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- Thu Aug 04, 2005 3:40 pm
- Forum: The Silent Front
- Topic: Selling your PC silencing expertise in your local community?
- Replies: 8
- Views: 4746
Yeah, that's what I was wondering whether there would be enough local interest for it myself. I do live in a big city, but in a fairly small suburb on its outskirts, and I wouldn't want to advertise all over the city as it's expensive and not worth me travelling long distances for what would essenti...
- Wed Aug 03, 2005 10:52 pm
- Forum: The Silent Front
- Topic: Selling your PC silencing expertise in your local community?
- Replies: 8
- Views: 4746
Selling your PC silencing expertise in your local community?
Has anyone tried using their silencing expertise gathered here to make a bit of money in the evenings/weekends? I'm talking about putting an ad in your local paper/supermarket that advertises you as a consultant who can quieten people's PCs for them. You would do an initial consultation for free, an...
- Thu Jul 21, 2005 9:06 pm
- Forum: General Gallery
- Topic: Is it a PC or is it interior design?
- Replies: 76
- Views: 55524
Pesky PSU doesn't have a through port for the monitor power cable, so i'm an available plug down from when i started. I think Maplins sell a power strip that automatically powers up the other sockets when the PC is plugged into the main one. That way you can have all your other peripherals such as ...
- Wed Jul 20, 2005 10:30 pm
- Forum: CPU Cooling
- Topic: CPU Ducting...positive result demo.
- Replies: 9
- Views: 3701
Great, thanks for the info. I think it's time I replaced my cardboard duct with a plastic felt-lined one. I bit more professional and quieter! I'll also look for some foam to line my side panels with. Mainly for reducing resonance inside the case (as my HDDs are all suspended and fans are both gromm...
- Tue Jul 19, 2005 7:20 pm
- Forum: CPU Cooling
- Topic: CPU Ducting...positive result demo.
- Replies: 9
- Views: 3701
- Tue Jul 19, 2005 6:00 pm
- Forum: Fans and Control
- Topic: What is the absolute best 120 MM fan one can find?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2520
- Mon Jul 18, 2005 10:42 pm
- Forum: The Silent Front
- Topic: Toms Hardware finally has something interesting!!! Look!
- Replies: 5
- Views: 3516
Re: Toms Hardware finally has something interesting!!! Look!
Quite a useful article, although this quote made me laugh: Although this shootout compares two entirely different platforms and literally compares apples and oranges, What the heck are they doing an article on fruit for? :D :wink: It also demonstrates yet again that even high powered gaming systems ...
- Mon Jul 11, 2005 5:29 pm
- Forum: Off Topic
- Topic: Best (Windows) Email Client?
- Replies: 17
- Views: 13960
Thanks for your replies so far guys, the poll shows Thunderbird as a clear winner. However it doesn't seem to be getting the sort of mass coverage in the press as Firefox, and it doesn't seem to be such a simple choice to migrate from Outlook (compared to ditching IE for FF). Outlook is a great prog...
- Sun Jul 10, 2005 8:14 pm
- Forum: Off Topic
- Topic: Best (Windows) Email Client?
- Replies: 17
- Views: 13960
Best (Windows) Email Client?
I've always stuck to Outlook, simply because I haven't tried anything else for ages and it comes with my version of Office. It works fine for my purposes but somewhat bloated for basic home use.
What does anyone else use/recommend and why?
What does anyone else use/recommend and why?
- Tue Jun 28, 2005 4:41 pm
- Forum: CPU Cooling
- Topic: Tower heatpipe CPU-coolers?
- Replies: 49
- Views: 16088
I remember in a post ages ago Bluefront had managed to rotate the HT-101 through 90 degrees by making two very simple mounting plates for it. Couldn't find the post though. But in fact you could still use the HT-101 with a rear exhaust fan in the wrong orientation if you remove the shroud and fan. T...
- Mon Jun 27, 2005 7:20 pm
- Forum: CPU Cooling
- Topic: Tower heatpipe CPU-coolers?
- Replies: 49
- Views: 16088
- Sun Jun 26, 2005 5:32 pm
- Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
- Topic: TNN, or P180 with Reservator???
- Replies: 17
- Views: 7456
I think some of the more radical suggestions mentioned might be a bit extreme, especially if you haven't heard of them (and if you are not a highly experienced modder), so to go back to your original question, I think option 2 should be sufficient. The difference between the two systems in noise wou...
- Tue Jun 21, 2005 5:09 pm
- Forum: CPU Cooling
- Topic: Cardboard ducting - Safe?
- Replies: 32
- Views: 17644
Thats what i needed to hear Thanks, cant believe how much difference it makes! Great! 8) I've used ducts for over 5 years in my systems wherever practical, as they can make a massive difference to temperatures. And I've always used cardboard (from cereal packets usually! :shock: ) with no problems....
- Mon Jun 20, 2005 5:55 pm
- Forum: Fans and Control
- Topic: Silent Fans in Australia?
- Replies: 55
- Views: 26663
You can't get Nexus fans here I got mine by getting my brother to bring them over from UK when he visited me!
However, people seem to be having good results with the Turbine fans by Aerocool, available from http://www.coolpc.com.au
However, people seem to be having good results with the Turbine fans by Aerocool, available from http://www.coolpc.com.au
- Sun Jun 19, 2005 4:34 pm
- Forum: CPU Cooling
- Topic: Tower heatpipe CPU-coolers?
- Replies: 49
- Views: 16088
If there is still any doubt, the Scythe SCNJ-1000 Ninja looks like it would fit your needs perfectly
- Thu Jun 16, 2005 3:58 pm
- Forum: CPU Cooling
- Topic: Tower heatpipe CPU-coolers?
- Replies: 49
- Views: 16088
- Tue Jun 14, 2005 3:36 pm
- Forum: Cases and Damping
- Topic: Ducting
- Replies: 16
- Views: 6828
Any luck with getting it to boot? Once you've got that sorted, please post some pics of your setup! I agree with Isaac though, you shouldn't need the front fan even if only one exhaust fan is pulling air through the bottom half of the case. Make sure the HDD is close to the intake and monitor temps....
- Tue Jun 07, 2005 9:30 pm
- Forum: Cases and Damping
- Topic: Ducting
- Replies: 16
- Views: 6828
- Mon Jun 06, 2005 4:34 pm
- Forum: Cases and Damping
- Topic: Ducting
- Replies: 16
- Views: 6828
Two things to bear in mind when making ducts: 1) They can resonate, increasing fan noise considerably. So take care with materials, and relative position of fans. Also keep them as short as possible. 2) The flexible tube you refer to is normally ribbed and uneven. This causes turbulence which greatl...
- Thu May 26, 2005 5:10 pm
- Forum: Cases and Damping
- Topic: Two prototype Zalman cases at Cebit Sydney
- Replies: 0
- Views: 1035
Two prototype Zalman cases at Cebit Sydney
Don't know if these have been discussed before, but at Cebit in Sydney yesterday I saw two new Zalman cases that are rather interesting. One is the Fatal1ty, which has a large unrestricted 120mm intake (quite high up) and grommet mounted hard drives on the bottom of the case. It's finished in the sa...
- Mon May 16, 2005 4:11 pm
- Forum: The Silent Front
- Topic: Xbox silencing thread - updated with photos!
- Replies: 36
- Views: 34060
Yes, I'm sure it would. Due to the limited space inside (i.e. no room for a tall tower heatsinks) it would be cool to run heatpipes out the back to a passive external heatsink. Maybe a project for the future.... The recently unveiled Xbox 360 has heatpipe cooling (although they call it water cooling...
- Tue Apr 26, 2005 4:42 pm
- Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
- Topic: Whats the deal with Nexus 120mm fans?
- Replies: 12
- Views: 6049
So to sum it up: in the real world the Nexus is the quietest 120mm fan you can buy. Simple as that. They aren't the only fan to buy as they are low airflow so not suitable for all applications, but for most SPCR'ers they are enough. my two Nexus 120mms are the only fans in my entire system, and I ru...
- Tue Apr 26, 2005 3:53 pm
- Forum: Notebook Systems
- Topic: Help! SPCR is NOISY!
- Replies: 10
- Views: 8849
- Tue Apr 26, 2005 3:43 pm
- Forum: Cases and Damping
- Topic: Always On PC for MythTV
- Replies: 11
- Views: 4991
Yeah, I agree with sundevil and think you should use your existing case first. Then after a few months of use you may decide to get a better case, but it sounds as if you are going to have to mod it anyway, as there aren't many cases that will do what you want off the shelf. But as sundevil says, vi...
- Mon Apr 25, 2005 5:40 pm
- Forum: SPCR Article Discussion
- Topic: Front panel combogadgets by Cooler Master and Matrix Orbital
- Replies: 22
- Views: 21907
It looks like you've used a global search and replace to replace "temp" with "temperature" but ended up with the "...erature" on twice every time!sthayashi wrote:I've got a couple nits to pick:On [url=http://www.silentpcreview.com/article234-page2.html]Page 2[/url], you wrote:The Cooldrive 6 comes prewired with four temperatureerature probes
- Wed Apr 13, 2005 2:57 pm
- Forum: Cases and Damping
- Topic: Lead. Hey, It's kinda cheap.
- Replies: 9
- Views: 3672
- Wed Apr 13, 2005 2:48 pm
- Forum: CPU Cooling
- Topic: 2 new heatsinks from Scythe
- Replies: 8
- Views: 4258
- Tue Apr 12, 2005 10:08 pm
- Forum: Fans and Control
- Topic: Turbine fans by Aerocool
- Replies: 65
- Views: 43750
To my cynical mind, these look like they are designed mainly to look like the turbine fans on a jet engine (mass market appeal) rather than for any silencing benefit (niche market appeal). Particularly when you see a "features" list like this: 2. Stylish turbine design. - the bling factor appeal 3. ...
- Tue Apr 12, 2005 9:49 pm
- Forum: CPU Cooling
- Topic: 2 new heatsinks from Scythe
- Replies: 8
- Views: 4258
- Tue Apr 12, 2005 9:31 pm
- Forum: Cases and Damping
- Topic: Lead. Hey, It's kinda cheap.
- Replies: 9
- Views: 3672