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- Sun Apr 04, 2010 8:54 pm
- Forum: Power Supplies
- Topic: PicoPSU Reliability
- Replies: 30
- Views: 20445
Unfortunately I have to RMA the whole thing, so I don't know if it's the circuit or the brick that's failing. I could understand if there was a problem working it too hard, but my server is an Atom-based Ubuntu system with nothing but samba and sftp running (no GUI, etc.), integrated graphics, one s...
- Sun Apr 04, 2010 1:50 pm
- Forum: Power Supplies
- Topic: PicoPSU Reliability
- Replies: 30
- Views: 20445
PicoPSU Reliability
What kind of results are folks seeing with the PicoPSU in terms of reliability? I've been using one to run my Atom-based file server and have had two burn out in 9 months. I'm wondering if this is an anomaly or if the 24x7 duty cycle is just too much for it...
- Fri Apr 17, 2009 11:58 am
- Forum: The Silent Front
- Topic: Apple Noise Patent Applications
- Replies: 31
- Views: 39867
Way to file a patent for something people have already been doing for a decade. The sad part is that it'll probably get approved despite the obvious proof (SPCR, for example) that this is an old idea. These patents are loosely based on characterization of noise and user interaction, but they are qui...
- Sun Jun 15, 2008 10:19 am
- Forum: Off Topic
- Topic: What is your favorite MP3 encoder?
- Replies: 21
- Views: 8845
nick705: I found that despite the settings I specified within the EAC GUI, when I look at the LAME window it still said VBR_q=2 and old VBR were being used. Not sure why that happened, but it was easy enough to get around (with the help of a little CLI documnetation). -m s disables joint stereo, wh...
- Sat Jun 14, 2008 11:47 pm
- Forum: Off Topic
- Topic: What is your favorite MP3 encoder?
- Replies: 21
- Views: 8845
I mentioned lossless in my original post in an effort to keep the thread focused. I figured if I didn't then half of the replies would be about the differences between lossless and MP3. Clearly it worked... :P Anyway, thank you all for you recommendations. I am working with EAC now and it seems to b...
- Sat Jun 14, 2008 5:08 pm
- Forum: Off Topic
- Topic: What is your favorite MP3 encoder?
- Replies: 21
- Views: 8845
What is your favorite MP3 encoder?
What I am looking for is the highest quality playback I can get in an MP3 format. I know I really should be using a lossless format, but that is just not an option for me. I've run into serious quality issues with the VBR implementations used by some of the software packages out there these days. I ...
- Fri Jan 11, 2008 1:22 pm
- Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
- Topic: To barebones or not to barebones... A build question.
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2572
- Wed Jan 09, 2008 2:53 pm
- Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
- Topic: To barebones or not to barebones... A build question.
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2572
To barebones or not to barebones... A build question.
I am having a bit of trouble planning my newest build, so I thought I would solicit a few 1337 opinions. Here is the scenario... I am building a new rig for my family. Usage pattern isn't going to be extreme, however it will be used for gaming quite a bit. It was also mentioned to me that they wante...
- Wed Mar 07, 2007 12:15 pm
- Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
- Topic: Upgrading Sooner than Anticipated - Build Thoughts
- Replies: 14
- Views: 8458
- Wed Mar 07, 2007 9:45 am
- Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
- Topic: Upgrading Sooner than Anticipated - Build Thoughts
- Replies: 14
- Views: 8458
This is really just a personal preference thing, but I would recommend Corsair or OCZ RAM over Crucial. Three years ago I wouldn't buy anything but Crucial RAM. Since then I have had so many issues that I have just stopped buying things from them outright. Lately I have been using mostly Corsair (wi...
- Fri Dec 22, 2006 1:31 pm
- Forum: Off Topic
- Topic: Retarded Mistakes we have all made
- Replies: 35
- Views: 22750
There's a great older thread along these lines here ... Right before I moved I was trying to decide what to do with all of my spare parts. After selling off what I could I found that I had a machine's worth of spare parts left, so of course I set to putting it together.... "Decent MSI mobo, an old 1...
- Tue Dec 05, 2006 9:09 pm
- Forum: CPU Cooling
- Topic: Asus BIOS Temperature Bug
- Replies: 2
- Views: 3504
BIOS version 0402 resolves both of the above reported issues. Though not officially released yet, one of the Asus developers has posted the release candidate here: Asus P5W64 WS Pro Forum
Merry Christmas Iceman!
Merry Christmas Iceman!
- Sun Nov 26, 2006 2:53 pm
- Forum: CPU Cooling
- Topic: Asus BIOS Temperature Bug
- Replies: 2
- Views: 3504
Asus BIOS Temperature Bug
There is a bug in the latest BIOS (version 0304) for the P5W64 WS Professional motherboard; two reported side effects of which are a 15C increase in CPU temperature readings and a 3-5 second pause in the POST cycle following memory testing. Though this issue has been reported by several users in the...
- Sat Nov 18, 2006 2:01 am
- Forum: CPU Cooling
- Topic: Dual Core Temperature Difference
- Replies: 3
- Views: 3795
Yeah, I was pretty impressed too. I have an Antec SOLO with 2xNexus 92mm @ 12v intakes and a Panaflo 120mmx38mm L1A @ 7v for an exhaust. I was hoping that a huge fan like that for an exhaust would alleviate the need for a heat sink fan (since there is very little space between them). Unfortunately i...
- Fri Nov 17, 2006 9:44 pm
- Forum: CPU Cooling
- Topic: Dual Core Temperature Difference
- Replies: 3
- Views: 3795
Dual Core Temperature Difference
I was hoping to solicit some opinions on a temperature matter... I just finished building my new system (look for a system spec & pics in the gallery soon!) which is based on a Conroe E6700. The idle core temps are 30C and 33C at stock speeds with an Ultra-120 running passively. For load testing I w...
- Wed Feb 08, 2006 2:11 pm
- Forum: General Gallery
- Topic: A Humble P4 + SLK3000B Rig
- Replies: 14
- Views: 10125
Basically I hoped there was a project pack that included Cambridge EQ and Fairchild. Have you looked into the Universal Audio UAD-1 Flexi PAK ? It is the UAD-1 card, but you get to choose the plug-ins. I personally have the Project Pack. I tend to use compression, basic EQ, and/or reverb on just ab...
- Wed Feb 08, 2006 10:54 am
- Forum: General Gallery
- Topic: A Humble P4 + SLK3000B Rig
- Replies: 14
- Views: 10125
No comments about the noise level of the cooling fan on your vidcard? Any clicking coming from your fan? Yes, it clicks. Fortunately the clicking is very faint - nowhere near what other PWM fans I've used have sounded like. At the moment I can't hear it when the case is closed up, so I am pleased. ...
- Wed Feb 08, 2006 9:22 am
- Forum: SPCR Announcements
- Topic: If you like SPCR...
- Replies: 13
- Views: 39713
In the interest of not posting twice again, please see my response here.
- Tue Feb 07, 2006 9:21 pm
- Forum: Cases and Damping
- Topic: Digital Audio Workstation!
- Replies: 16
- Views: 8874
- Tue Feb 07, 2006 9:07 pm
- Forum: SPCR Announcements
- Topic: If you like SPCR...
- Replies: 13
- Views: 39713
The software that Alexa makes/distributes is listed by Ad-Aware, Spybot, Trend Micro, Microsoft, and eTrust as malware (spyware, adware, etc.). I would not recommend anyone to willingly process anything having to do with that company or any of its affiliated sites. Frankly, I am with my peers above;...
- Sat Jan 28, 2006 2:10 pm
- Forum: General Gallery
- Topic: A Humble P4 + SLK3000B Rig
- Replies: 14
- Views: 10125
Just one thing, the direction of your KRK monitors aren’t exactly right, they should be toward to your face not parallel by walls. The picture is a little deceptive - they are actually pointed inward slightly, focused on a spot just behind my chair. That way the focal lengths are equidistant (same ...
- Fri Jan 27, 2006 10:41 pm
- Forum: General Gallery
- Topic: A Humble P4 + SLK3000B Rig
- Replies: 14
- Views: 10125
- Fri Jan 27, 2006 9:52 pm
- Forum: General Gallery
- Topic: A Humble P4 + SLK3000B Rig
- Replies: 14
- Views: 10125
I find it hard to believe that 2 Nexus 120mm's at full speed can be that quiet, but the 3700BQE side panel probably helped. You are certainly correct that those two fans are the loudest component in my system. I suspect that not hearing them is partially due to the side panel and the downward vents...
- Fri Jan 27, 2006 7:54 pm
- Forum: General Gallery
- Topic: A Humble P4 + SLK3000B Rig
- Replies: 14
- Views: 10125
A Humble P4 + SLK3000B Rig
Recently I decided to upgrade my "power" machine's video card, so I took the opportunity to snap a few pictures... System specs: Intel Pentium 4 Northwood @ 3.4GHz 2x 1GB Crucial Ballistix PC4000, Asus P4C800-E Deluxe 875P + ICH5R HIS Radeon X700 IceQ 128MB GDDR3 AGP 8X M-Audio Audiophile 192 24-bit...
- Tue Jan 17, 2006 1:26 pm
- Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
- Topic: AGP Video Card Woes
- Replies: 20
- Views: 10112
Thank you all for you responses. So after debating the situation and reading various references & reviews (guru3d, Tech Report, Toms Hardware, Anandtech, Firing Squad, etc), I decided to buy the HIS Radeon X700 IceQ 128MB GDDR3 for the following reasons: 1.) Price. For $136 shipped I just couldn't t...
- Fri Jan 13, 2006 8:25 am
- Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
- Topic: AGP Video Card Woes
- Replies: 20
- Views: 10112
I found a good comparison on techreport.com . It looks like the 6600 is a little bit faster ("by the slimmest of margins"), but it was this statement that really caught my eye: The X700 XT also has few weaknesses, although its relative performance in Doom 3 could be a little better. Otherwise, it's ...
- Fri Jan 13, 2006 8:10 am
- Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
- Topic: AGP Video Card Woes
- Replies: 20
- Views: 10112
Mike_p: One of the other factors that is keeping me with the AC instead of the Zalman is that many cards come with the AC installed - hence no voided warranty on the card. Plus, if I buy one with an AC on it, I can always change it for a Zalman later if it is too noisy 8) Thomas: That is a good poi...
- Thu Jan 12, 2006 10:27 am
- Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
- Topic: AGP Video Card Woes
- Replies: 20
- Views: 10112
Thank you so much everyone! Mike_P: The Zalman solutions seem quite respectable, however I really can't ignore the benefits of evacuating the video card's heat directly out of the case - I think my wholemachine will be happier with that. Thomas / Tephras: I have read that the Excalibur 9800Pro is a ...
- Wed Jan 11, 2006 4:31 pm
- Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
- Topic: AGP Video Card Woes
- Replies: 20
- Views: 10112
Thank you for the input, guys! The X800 is going to be superior to the 9800 right? Are they close in performance? Has anyone had experience fitting an X800 with an Arctic Cooling Silencer? Tephras: I had read about some noises from the AC Silencers, but I think the fact that the heat is directly exh...
- Wed Jan 11, 2006 11:38 am
- Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
- Topic: AGP Video Card Woes
- Replies: 20
- Views: 10112
AGP Video Card Woes
First off, I have to admit that I have been out of the loop with graphics cards for quite a while. Actually I was never really in the loop to begin with - I don't really play many games, so it was never a big concern... So here's the deal: I need a new video card (I had to give away my 6600 and the ...