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- Fri Mar 28, 2008 8:01 pm
- Forum: Notebook Systems
- Topic: Zalman NC-1000B notebook cooler Mini review
- Replies: 2
- Views: 6776
I've been looking for a laptop cooler, so I gave this one a try. Personally, I think it's a little loud, even at the lowest setting. I've always found Zalman fans had this aggressive "whirring" sound. And I can definitely notice the sound cut through my notebook fan of my Fujitsu Amilo 1437G. I dunn...
- Wed Jun 07, 2006 6:32 pm
- Forum: SPCR Article Discussion
- Topic: VGA Cooler Roundup: A Thermalright, two Zalmans, and an Arct
- Replies: 54
- Views: 45131
I can vouch for the VF900. With some slight modding, you can also attach the VF900 fan onto your video card's fan connector (rather than motherboard) and take advantage of any thermally controlled features your card may have. I did this with my X800XL AGP, and having the fan thermally controlled via...
- Sun Jun 04, 2006 12:12 pm
- Forum: Consumer Advocacy
- Topic: NV5 and NCIX = PaperWeight RESOLVED by Arctic Cooling
- Replies: 14
- Views: 12956
- Mon May 29, 2006 8:15 pm
- Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
- Topic: Attach VF900 fan connector to Video Card PCB slot?
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2973
Success! I now have my VF900 fan thermally controlled via ATI Tool. the 2-pin connector appeared proprietory, so I initally tried prying off the pins from the stock heatsink. After much frustration, I gave up. (I hope I didn't damage the wires) So I examined the PCB, and concluded I should be able t...
- Fri May 26, 2006 2:23 pm
- Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
- Topic: Attach VF900 fan connector to Video Card PCB slot?
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2973
Attach VF900 fan connector to Video Card PCB slot?
I just installed my VF900 onto my ATI AIW X800XL AGP. Wow what a difference, the idle temps is immediately 10 degrees lower. anyways, I have the fan connected to my motherboard which in turn is connected to the fanmate. This means that I can't take advantage of any thermally controlled fan, (as the ...
- Wed Jun 22, 2005 4:50 pm
- Forum: Fans and Control
- Topic: Ultra QUIET 120mm and 80mm Case Fans
- Replies: 9
- Views: 4772
- Sat Jun 04, 2005 3:57 pm
- Forum: Power Supplies
- Topic: Seasonic Super Silencer 400 can't produce stable 3.3 voltage
- Replies: 8
- Views: 4423
- Sat May 28, 2005 6:10 pm
- Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
- Topic: Best fanless VGA heatsink?
- Replies: 22
- Views: 13033
- Sat May 28, 2005 2:52 pm
- Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
- Topic: Best fanless VGA heatsink?
- Replies: 22
- Views: 13033
Best fanless VGA heatsink?
I'm trying to decide which fanless heatsink to buy. I think I narrowed it down to the ThermalTake CL-G0003 or the Zalman ZM80D. I know that ThermalTake has a bit of a bad rep and a lot of ppl are gonna say Zalman right away, but this is fanless, so it is kinda hard to lie about dBA ratings. Has anyo...
- Thu May 26, 2005 11:39 am
- Forum: Fans and Control
- Topic: suggestion for a 120mm
- Replies: 36
- Views: 13724
30dBA is pretty loud, yo. anyways, I personally have an Antec Pro 120mm in my Sonata. I connect it to the FAN ONLY and it spins at a quite 1000-1100RPM. It's very quiet and virtually no motor noise at that speed. Good quality fan. but if you want to 12V it and have it run at 2000RPM, that's loud eve...
- Wed May 18, 2005 1:30 pm
- Forum: The Silent Front
- Topic: hmm, weird slight buzzing when games start
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2756
- Wed May 11, 2005 9:36 pm
- Forum: Cases and Damping
- Topic: In-Win C series
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3284
How is the airflow in the case? One of the concerns I (and others) have brought up abuot this case is that it does not support a front fan. As a result, that sparked up a bit of a conversation whether a front fan actually helps cooling or not, cuz there is a lot of anecdotal evidence that a front fa...
- Sun May 08, 2005 4:20 pm
- Forum: SPCR Article Discussion
- Topic: Another SPCR recommended list: Cases
- Replies: 123
- Views: 268596
- Thu May 05, 2005 6:24 pm
- Forum: Cases and Damping
- Topic: New case contender....any good?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 4215
- Wed Apr 27, 2005 11:51 pm
- Forum: Cases and Damping
- Topic: Any MATX case interest? & Newbie case advice?
- Replies: 74
- Views: 48158
http://forums.silentpcreview.com/viewtopic.php?t=21396 I recently inquired about the C720T (Mid-Tower version of the Z720T) and InWin emailed me saying that it purposely has no front fan support cuz a front fan is not recommended by AMD's official Cooling Guide. There is some interesting results tho...
- Wed Apr 20, 2005 10:41 pm
- Forum: Silent Storage
- Topic: Are Seagate NCQ drives louder?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 3277
Are Seagate NCQ drives louder?
I heard ppl talk about NCQ drives being noiser. Is this true? And by how much? Are they still quieter in general compared to other brands?
Or should I just go for an 8MB cache IDE version?
Or should I just go for an 8MB cache IDE version?
- Tue Apr 19, 2005 6:42 pm
- Forum: Cases and Damping
- Topic: Just can't seem to find the right case to buy in Canada...
- Replies: 8
- Views: 4342
I'm sure Mike gets a lot of freebies and doesn't buy everything locally. Only cases that are easily found in Canada are Antec, Coolermaster (mostly the aluminum cases), and ThermalTake cases. hell man, lots of ppl recommend Vantec Stealth fans at the NCIX forum cuz there is likely hardly any other p...
- Mon Apr 18, 2005 8:16 pm
- Forum: Cases and Damping
- Topic: So... how important is a front fan in a case?
- Replies: 14
- Views: 9108
So... how important is a front fan in a case?
http://www.inwin-ru.com/html.dat/in-win/index.php-cPath=7_41.htm Interesting... I was looking at the InWin C720T case the other day and I was curious if it had a front fan. I couldn't tell, so I decided just to email them. Response: This model cannot support a front case fan. According to AMD's Guid...
- Sun Apr 17, 2005 3:41 pm
- Forum: Cases and Damping
- Topic: Need opinions on the Athenatech A605 case
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2059
Need opinions on the Athenatech A605 case
* Athenatech A605 pdf http://www.athenatech.us/Brochures/A605.pdf * Other Athenatech products http://www.athenatech.us/ourproducts.htm * A605 Review http://www.tweaknews.net/reviews/ath605/ Doesn't seem to be a whole lot of talk about Athenatech cases in general on these forums. Just wondering what ...
- Sat Apr 16, 2005 8:25 pm
- Forum: Fans and Control
- Topic: Do any fan controllers with front audio in/out ports exist?
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2023
Do any fan controllers with front audio in/out ports exist?
I'm wondering if there are any fan controllers with front audio in/out ports. I know there are ones with front USB ports, like the Logisys 3.5" 3 channel fan controllers as linked below... http://www.silentpcreview.com/article133-page1.html Any ideas? Also, does anyone know where I can get that 3.5"...
- Sat Apr 16, 2005 8:20 pm
- Forum: Cases and Damping
- Topic: Just can't seem to find the right case to buy in Canada...
- Replies: 8
- Views: 4342
Just can't seem to find the right case to buy in Canada...
I'm looking to replace my Sonata, but I just can't seem to find the case. Seems there is such a limited selection for me to choose from in Canada. Anyways, hoping someone can help me out, here are the specs I am looking for: -front and rear 120mm fans -2 front USB and front audio in/out -"normal" ha...
- Tue Apr 12, 2005 12:40 am
- Forum: Cases and Damping
- Topic: Inexpensive, silent case (looks not important) ?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 4139
- Sun Apr 03, 2005 9:46 pm
- Forum: Fans and Control
- Topic: General consensus about Antec Pro fans?
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2159
General consensus about Antec Pro fans?
I don't really hear much talk about the Antec Pro series fans. http://www.antec.com/us/productDetails.php?ProdID=75001 What do most ppl on this forum think about them? I have the 120mm version and I think it is an excellent fan. at 5V, it spins at about 900RPM and motor noise is almost non-existent....
- Sun Apr 03, 2005 9:37 pm
- Forum: Cases and Damping
- Topic: What size is the front fan size of the Evercase 4252?
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1561
What size is the front fan size of the Evercase 4252?
Assuming no drilling or modding, what is the maximum size of the front fan of the Evercase 4252? Does a 92mm fit?
- Sun Apr 03, 2005 9:34 pm
- Forum: Fans and Control
- Topic: Coolermaster aluminum fan
- Replies: 27
- Views: 11772
- Sun Apr 03, 2005 2:34 pm
- Forum: Power Supplies
- Topic: Is the Thermaltake Silent PP Butterfly 480W a good buy?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2971
- Sat Apr 02, 2005 2:43 pm
- Forum: Silent Storage
- Topic: Thoughts on Seagate?
- Replies: 8
- Views: 3986
- Sat Apr 02, 2005 2:00 am
- Forum: Cases and Damping
- Topic: Will Seasonic S12 fit in Evercase 4252 with ease?
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2618
Will Seasonic S12 fit in Evercase 4252 with ease?
After seraching and reading tonnes of threads, I recall people mentioning that the motherboard/PSU can potentially be cramped and that some PSU's had a difficult time fitting. Will the Seasonic S12-430 work just fine? Also, how is the PSU that comes with the case? I've read that there are actually d...
- Fri Apr 01, 2005 11:44 am
- Forum: User Reviews
- Topic: Quick Review: Thermaltake Fanless Heatpipe VGA Cooler
- Replies: 9
- Views: 18326
- Fri Apr 01, 2005 1:27 am
- Forum: Power Supplies
- Topic: Is the noise from my True380S coming from the fan?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2592
okay, I've been doing some reading on fan swapping. I took apart my PSU in my Pentium 3 system for kicks. I find that its design is slightly different as it doesn't use a 2 pin connector to connect the fan. It just uses solder on the board thing. But doing a fan swap is just as simple as unhooking t...