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- Fri Jan 20, 2006 4:09 pm
- Forum: General Gallery
- Topic: Yet another quiet SLK3000B setup
- Replies: 9
- Views: 5707
- Fri Jan 20, 2006 12:59 pm
- Forum: CPUs and Motherboards
- Topic: Heatpipe NB coolers
- Replies: 32
- Views: 18055
In a sense, no passive cooler is completely passive. They all hitchhike a ride on some fan cooling something else. What kind of CPU cooler do you have? Does it blow on the NB cooler? Does the case have a strong intake fan that prevents air from flowing in through the Oates vent? Do the power supply ...
- Fri Jan 20, 2006 12:42 pm
- Forum: Power Supplies
- Topic: New PSU from Scythe - the Beef Bowl?!
- Replies: 15
- Views: 4377
- Thu Jan 19, 2006 11:42 am
- Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
- Topic: New Rig for the wife
- Replies: 19
- Views: 5971
The 6150 chipset is very new. Some users have reported various issues, especially with the Asus board. While it is likely that issues will be resolved by maturing of the drivers, you might want to check around and make sure things are OK. This process seems to take place with each new MB chipset lau...
- Thu Jan 19, 2006 5:22 am
- Forum: Cases and Damping
- Topic: 3000B/3800B owner advice please. Keep or blank off the CAG?
- Replies: 13
- Views: 5256
I am using the CAG on a SLK2650-BQE and it really works. The case has no intake fans and only an exhaust and power supply fan. The Ninja looks nice when used with a power supply that has a 12cm fan on the bottom. Just look at the SPCR review of the P180 and the comparison between the SLK3000 and P18...
- Wed Jan 18, 2006 5:54 pm
- Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
- Topic: Please critique/advise my (newbie) AMD X2 3800+ system
- Replies: 7
- Views: 3375
There have been a lot of issues regarding the power supply that comes with the P150, Neo HE 430. If you buy a P150 and have a problem, Antec will replace it, but is it worth the headache? I really wanted a P150 until the power supply issue surfaced. You might want to go through the forums and see wh...
- Wed Jan 18, 2006 1:30 pm
- Forum: CPUs and Motherboards
- Topic: PC not powering up - Antec 1650b & Asus K8V-X SE motherb
- Replies: 9
- Views: 5502
- Wed Jan 18, 2006 9:19 am
- Forum: Power Supplies
- Topic: All NeoHE are fixed but...
- Replies: 37
- Views: 18818
- Wed Jan 18, 2006 9:07 am
- Forum: CPUs and Motherboards
- Topic: PC not powering up - Antec 1650b & Asus K8V-X SE motherb
- Replies: 9
- Views: 5502
1. Make sure you have a CPU, 1 stick of memory, a video card, keyboard, in addition to the power leads attached to the MB. Do not plug anything else into the motherboard. Make sure all jumpers are in the default position. 2. Try shorting the pins on the motherboard that connect to the power switch o...
- Tue Jan 17, 2006 2:07 pm
- Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
- Topic: Work in Progress
- Replies: 26
- Views: 8380
Last week somehow the motherboard managed to go kaput. I received the replacement yesterday and put the system back together. I don't think the KN8 SLI is a bad design, but only that I had some bad luck. While it was apart I removed the intake grille on the power supply, added a few strips of rubber...
- Sat Jan 07, 2006 12:09 pm
- Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
- Topic: Work in Progress
- Replies: 26
- Views: 8380
Finally, I have the bios fan control working with the fanmate for 880 RPM on the Zalman 7700. That exorcised the last vestige of noise from the CPU cooler. It is not possible to fine tune it. Some combinations work, and some do not. Memory @ 2.5-3-3-7-1T/200 mhz. Not bad for 1 gig sticks rated @ 3-4...
- Thu Jan 05, 2006 4:12 pm
- Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
- Topic: Work in Progress
- Replies: 26
- Views: 8380
How about: 240 clock 2400 cpu 4x HT (960) 5:6 memory (ddr400 200 mhz) slightly tightened memory from 3-4-4-8 to 3-3-3-8 and manually set 1t command rate. Running 2 instances of super pi, after 15 minutes CPU temp is 43c. room temp is 22c. Second fan in power supply did not go on. The first fan never...
- Thu Jan 05, 2006 6:57 am
- Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
- Topic: Work in Progress
- Replies: 26
- Views: 8380
I wired in the fanmate this AM. RPM went up from 907 to 970. Idle temp dropped 2 or 3c to 29. Its about 22 in here. Zalman 7700 fan sounded subjectively louder with the case open, but the system was subjectively quieter overall with the case closed. There may have a resonance or beat frequency invol...
- Wed Jan 04, 2006 2:16 pm
- Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
- Topic: Work in Progress
- Replies: 26
- Views: 8380
The Zalman 7700 was purchased this AM and installed with Arctic Ceramique. Idle temp is 32/33c, room temp is about 23c. That is about a degree lower than with the stock cooler @ 1700 rpm, and it is quieter. The fanmate was not used. Under bios control the 7700 runs at 900 rpm. The noise output seems...
- Tue Jan 03, 2006 6:13 pm
- Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
- Topic: Work in Progress
- Replies: 26
- Views: 8380
Some guy on the Abit forum says a 7700 will fit. I can pick one up here for $35 or $36 (al-cu, pure copper is too heavy). Tests I have seen indicate 3c lower temperature at load and 1db less noise than the 7000 al-cu. This is places the 7700 in a somewhat better light than the reviews around here, b...
- Tue Jan 03, 2006 5:36 pm
- Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
- Topic: Work in Progress
- Replies: 26
- Views: 8380
- Tue Jan 03, 2006 4:16 pm
- Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
- Topic: Work in Progress
- Replies: 26
- Views: 8380
The parts came in today. It is partly built, everything but the drives. It is running memtest right now, off a floppy. I decided to RMA the Zalman 7000 and run the stock AMD cooler for a bit. The mobo allows the CPU fan to be run at reduced speed and jump to full speed at a predetermined temperature...
- Sat Dec 31, 2005 2:25 pm
- Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
- Topic: Work in Progress
- Replies: 26
- Views: 8380
As far as RAID 0 goes, I wanted to give it a try. I work with very large files. DVD's are 4.3 gigs, so the extra performance will be appreciated. The reliability issue should be contained by using single platter drives. The power supply as delivered with my SLK2650-BQE is not the S model. It has 2 f...
- Sat Dec 31, 2005 6:17 am
- Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
- Topic: Work in Progress
- Replies: 26
- Views: 8380
Nobody likes the Zalman 7000, boo. Looks like I can pick up an Arctic Cooling widget for $32 locally plus another $5 for the fanmate, yay. Main PITA is the Zalman would have to be sent back, that would be next week. A no brain decision... (My brain was actually turned off while I decided that :) Tha...
- Fri Dec 30, 2005 12:59 pm
- Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
- Topic: Work in Progress
- Replies: 26
- Views: 8380
Work in Progress
After lurking here for some time and many clicks of the search button, the time to post has come. My objective is to build a fairly quiet PC, but it does not have to be silent. Mid range in cost, no difficult mods. Overweight heat sinks are out and drive mounting must be reasonably sturdy. The syste...