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- Mon Jun 20, 2016 12:34 pm
- Forum: Fans and Control
- Topic: looking fan controller with pwm input and 3 pin output
- Replies: 3
- Views: 3701
looking fan controller with pwm input and 3 pin output
I want to use an old pair of Nexus D12SL-12 to replace the fans on my EVGA GTX970 but I want to retain the ability for the card to control the fan speed. I previously used these fans on my GTX 560Ti 448 and they did a great job of cooling the card but at 12V they were slightly noisier than I'd like ...
- Fri Jan 11, 2013 1:38 pm
- Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
- Topic: quiet video for nsk2480 htpc
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3893
Re: quiet video for nsk2480 htpc
Thanks for the responses.
CA_Steve, thanks for the link. I didn't realize Newegg had a "fanless" search option.
CA_Steve, thanks for the link. I didn't realize Newegg had a "fanless" search option.
- Thu Jan 10, 2013 4:23 pm
- Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
- Topic: quiet video for nsk2480 htpc
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3893
quiet video for nsk2480 htpc
Looking for recommendations for a silent or very quiet solution that will fit in an NSK2480.
No gaming, just Windows Media Center, Netflix, DVD, blu ray.
Thanks.
No gaming, just Windows Media Center, Netflix, DVD, blu ray.
Thanks.
- Fri Mar 16, 2012 3:09 pm
- Forum: Cases and Damping
- Topic: flexible SSD/HDD mounting options for up to three 5.25" bays
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2274
Re: flexible SSD/HDD mounting options for up to three 5.25"
Thanks. The grommets would be nice feature.
- Tue Mar 13, 2012 10:42 pm
- Forum: Cases and Damping
- Topic: Passive airflow w/ modders mesh and foam filter?
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2564
Re: Passive airflow w/ modders mesh and foam filter?
Probably not well which is why foam is such a great insulator. I'm not familiar with the foam you are referring to but you'd want the thinnest, most porous, open-cell foam you can find. Modder's mesh, or perforated metal, comes in a variety of hole sizes and spacing. mcmaster.com has a really good s...
- Tue Mar 13, 2012 7:23 pm
- Forum: Cases and Damping
- Topic: flexible SSD/HDD mounting options for up to three 5.25" bays
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2274
flexible SSD/HDD mounting options for up to three 5.25" bays
I'm reusing my beloved P150 for my next build which will run primarily off an SSD with a 3.5" HDD that I will use for backup, both local data and data from other machines on my network. To squeeze in my graphics card, I've opted to completely remove the lower HDD cage so I will be mounting all drive...
- Tue May 03, 2011 2:33 pm
- Forum: CPUs and Motherboards
- Topic: Sub $300 M-ATX MB/CPU/MEM/Video Recommendation
- Replies: 7
- Views: 3723
Re: Sub $300 M-ATX MB/CPU/MEM/Video Recommendation
CA_Steve, thanks for the offer on the MB but my TV tuner is PCI-1x and it will be too close to the video card to allow installation of a larger heatsink.
And thanks for the video card recommendation. I might just do that.
And thanks for the video card recommendation. I might just do that.
- Tue May 03, 2011 9:16 am
- Forum: CPUs and Motherboards
- Topic: Sub $300 M-ATX MB/CPU/MEM/Video Recommendation
- Replies: 7
- Views: 3723
Re: Sub $300 M-ATX MB/CPU/MEM/Video Recommendation
Thanks for links. I'll need some time to digest them. ITX is too small as I need room for a TV tuner card that I already have and would like the option of adding a dedicated video card if the need arises. I'd like to keep the cost as low as possible while keeping flexibility high. I tend to repurpos...
- Fri Apr 29, 2011 5:09 pm
- Forum: CPUs and Motherboards
- Topic: Sub $300 M-ATX MB/CPU/MEM/Video Recommendation
- Replies: 7
- Views: 3723
Sub $300 M-ATX MB/CPU/MEM/Video Recommendation
For the last two years I've been pretty happy with my PS3 feeding my projector setup until these last few months. I've grown tired of firing up the system only to find I have to do yet another update before we can begin watching a bluray, netflix, or streaming video from my Linux bittorrent server. ...
- Fri Dec 18, 2009 6:27 pm
- Forum: SPCR Article Discussion
- Topic: Antec P150 mid-tower case w/ Neo HE 430 PSU
- Replies: 206
- Views: 206114
In order to remove the PSU, the motherboard has to be removed, unless I'm missing something! You're just missing a drill bit. When I had to RMA the PSU due to a fan issue, I drilled out the rivets holding the top on and replaced them will plastic push-in rivets. This made a PSU swap very easy. With...
- Fri Dec 11, 2009 4:54 pm
- Forum: Cases and Damping
- Topic: antec p-183 vs. 182- final conclusion/s?
- Replies: 24
- Views: 10729
Comparing the performance differences between the two would be splitting hairs. If you can find a P182 significantly less expensive than the P183, that would be something to consider. Cases don't make noise. The most you can ask of a case is to have good airflow and dampen (not amplify) vibration. T...
- Fri Apr 03, 2009 7:00 am
- Forum: Power Supplies
- Topic: Google's Secret Server
- Replies: 14
- Views: 6937
I don't directly see what else do they save from moving the 12V->5V conversion from the PSU to the mobo than having shorter wires for 5V power. But if the 5V needs to be further converted to some other voltage, surely it is more efficient to do it directly from 12V without the intermediary step? An...
- Fri Apr 03, 2009 5:57 am
- Forum: Power Supplies
- Topic: Google's Secret Server
- Replies: 14
- Views: 6937
Google's Secret Server
Google uncloaks once-secret server While their overall approach doesn't share much in common with SPCR methodology, perhaps their power supply setup could potentially help lower power consumption in all PCs. For those suffering from short attention span, they use a 12V only PSU. 5V is generated out...
- Sun Apr 06, 2008 9:15 am
- Forum: Power Supplies
- Topic: Building a PSU intake duct/vent
- Replies: 64
- Views: 150995
Putting the HDD in a chamber with the PSU is basically what the Antec P180 does.
This article uses a passive PSU which is then augmented with a fan. The video card is then isolated in its own chamber.
http://www.silentpcreview.com/article595-page1.html
This article uses a passive PSU which is then augmented with a fan. The video card is then isolated in its own chamber.
http://www.silentpcreview.com/article595-page1.html
- Sat Dec 08, 2007 12:43 pm
- Forum: Cases and Damping
- Topic: Silverstone CW03
- Replies: 4
- Views: 4434
- Sat Dec 08, 2007 12:16 pm
- Forum: Cases and Damping
- Topic: Silverstone CW03
- Replies: 4
- Views: 4434
- Tue Dec 04, 2007 8:59 am
- Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
- Topic: 8800GT list of compatible after market coolers
- Replies: 41
- Views: 36325
- Tue Nov 27, 2007 6:03 pm
- Forum: Off Topic
- Topic: Audio(phile?) / Hi-Fi Questions...
- Replies: 116
- Views: 56722
OK, thank you for the help. I am looking through the links posted in this thread at the moment. One thing I notice is that the Projects all require some fairly precision worksmanship (strange - I reflexively typed that word with a 't' at the end) and a good amount of power tools. The first part I c...
- Mon Nov 26, 2007 10:03 pm
- Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
- Topic: 8800GT list of compatible after market coolers
- Replies: 41
- Views: 36325
excellent, so the VF1000 comes with all the ram sinks required? or did you have to get a couple more? ive got an 8800GT on order and i was eyeing off the VF1000, but there doesnt seem to be too much info around on compatibility with the 8800GT :( There's enough for the ram. If you want to treat the...
- Fri Nov 23, 2007 11:02 am
- Forum: CPU Cooling
- Topic: Stock vs. Ultra-120 Extreme Temps
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3577
My HR-01 had a very warped base. The IHS on the E6600 was not bad.
I did not bother installing it until I had lapped it so I don't know what difference it made.
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I did not bother installing it until I had lapped it so I don't know what difference it made.
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- Fri Nov 23, 2007 10:56 am
- Forum: Watercooling
- Topic: Zalman people... 8800GT vs. 3870?
- Replies: 10
- Views: 12648
Re: Zalman people... 8800GT vs. 3870?
Hey there, I was going to purchase the 8800gt and use zalman's custome 8800gts block on it. I thought it would be necessary. Is it? Also, I have been wondering about the new 3870. I think it's a better option for someone like me who plans on watching blu-rays on his pc. (UVD is a win). I currently ...
- Thu Nov 22, 2007 8:02 am
- Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
- Topic: 8800GT list of compatible after market coolers
- Replies: 41
- Views: 36325
- Wed Nov 21, 2007 11:53 pm
- Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
- Topic: 8800GT list of compatible after market coolers
- Replies: 41
- Views: 36325
- Tue Nov 20, 2007 5:17 pm
- Forum: Off Topic
- Topic: Audio(phile?) / Hi-Fi Questions...
- Replies: 116
- Views: 56722
All my speakers are diy designs. I listen to all kinds of stuff but rock is pretty much the main genre. Not that many audiophile recordings but a few. Most movies I watch are dialogue driven, not many blockbuster type movies. To me, if I can describe a speaker as "bright" I'm not going to be that ha...
- Tue Nov 20, 2007 3:27 pm
- Forum: Off Topic
- Topic: Audio(phile?) / Hi-Fi Questions...
- Replies: 116
- Views: 56722
- Tue Nov 20, 2007 3:10 pm
- Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
- Topic: 8800GT
- Replies: 119
- Views: 86773
I'm curious.. ultrachrome.. I took a look at the picture here http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/244741-29-aftermarket-8800-cooling-information I can't figure what kinda of heatsink you attached to the mosfets. Did you use BGA ram sinks? If so, do you think these would work on the card? http://www.d...
- Tue Nov 20, 2007 2:52 pm
- Forum: The Silent Front
- Topic: Breaking up soundwaves?
- Replies: 11
- Views: 12534
Re: Breaking up soundwaves?
N7SC is talking about room acoustics which are obviously important in a lecture hall where you need to hear the lecturer. But what you are asking for is sound attenuation so you don't hear your PCs. Think of ripples in a pond. To stop the ripples you need a wall. Aside from a door, you might need to...
- Tue Nov 20, 2007 2:31 pm
- Forum: Off Topic
- Topic: Audio(phile?) / Hi-Fi Questions...
- Replies: 116
- Views: 56722
Well, I just listened to a couple different speakers, amongst others the B&W 685, and the Klipsch RB-51. In my ears the lower priced Klipsch sounded better than the bigger priceyer B&Ws. I also listened to some nice sounding Cantons, and some slightly undersized overpriced KEFs. What did you like a...
- Tue Nov 20, 2007 1:07 pm
- Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
- Topic: 8800GT
- Replies: 119
- Views: 86773
Hey ultrachrome, did you use only the VF1000? or did you use it with ZM-RHS88? If you didn't use the ZM-RHS88, how are you cooling the mosfets? I looked at the ZM-RHS88 but it doesn't appear compatible with the GT which is more like 7900 series card. I used the included Zalman ram sinks and a coupl...
- Mon Nov 19, 2007 8:26 pm
- Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
- Topic: 8800GT
- Replies: 119
- Views: 86773
Does any one that owns a 8800 GT find the stock cooler really THAT loud? How does it fair if you let it idle or run 2D tasks? Is the noise generated comparable to a Zalman VF700 @ 5v/7v? I ask because I'm ready to jump on the 8800 GT, but I've heard that the HD 3850 is incredibly quiet by margins. ...