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- Wed Oct 03, 2012 4:12 pm
- Forum: Cases and Damping
- Topic: Fractal Design D3 vs Antec P280 vs Corsair Obsidian 550D
- Replies: 7
- Views: 8431
Re: Fractal Design D3 vs Antec P280 vs Corsair Obsidian 550D
P280 is a good general case that cools a quite powerful system fairly quietly, but after building a low-mid range gaming system in it for family member I didnt think it was that great as a super quiet case compared to something with panel dampening like my old P150/Solo (or the P182), or maybe the F...
- Sat Sep 29, 2012 9:59 pm
- Forum: Silent Storage
- Topic: Whats the best SPCR 7200rpm these days
- Replies: 2
- Views: 3536
Whats the best SPCR 7200rpm these days
I need a new OS drive, SSDs wont fit the 300gb+ of games (that I never play) etc, so where are we at these days with quiet and low vibration 7200rpms? Obviously Ill be going for the bigger platter sizes, are only Seagate doing 1tb platters so far? The fewer platters the less vibration noise and heat...
- Mon Sep 24, 2012 2:18 pm
- Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
- Topic: Short 7870?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 5186
Re: Short 7870?
Sounds great, I think thats the only one from looking around, but that particular R7870-2GD5T/OC (with the "T") is hard to find and more expensive.
My best option seems to be upgrade my case to a 550D or Define R3 or similar, and put whatever I want into it.
My best option seems to be upgrade my case to a 550D or Define R3 or similar, and put whatever I want into it.
- Mon Sep 24, 2012 2:01 pm
- Forum: Cases and Damping
- Topic: Fractal Design D3 vs Antec P280 vs Corsair Obsidian 550D
- Replies: 7
- Views: 8431
Re: Fractal Design D3 vs Antec P280 vs Corsair Obsidian 550D
Im choosing between these also (and R4), my requirements are GPU cooling (single overclocked gaming card) , hard drive vibration and general sound leakage/panel dampening. I currently have a Antec Solo/P150 which is as quiet as it gets with very thick panels and antec hard drive system, but it lacks...
- Mon Sep 24, 2012 11:21 am
- Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
- Topic: Short 7870?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 5186
Re: Short 7870?
I know what my needs are, hence particularly after a 2gb 7870 that is short enough for a P150/Solo :wink: FYI, the clearance in an Antec P150/Solo is about 24cm. 7870 reference is 27cm, 7850 reference is about 24cm, so I really want a card of 23cm or less if such a 7870 exists. I have a 2560 x 1440 ...
- Sun Sep 23, 2012 2:58 pm
- Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
- Topic: Short 7870?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 5186
Short 7870?
Hi, does anyone know of any shorter than average 7870 videocards? Need to squeeze into an old P150/Solo (10"/24cm clearance I think , havent measured it yet) though I may upgrade the case to a USB3 and with better intake Ok so I know the new Geforce GTX 660 are short and frugal on power but they are...
- Wed Sep 21, 2011 12:49 am
- Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
- Topic: Quiet / Noisy Monitor Survey
- Replies: 272
- Views: 542427
Re: Quiet / Noisy Monitor Survey
Dell U2311H with E-IPS and CCFL Buzzes audibly in a quiet room at pretty much any common brightness setting iirc but I had it at 75 brightness. Its a replacement , the first one also buzzed and then went dead (backlight I think) after a few short weeks. First monitor thats ever died on me. Id RMA it...
- Mon Feb 07, 2011 3:06 pm
- Forum: CPUs and Motherboards
- Topic: Asus s775 boards: Cant make speedstep undervolt at idle
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2684
Re: Asus s775 boards: Cant make speedstep undervolt at idle
Thanks, yes it has latest BIOS, Ill try an earlier one and see if "offset" features
As far as I can tell Asus mobos are a write off for a stock voltage overclocking low-power PC due to the lack of this feature.
As far as I can tell Asus mobos are a write off for a stock voltage overclocking low-power PC due to the lack of this feature.
- Sun Feb 06, 2011 12:01 am
- Forum: CPUs and Motherboards
- Topic: Asus s775 boards: Cant make speedstep undervolt at idle
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2684
Re: Asus s775 boards: Cant make speedstep undervolt at idle
Thanks for help, there is no "offset" in BIOS, here are the relevant screens http://iforce.co.nz/i/r1istw2v.xyc.jpg http://iforce.co.nz/i/3ddey401.tsb.jpg http://iforce.co.nz/i/wjindjye.xop.jpg I will change the NB voltage later but I want to have everything at default first until I can sort this ou...
- Sat Feb 05, 2011 5:08 pm
- Forum: CPUs and Motherboards
- Topic: Asus s775 boards: Cant make speedstep undervolt at idle
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2684
Asus s775 boards: Cant make speedstep undervolt at idle
Hi there, I have a P5Q-E (very similar to P5Q Pro), does anyone know how in BIOS to make it undervolt when idle (speedstep/CIE/EIST etc) when the FSB is raised ? The multiplier drops but the voltage does not. Which option do I select in BIOS? AUTO voltage seems to raise Vcore as FSB is raised, and s...
- Wed Nov 03, 2010 6:24 pm
- Forum: Silent Storage
- Topic: WD 6400AAKS vs Samsung F3 1TB 7200rpm
- Replies: 13
- Views: 7792
Re: WD 6400AAKS vs Samsung F3 1TB 7200rpm
Mine doesnt hum , in a dead quiet environment it spins a little louder than either of my 2 old WD Blue 6400AAKS but not as you describe.
750gb platter drives have just started to be released so when a half decent 7200rpm version comes out Ill grab one of those
750gb platter drives have just started to be released so when a half decent 7200rpm version comes out Ill grab one of those
- Tue Sep 21, 2010 5:57 pm
- Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
- Topic: GTS 450 launched, various versions available, fanless too
- Replies: 23
- Views: 10584
- Tue Sep 21, 2010 5:22 pm
- Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
- Topic: Replacement HSF for Radeon 5670
- Replies: 5
- Views: 4625
HIS iCoolerIV cards have a L2 Pro, but with only a 2-wire fan. It cools excellently and is very quiet with a good tone and I cant hear it normally in my rig over 4 silicon grommet mounted HDDs and the fairly quiet PSU. On auto (36% fanspeed) it keeps my 5750 under 65C, at a fixed 20% fanspeed (the l...
- Tue Sep 07, 2010 12:35 am
- Forum: Silent Storage
- Topic: Suggestion for a quiet speedy small OS drive (not SSD)
- Replies: 16
- Views: 8871
- Thu Sep 02, 2010 5:18 pm
- Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
- Topic: passive 5770 (Gigabyte)
- Replies: 17
- Views: 11349
- Wed Sep 01, 2010 2:46 am
- Forum: Silent Storage
- Topic: WD 6400AAKS vs Samsung F3 1TB 7200rpm
- Replies: 13
- Views: 7792
I just got a F3 also, I unplugged everything except PSU, seeks are very quiet (even with AAM disabled) but I only care about idle noise which perhaps is a little bit louder than the WD6400AAKS (the WD is really a great drive) and my HD Tune graphs show massive regular dips about every 7 seconds :sho...
- Mon Aug 23, 2010 2:45 am
- Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
- Topic: Fanless 5750 availability in Australia?
- Replies: 11
- Views: 6116
The widely available HIS iCooler IV 5750 is inaudible in my system but I will know better later in the week when I disconnect HDDs, replace the PSU and dial down the case fans to 500rpm. It comes with an Arctic Cooling Accelero L2 Pro cooler and could barely get up to 60C playing Crysis for ages. Fo...
- Mon Aug 23, 2010 12:52 am
- Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
- Topic: My Shiney New Gigabyte HD 5750 Silent Cell & OC Benchmar
- Replies: 9
- Views: 7671
- Sat Aug 21, 2010 7:15 pm
- Forum: Power Supplies
- Topic: Hows the Seasonic S12II 520 Bronze ??
- Replies: 7
- Views: 14975
- Fri Aug 20, 2010 4:17 pm
- Forum: Power Supplies
- Topic: Hows the Seasonic S12II 520 Bronze ??
- Replies: 7
- Views: 14975
I think the "II" Bronze series are the same (or nearly) as Antec Neo Eco, both have the same Adda fan as usual but it idles at ~600rpm. Im not sure how that would stack up vs the Enermax Modu/Pro 82+ which have a specialised fan that idles around 400-500 rpm if I remember. Good value PSUs but Im als...
- Sun Aug 15, 2010 10:11 pm
- Forum: Power Supplies
- Topic: Antec Neo Eco
- Replies: 0
- Views: 3027
Antec Neo Eco
I found a review of these: http://forums.guru3d.com/showthread.php?t=317192 Seasonic made, they look good for the price, at least here in little NZ where all other 80+ PSUs are more expensive. Has anyone compared these (subjectively or whatever) for noise under "computer idle" load? I quote from rev...
- Sun Aug 08, 2010 11:35 pm
- Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
- Topic: GTX 460 launched today
- Replies: 93
- Views: 74562
- Sun Aug 08, 2010 12:35 pm
- Forum: Silent Storage
- Topic: WD 6400AAKS vs Samsung F3 1TB 7200rpm
- Replies: 13
- Views: 7792
WD 6400AAKS vs Samsung F3 1TB 7200rpm
Hi there, My 2 suspended WD 640gbs (the old SLK3000B foam sandwich) are the loudest part of my system. They are pretty snappy and quiet for 7200rpm, but id like a quieter OS drive. Ive seen conflicting reviews, so does anyone know if the 7200rpm Samsung F3 1TB (500gb platters) is any quieter? Techre...
- Sat Aug 07, 2010 4:17 pm
- Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
- Topic: GTX 460 launched today
- Replies: 93
- Views: 74562
- Sat Aug 07, 2010 3:48 pm
- Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
- Topic: Best list of quiet vidcards Ive seen
- Replies: 6
- Views: 5348
- Fri Aug 06, 2010 1:01 pm
- Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
- Topic: Best list of quiet vidcards Ive seen
- Replies: 6
- Views: 5348
http://itshootout.com/ben/eax5870/eah5870-2.jpg Thats the reference cooler, according to the chart above its about the quietest fanned reference cooler around, at idle. It gets up there under load but if you have a very quiet PC (suspended HDDs, very slow fans etc etc) can you hear it at idle with ...
- Thu Aug 05, 2010 6:43 pm
- Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
- Topic: Best list of quiet vidcards Ive seen
- Replies: 6
- Views: 5348
Best list of quiet vidcards Ive seen
http://ht4u.net/reviews/2010/gesamtvergleich_lautstaerke_grafikkarten/index4.php They have reference coolers in there as well as many of the best 3rd party solutions. The MSI Cyclone GTX 460 stands out but apparently the reference cooler is extremely quiet also, although its not listed there. Is the...
- Fri Feb 20, 2009 12:33 pm
- Forum: Fans and Control
- Topic: Quiet 140mm Fans?
- Replies: 35
- Views: 23684
- Fri Aug 29, 2008 5:19 pm
- Forum: CPUs and Motherboards
- Topic: Undervolting CPU bad for anything?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 3131
Thanks for answers, Im in Taupo btw Neil (small semi-resort town by the countrys biggest lake, skiing/fishing/hunting + summer beach stuff, nice food etc) its nice for a small town I guess. So in theory stable undervolting actually prolongs the life of the CPU, ideal. As pointed out there could be a...
- Fri Aug 29, 2008 4:56 pm
- Forum: CPUs and Motherboards
- Topic: Undervolting: how low can you go?
- Replies: 234
- Views: 278382