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- Fri Jan 21, 2011 5:00 am
- Forum: CPU Cooling
- Topic: Mugen 2 or Venomous X?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2699
Re: Mugen 2 or Venomous X?
If you must have a new cooler for two fans the Noctua NH-D14 and the Thermalright Silver Arrow are your best options. I recommend Thermalright (I always do and use them exclusively) as the fans that come with the Silver Arrow are better than those of the Noctua NH-14D. You shouldn't expect too much...
- Fri Jan 21, 2011 1:21 am
- Forum: CPU Cooling
- Topic: Mugen 2 or Venomous X?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2699
Re: Mugen 2 or Venomous X?
How about option 3: replacing just the fan? The Zalman cnps 10 is a good heatsink, the only problem is the loud fan. Get a Scythe PWM fan and some zip ties. The problem I have is that at 3.7GHz, the CPU temp climbed to 64degC. I could try to jerry-rig a second fan onto the Zalman, since in their wi...
- Thu Jan 20, 2011 10:44 pm
- Forum: CPU Cooling
- Topic: Mugen 2 or Venomous X?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2699
Mugen 2 or Venomous X?
Hi, I have a Phenom II 965 BE rev C cooled by a Zalman CNPS10X Quiet and I'd like to replace this with something which is as quiet, yet cools better. The 2 options I've come up with are either: 1) Scythe Mugen 2 rev B, with 2 Gentle Typhoon 120mm 1,450 RPM fans in push/pull config or 2) Thermalright...
- Thu Jan 13, 2011 11:18 pm
- Forum: Fans and Control
- Topic: My Opinion About Thermalright TY-140 fan (little Review)
- Replies: 23
- Views: 21836
Re: My Opinion About Thermalright TY-140 fan (little Review)
ALERT: The fan placed on the TOP of the case, started to do a TICKING noise in the speed range from 950 to 1150 rpm!!! At other speeds it's silent. I really don't know if this thing started now or if it was from the beginning and I didn't notice. The other fan (front case) is ok I can confirm this ...
- Thu Oct 28, 2010 11:05 pm
- Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
- Topic: Which GTX 460 to choose?
- Replies: 52
- Views: 33351
Re: Which GTX 460 to choose?
I'm putting together a new build with a 1Gb MSI Cyclone soon and just wanted to be clear: you've undervolted your card and OC'd it by 10%? What is your GPU clock now? I assume those are the shader + memory clocksyuu wrote:I have mine undervolted to 0.925V, and 10% oc'd 1540/3700Mhz. It is almost silent.
- Thu May 17, 2007 10:17 pm
- Forum: Fans and Control
- Topic: Case fans and air pressure
- Replies: 24
- Views: 11713
Very interesting topic, since I live in a dusty place and have 2 PC's in our work-room. My Antec SLK3000B has a 120mm YL intake fan cooling 2 HDD's suspended in-front of the fan, with a filter on the fan. There's a rear 120mm Antec Tricool on minimum speed exhausting air, as well as my Antec SP2-450...
- Wed Mar 07, 2007 4:15 am
- Forum: Newcomers Briefing Room
- Topic: Is it safe to suspend hard drives?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 6428
Dang! There goes my theory about the risks of suspending. I've had 2 Seagate SATA300 7200.9's firmly suspended with some climbing rope for the past 6 months, 1cm from a 120mm intake fan. In the past month, my data disk just stopped working and this week my OS/Apps disk started showing some strange b...
- Tue Nov 21, 2006 8:08 am
- Forum: SPCR Article Discussion
- Topic: Antec SmartPower 2.0 SP-450 PSU
- Replies: 40
- Views: 47670
- Mon Oct 09, 2006 8:03 am
- Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
- Topic: Quieting speakers and UPS
- Replies: 5
- Views: 3669
Hi I bought the MX5021's a few weeks ago and also discovered the identical hiss/hum on the sub, even when powered off on the control-pod. Many audiophile sites suggest that this is a "ground-loop hum", which is occurs between the sub-woofer's built-in power-supply and its amplifier. If so, this can ...
- Mon Feb 20, 2006 11:40 am
- Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
- Topic: Athlon X2 3800 "Cool 'n' silent" Project
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3452
Re: Athlon X2 3800 "Cool 'n' silent" Project
but I have a 6800GT with its stock cooler right now. I purchased a Zalman VF700-cu for it, which in 5 volt mode is quiet enough for me although I'm still open to to other suggestions for a GPU cooler. I did the same recently (Asus N6800GT PCI-e, along with a VF700-AlCu for silence). Then I discover...
- Mon Feb 20, 2006 11:13 am
- Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
- Topic: Upgrade from Athlon Xp-M 2500+ to 64 world
- Replies: 13
- Views: 5839
If you have a choice between the Opteron 144, 3000+, or Venice CPU's, I'd vote for the Opteron. Most of the steppings o/c very well on stock voltages (which is good for your Asrock board). I'd check on some of the dedicated o/c forums for more info, but I'd be more in-favour of the 1Mb L2 cache too.
- Sun Jan 15, 2006 1:22 am
- Forum: CPUs and Motherboards
- Topic: My motherboard fan is by far the loudest thing in my box
- Replies: 14
- Views: 7135
- Mon Dec 19, 2005 10:56 am
- Forum: The Silent Front
- Topic: Logitech MX 510 has a high pitch sound!
- Replies: 40
- Views: 45775
Doggonit! I couldn't believe it, but it's true! :evil: I've had the MX510 for a month now and was just getting over my irritation that the Razer Diamondback plasma has dropped to my price-range, after I'd bought a new MX510 for so cheap on eBay. Bugger. Oh well, so far the whine isn't louder than my...
- Fri Nov 25, 2005 10:32 pm
- Forum: Cases and Damping
- Topic: Sound Dampening Foam's Effectiveness?
- Replies: 17
- Views: 5699
- Mon Nov 07, 2005 11:25 am
- Forum: Power Supplies
- Topic: Running Smart Power 2.0 450 passive?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 3630
- Mon Oct 24, 2005 11:19 am
- Forum: Off Topic
- Topic: What are you listening to right now?
- Replies: 4309
- Views: 2592970
- Thu Oct 06, 2005 9:05 pm
- Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
- Topic: Please help me decide which CPU to buy!
- Replies: 24
- Views: 9997
I am in the exact same position !! =) ... I am interested in playing DoD source and will get a 6600 or 6600LE card. Is it a waste pairing a 250nzd cpu with a 200nzd gpu ?? i normally have this thing where i spend like a 1/3 more on the cpu.... And I'm in a similar position too :) I'm considering th...
- Thu Oct 06, 2005 10:51 am
- Forum: Power Supplies
- Topic: AOpen 350watt - Enough Power?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 3393
Hi I'm in RSA as well and have done quite a bit of searching for info on those Aopens. Currently, the only unit which is verifiable as a rebadged Fortron PSU, is the AX500-a. The Z350 and Z450 are not. Having said that, the 350W should be fine for a non-overclocked PC matching your spec. If you want...
- Mon Oct 03, 2005 11:56 pm
- Forum: SPCR Article Discussion
- Topic: Antec SLK3000B: Minimalist Midtower for Quiet PC
- Replies: 233
- Views: 232485
Hi I've been practically lusting after the 3000B for a long time. So-much-so that I was about to order 1 each for myself and a friend, in preparation for upgrading to AMD64. Now it seems that the TAC specification doesn't really allow for AMD64 motherboard layouts, correct? Should we perhaps opt for...
- Mon Oct 03, 2005 10:58 pm
- Forum: General Gallery
- Topic: My second mortgage - Dual core SLK 3000B
- Replies: 53
- Views: 43624
flarkit - Pics are back in town. I had to resite them to a different host. Hi Excellent, that's a lovely rig. Another question, seeing that you left the sidepanel duct attached: does it line up properly with your CPU? I'm close to arranging a pair of 3000B's for myself and a friend, as we're both u...
- Wed Sep 21, 2005 10:48 pm
- Forum: General Gallery
- Topic: My New Antec P180! With Excellent Cable Management
- Replies: 103
- Views: 100181
Excellent rig there, dynamiks. Good pictures of the progression, with some good explanations too. I really enjoyed the thread. Just two points: 1) I think the previous setup's wiring seemed slightlier tidier (if that's even possible), but it's still a drool-worthy machine 2) What does it matter if y...
- Wed Sep 21, 2005 10:10 pm
- Forum: General Gallery
- Topic: My second mortgage - Dual core SLK 3000B
- Replies: 53
- Views: 43624
- Wed Sep 21, 2005 9:54 pm
- Forum: General Gallery
- Topic: A fine-tuned SLK3000B (photos and instructions)
- Replies: 25
- Views: 32502
:D (gushing) Wow. Guys like hyperq will keep this site at the top of my rankings. Solid, helpful information, easy-to-implement, well-documented and tolerant too! (/gushing) I'm aiming for the SLK3000B for myself too, so your thread is fantastic. I'm just a little nervous too, of the paperclip appro...
- Tue Sep 20, 2005 1:45 am
- Forum: CPUs and Motherboards
- Topic: Clean wiring - IDE cables behind mobo
- Replies: 6
- Views: 4063
SPCR taught me that flat ribbon cables are superior to the silvery rounded type for neatness and cooling's sake. The ribbon sort can be folded (with some patience) exactly as one wants them. I have mine tucked in a space beside the drive cage, so that just the connector and a tiny section of the cab...
- Wed Jul 06, 2005 10:09 pm
- Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
- Topic: How to inexpensively quiet my VGA?
- Replies: 12
- Views: 6602
You have a noisy computer if you think your Stealth fan and an unmodded Silent Boost are quiet. :o Thanks for that. Now can you make any easy, constructive suggestions that a layman like myself could do? If the only sound from my PC were the combined gentle whirring of the 4 fans and the hard-disk,...
- Wed Jul 06, 2005 7:53 am
- Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
- Topic: How to inexpensively quiet my VGA?
- Replies: 12
- Views: 6602
Well, I installed the VF700 yesterday without major hassle. The only issue I had is that one of my gfx memory chips is so close to the card's power connector that attaching a RAM-sink would've blocked it seriously. At any rate, my card was fine before, with just the stock HSF and no RAM-sinks. Now i...
- Tue Jul 05, 2005 1:00 am
- Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
- Topic: How to inexpensively quiet my VGA?
- Replies: 12
- Views: 6602
Do you have a window on ur case?? if not... its not like anyone will see. The case does have a window, sadly. I got the last unit and the supplier didn't clarify that it has a window. It's mildly irritating, but will do for now, until I can afford to go for an AMD64 upgrade, possibly with something...
- Tue Jul 05, 2005 12:54 am
- Forum: Cases and Damping
- Topic: So, what's the consensus on removing fan Grills?
- Replies: 17
- Views: 7500
There can be circumstances where it IS beneficial to have a grill in place... such as keeping your kitty-kats from shoving their head in :D That's what cheap chromed wire grilles are for. :lol: I'd say it varies from case to case (*cough*)... if the case has suitable grilles which have fairly large...
- Mon Jul 04, 2005 11:01 am
- Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
- Topic: lapping vf700alcu a good idea?
- Replies: 8
- Views: 3800
- Mon Jul 04, 2005 10:55 am
- Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
- Topic: How to inexpensively quiet my VGA?
- Replies: 12
- Views: 6602
If you do not mind the rather "ghetto" and unsightly appearance of applying a 80mm fan, it is very easily done. I have don't it myself through the bending of a PCI cover from the case, Actually, I do mind using a ghetto approach with my newish case (I got it 2 months ago). I've ordered a VF700 AlCu...