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- Mon Nov 25, 2019 6:16 pm
- Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
- Topic: Silent PC for Gaming/Work
- Replies: 6
- Views: 6750
Re: Silent PC for Gaming/Work
All of your choices are good quiet components, if you spends sometime tweaking your fan control you should end up with a very quiet setup. Some minor comments, I like more Aorus Master out of the M.2 placement (i don't use near the gpu), and better heatsink/vrms, but more expensive. I prefer the Noc...
- Wed Nov 20, 2019 6:37 am
- Forum: Cases and Damping
- Topic: Any update on recent silent cases and their quality?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 16732
Re: Any update on recent silent cases and their quality?
Antec is still a fine company, the problem with them is they didn't renew much and lots of competitors develop cases with improvements that imo are worth it, like Fractal Design Define cases are to me one of the best, easy to build, lots of cable pass throughs, good area for cable management (someth...
- Wed Nov 06, 2019 8:12 am
- Forum: Newcomers Briefing Room
- Topic: I am also a newcomer to this forum.
- Replies: 1
- Views: 6288
Re: I am also a newcomer to this forum.
Welcome to SPCR!!
- Tue Oct 29, 2019 7:34 am
- Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
- Topic: GTX 1660 Super review compilation thread
- Replies: 4
- Views: 11549
Re: GTX 1660 Super review compilation thread
Lets hope we see one fanless.
- Sun Oct 20, 2019 3:32 pm
- Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
- Topic: GTX 1030 Video Decode Disapointment
- Replies: 22
- Views: 32362
Re: GTX 1030 Video Decode Disapointment
I still think you have something wrong with your OS, i own a GT1030 and i have never had issues playing youtube, even at 4k or 2k or 1080p60. Even with intel 605 i have no issues. Have you tried other browsers? sometimes some builds don't play well with certain acceleration. You might be able to fix...
- Sun Oct 13, 2019 11:29 pm
- Forum: The Silent Front
- Topic: CHERRY STREAM
- Replies: 8
- Views: 37563
CHERRY STREAM
In case anyone looking for a keyboard, cherry just announced their CHERRY STREAM, marketed as Extra Silent.
Our new CHERRY STREAM - the best STREAM of all time!
Our new CHERRY STREAM - the best STREAM of all time!
- Wed Oct 09, 2019 9:20 am
- Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
- Topic: GTX 1030 Video Decode Disapointment
- Replies: 22
- Views: 32362
Re: GTX 1030 Video Decode Disapointment
Did you do a fresh install when you moved to your 3600? are you running B450 with the latest bios? usually AMD is not that friendly when other gpu drivers are installed, the GT1030 should be more than fine to handle youtube with firefox.
- Tue Oct 08, 2019 6:40 am
- Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
- Topic: Are single fan 2060's worth even considering?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 12705
Re: Are single fan 2060's worth even considering?
The only dual fan RTX2060 that i would recommend is the MSI GeForce RTX 2060 Gaming Z 6 GB Review, if you go to triple then there is also the Asus RTX2060 Strix, but neither will be the typical msrp card.
- Fri Oct 04, 2019 8:44 am
- Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
- Topic: RX 5700 XT review compilation thread
- Replies: 12
- Views: 27622
Re: RX 5700 XT review compilation thread
Imo the Red Devil and Strix are the worty ones on AMD.
- Sun Sep 29, 2019 2:08 am
- Forum: Silent Storage
- Topic: Silent 4TB+ HDD at idle
- Replies: 8
- Views: 19345
Re: Silent 4TB+ HDD at idle
So: in your experience, what is the most silent hard drive at idle? No mechancial will be silent, WD greens 2tb were the most quiet mechanicals i used. Even the 3tb red is very quiet, but i can still hear its seek on a quiet night. Avoid all the helium drives, they are not as bad as blacks but the ...
- Tue Sep 24, 2019 6:48 am
- Forum: CPU Cooling
- Topic: Gonna buy a 3900x which is the MOST silent fan for it?
- Replies: 35
- Views: 69511
Re: Gonna buy a 3900x which is the MOST silent fan for it?
The Scythe Fuma 2 is a great cooler and its very capable, the NH-D15S will be slightly better but not by much, and this way you can buy whatever ram you see on QVL List, as it will not overlap with the memory. Be sure to think if you really need the 3900x as its a hot running cpu, if you do need it ...
- Mon Sep 23, 2019 10:02 am
- Forum: Silent Storage
- Topic: turning laptop HD into a portable drive
- Replies: 3
- Views: 9152
Re: turning laptop HD into a portable drive
I would recommend to avoid enclosures with mini USB3 connector, i have broken a lot of them, USB A or USB C are fine, here are a couple of recommendations,
USB A = Sabrent 2.5-Inch SATA to USB 3.0 Tool-Free External Hard Drive Enclosure (EC-UASP)
USB C = UGREEN USB C Hard Drive Enclosure USB 3.1
USB A = Sabrent 2.5-Inch SATA to USB 3.0 Tool-Free External Hard Drive Enclosure (EC-UASP)
USB C = UGREEN USB C Hard Drive Enclosure USB 3.1
- Fri Sep 20, 2019 6:32 am
- Forum: Power Supplies
- Topic: What is the worst thing that can happen if a PSU overheats ?
- Replies: 3
- Views: 16313
Re: What is the worst thing that can happen if a PSU overhea
Its a very old design PSU, that still work fine, i own two, one is still on a build that i rarely use, but still performs decently, the second i gave to a friend and we swap the fan to Noctua industrial since it had the rpm range that the orginal fan had, at idle isnt bad but once you put some load ...
- Tue Sep 10, 2019 8:51 pm
- Forum: Cases and Damping
- Topic: Define R5 + BL067 fans
- Replies: 6
- Views: 9295
Re: Define R5 + BL067 fans
The BL067 fit my Fractal R5. However, they did not fit using the rubber corners unfortunately, I had to use the hard plastic corners. Thanks for sharing the issue, for me it wasnt, i honestly never though the rubber was for case fans, i always have used the hard corners that have rubber inserts to ...
- Thu Sep 05, 2019 1:50 pm
- Forum: Fans and Control
- Topic: Quiet down Ryzen 5 3600 in FD R5
- Replies: 19
- Views: 43649
Re: Quiet down Ryzen 5 3600 in FD R5
question: would it be OK if I move the exhaust fan to the front, as it's less audible there? The R5 has room for 2 intakes. This is for you to test and decide, move it and see how it goes in terms of temperature, there are cases like Raven/Fortress that are design only to use positive pressure and ...
- Wed Sep 04, 2019 8:56 am
- Forum: Cases and Damping
- Topic: Define R5 + BL067 fans
- Replies: 6
- Views: 9295
Re: Define R5 + BL067 fans
As i said, i don't own the R5 to guarantee it will fit, but i don't see a reason why it shouldn't given it fits the R4 and R6, if you find the thread/post, ill be interested on reading the issue. If you can, share your experience with the BL067, i also didn't like the tone on the Fractals around 800...
- Mon Sep 02, 2019 7:16 pm
- Forum: Fans and Control
- Topic: Quiet down Ryzen 5 3600 in FD R5
- Replies: 19
- Views: 43649
- Mon Sep 02, 2019 4:28 pm
- Forum: Cases and Damping
- Topic: Define R5 + BL067 fans
- Replies: 6
- Views: 9295
Re: Define R5 + BL067 fans
Hello. Anyone using SilentWings 3 PWM 140mm fans on Fractal Design Define R5 case? I already have the case, now I want to buy three of those fans (two front intake, one exhaust at the back), but I'm not sure if they will fit. I don't own a R5, had R4 and own R6, both can fit BL067, and the specs of...
- Sun Sep 01, 2019 8:22 pm
- Forum: Silent Storage
- Topic: With helium drives, anything above 6TB = noisy?
- Replies: 26
- Views: 61047
Re: With helium drives, anything above 6TB = noisy?
Abula, I assume you have those 12TB Ironwolfs now? Can you comment on their noise (were newegg reviewers accurate)? Sure, i got 2 running on a Synology DS718+, the drives are ok, but i can still hear its seek, i tested with the surveillance running so the drives never slept, they are not quiet driv...
- Fri Aug 30, 2019 1:42 pm
- Forum: Fans and Control
- Topic: Quiet down Ryzen 5 3600 in FD R5
- Replies: 19
- Views: 43649
Re: Quiet down Ryzen 5 3600 in FD R5
I'm looking for a bit of guidance how to improve things, while not sacrificing CPU performance by turning off the PBO feature. What i would do first is see if the Asus FanXpert2 CPU temperature is the same as your Tctl/TDie (from HWinfo), just to reference if its accurate both in idle and load, in ...
- Thu Aug 29, 2019 1:00 pm
- Forum: CPU Cooling
- Topic: Hardware Scientist CPU Cooler Roundups
- Replies: 3
- Views: 13950
Re: Hardware Scientist CPU Cooler Roundups
He just released the budget roundup, ill add the the first post as well so people looking for different budget can chose which one to see.
The Best Budget CPU Cooler: 7 Coolers Tested, 1 Winner Chosen
The Best Budget CPU Cooler: 7 Coolers Tested, 1 Winner Chosen
- Sun Aug 25, 2019 2:42 pm
- Forum: CPU Cooling
- Topic: Passivly cooling a 3900X
- Replies: 2
- Views: 9768
Passivly cooling a 3900X
I stumble on an interesting video, maybe someone find it useful on a new AMD build, Paul's Hardware Can You PASSIVELY COOL a 12-Core Ryzen 9 3900X? According to the review, it was able to handle it but it downclock on stress test, he doesn't recommend it, but recommends to go with 3700x for it. Reme...
- Thu Aug 22, 2019 7:20 am
- Forum: CPU Cooling
- Topic: Gonna buy a 3900x which is the MOST silent fan for it?
- Replies: 35
- Views: 69511
Re: Gonna buy a 3900x which is the MOST silent fan for it?
Like I said I just want stock speeds on everything, I just want everything to work, and be as silent as possible. i need PSU, MOBO, RAM, and FAN combo, otherwise im paranoid that something will not work with each other. This is what i would do, but as a warning i overspend a lot of the time, so its...
- Tue Aug 20, 2019 1:19 pm
- Forum: Notebook Systems
- Topic: Quiet, heavy-duty 17" laptop
- Replies: 12
- Views: 29755
Re: Quiet, heavy-duty 17" laptop
But I admit the LG Gram also looks attractive. It might be less powerful, but then again, that also means less noise, and it's probably still going to be way more powerful than my old Macbook. (30%-60% according to https://cpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Intel-Core-i7-8565U-vs-Intel-Core-i7-2760QM/m5...
- Tue Aug 20, 2019 8:44 am
- Forum: Notebook Systems
- Topic: Quiet, heavy-duty 17" laptop
- Replies: 12
- Views: 29755
Re: Quiet, heavy-duty 17" laptop
I've taken my question to the NBR forums, but no reactions there yet. So far the SPCR forum is turning out to be more useful to my quest for the perfect laptop. :(, sorry you didn't get suggestions there, i hoped they were more options there. Btw i still think the LG 17'' is your best fit, i see us...
- Thu Aug 15, 2019 4:09 pm
- Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
- Topic: RX 5700 XT review compilation thread
- Replies: 12
- Views: 27622
Re: RX 5700 XT review compilation thread
A new king, TechPowerUp PowerColor Radeon RX 5700 XT Red Devil Review Gaming noise levels with the default BIOS are incredible, only 31 dBA is a monumental improvement over the AMD reference card, making the Red Devil quieter than the majority of NVIDIA RTX custom-design cards at the same time. Once...
- Wed Aug 14, 2019 5:14 pm
- Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
- Topic: RX 5700 XT review compilation thread
- Replies: 12
- Views: 27622
Re: RX 5700 XT review compilation thread
TechPowerUp Sapphire Radeon RX 5700 XT Pulse Review Gaming noise levels with the default BIOS are massively improved over the AMD reference, now reaching parity with NVIDIA. If you want to go even quieter, the "quiet" BIOS delivers extremely impressive noise levels that rival even GeForce RTX custo...
- Wed Aug 14, 2019 6:12 am
- Forum: Notebook Systems
- Topic: Quiet, heavy-duty 17" laptop
- Replies: 12
- Views: 29755
Re: Quiet, heavy-duty 17" laptop
One thing to keep in mind is there are lots of business oriented laptops, specially from DELL, LENOVO and HP, and in most cases these laptops are more rugged and durable laptops, backed with better warranties, but at the same time they are no thin or quiet as a standard for this segment. LG breaks t...
- Tue Aug 13, 2019 8:07 am
- Forum: Power Supplies
- Topic: An interesting PSU
- Replies: 2
- Views: 13922
An interesting PSU
I been a fan of Seasonic for a long time, but a manufacturer that has done very good PSU over the last decade has been Superflower, its a brand that its not that well known in the US, but has been the OEM for some resellers like Rosewill, and more recently EVGA Supernova line. I stumble on a review ...
- Mon Aug 12, 2019 1:38 pm
- Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
- Topic: RX 5700 XT review compilation thread
- Replies: 12
- Views: 27622
Re: RX 5700 XT review compilation thread
TechPowerUp ASUS Radeon RX 5700 XT STRIX OC Review On ASUS NVIDIA STRIX cards, only the "quiet" BIOS has the fan-stop capability; on their AMD 5700 XT STRIX OC, both BIOSes shut down the fan in idle, which is much better. Gaming noise levels are massively improved over the AMD reference, now reachi...