy with my Seasonic -- I got it from Mike C (he had some pre fan rev versions). If the new A3 is as good, that might be the way to go.

Compared to my Antec, draw at the plug went down about 30-40w (IIRC from around 220 to 180) measured with a WattsUp? (think killawatt).

Dave

120mm: Papst 4412 or Panaflo M1A ?
4 fans evaluated - 120mm
4 fans evaluated - 120mm (the sequel)

Just curious why you're looking at the medium and high speed panaflo's and not the L1A (which still pushes more air than the papst).

Dave

You guys may want to check out : Antec Overture Take Three: Guide to Improved Cooling

The site actually has a series of articles on the case -- and yes Virginia, it is a hot case. Which is why I went with a Kanam Accent HT-400 instead of the Overture


Dave

I agree, please put the PSU cover back on -- it makes me squeamish just looking at it. Talk about an accident waiting to happen. As for the PSU heat with the cover, it's gotta be cooler than when it was in the case. In the case you're pumping hot air through it, out of the case you're putting ambien...

Chu... FWIW, while I think "stupid" is more than a little strong, I have to agree that comparisons based on airflow make more sense. Can I assume you want to see a comparison similar to this thread ? Note that the airflows listed in that thread are not measured but are based on the assumption that a...

Lightning, Be aware that filling up the queue will adversely affect your performance fraction -- which is how F@H assigns WU's (at least, how they used to -- did that change with rebalancing the Tinker/Gro points?). FWIW, I run 2 or 3 at a time on my HT box at home -- after DLing the units, I look a...

I've got a new Dgro that I haven't seen before -- it's getting 1990ppw on a P4 2.4B that's currently in use (CAD drafting)! Compare this to the p638 Tinker that I have running under identical circumstances (P4 2.4B, CAD drafting) that is getting only 420ppw. Good thing those protein points were reba...

It had to do with how the Dgros utilized SSE2 when they were first introduced -- they were very inefficient. It's since been fixed and this thread doesn't really apply anymore.

Note that this thread is completely different than running 2 instances on an HT box - that you always want to do.

Dave

Joseph, Just thought I thank you for your mod idea -- I finished it last weekend in my BQE (I got a black mesh cup from Staples) and it took my temps from 55 down to 34 on my P4 3.06 (full load, running fans @ ~11v). Of course, now I run my fans at 5v and my system is dead silent with full load temp...

I picked up a 92 M1Bx japanaflo about a week ago and it has a bad tach -- I've thought about RMAing it, but now I'm not so sure... Don't really want a chinaflo in return.


Dave

Just to compare -- my P4 3.06 (533 FSB) gets 950 PPW (depending on the gro) with two instances combined (also an HT box).

3.06 to 3.5 is 14% increase
950 to 1100 is a 16% increase

So I guess the extra cache doesn't do much of anything for folding...


Dave

I'd like to revise that race... I'm thinkin', maybe we race to 17 instead of 15?

Or wait, maybe we should race to 18 --- Hey everybody! I won!!!!


Dave


PS Two posts in a row? You think I'd know what the edit button is for...

haysdb wrote:dasman and D_Bailey race to #15

Jeez, this isn't much of a race! 443 frickin' points yesterday?!>!>?? WTF?

I'm getting pasted (way to go Douglas )


Dave


PS Hey Pete, did you happen to throw those sheep in the wrong direction buddy?

Both would be unacceptably loud at 12v -- the question is, how quiet does the cheap one get at 5-7v. For someone running speedfan, the lack of a fanmate isn't a big deal.

I may have to give this thing a try on my next build...

Dave