Cool, thanks for posting.

Mini 12 announced, though with h/d instead of SSD. Keyboard looks nice. Is it fanless? I was very interested, but the fan on my new E6500 (P8400, X4500, replaced h/d with SSD) just doesn't want to kick on while browsing, reading, running several not-too-intensive apps (for several hours at a time). ...

I'm the proud owner of a Dell E6500 (X4500, P8400, 4Gb, LED). I ended up with it almost by accident, but thought with a week's free trial, I'd give it a go. Result. I've spent the last 3 hours configuring it, downloading software (firefox, etc), and I still don't know what the fan sounds like, becau...

I'm surprised no one seems to be talking about the Dell Mini9 (and reported sightings of a Mini 12 accidently splashed on one of their sites) seeing it (they) HAVE NO MOVING PARTS!!! I bought a Wyse X90le thin client (notebook designed for remote log-in) to get a net book with no moving parts (ie to...

Wow, this sounds like quite a breakthrough.

Others trying this sort of thing have often reported the dreaded Intel CPU low voltage whine? Is there any high pitched noise if you put your ear down near the keyboard?

When running at 800mhz and fan stopped with tpfancontrol, cpu temperature is around 60 celsius in light use, and tops out at 80-85 celsius degrees while loaded 100% with Intel TAT or Orthos for several hours (no throttling). Other temperatures remain below 60. Can you set 0.85v in BIOS, or is that ...

The Panasonic CF-18 had a fan, but it's update, the CF-19 (sporting among other things, a faster CPU- duo 2 core U7500) is fanless. "Water and dust proofing is essential to a healthy notebook. So we've created a fan-less design to avoid dust and other particles being sucked into the body of the comp...

did you try some undervolting with rmclock? i just use that and in lowest mhz the cpu allows, and lowest voltage the mobo allows the fan basicly never turns on. I tried this on a T2010 (1.2 duo, x3100) and running RMclock taxed the system so much that temps went up, and the fan on much faster than ...

Hi Folks,

I recently stumbled across this guy and was impressed by it's specs. Much smaller than a notebook (though not as thin) with a duo 2 core CPU. Apollogies if it's been disucussed before.

Is this problem only with Core2Duos or Turions as well? As stated previously in this thread, it's only an Intel problem. However what I don't know is whether it also effects the u7600 1.2 ? The rest of the family is effected, but I'm yet to find a post with a U7600 owner complaining of a buzz ??? A...

Here is a nice thread (with further links) that anyone wanting to under-volt their notebook may be interesting in. The cool thing is, you just close RMClock to disable the effect and get back full CPU power when needed. I should add, the poster of the linked thread is claiming 24dC idle & 47dC full...

I've been having an interesting chat about some Fujitsu notebook tablets. The T2010 (u7600 + x3100) apparently runs low CPU tasks well with no fan in battery mode, but not when plugged in. With 7-8h's battery life, the later isn't much of an issue. In Australia it comes as standard with a detachable...

Thanks for your post.

It seems the spacier/thicker 14" models are better for heat dissiaption than the ultra slims, but only the ultra slims have the low heat CPUs

Despite my earlier post, I could not get my D420 fan under control. I sold it and bought a used, but mint condition, Dell X1 on ebay. It is totally fanless. Could you describe how often the fan was coming in at low CPU usage? A reviewer of the D430 claimed the fan "hardly ever came on" (when not te...

How often does the fan come on at idle?

UPDATE- I've since PM'ed the poster mentioned above, and he said the fan in his XPSm1330's definately stay off longer with an SSD installed. They now stay off "the majority of the time." Of course this could 51%, or 95% .. :? My Dell money's still on the Vostro 1400. From the repair manual pics it a...

This thread ought to be a Sticky. I bought a T41 for A$350 via E-Bay. It's a very nice Notebook with T series accessories available, AND RUNS PASSIVELY ALL DAY if you don't max out the CPU. Only problem, I tried adding a Transend 32Gb SSD with no success. I'm not sure whether to keep trying SSD's fo...

Don't by a Sony if you want to use a SSD in it down the track. They just don't work in a long string of Sony notebooks.

The Vostro 1400 is a better bet than the 1500. How long will it run with no fan? I'll be able to post in a month or so as I plan to buy one, but it should outperform every other new Dell I've been able to find specs on. Most of my digging has been based on working through the manuals to see how many...

Really!

I'm new to the world of Notebooks, and coming from 15w 7200rpm 3.5' drives, 3w's of heat seems simply amazing!?? Are you talking 2.5" or 1.8" drives?

A prolific poster at NotebookReview.com claims the fan in his XPS 1330 no longer comes on during normal use (ie unless CPU intensive use, or using an external monitor) now that he's installed a SSD. He's had two at a time with SSD's, so it can't be a fluke, however lots of non-noise-sensitive people...

How is the fan noise? Can it run at low CPU useage with fan off?

Submerged cooling is cheap, but you need some clear thinking. Read this thread for some tips on the various issues involved. I personally wouldn't bother sumberging just to replace one 120mm fan (in the PSU) with another (on a single rad), but you could use a 3x 120 rad passively or a 2x 120 with ul...

I wish a v2 of the i-RAM, holding more RAM and with SATA2, would appear.

Oh well.

Sorry, thread hijack.

Isochroma, I believe you've done it. I've been on forums the net over, during the last 3 years discussing submerged cooling. There have been some very smart people researching all sorts of exotic oil properties, particularly mineral oils. All in search of the perfect replacement for 3M's horrendousl...

At what temp does the coconut oil melt? It seems ideal for submerging a whole PC in, except for the danger that hot components may cook before enough of the oil had melted...?

Any comments?

Yes, maybe the last 3" (or whatever) could be a grounded chimney extension (ie use an insulating rubber gasket)- both increasing the chimney "draw" effect due to extra length, and collecting the worst of the grime.

Sorry if this has been posted before, but it seems to have slipped under the radar of SPCR so far? I noticed the following Scythe fan around 1 month ago, not sure how long it's been around for. http://www.pccasegear.com/prod3491.htm Claimed 8.7 dBA due to fluid bearings and magneticly positioned sha...

My sister's Ionic Breeze was making a continuous crackling sound of about 20dB at one meter. 20db @ 1m. Has it been cleaned recently? I really like the sound of a pipe based ion wind generator. A couple of pipes in parallel could run vertically out of a case (ie exhausting heat), and would (could b...

Keep reading.

There are plenty of high power PC projects here. Even near silent dual CPU + SLI, it's all possible if you are happy to water cool and mod your case for low air flow (ie get the air to the right areas).